Mini Rack Mounted ATX Power Supply (Minimal Plastic)

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This Thing was inspired by four other Things: 1. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1905998 2. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1257152 3. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:883951 4. The fact that it's that time of the month again and I'm running out of plastic. I liked a lot of the designs on this site that repurpose ATX power supplies, but what I don't like about most of them is they're plastic hungry. I'm currently on my last roll, waiting on a resupply from Zyltech, and what I have I have to make last until the box gets here in the mail. So I challenged myself to come up with a rack-mounted power supply for my upcoming micro control rack. This is the result. I personally always have a couple dozen runs of 4' 3mm All-Thread, the stuff is great for all sorts of things; I've even made a drone frame from it. If you have all Thread then you don't need very much plastic. The largest pieces on here are the front and rear plates, the piece that took the longest was the rear shelf. I love all the designs that incorporate banana plugs as well, but banana plugs are expensive and I have to wait, so instead I used a stair-stepped Euro-style bus terminal strip on the back. Assembly is fairly straightforward; if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Oh, and for three seconds, I'm going to be conceited - I should totally win an award for the neatest ATX supply on the planet, I mean look at that wire management!