Rack Mount, 19in, 1U, Modular, Unifi US-8 and US-8-60W

cults3d

I really like the idea for a modular 1U rack mount. There are so many things that should be rack mountable but are not; especially in the realm of SOHO firewalls, modems, routers, and switches, and other useful devices like Raspberry PIs - essentially anything that is smaller than 10 inches. With most 3D printers not able to accommodate a full 19in dimension, the idea of creating two modular mounts for a total dimension of 19in is a great and practical idea that fits the beds of popular printers like the Ender 3. The original 1/2 19in rack mount I found held a Unifi US-8 and there was a matching 1/2 19in blank mount to round out to the full 19in. The middle connection point is sturdy and the Unifi model was spot on. My initial test print came out great so I ran with it. This model is a remix of the "Unifi Switch US-8-60W Rackmount" from tomtlew. Like tomtlew's, it is beefy and should hold up over time and not sag even when printed in PLA+. It is compatible with the Unifi US-8 and US-8-60W. The existing rack blank module will work to round out the full 19in if you do not need 2 of these in a 1U format. The mount itself features a snap like fit so no screws are needed to attach the switch. You will need 4 M3x13 screws and 4 M3 nuts to connect two mounts together. I'm currently working on another design to mount 2 Raspberry PIs with SSDs in the same 1/2 19in rack size which, of course, will be compatible with this and tomtlew's. Looking forward to see what else might be rack mountable using this fitment.