TARDIS "1963" Raspberry Pi Computer Housing

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Computer Box for Raspberry PI models 2B through 4B! Yeah!!! Been working on this project for over a year now. With the new Raspberry Pi 4 coming out, I had to wait until I got my hands on one of those two and figure out how to handle cooling and power. The pictures you see here are actually from a PLEX box I built for my sister using a Raspberry PI 3B+, along with a 240GB SSD, USB2 HUB that also powers it. It's all packed into a single blue TARDIS with an 8TB external drive. There are plenty of sample boxes to choose from, but this one was mainly meant to show the differences between RPi1B+ and RPi4B models when it comes to headless, HDMI access, sound, text, and window openings. With the OpenSCAD files you can create hundreds of different layouts, including a dual RPi housing. The layout in these housings is: USB-Chimmey-RPi-HDD9 USB-HDD9x4 HDD9 refers to a 9mm thick hard drive or SSD that's 2.5 inches in size. The Chimmey is another 9mm bay where you can place an additional hard drive, but it's mainly meant for the Chimmey Sled, which helps with better cooling of RPi4B boards. With the RPI sleds, there are right and left sleds that relate to HDMI access or headless mode. The left/headless setup gives maximum wire space so you can fit a right-handed micro-b or USB-C changer inside the box. The right/hdmi access makes the HDMI port flush with the inside of the access hole. Word of Caution: Although these boxes are perfect squares, the lid may fit very tight and only in one rotation due to vibrations during printing. When you place the lid on for the first time, work it down slowly yet firmly. I use tapping with the heel of my hand going corner to corner. To get it off again, use a knife and rotate the blade under each corner going around little by little. After a few times of pressing on and taking off the lid will slide nicer, but still tight. Have fun building your own computer box! PS: There's even just a JAR (with and without text) if you want to create a storage container. PPS: I've included my parts lists for screws (#4-1/2" V-flat heads), fans, preferred USB hubs, and cabling.