I use the 10 inch standard for my custom made electronics testing and designing modules, which are small usually purpose built tools for one single job. I use the rear of the/a cabinet to distribute power to the boxes, as most of them run on DC or isolation transformer AC. It's probably one of my biggest prides in my otherwise messy lab.
I'm already thinking about using this rack system as a mobile platform for controling an astro photograpy rig. I have many boxes that needs to be conected every time i want to setup the telescope and this takes a lot of valuable time. Standard steel racks are to heavy and this could be perfect for the job.
FAQ (Preemptive :) ) Why a CRT? -Because I like them Are the files available? -Yes, hopefully the day after I publish the video, realized I made a mistake in some of the measurements. Why not close the back up? -still need some parts and the the electronics are not that interesting anyways, not worth delaying the video for a week. Is that the Minecraft sound track? -Yes When is the mill being released? -soon (idk). I have the parts for the upgrade but need to finish the electronics first before I can do the next upgrades.
We need a video dedicated to that CRT! Where to find them, what you usually need to adapt them, how you’ve used them in projects before… That’s incredible
Surely there must be companies making CRT's? There is clearly a demand, both for visuals and practicality, i know people playing retro games love them.
I like the design but such heavy use of 3d printing makes me wonder if buying a sheet metal enclosure is easier/cheaper. The time and materials add up on a big project like this. The CRT is great. Maybe long time watchers understand this but it leaves me with questions --- where did you get it, could I do this, etc.
@@moonshot9056 They are no longer made. You can still find old mini tv's and the like with them and reuse them as he did. I've done that before. I wish they were still made because they are such a classy way to do odd ball things.
Your videos always make blow me away. Please dont ever feel burdened to keep doing bigger and better things though! I am happy to have extremely unique and ambitious videos, and some videos where you can kick your feet up and relax for a bit.
I get frustrated with heat-set inserts too, so I designed an attachment for your Sensitive Drill Press to hold a soldering iron to help install them! just posted it as a remix on printables. Thank you for making such incredible designs!
I really enjoy the atmosphere you create in these videos, feels like I'm watching a movie. I love the way each shot looks, the colours look amazing and the sharpness and depth of the shots make every frame look like a thumbnail. The minecraft music in the background and the occasional bell add a sense of serenity and nostalgia which I really appreciate. As another commenter already wrote, I really like how you merge retro tech and modern 3D printing materials together to create builds that have character. Thank you for your art!
Looks great! I love the crt being added in as functional. They may be outdated and no longer used but it still is the classic look. Crt's always have a special place in my heart lol
I am solidly impressed with your combination of practical design and aesthetic choices. You are an artist with great knowledge, keep up the great work!
You know...that wavy slide pattern's pretty neat compared to a plain old server rack. I like that you're just sliding the thing into place, don't have to worry about setting up supports.
a strangely beautiful merge of modern 3d printing and retro aesthetic brings it home not just as a functional but also quite attractive build. Contrats I may have to use this for a mini server rack and a eventually a cnc controller
Lovely design, I like that the side panels and top are modular as well! Regarding the power button, if it works like typical motherboards you could just wire another switch, or you could make a little lever jutting out which pushes on the button when you pull it down
Saw a new orange doo dad pop up in my feed and knew today would be great. Love seeing how all of this is coming! inspiring as hell to jump into bigger and more complex projects myself. Thank you for the push!
You can also add recesses to frame rails and springy one-way teeth to sliding rails so you can insert components with satisfying click and remove them with just push of a screwdriver.
That's a very cool build, and I love the CRT. You might consider designing a cover, to keep dust/chips off of your collets. I'm thinking of something the can either be set aside (removed) or swing all the way down the side to be out of the way when you are working/swapping collets, but that's easy to put in place when you are done.
Love this! I have the wrong kind of printer for this (I print in resin, because I like the diversity of material properties resins offer for small, functional parts). But the idea of a modular enclosure for *anything* is very cool. You may have inspired me to get another printer... And a CRT.
You may also want to look into the racks they use for modular synths. It fits into a standard 19-inch rack, but I'm sure you could modify the standard to work with 10 inch racks.
Nice design! I saw Jeff Geerlings video as well and put it on my wish-list 2 or 3 times. A bit down the line though. Your design? Quite high on my makes-list now! I especially like the sliding system! Just awesome
Cool aesthetics! Really feels like you’re honing in on a real “signature” feel. Kind of in the same way that Teenage Engineering has. It’s a different aesthetic, but like theirs it feels really unique and immediately recognisable.
Nice design! There's a lot of really good ideas in here. When I made mine, I used Euro-rack spec. The 10-inch rack looks much better for the size and scale of most components though, so good choice.
I'm working on a 10" eurorack for myself, Building a 7U from scratch to fit in my ikea kallax XD. A 10" interior dimensions is a little over 42 HP wide so can fit 7 6HP tiles. I'm still working out the rails though, those tapped eurorack rails are expensive, so I'm looking into tapping some threads in an alu U-profile, then bolting those onto some ears ... I think printed won't be strong enough that thin.
Really cool design for your controller! Just a heads up, square nuts are a lot easier to install into 3D prints, and can be stronger too. Keep up the great work!
Man, we love CRT, but you know that kind of HDMI to av converter is a nightmare, the resolution is awkward and can't see shit. Cheap 4:3 tft screen would work so much better without asthetics sacrifices
Great design for the expandable rack. I was just thinking about making a parametric design to build a 10" micro rack but think your solution is very elegant. Will likely make an alternate design with imperial size hardware.
I just found a crt in an old karaoke speaker, I thought that using this screen on some projects would be so nice, and you just upload this masterpice!! Omg you really make my favorite videos haha.
I built a custom 3D Printer and planning on building a CNC and Plasma Cutter in the near future. Thank you for the insights, I will most definitely come back to this video some times to build a single controller for some of them, as the needed functionalities are basically the same! Gotta move that XYZ anyways :>
I think the only part I would change is the base casing... I'm addicted to working with aluminum profiles all the way, as they are quite cheap, easy and reusable if well thought.
I love the inclusion of a CRT, reminds me of vintage CNC (mills?) like the one Sean Hodgins got. The steel drum in the background music reminds me of another aussie youtuber, clickspring projects. Great work!
For taller rack setups with more weight, the bottom modules will be carrying the load of every module above it. You could offset that strain onto the threaded rod, if you sandwiched each of the stacking modules between nuts. Definitely not a problem for this particular build... but for any build with a cumulative weight exceeding the capacity of an individual plastic part, nuts could increase the design's capability to meet that higher bar. (You could also extend the threaded rod to meet the surface below the rack, so that the rack's weight is carried by the floor instead of the bottom panel of the rack.)
Oglądam Twoje projekty z dużym zainteresowaniem. 👍👍👍 Nie wiem czy youtube dobrze przetłumaczy mój zachwyt ale: Jesteś przechuj!!!! Chyba zacznę naśladować Ciebie (jak syn z drukiem 3D pomoże, bo prace na tokarce i frezarce to pikuś). Trzymaj tak dalej! 👍😁💪
Fill in the rest of the gridfinity space with Taps and their respective drills. Just the most common size range you'll find yourself using most of the time!
Thanks a lot sharing this idea. I have a few project where I was considering using some basic plastic boxes this this also makes sense. And I like the modularity aspect. And I guess if I need a smaller form factor, I could come up with 5" rack variant.
Older raspberry pis already have a composite video output. I’m looking to use one to feed a VGA monitor using an LM1881 and maybe some sort of monochrome colour setting potentiometer circuit.
scanning the CRT monitor seems like super overkill. basically all CRT display surfaces are either a spherical section, cylindrical wall section or just flat. looks like you have a spherical section. you should be able to measure the radius of curvature using a few different simple geometric methods, and then dial it in with a few prints to make sure you nailed it. off the top of my head, there is actually a formula that gives you the curvature based on the corner to corner distance of the display area (of course i don't remember what it is). scanning it is cooler though
I feel like you should be able to relocate the mini computer power button, or add a mechanical L shaped toggle (like what formula 1 uses on the top of the suspension, so you don't have to slide the whole thing in and out.
8:24 see that z axis inconsistency? You need to tighten your z axis and probably also set the grub nut in the lower part of the threaded rod. small contact area and high torque lead to slipping.
What filament did you use? Especially the CRT electronics and the motor driver were fire hazards. It is important not to fuel the fire should the electronics ever go up in flames. Apparently fire retardant filaments exist.
I really love these projects, especially your aesthetic design choices! Just one question, why did you glue down the composite to HDMI device? I would think a magnetic solution, or some kind of dual lock Velcro might be more serviceable in the future (I’m an audiovisual field engineer, so I build a lot of racks lol)
It's a pretty solid design, but it's missing about 5L of concrete.
😂😂
Came to say the same thing
That a true fan 👏 🙌 👌
I don’t know why he do this to us 😢
@@sinatra_meili-3908 I have an idea but nothing concrete.
I love this modular controller, the CRT is
I use the 10 inch standard for my custom made electronics testing and designing modules, which are small usually purpose built tools for one single job. I use the rear of the/a cabinet to distribute power to the boxes, as most of them run on DC or isolation transformer AC. It's probably one of my biggest prides in my otherwise messy lab.
@jeffgeerling if we see a retro mini rack, or even just a CRT inclusion on an otherwise modern layout I’d love that!!
I'm already thinking about using this rack system as a mobile platform for controling an astro photograpy rig. I have many boxes that needs to be conected every time i want to setup the telescope and this takes a lot of valuable time. Standard steel racks are to heavy and this could be perfect for the job.
Dude, this is ridiculously cool.
FAQ (Preemptive :) )
Why a CRT?
-Because I like them
Are the files available?
-Yes, hopefully the day after I publish the video, realized I made a mistake in some of the measurements.
Why not close the back up?
-still need some parts and the the electronics are not that interesting anyways, not worth delaying the video for a week.
Is that the Minecraft sound track?
-Yes
When is the mill being released?
-soon (idk). I have the parts for the upgrade but need to finish the electronics first before I can do the next upgrades.
I asked about the crt. Read this then deleted my post. Its gorgeous.
Have yo admit the CRT question was bouncing around my head when I went looking for a comment to see if you answered it already 😂
Trzeba być pozytywnie zakręconym żeby użyć CRT. 💪👍
Where is the concrete?
@@ThePongles No bez betonu (cementu) to ni ...uja nie będzie !
We need a video dedicated to that CRT! Where to find them, what you usually need to adapt them, how you’ve used them in projects before…
That’s incredible
Surely there must be companies making CRT's? There is clearly a demand, both for visuals and practicality, i know people playing retro games love them.
I like the design but such heavy use of 3d printing makes me wonder if buying a sheet metal enclosure is easier/cheaper. The time and materials add up on a big project like this. The CRT is great. Maybe long time watchers understand this but it leaves me with questions --- where did you get it, could I do this, etc.
I find it difficult to work with sheet metal without the tools and skill to do it with less effort than just 3d printing @@neffk
And how not to shock the ever living shit out of yourself if you forget to properly discharge it before messing around with it.
@@moonshot9056 They are no longer made. You can still find old mini tv's and the like with them and reuse them as he did. I've done that before. I wish they were still made because they are such a classy way to do odd ball things.
Love that GeerlingGuy is making an appearance in your videos! Worlds collide! Keep up the awesome work.
Your videos always make blow me away. Please dont ever feel burdened to keep doing bigger and better things though! I am happy to have extremely unique and ambitious videos, and some videos where you can kick your feet up and relax for a bit.
I get frustrated with heat-set inserts too, so I designed an attachment for your Sensitive Drill Press to hold a soldering iron to help install them! just posted it as a remix on printables. Thank you for making such incredible designs!
Ha, I was thinking "aren't you reinventing a 10" rack?" five seconds before you came to the same conclusion.
beautiful, just beautiful.
I would consider adding a fan since all those electronics will heat up fast.
I really enjoy the atmosphere you create in these videos, feels like I'm watching a movie. I love the way each shot looks, the colours look amazing and the sharpness and depth of the shots make every frame look like a thumbnail. The minecraft music in the background and the occasional bell add a sense of serenity and nostalgia which I really appreciate. As another commenter already wrote, I really like how you merge retro tech and modern 3D printing materials together to create builds that have character. Thank you for your art!
This is going to be the gridfinity of (mini-) Racks!
That is absolutely brilliant, and I love the fact you’ve put a CRT in there! ❤
Looks great! I love the crt being added in as functional. They may be outdated and no longer used but it still is the classic look. Crt's always have a special place in my heart lol
I am solidly impressed with your combination of practical design and aesthetic choices. You are an artist with great knowledge, keep up the great work!
The housing design is so clean. I love the retro aesthetic
these past two projects have been some of the best looking ones yet
I love the design choices and overall quality of the tools and videos you've been making. Super excited to start making them when I get my own place.
You know...that wavy slide pattern's pretty neat compared to a plain old server rack. I like that you're just sliding the thing into place, don't have to worry about setting up supports.
Great work. You've been very productive lately. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎
a strangely beautiful merge of modern 3d printing and retro aesthetic brings it home not just as a functional but also quite attractive build. Contrats I may have to use this for a mini server rack and a eventually a cnc controller
Cant wait for the files :) will print asap :-D
I love watching your process and development! The aesthetic of this is amazing! Great work! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely design, I like that the side panels and top are modular as well!
Regarding the power button, if it works like typical motherboards you could just wire another switch, or you could make a little lever jutting out which pushes on the button when you pull it down
the lever was my thought as well!
Haven finished the vid yet but this is legit. Props dude
Saw a new orange doo dad pop up in my feed and knew today would be great. Love seeing how all of this is coming! inspiring as hell to jump into bigger and more complex projects myself. Thank you for the push!
Amen to the crt!
You can also add recesses to frame rails and springy one-way teeth to sliding rails so you can insert components with satisfying click and remove them with just push of a screwdriver.
That's a very cool build, and I love the CRT. You might consider designing a cover, to keep dust/chips off of your collets. I'm thinking of something the can either be set aside (removed) or swing all the way down the side to be out of the way when you are working/swapping collets, but that's easy to put in place when you are done.
New standards for DIY 🎉 the new gridfinity but for machine buildings!
Gotta love the Minecraft music
I love your industrial design skills so much!
I love the CRT in there. Thank you.
Love this!
I have the wrong kind of printer for this (I print in resin, because I like the diversity of material properties resins offer for small, functional parts). But the idea of a modular enclosure for *anything* is very cool. You may have inspired me to get another printer... And a CRT.
Thats the best build I've seen In a while
So retro! I love the colors and visible hardware aesthetic
Chris I love your designs, they all look so smart and make sense visually wise
big fan of the background music, taswell is one of my top favorites
Is this that CRT you found in the woods? Great work as always.
You may also want to look into the racks they use for modular synths. It fits into a standard 19-inch rack, but I'm sure you could modify the standard to work with 10 inch racks.
That looks DOPE! And good job adopting a standard instead of inventing your own, this can pay off later.
Nice design!
I saw Jeff Geerlings video as well and put it on my wish-list 2 or 3 times. A bit down the line though.
Your design? Quite high on my makes-list now!
I especially like the sliding system!
Just awesome
Cool aesthetics! Really feels like you’re honing in on a real “signature” feel.
Kind of in the same way that Teenage Engineering has. It’s a different aesthetic, but like theirs it feels really unique and immediately recognisable.
Incredible work as always dude! 👍🏻
Nice design! There's a lot of really good ideas in here. When I made mine, I used Euro-rack spec. The 10-inch rack looks much better for the size and scale of most components though, so good choice.
I'm working on a 10" eurorack for myself, Building a 7U from scratch to fit in my ikea kallax XD. A 10" interior dimensions is a little over 42 HP wide so can fit 7 6HP tiles. I'm still working out the rails though, those tapped eurorack rails are expensive, so I'm looking into tapping some threads in an alu U-profile, then bolting those onto some ears ... I think printed won't be strong enough that thin.
I was gonna mention euroracks too... Suck a nice standard for panelizing things
You know you are making an impression when Jeff Geerling comments on your work!
Never a disappointing video from you. I want to make a mini lab based in this design so bad
Really cool design for your controller! Just a heads up, square nuts are a lot easier to install into 3D prints, and can be stronger too. Keep up the great work!
I love the C418 in the background. Your videos are already calming and that’s just the cherry on top
Man, we love CRT, but you know that kind of HDMI to av converter is a nightmare, the resolution is awkward and can't see shit. Cheap 4:3 tft screen would work so much better without asthetics sacrifices
Ale nie byłoby tak intrygująco 😁
The solution would be a better, more configurable converter instead of a completely different display
@@DAAI741 yeah, you're right, a better converter would work too
@@suspeh My thought is that due to the effort involved, the CRT is a major design consideration son it'd be more desirable to work around it
Well, your design worked. I literally said, out loud, to myself, "Is that a 10in rack?"
not too shabby? dude this is insane
Thanks! 👍💪✌
Great design for the expandable rack. I was just thinking about making a parametric design to build a 10" micro rack but think your solution is very elegant. Will likely make an alternate design with imperial size hardware.
Nice job bud, the CRT is nice retro touch.
A feedrate override knob would be a great choice to fill one of the empty spaces
I just found a crt in an old karaoke speaker, I thought that using this screen on some projects would be so nice, and you just upload this masterpice!! Omg you really make my favorite videos haha.
YOU ARE A MAD MAN!!! Excellent job 😮
I built a custom 3D Printer and planning on building a CNC and Plasma Cutter in the near future. Thank you for the insights, I will most definitely come back to this video some times to build a single controller for some of them, as the needed functionalities are basically the same! Gotta move that XYZ anyways :>
I think the only part I would change is the base casing... I'm addicted to working with aluminum profiles all the way, as they are quite cheap, easy and reusable if well thought.
I love the inclusion of a CRT, reminds me of vintage CNC (mills?) like the one Sean Hodgins got. The steel drum in the background music reminds me of another aussie youtuber, clickspring projects. Great work!
Piece of technological art! Well done!
I'm very Happy to found this Channel.
super slick man, great work!
Why not build your own button for the computer? The power button is more often than not connected with two dupont connectors to the mainboard.
For taller rack setups with more weight, the bottom modules will be carrying the load of every module above it. You could offset that strain onto the threaded rod, if you sandwiched each of the stacking modules between nuts. Definitely not a problem for this particular build... but for any build with a cumulative weight exceeding the capacity of an individual plastic part, nuts could increase the design's capability to meet that higher bar. (You could also extend the threaded rod to meet the surface below the rack, so that the rack's weight is carried by the floor instead of the bottom panel of the rack.)
This is deeply cool. Well done Chris.
Bottom fans would be ideal!
Oglądam Twoje projekty z dużym zainteresowaniem. 👍👍👍
Nie wiem czy youtube dobrze przetłumaczy mój zachwyt ale:
Jesteś przechuj!!!! Chyba zacznę naśladować Ciebie (jak syn z drukiem 3D pomoże, bo prace na tokarce i frezarce to pikuś). Trzymaj tak dalej! 👍😁💪
Fill in the rest of the gridfinity space with Taps and their respective drills. Just the most common size range you'll find yourself using most of the time!
Very sick. Love watching things get upgraded.
as always the videography is amazing! great project man
If that is an intel NUC, you should open it up. Mine had to pins to connect to a PC case, so in my project I was able to move the power button easily
I really like this modular design you came up with! Nice video as always :)
amazing work as always. super cool idea and well executed
Like the design, I have a project that this will work great on as I will need to play with the overall height
Brother, you never seem to dissapoint!
What an awesome work and video! I love everything you do!
A very cool video as always. I like your design aesthetic. And Jeff Geerling commented on your video, thats gotta feel pretty good right?!
Thanks a lot sharing this idea. I have a few project where I was considering using some basic plastic boxes this this also makes sense. And I like the modularity aspect. And I guess if I need a smaller form factor, I could come up with 5" rack variant.
Older raspberry pis already have a composite video output. I’m looking to use one to feed a VGA monitor using an LM1881 and maybe some sort of monochrome colour setting potentiometer circuit.
Such an amazing project!
Absolutely phenomenal 💪
Great job! Perfect view!
Just what ive been after for a NAS build...
scanning the CRT monitor seems like super overkill. basically all CRT display surfaces are either a spherical section, cylindrical wall section or just flat. looks like you have a spherical section. you should be able to measure the radius of curvature using a few different simple geometric methods, and then dial it in with a few prints to make sure you nailed it. off the top of my head, there is actually a formula that gives you the curvature based on the corner to corner distance of the display area (of course i don't remember what it is). scanning it is cooler though
Awesome work!
Really appreciate this one, thank you
I love your creation. It is beautiful
Well done
3D printed standard compliant with 10" mini rack standard? This would make a great open source project. Maybe put it up on a github?
Maybe, add power button extension to the front panel to simplify the assembly? Like L shaped lever
This is awesome build!
5:51 Aria math?!
Amazing video!
will you add blank plates to the front spots, if they arent in use, to stop metal frags from getting inside?
Great build as always 😊👌
I feel like you should be able to relocate the mini computer power button, or add a mechanical L shaped toggle (like what formula 1 uses on the top of the suspension, so you don't have to slide the whole thing in and out.
8:24 see that z axis inconsistency? You need to tighten your z axis and probably also set the grub nut in the lower part of the threaded rod. small contact area and high torque lead to slipping.
Next on Chris gorge, I 3D printed a modular nuclear reactor😂. All jokes aside, impressive stuff bud. You are a real inspiration
What filament did you use? Especially the CRT electronics and the motor driver were fire hazards. It is important not to fuel the fire should the electronics ever go up in flames.
Apparently fire retardant filaments exist.
I really love these projects, especially your aesthetic design choices! Just one question, why did you glue down the composite to HDMI device? I would think a magnetic solution, or some kind of dual lock Velcro might be more serviceable in the future (I’m an audiovisual field engineer, so I build a lot of racks lol)