Design Principle

I try to keep the design simple and direct, and the most important is hiding all structural screws! 

Background

Jeff Geerling's videos make me want to build my own mini server rack. I have checked loads of commercial mini server rack but I cannot find one modular. And then somehow I look into 3D printing, the area I wish I can join long time ago. I started to watch various self built server racks videos. The followings are the videos I watched and took reference to:

• MRP
• MandicReally
• Michael Klements

I also got some insight for the material usage and settings etc.

Disclaimer

Since I am a newbie in 3D printing and modeling, I am not sure how to optimize the structure strength etc. I might overly consumed the filament :(. I did trial and error and find a suitable way for me to print the pieces. 

Printing

For the structural pieces, I used ASA + the “Server Rack Structure” profile. Please use the glue as well otherwise it might wrap when printing with P1S.

For the plates, I used PLA + the default 0.2mm profile from Bambu Lab.

Assembling

The pieces you needed:

• Required
  • 4 x Bottom Corner (2 are mirrored)
  • 2 x Bottom Front Beam
  • 2 x Bottom Side Beam
  • 4 x Vertical Beam (2 are mirrored) (depends on how tall you want)
  • 4 x Top Corner
  • 2 x Top Front Beam
  • 2 x Top Side Beam
  • 2 x Handle
  • 24 x m5 Hot Insert Nuts
  • 24 x m5x15 screws 
  • 4 x m5x25 screws
• Optional
  • 1 x Top Panel
  • 2 x Side Panel
  • ? x m5 Cage Nuts (depends)
  • ? x m5x15 screws (depends)