from my twitter:
I started mocking up my DIY workstation enclosure case. I will make it with cheap aluminum extrusions from aliexpress and some plywood sheets, maybe acrylic if I can find that cheap.
expect it to def change once I'm done designing, it's late
this is in openscad
red = 450mm extrusion
white = 500mm extrusion
brown 'sienna' = 150mm extrusion
green = a 3.5" hard drive
purple = ATX power supply
black = my motherboard
beige = plywood sheet
blue = large radiator
light blue = 12cm fan
I can change the extrusion sizes programmatically if I need more space or can cut down on space.
issue is this radiator I bought is 15.5" long so that doesn't leave much vertical room for other stuff like the hard drive rack.
unfortunately might need a couple smaller radiators.
I think this will be the final design:
room for 3 hard drives and a liquid cooling reservoir + extra space between mobo and fans and above and below that. and there should be space on the exterior for vents, PCIe io, and whatever else.
the code: https://github.com/greenempower/workstation/blob/main/casing/mockup.scad
I count 4 red, 7 white, 9 brown extrusions. I'll get extra of each especially the 150mm brown extrusions.
updates -
Ok I ordered $80 worth of aluminum extrusions - $5 discount - $10 extra I prob won't use for this.
Instead of ordering the 150mm precut I ordered 8x 300mm because they are tangibly cheaper per mm so I will cut them in half as needed and have a few left over.
I will prob get plywood from home depot and plastic sheets (cheap PETG or acrylic) from mcmastercarr.