TCHeRI -- Tiny Computer Home-extruded Rack Infrastructure

Goals

Provide an infrastructure rack form factor which:

Is aimed at the deadband between hobbist and professional uses
Is highly customizable
Can be built using a small amount of hand tools and a 3D printer
Prints are small, can be individually printed, and done so with a minimum of support material
Is functional, but also looks nice
Is primarily (but not exclusively) aimed at small-form factor computing nodes (SBCs, miniPCs, etc.)

Hardware

Any ridgid 3D printer filament (PLA, PETG, ABS, etc.)
Metric T-nuts and matching bolts (M3-M5, Button or Socket head style)
Pre-fab rack rails
2020 Aluminum Extrusions

Tools

Hex keys
Hacksaw
Drill (some configurations!)
3D printer -- even a basic Ender will do

WHY!?

Look, if you want a real rack, buy a real rack. Sometimes you can find used ones cheap. TCHeRI is intended for those who want something nicer than modified Ikea furnature and don't mind using their hands. You may also have weird functional or aesthic requirements which cannot be matched with off the shelf options.

Sizes and form factors

500mm wide (19.68") 410mm deep (16.14") 590mm high (23.23")

Optional extrusion rails: 2x590mm pieces. Use the lefover 410 deep pieces as side cross-braces