Network Upgrades

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted, figured I’d update on my latest upgrades.
Replace my Ubiquiti 3 Port EdgeRouter Lite with a Ubiquiti Dream Machine SE. I am VERY pleased with the upgrade.

Replaced my aging Raspberry Pi 4b, running PiHole with a brand new Raspberry Pi 5. I added the WaveShare POE Hat and put the whole arrangement in the 52Pi Aluminium Case. If you’re planning on expanding your network with some Raspberry Pi 5s, do some research for buying parts. I snagged an NVME base, but the POE will not power the SSD.

My First Thingie!

I published my first Thingie on Thingiverse today!

I am working on upgrading all our digital signage installations from a Google Chromebit to an Asus Chromebox. We use Chrome Sign Builder to display a Google Slides presentation to the TVs.

I will be wall mounting the Chromeboxes and the rest of the equipment in the nearest tech closet but I needed a way to wall mount the HDMI Splitters I ordered from StarTech, so I made these brackets.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5981245

Filament Drybox: Part 1

I recently purchased a Creality Ender 3 Pro and had been looking for a drybox for filament I wasn’t going to use all the time, could store multiple rolls and could be scaled up or down to different size totes. I was never able to find anything I really loved so I started working on my own.

This is basically a rough draft dump of the parts needed. Eventually, I will make a full post with measurements and such. It will also be uploaded to Thingiverse, but for those who want a sneak peak, here you go.

Parts for the Tote Shown:

  1. Drybox Parts
    • 3 x Roller
    • 2 x Pedestal
    • 2 x Wall Mount
    • 6 x Cap
    • 3 x Interior Passthrough
    • 3 x Exterior Passthrough
  2. 6 x 608 Bearings
  3. 12 x M4 .70x 35mm Bolts
  4. 12 x M4 x 8mm x 6mm Embedment Nuts
  5. 18 x M4 .70x 10mm Bolts
  6. 18 x M4 .70x Nut
  7. IKEA Samla 6gal Tote
  8. IKEA Samla Lid
  9. 3 x PC4-M6 Pneumatic Fittings

I have linked some parts. These aren’t necessarily the exact parts but they are close. I got all the M4 bolts and nuts at my local hardware store. The embedment nuts I got from a kit.

I will have better instructions as I finish documenting everything. I mocked everything before marking my holes with double sided tape or hot glue. If you have to make longer rollers, it just needs to be a bar that’s 8mm in diameter. You can also cheat and just use pieces of dowel rod. The embedment nuts push into the bottom of the pedestal and wall mounts.