3D Printing cases and SGI "skins"

Swift Griggs swiftgriggs at gmail.com
Wed May 11 16:10:19 CDT 2016


Has anyone used a 3D printer to make a case for their old machine ? I've 
started drafting an SGI Indy "skin" in Sketch, but it's just a box right 
now, nothing cool. I've noticed and been somewhat inspired by these:

I think this one is very clever. The guy used 3D printed parts just to 
sort of "glue" the heatsink and lucite/glass together. It looks great.
http://technabob.com/blog/2012/12/27/diy-silent-computer/

This guy made one for an Intel NUC:
http://tinyurl.com/k9xpb9s

This person used plexiglass to overcome print size issues I'm guessing:
http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/news/article.php?storyid=12671

Here is one for a Pi that looks like a NES
http://technabob.com/blog/2014/04/27/3d-printed-raspberry-pi-nes-case/

This one is also for a Pi, but is a bit like a laptop, too:
http://tinyurl.com/z8rgrmd

A C64 custom job:
https://3dprint.com/39764/3d-print-commodore-case/

Obviously, this kind of thing would be great for SGIs, which are mostly 
made to accomidate plastic covers on metal skids (ie.. "skins").

-Swift


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