3D printing fanatic Michael Armstrong has taken the Framework Mainboard single-board laptop and turned it into an all-in-one fashion desktop with 3D-printed chassis — dubbed, unsurprisingly, the Framework-AIO.
“[This is a] 3D printable case for [the] Framework laptop computer that converts it into an AIO fashion desktop laptop,” Armstrong writes of his creation. “I’ve used as many OEM [Original Equipment Manufacturer] Framework elements as doable.”
This neat little 3D-printed all-in-one homes a robust Framework Mainboard single-board laptop. (📷: Michael Armstrong)
Initially launched inside an progressive modular laptop computer chassis, the Framework Mainboard is now offered as a standalone single-board laptop — though Armstrong’s creation makes use of a spread of different elements from the Framework laptop computer alongside the Mainboard, together with its modular enlargement playing cards, Wi-Fi module, audio board, audio system, webcam, show, and even the left show hinge, which means both sacrificing a full Framework laptop computer for the construct or ordering a laundry listing of elements.
“This case is designed to be printed at 0.2mm layer top with a 0.4mm nozzle,” Armstrong writes. “No printed helps are wanted. All holes have built-in helps. STLs are correctly oriented for proper printing. [Although] most of the elements may be printed on a smaller printer, the primary chassis and bezel will want a printer that may accommodate no less than 301mm.”
The completed construct is designed to take a seat on a custom-built stand, which reuses the laptop computer hinge to offer some adjustment to the show for extra comfy use. For individuals who’d choose, the rear of the case features a 75mm VESA mounting bracket — appropriate with frequent monitor arms and wall mounts.
The system is constructed up from numerous 3D-printed elements, housing parts from the Framework laptop computer. (📷: Michael Armstrong)
This is not the primary venture we have seen which makes use of the Framework Mainboard as its coronary heart. Again in Might final 12 months Penk Chen, finest identified for designing the CutiePi pill and the Penkēsu (ペンケース) open-hardware clamshell moveable, constructed an uncommon terminal-inspired all-in-one which used a round LCD panel as its show. Across the identical time, Richard Sutherland designed the Framedeck — impressed by the TSR-80 Mannequin 100 and different Eighties moveable computer systems.
The STL information for the venture can be found on GitHub below a reciprocal Inventive Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Worldwide license; meeting directions can be found on Instructables.
