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I didn't originate this idea, but if you're curious about other options... I found success using an IKEA Helmer for my home lab. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/helmer-drawer-unit-on-casters-b...
Occasionally I need to be able to get physical access to it too.
I use esp32 for the remote UART/SPI, but don't really have a good setup for keeping a few projects tidy, and with the ability to move it from its remote location (a bookshelf) to my desk for physical access.
Does anyone know of any cheap and dense way to store these projects/boards?
Getting something with actual, standard rack-mounting points is worth it because you can use the huge variety of 3D printed hardware to match it very easily.
I agree with the other commentators that power bricks are a problem though. My setup is fanless and silent which is an extra challenge.
Always thought extrusions were expensive. At least had found a company custom cutting them but the price was something like 20x what you got.
These aluminum extrusions are called T-Slot, or as McMaster-Carr calls it, "T-Slotted Framing". Very common in industry; we have it everywhere on the Boeing factory floors. Not cheap, but very durable and reusable. Highly recommended. Check it out starting on page 2240 of your McMaster-Carr 132 catalog. They have all kinds of things you can mount up like monitor arms. It's an erector set toy for engineers. ;)
These aluminum extrusions are called T-Slot, or as McMaster-Carr calls it, "T-Slotted Framing". Very common in industry; we have it everywhere on the Boeing factory floors. Not cheap, but very durable and reusable. Highly recommended. Check it out starting on page 2240 of your McMaster-Carr 132 catalog. They have all kinds of things you can mount up like monitor arms. It's an erector set toy for engineers. ;)
These aluminum extrusions are called T-Slot, or as McMaster-Carr calls it, "T-Slotted Framing". Very common in industry; we have it everywhere on the Boeing factory floors. Not cheap, but very durable and reusable. Highly recommended. Check it out starting on page 2240 of your McMaster-Carr 132 catalog. They have all kinds of things you can mount up like monitor arms. It's an erector set toy for engineers. ;)
we call that a shelf.
I bet these are old corporate scrap metal with something horrid like i3-9100T. Nothing a wall mounted Chinese NUC with 12-13th gen i7, 2x32GB DDR4, 2x PCI-e 4.0 NVMe, 2x LAN can't do much better for price of that NOT-rack and fraction of electricity.