Raspberry Pi Zero MAX7219 LED Case

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I have a small YouTube channel reviewing technology and I wanted to have something in my studio that displayed how many subscribers I have. So I decided to use a Raspberry Pi Zero with a LED display mainly because it's cheap and has a low power consumption. The basic idea was to create something that could securely hold the Raspberry Pi and the LED display without any screws and so far it has worked quite well. It's still a work in progress and some fittings might be more loose depending on the quality of your printer, but this is so it can be printed on any printer. There's nothing more frustrating than spending hours on printing to find the parts don't fit! I have included plugs for the board pillars, but the cables should be enough to secure the board down. Please be kind on me as this is my first ever design and if you do use it I'd love it if you dropped me a tweet @theNBguy. Also I will be uploading a full 'how to' video to my YouTube channel soon. Printed using PLA 1.75mm on a Prusa i3 <strong>Version 1.5</strong> Display has been properly aligned from V1.4 on both Case and Lid. Rear text indentation has been made more prominent. Plugs have been included to secure the Raspberry Pi if required. <strong>Note: Only use the plugs if you don't intend on removing the board as it may snap the fragile pillars on removal</strong> <strong>Version 1.4</strong> Introduced text and vent holes on rear. Adjusted HDMI port and rear text with more of an indent. Also added a support for Raspberry PI board as when force was applied by plugging into ports caused the pillars to break. Slightly adjusted lid overhang to make less of a gap. <strong>Version 1.3</strong> Enlarged the pillars slightly for less movement and more strength. An issue with the HDMI cutout causing difficulty installing Raspberry Pi board. <strong>Version 1.2</strong> Slight adjustment with placement of Raspberry Pi to allow cables to not touch the left pillar. LED mount adjusted to make display flush against the case. <strong>Version 1.1</strong> Issue with pillars fixed and slight change with the way the LED display fits against the case. Also first basic version of lid created. <strong>Version 1.0</strong> Basic shell for raspberry Pi. It worked well but as the MicroUSB ports hang over the board causing difficult installation over the pillars.