Rugged Pi-Top

thingiverse

This is still a bit of a rough draft. The laptop chassis is my own design, using Microsoft 3D-Builder. I randomly selected a fairly generic Rasberry Pi 3b case that roughly matched the rounded edges look that i had adopted (Pi_Case_Base.stl and Pi_Case_Cover.stl). I would love to link back to the maker of this thing, but have spent the last 2 hours searching Thingiverse for its page, with no luck. If anyone finds it, please comment me the URL and I will link to it. It uses a simple/cheap bluetooth keyboard and the standard 7" touchscreen module. The laptop chassis itself is made from two pieces. Its dimensions are exactly 22cm across, so it filled up the print bed of my Anet A8 completely, without a hair's width to spare. Because my printer had been rather poorly calibrated due to the addition of a Bowden extruder, I had to spend some time learning how to very precisely calibrate the coordinates of the home position. I printed it without support. I think it would work out much better with water soluble support material. The gap for the HDMI/USB connectors is a little bit off. I will definitely change that around next time. The hinge uses a 4mm rod, 20cm long. There seems to be enough friction to hold the lid in place (for now. Who knows what wear and tear will do). This was really just an experiment. I know it needs work. I'd love to hear your suggestions and/or improvements.