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Title: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on September 04, 2011, 07:42:02 PM I just discovered this thread, so my apologies if you've seen a similar thread of mine over in the hardware section..
I originally came up with an idea for a simple motherboard tray for benchers made from T-slot extrusions, which has since morphed into a variant that I call a "tray for miners." It comes in two sizes, standard-ATX and a 4p/MEB/SWTX form factor size that features an elevated expansion card bracket and a brace for "floating" GPU mining rigs. These stack easily via metal dowels inserted into the holes in the centers of the extrusions. Admittedly, these aren't cheap, but the price matches the quality: $110 and $120 for the ATX and 4p/SWTX sized trays, respectively. Tops are also available for these for $40. I've been building custom cases for a few years now, so feel free to PM me if you want any customization/extension to these. And no, this design was not stolen/borrowed from anyone here on this forum. My first posting wrt this design is here (http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1618331). http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/ATXTray1A.jpg http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/ATXTray1Double.jpg http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/4pTrayTriple.jpg Thanks for looking! Rich Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: dovewing2000 on September 04, 2011, 08:03:43 PM can you take a pic of the equipment used? just trying to get some dimensions to understand if i can fit 2 power supply where you have 1 power supply...
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on September 04, 2011, 08:07:50 PM can you take a pic of the equipment used? just trying to get some dimensions to understand if i can fit 2 power supply where you have 1 power supply... There's 14.5-inches between the extrusions, but making these a tad deeper wouldn't be a problem. http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/ATXTray1B.jpg Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Stefanie Andrea on September 04, 2011, 08:29:25 PM I would like one of these when I get the money :)
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: dovewing2000 on September 04, 2011, 10:51:21 PM it's a nice design.. I do have some suggestions though... if we can somehow move the middle standing bars back and forth with some kind of L shap and a screw thumb?
i've posted an "after" picture if the bars can be moved... the reason being that if this can be adjusted then that would allow for flexibility for graphics card placement... how tall is the bar where the pci brackets are and how tall is the middle bar? http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc392/dovewing2000/ATXTray1A_Movable-bar.png as for the picture below... this would be great if both bars' height can be adjustable (move higher or lower). the middle one should be able to move back and forth... (the bar can probably be cut shorter for allow for easier movement if it's stacked... http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc392/dovewing2000/ATXTray1A_v2.png Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on September 04, 2011, 11:20:50 PM it's a nice design.. I do have some suggestions though... if we can somehow move the middle standing bars back and forth with some kind of L shap and a screw thumb? i've posted an "after" picture if the bars can be moved... the reason being that if this can be adjusted then that would allow for flexibility for graphics card placement... how tall is the bar where the pci brackets are and how tall is the middle bar? as for the picture below... this would be great if both bars' height can be adjustable (move higher or lower). the middle one should be able to move back and forth... (the bar can probably be cut shorter for allow for easier movement if it's stacked... The PCI (back) posts are 8-3/4 and the GPU brace posts are 4-1/4. The GPU brace posts can be moved back and forth via three fixed ~30mm increments, plus the beam can be bolted to the posts on either side. Both support beams are fully adjustable vertically. Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: dovewing2000 on September 04, 2011, 11:31:56 PM is it possible to see it in action (do you have any 5830s you can put on this to show how that works?) apologies for all the questions/suggestions.
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on September 04, 2011, 11:39:39 PM is it possible to see it in action (do you have any 5830s you can put on this to show how that works?) apologies for all the questions/suggestions. There's a customer review here (http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1037590413&postcount=105). I've taken up his suggestions to increase the height of the posts and I've switched to using 1/4-inch thick aluminum for the PCI bracket "clamp." Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: dovewing2000 on September 04, 2011, 11:47:15 PM Thanks for the link! helps explain a lot ...
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on September 18, 2011, 02:26:17 PM My website is up, here (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/)! Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Alex Fenner on September 18, 2011, 02:42:53 PM This looks amazing :D
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on September 21, 2011, 03:55:23 AM The floating GPU brace is now infinitely adjustable across the entire depth of the tray.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/InfiniteGPUBrace.gif Title: New option! Post by: Spotswood on October 01, 2011, 06:55:44 PM I'm pleased to announce a new option that will allow you to securely mount hard drives to almost anywhere on the tray. :) $5 for one set.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/HDMountingSysCU.jpg More info here (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/new-option-hard-drive-mounting-rails/). Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: dovewing2000 on October 01, 2011, 06:59:57 PM may need to modify your link using the "insert hyperlink" option... and the correct link is..
http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/new-option-hard-drive-mounting-rails/ (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/new-option-hard-drive-mounting-rails/) Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: d.james on October 02, 2011, 11:34:11 PM looks like a small table upside down.
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on November 13, 2011, 03:39:30 PM Bump. ;D
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on April 28, 2012, 03:56:55 AM bump ;D
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: bitcoindaddy on April 30, 2012, 06:54:42 PM 1. Is the bottom plate pre-drilled and tapped for the ATX screw pattern?
2. Can the video cards be screwed into the beam at the front, if so, how? (Like a standard case to keep them from shifting from side to side). Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on April 30, 2012, 09:59:32 PM 1. Is the bottom plate pre-drilled and tapped for the ATX screw pattern? 2. Can the video cards be screwed into the beam at the front, if so, how? (Like a standard case to keep them from shifting from side to side). #1 - Yes, the sheet is drilled for an ATX motherboard (or MEB/SWTX for the larger 4p size tray) and comes with 7/8-inch tall aluminum spacers i.e. the spacers are fastened to the sheet with 1/4-inch bolts. #2 - Yes, the expansion cards are "clamped" to the expansion card support beam. The lower half of the support beam consists of 1/8-inch thick aluminum flat bar and the upper half is 1/4-inch thick aluminum flat bar with a 1/8-inch thick piece of foam glued underneath it. The foam prevents the cards from shifting side-to-side. The lack of individual mounting holes is directly from what these trays are designed for, which is F@H (which don't typically have any expansion cards) and bitcoin mining (where the expansion cards are raised above the MB and spaced far apart). Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on May 05, 2012, 04:54:59 PM Here's what the expansion card support beam/clamp looks like:
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/2T-ATX-Station/Gallery/PCIClamp-640.jpg Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on May 17, 2012, 11:13:14 PM Updated pics of the larger size tray.
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/4pTrayV2A-640.jpg (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/home/trays/) http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/4pTrayV2DoubleWithTop-640.jpg (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/home/trays/) Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on June 07, 2012, 04:53:10 AM bump ;D
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: nckrazze on June 09, 2012, 06:35:38 AM Hi good sir, may I ask how many of these you have sold?
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on June 09, 2012, 01:25:20 PM Hi good sir, may I ask how many of these you have sold? Not that many. Most have gone to F@H-ers. Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: davidsmcnally on June 10, 2012, 05:57:36 PM It says on your "How to Order" (http://richchomiczewski.wordpress.com/home/how-to-order/) page that you only accept PayPal. Would you also take Bitcoin, and if not, do you plan to accept Bitcoin soon? I don't use PayPal, but I still want one of these, so if you started accepting Bitcoin, you'd certainly get an order from me!
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: lolwut on June 11, 2012, 03:00:50 AM how many can you stack before it becomes unstable?
Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on June 11, 2012, 11:53:18 AM how many can you stack before it becomes unstable? I'm guessing... 6-10? Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on June 27, 2013, 03:32:30 AM You can now mount two PSUs to the mining tray:
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/BottomPSUHolder-640_zps7c382e8d.jpg (http://s715.photobucket.com/user/Spotswood_/media/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/BottomPSUHolder-640_zps7c382e8d.jpg.html) http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/BottomPSUHolderWithSecondPSU-640_zpsd26d0c4c.jpg (http://s715.photobucket.com/user/Spotswood_/media/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/BottomPSUHolderWithSecondPSU-640_zpsd26d0c4c.jpg.html) Title: Re: Open tray/"case" for miners Post by: Spotswood on August 29, 2013, 10:36:19 PM For the next few weeks, I will only be offering the mining trays with painted aluminum sheeting, for $95:
http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/MiningTray-Black-640_zps52fff305.jpg (http://s715.photobucket.com/user/Spotswood_/media/MB%20Tray%20for%20Benchers/Final%20Pics/MiningTray-Black-640_zps52fff305.jpg.html) |
