Post #1966013

2026-05-03 23:39 UTC

New blog post! I 3D printed a 10-inch (10&quot;) rack for my homelab. It was a very long project, but very rewarding at the end. Since I had a lot of help from various people on Mastodon and other communities, I felt like it would be important to show what I did. Also I hope that while I&#39;m sharing my thoughts and the process to get there, I would be able to help other people with their own projects. And if my project works as inspiration for yours, I would be very happy if you let me know about it! My thanks to my wife, who was with me through the entire process. And thanks to @ironicbadger, @jwildeboer, @rachel and @Fishd for their inspiration. #HomeLab #3DPrinting #blog #10inchRack @homelab @3dprinting https://mteixeira.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/my-10-inch-home-lab-rack/

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@badnetmask@hachyderm.io 2026-05-06 12:58

I just had to remove the middle node to add a disk, and the rack space + my cabling scheme made everything smooth, and didn't cause any disruptions. That was the last test to confirm that Lab Rax is awesome. (see the post above in the thread for details about the rack) #HomeLab #3DPrinting #10inchRack @homelab @3dprinting

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@osman@hachyderm.io 2026-05-03 23:51

@badnetmask Very clean rack. Great work! Now make that silicon do work.

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@gabrielmarkley@techhub.social 2026-05-04 00:17

@badnetmask @ironicbadger @jwildeboer @rachel @Fishd @homelab @3dprinting nice job looks great

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@ironicbadger@techhub.social 2026-05-04 04:19

@badnetmask @jwildeboer @rachel @Fishd @homelab @3dprinting looks great! Nice color choice

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@Fishd@infosec.exchange 2026-05-04 08:12

@badnetmask @ironicbadger @jwildeboer @rachel @homelab @3dprinting Looks awesome, that carbon fibre effect is incredible, looks like I have a new build plate purchase in my future. Not sure if I mentioned but I've written up my build of a four-port PiKVM set up here... I just need to find / make a rack mount for it. https://codeberg.org/fishd/diy-pikvm/src/branch/main/README.md There has also been an amazing video recently on YouTube where someone made their own rack mount PDU for mini PC's... if your Lenovos can take barrel jack power it might be worth a look. https://youtu.be/8tTG0TBM7ts

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@spezivernichter@mastodon.online 2026-05-04 16:44

@badnetmask Hi Mauricio, what about the 3 Lenovos in their rack/plate , are they floating or is each being supported by the one below? I have a similar setup with a sff hp but floating (no support below). Petg printed plate still holds the weight but I see signs of the heavy torsion momentum applied to the plate by the pc so it's only a matter of time till it breaks appart from the frontside that's screwed to the rack . @ironicbadger @jwildeboer @rachel @Fishd @homelab @3dprinting

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