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On 1/22/25 4:28 AM, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 21 Jan 2025, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
>> On 1/21/25 4:13 AM, D wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/20/25 3:58 PM, D wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 20 Jan 2025, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/20/25 5:10 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>>>>> On 20/01/2025 09:30, D wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  The Pi hat or OMV ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The pi, with directly connected spinning disks. Does the hat 
>>>>>>>> have its own extra power supply?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've managed to get a P4 I think to run one spinning rust disk 
>>>>>>> without extra power.
>>>>>>> Strictly it depends on the disk.
>>>>>>> The pi hat for 5 drives has an external 60W PSU
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Used to run an external USB magnetic from
>>>>>>  a Pi4 ... worked just fine. TWO of them,
>>>>>>  well, not so sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  The 5-drive hat ... Philosopher says it needs
>>>>>>  at least a 12v/5a supply, esp if you're gonna
>>>>>>  run all magnetics. I have a couple of those
>>>>>>  around, may have to splice on the right plug ...
>>>>>
>>>>> This is promising!
>>>>
>>>>  Gotta whip together SOME kind of holding frame.
>>>>  The Pi, hat and drives just kinda stick up there
>>>>  by gravity as-is. May still have some sheets
>>>>  of ABS plastic ... a little epoxy .....
>>>>
>>>
>>> Go to your friendly neighbourhood 3d printer! =) Wouldn't that work?
>>
>>
>>  Umm ... that'd be a lot more expensive than just
>>  cutting/gluing some raw plastic sheets  :-)
> 
> Interesting! Had no idea 3d printing was that expensive in comparison.


   More than I can justify now ...

   For a relatively minimal box to hold the Pi/Hat/Drives,
   figuring 4x5x10 inches. Tiny printers may not be able
   to do that. COULD do it in snap-together pieces maybe.


>>  There exists some thin 'expanded aluminum' sheets
>>  that are normally used on the bottom half of
>>  screen doors - silver or pretty gold. They are
>>  easy to cut and bend tight. Look around in
>>  a Lowes store. I've used that for make-do
>>  enclosures before.
>>
>> https://www.lowes.com/pd/M-D-24-in-x-3-ft-Aluminum-Sheet-Metal/1000243353
> 
> Strange, I get access denied.


   Accessing from inside the USA ?

   Anyway, they're relatively thin anodized aluminum sheet
   with a 'decorative' pattern punched through. I've seen
   several variations. In any case they look good and are
   easy to cut and bend to shape. The downside could be
   partial blocking of wifi/BT signals if you cover the
   Pi itself. If yer NAS is hard-wired though, no issue.



>>  If you have one of these :
>>
>> https://www.northerntool.com/products/ironton-portable-sheet-metal-bending-brake-30in-wide-101452 
>>
>>
>>  then you're way ahead of the game.
>>
>>  I think of a Pi as "economy" and thus keep the
>>  apps/add-ons kinda cheap. Otherwise I'd use some
>>  kind of desktop.
>>
>>  Alas those cheap BeeLink/BMax units only have
>>  one SATA port so you can add an SSD drive in
>>  the bottom of the box. I think Orinco sells
>>  a "SATA hub" ... kinda like a USB hub ... that
>>  can turn one into many. Dunno if it only works
>>  with Winders drivers however .......