Custom PCI Slot Brackets for USB and DVI Ports
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2020
- Got some awesome brackets made for my Checkmate Amiga 1200 build!
Here are those two build videos on LGR:
• Building the Checkmate...
• Upgrading the Checkmat...
And here's the 3D printer project file on Thingiverse:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:455...
It is super cool that you were able to get a metal one made, I was very worried about the top part of the plastic PCI bracket breaking away over repeated use but had no way to make a metal one myself. The end result looks great. Glad I was able to help.
We need more thing-minded people like you in the world. Thank you, Toby!
You did a great job designing that bracket. Thank you for participating:) Also I hope that writing that letter on a Vaio VGN TX630P wasn't too painful, those old netbooks weren't always quite fun to use:-D
@@KhanemisThanks! I actually quite like the keyboard on that little Sony, the keys are small but they have a shocking amount of travel. The track pad is terrible though
Need to upgrade to one of the $4000+ metal sintering 3d printers ;)
nice work!! and nice note as well!
Shout out for Toby! At least your design was used for the metal bracket.
Right! Metal is superior though. Honestly that printed bracket could have passed for metal.
This reminds me of the time I offered my crush a ride home from church in my old Ford Taurus, she thankfully said yes, then the rich kid in his BMW offered her a ride and she decided to go with him instead. Sorry Toby! 😂
Lol, I felt for Toby.
Most of us here have been Toby at some point in our lives...
This is an amazing time to be a DIYer.
As a kid, my dad and older brother taught me how to etch PCBs - buying copper clad board at Radio Shack, using a Sharpie to draw the circuit, etching with ferric chloride, drilling holes, and soldering to the nasty product that was somehow both under-etched and over-etched and almost always a rough fit even with tolerant through-hole parts.
Now, I can use a free schematics app to design a circuit, test it in a free simulator, design the board in a free PCB design tool, send the files to a fab house and, for a couple bucks, get a flawlessly manufactured 4-layer silk screened board with resolution so insanely high I can barely see the traces without magnification. Then I can use another free CAD program to design an enclosure and have it 3D printed on high-end industrial manufacturing machines, and, design a front panel and have it laser-cut in acrylic or metal or plastic or whatever I want. At Digi-Key, I have access to almost any electronics components I can think of, with convenient links to data sheets. If I need something more niche, I can get everything from pre-made connectors to screws to tools to plug-in modules on eBay or Ali Express or even Amazon.
Not to even mention the amazing online communities - RUclips, Stack Exchange, Thingiverse, the entire WWW.... Or enabling projects like GCC (or GNU or Linux in general), Arduino, Visual Studio Express and all its rebrands like Atmel Studio, Mojo...
The limit is quite literally just your imagination. Flippin’ ‘eck!
You may want to consider UV etching single sided boards for the small projects. BigClive has a video on how to do that.
Full Metal Bracket
Underrated comment right here.
This needs all the likes, goddamn man thats glorious.
For the round DIN port hole in the case, there are plugs called blanking grommets which are readily available in just about any diameter you can imagine.
Kevin's metalwork is amazing and Toby's skill to make that design, even though he couldn't take exact measurements himself, it's just astonishing. Amazing job to everyone involved!
Have so many people wanting to help gives me faith in humanity. Very nice of so many to offer help.
to quote another famous youtuber "A thing of beauty is a joy forever", and "A real Bobby Dazzler"
Next blerb: adding a car lighter to the round port in the back
Unfortunately that hole is too small at the moment. I suppose he could enlarge it with a step drill...
Only if it comes with a cup holder
@@aidancommenting Usually the optical drive goes in the front.
@@eDoc2020 It was a joke, I didn't say anything about where it goes
I think he has a front plate for that! lol
I had absolutely nothing to do with this and I'm STILL proud. Your people love you, Clint!
Because, if you're Clint, you can _never_ have too many ports.
Then the Amiga is certainly the perfect system. That thing had upgrades every which way from Sunday.
Having all the right connections is very imPORTant to him.
Both hardware and software, nice :P.
I've been watching LGR for like 6-7 years at this point, and just now I realise that the guy is named Clint.
I just never knew.
Now that says something about how great his content is.
Cool name though!
@@jesperfrost2358 To me, it makes me always think he's about ti sey "My mistake: four coffins.". 😂🤣😂.
"It takes a village..." Or at least Clint and a group of helpful fans! Great team effort, it looks very nice.
"I dunno. It seems fun."
Just shows how well people come together to make things happen, no matter how small... :D
No kidding. Mega props to Toby, Kevin and LGR. This is the epitome of open-source innovation and collaboration.
Thats what the nano-scientists say all the time
Had the same feeling when I randomly found some guy who made 3D model of plastic HDD brackets for my old Cieftech Full Tower case. I printed it in local 3D-farm and rushed home to check if it fits well.
Worked like a charm. it's awesome when everything sticks together good and looks just fine. And it's super-awesome when you can use help from people all over the world. Heil networks!
I'm a console gamer, I don't know much at all about computers and have no plans to ever build one, but I cannot get enough of these building videos you make.
So nice to see that the community came out in force to help out! You're keeping this history alive Clint! I can totally see you setting up an actual museum with the collection someday! Keep up the great work!
Kevin has a nice talent. There are quite a few homebrew ISA card projects that are in dire need of custom brackets. Usually companies ask 14 EUR a piece or even more for a custom bracket, if you take small amounts (up to 100 brackets), and most of the time we don't need that many brackets. Examples are the SnarkBarker SoundBlaster clone, or other clone cards, like the Renovation 2001, Argus and GUSar Gravis Ultrasound clones, and several more...
Well, thank you all: I had an Amiga 1000, then 2000, then 3000 way back when they were modern, and nice to see the community of geeks is still out there helping each other out!
That looks so polished! Nice touch.
Those metal brackets are so...
Metal! 🤘
Blerbs and Blurbettes.
lemme pause this, make a fancy sandwich, and come back.
I'm eating chicken nuggets right now.
Was it good tho?
I’d prolly be a healthier weight if ate while watching RUclips instead of smoking lol
Duke mayo and dil pickle spear is must
A good sandwich hits different while watching his videos
(amiga = "female friend" in spanish)
"So let's stick this in the Amiga"
"So let's stick this in the female friend"
I laughed so much over that silly thing.
Stay awhile and listen no hay muchas amigas entre informáticos 🤣
Should probably turn the Amiga on first.
@@westicals nah first you ask for consent
hahaha yeah with time I forgot about it, but some things when you speak another language have different meanings, like the Ultima games, Ultima in spanish means "she, the last one" or maybe better written the last, in femenine.
It’s an Amiga with Benefits!
Love seeing you customize this thing
This became one of a kind. Awesome Amiga 1200 ! I will wait for another update/blerb or main channel video about it. Awesome stuff !
Greatest Trilogy since Star Wars.
Super nit pick. The usb port is upside down.
I've honestly never given any thought to USB port rotation, haha
So he just shortened the plug-turn-plug-turn-finnally-plugin of USB by one plug-turn-sequence. ;-)
Haha, I was thinking about making this comment too. My OCD is like ... nooooooooooooo LOL. Great video Clint!
@@deineroehre my thoughts exactly.
I didn't want to say it so I'm glad someone else did 😂😂😂
Awesome, I'm glad they worked out!
This makes me happy so see! I'm attempting to mount a MiSTer as well as a A1200 in my Checkmate, I'm going to need to track down an equally bespoke solution. What a nice finish though!
YES I was craving for some video to watch thanks clint
I thought this was a little nuts at the beginning of the video, but after seeing it all assembled I thought, ok yes that's pretty satisfying.
Again very fascinating. Thank you, Clint.
I really love that Be Quiet screwdriver
Just saw you on the Game Dungeon follow-up. That was awesome and an pleasant surprise. I love that you guys have collaborated and that you've collaborated with others such as the 8-Bit Guy and PushingUpRoses, both of which I've also watched. All of you make great content.
Hey Clint, the bracket you could use is one from an old ISA multi-IO card that has 1 serial and 1 joystick port that fit the exact size of USB and DVI
I'd probably just go for a dome plug, available in all sizes. Or, go the whole hog and get a midi interface and a 5 pin din. You know, just cos, more ports. Or maybe a cassette din adaptor? Sure there is a gizmo that does it.
For the fans, of course, lower voltage for slower/quieter. Standard is a 12v fan running on the 5v rail, but they can have trouble starting up. I find 24v fans on 12v are more reliable. Not as common in the junque bin, but definitely available if your buying new.
Looks pretty swish dude.
Beautiful metal work :)
Awesome metal work.
No finer level of detail than matching slot covers!
Oh those blanks make me happy
I envy you man. I haven't dubbed around with an AMIGA since I left my 500 behind in '92. I did get to install it in a custom wooden case with detachable keyboard, also in a wooden keyboard case.
For the round hole, just a little metal plate and drill a couple holes and screw it in place on the inside of the case. Quick, easy, and would look good. Getting all the little things the way you want them on anything custom (cars, computers, anything) takes time and tinkering.
Awesome work to the guys who supplied the 3D printed and metal brackets! Perhaps you should give them a shout out in the description if they have businesses that can supply us retro guys with excellent parts like these?
That printed part is really useful
I actually bought my 3D printer in part because of this case, it’s nice to have my GBS-8220 VGA converter internal to the system with my custom bracket and not sticking out at the side like I had to with the original case.
Scope for improvement there. Making the square holes smaller. They seemed too big. Matching the shape with some wiggle room would have been very nice. But then again, I am a perfectionist.
Think you have the best fans. They work together to make cool stuff.
Clint being extremely happy about custom made brackets also makes me happy :) Also, I just subscribed to this channel. Welcome to Sublurbia!
Very nice plates, on a project like this it's worth the extra little touches.
Keep this up and your Checkmate will turn into _your_ very own MMX (Marble Machine X)
That is a full metal *bracket* right there.
I smiled when I saw your cameo at Ross's latest video :D Good going man, take care.
I swear the screwdriver that came with my Be Quiet cooler is one of the most useful tools I own. Looks like Clint agrees. ;)
I use it all the time, it's true.
Great video, LGR.
At this point if your Clint and you want something you just drop the hint and wait for it to arrive, must be nice..
Can I give Clint some hints to drop for me, and it will arrive at my place?
Custom I/O stuff like this is the sort of thing I’d pay for.
Especially ATX I/O shields.
Crazy coincidence, I too, am a Kevin with a metal workshop. Ain't that grand?
Are.. are you the same Kevin? Lol
@@aidancommenting No
By your projects combined, He is *Captain Bracket!*
That round hole could easily be covered with a metal blanking plate, and it would not be super hard to make, just drill two holes in a piece of metal of the right size.
Damn fine job!
Good job boys!
Very clean looking, as if that was how it was meant to be... and now it is. Great job, fans. :)
That looks amazing but the perfectionist in me is bothered by the gaps around the plugs
Nice sheet metal work
Clint, I highly recommend you make the jump to 3D printing if you haven't already.
I got an Ender Creality 3 a few weeks ago, and have been having a blast making custom stuff.
The holes are slightly big, but still way better than what I'd manage to do. And I did brackets before.
Bet you could plug that round hole with something out of the 'hard to find' hardware drawers at Lowe's. I think they've got an assortment of sizes for just snap in plastic hole plugs, or you could get a rubber plug.
In the circle slot next to the fans, you can put a toggle switch that controls the fans.
Just an idea, instead of covering it, make it useful.
Just to add that polish, some custom labels over the ports would look great.
Great video again, thanks Clint, would love to connect with the Metal fab guy :-)
Kinda jealous of this case!! :)
@toby cowles Toby's plastic bracket on thingyverse will no doubt make many Amiga case builders very happy !!!!! Not many people have access to a metal work shop.
Thanks!
I'm very fortunate to work in a metal shop!
Sir, you are awesome.
Is it possible to route the CF card to the second bracket? Would be nice to have immediate access to it...
One of those PCI screw cover things would be nice, too, IMHO. You see them on small form factor PC cases a lot. It would just cover the hole to the left of the PCI brackets. Seems like it could just be a fitted piece, as long as you can get it to be color-matched.
Only LGR can make a bracket interesting :)
I'd just have dremeled. But then again I also have a PC case with a GPU cut out, which I then hotglued some perf boards to. I'm the master of jank.
Clearly you haven't met DankPods. *Laughs in ShrekPod Pro*
@@aidancommenting I googled the ShrekPod Pro, I was not disappointed. It's perfect
Darn it. That little blank panel that was put in first in the upgrades video was what I thought surely would be (ahem) the case for where those ports would wind up going.
vibin to some blerbs!
An Ethernet PCMCIA card would also be nice. You can get this off of amikit pretty easily.
Amiga forever ! ❤️
Awesome!!!
What would be nirvana for this purpose is if there is a bracket for a gameport and USB port (perhaps from some old prebuilt PC in the 1990s), since the DVI port is the same external shape and size as the gameport.
eddiehimself You need to go a bit later: early 2000s, when the space for the game port was needed for providing extra 3.5 mm audio sockets, it was typically put on a bracket along with two usb ports. My 2004 PC has that arrangement.
If it's custom it's AWESOME!
;-P
Cool for Toby.
I do love me a good blerb in the afternoon!
There have been times where Ive needed to make custom slot brackets like that. I wish i had the space for a metal workshop or even a 3D printer. I have enough money to buy stuff, just nowhere to put it. I have to make do with a drill and various sized files to make custom shaped holes.
I wonder if that round hole for a keyboard port (?) could be covered by a hole-cover for electrical boxes. They sell snap-in metal ones that cover knocked-out holes that aren't needed, but it's obviously only for the specific sizes of electrical box holes.
If you had a color apple macintosh back then,you would,ve been the prince of the king.
I'm looking to do the same thing, custom slot brackets to bring Raspberry Pi connectors from the drive bay it's mounted in. Two ethernet ports plus the composite video/audio jack.
Mouthwatering
I want something that looks nice, for the nice people!
We're *ALL* _Blerbs_ now, aren't we?
Very cool. If you check out Jan Beta's channel, I believe he made a plug for the DB-5 hole you mentioned.
PCI bracket? ISA bracket? AGP bracket? EISA bracket? Add-in Card Bracket?
View at .5x speed for comedic effect.
Now i know what i used to sound like to my Dad all those years ago lmao
A bit random, but LGR is how I found out about Goodwill, and shortly after that found out that one of my dad's friends works in Goodwill Corporate in Jax, and with a few strings pulled, I'm now on a decent paying job at Goodwill Corporate, pretty much thanks to ya :D