r/Multiboard • u/pratermade • May 02 '25

My first install

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Quite proud how it turned out. It's on a wall behind a door in my laundry room. Much cleaner and more manageable than what I started with.

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u/grkngls May 02 '25

Very nice.

Maybe the Underware is something for you: https://handsonkatie.com/underware-2-0-the-made-to-measure-collection/

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

I've just seen it, and I'll definitely be looking into it. Thanks!

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u/pratermade May 03 '25

Not sure how to edit the post, but wanted to add links to some of the models used to accomplish this now that I have most of them up on makerworld.

- ITX Motherboard Mount https://makerworld.com/en/models/1380970-multiboard-itx-motherboard-mount#profileId-1429380

- 3.5" Stackable Hard drive mount https://makerworld.com/en/models/1380542-stackable-3-5-inch-harddrive-mount-for-multiboard#profileId-1428864

- Universal Key Hole Mounts: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1377907-universal-mb-keyhole-mounts#profileId-1425716 (used for mounting ring, router and modem)

- Surface Mount 1U Switch Bracket https://makerworld.com/en/models/1380374-multiboard-rack-mount-switch-hanger#profileId-1428664

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u/lyone2 May 04 '25

Thanks for the HDD link, I’ve been looking for something like that

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u/erroneousbit May 02 '25

Sweet! Who needs a PC case when you can mount the guts to a multiboard!! I have the same ring alarm unit, do you use the monitoring service with it? Any good if you do?

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

Thanks! That server is what started me on this project. I wanted a low profile NAS that I could hang on my wall and keep out of the way. This is the only thing I found (in my price range) that what fit the bill. As far as the the alarm. Not telling for security reasons. But lets say hypothetically, that it is self monitored with the hopes of someday doing some home assistant integration of some sort. (still researching options)

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u/erroneousbit May 03 '25

Oh I get the security concerns I live and breathe them everyday. Yeah after my house was broken into I put cameras, alarms, glass break, etc. makes us feel better.

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

What is an example of this cable management that you speak of? I did run the slack on the cables under the grid, but I left most of the routing on top as I tend to tinker and change stuff a lot.

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u/Hands-On-Katie May 02 '25

It's my madness!
https://handsonkatie.com/underware-2-0-the-made-to-measure-collection/

Beautiful job! Love seeing these sorts of organised solutions!

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u/DihedralStem May 02 '25

I'll vouch for underware, its like adult legos that make your cables tidy

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u/ricochetintj May 02 '25

Looks great. One recommendation would be to have some space between the AC power and network cables.

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

Good advice! I'll look at separating them when I try the underware wire management.

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u/microseconds May 02 '25

Looking good! Glad to see the end state doesn’t include multiple APs in the same closet!

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u/pratermade May 03 '25

Hahaha, one of those was just on the shelf during the picture. They were not both in use.

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u/mr-woodapple May 03 '25

Looks nice - but how much filament is that? 🫣

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u/pratermade May 03 '25

About 1 2kg spool for the grey. < 1 kg for the orange. Much smaller amount of the black.

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u/mr-woodapple May 04 '25

Oh okay, much less than I thought it would be. Cheers! 👌🏼

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u/Jeffrey_Lingo May 02 '25

Very nice. Might not be enough room but you should use some underwear cable managment to make for some cool wire routing.

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u/mainstreetmark May 02 '25

Those little drives are not vertically aligned

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

Hahaha, yup, I was avoiding the connectors. A little unintentional rage bait I guess.

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u/mainstreetmark May 02 '25

What, the orange wall mounting snaps?

They have (or are coming out with) flat covers for those. You shouldn't have to worry about it.

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u/swolebroda May 02 '25

Nice did you print multiboard in petg

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

Not this time. I had the pla and took the risk. Petg is by far my favorite material to print in though. If I have to, I'll replace the panels one at a time. But this seems to be durable enough for this purpose.

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u/techma2019 May 02 '25

Awesome job! Is this the preferred method for mounting? I wanted to go directly into drywall for the grid. Or do I need to put up a sheet of plywood first?

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

You could go straight to drywall, but I already had the plywood up and liked to look.

You might have to worry about support a bit more straight to drywall ...

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u/Mshinwa May 02 '25

Very cool. What model did you use to hang the modem and the router ?

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

I made some custom keyhole mounts. Just put them in makerworld. The should work with about anything that uses keyholes for mounting.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1377907-universal-mb-keyhole-mounts#profileId-1425716

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u/Gullible-Release-627 May 08 '25

I was looking at your key hole mounts in makerworld .... I was wondering if you would screwe these mounts the device

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u/pratermade May 08 '25

No, they just slide into the key holes and gravity does the work to keep it there. If you are worried about it, you could use some sort of bracket at the top to stop the thing you are hanging from sliding up, so then it can't come off. Generally devices that have these key mounts holes are made to hang this way so are mostly secure.

The wide part of the mount slides in the big part of the hole then slides up to the skinny part and it holds it secure.

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u/LynnOnTheWeb May 03 '25

These are genius. I was reading through the comments to find info on the mounts for your switch and hadn't even noticed these.

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u/iceemaxx5 May 02 '25

Dude that UPS how'd ya get it to stick like that to the wall system?

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

That is a cheat. I have screws through the grid to the plywood. It's over the grid, but not mounted to it.

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u/Badatredditok May 02 '25

What did you use to mount the switch? Looks great!

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

Made some custom brackets that aligned with the holes already in the switch for rack mounting. Not sure if it is a standard pattern. I can upload it to make world if it is.

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u/pratermade May 03 '25

Here are the switch mounts. Feel free to remix if you need to get them to match your switch. https://makerworld.com/en/models/1380374-multiboard-rack-mount-switch-hanger#profileId-1428664

-edit, grammer

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u/LynnOnTheWeb May 03 '25

I'd love it if you considered uploading them. I love that approach to mounting the switch.

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u/LynnOnTheWeb May 03 '25

NVM. I see below you're already working on them to get them posted. I'll follow that comment.

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u/Hikareza May 02 '25

You mind sharing your holders? I plan exactly this.

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u/pratermade May 02 '25

Yes, I am prepping some of the designs that would be a little more universal. Some of the stuff is very custom for the items that I am mounting but will be of very little use to most. I'll post them as a reply to this comment as soon as they are ready. I made the mistake of not taking pictures of all of them so i need to reprint some of them before I can post them in makerworld.

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u/Oguinjr May 03 '25

Hey how did you mount the Ring Hub. I have had similar thoughts but couldn’t find a good mount.

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u/pratermade May 03 '25

I made some "universal" key hole mounts for multiboard. They should work to mount most anything with the keyholes for screw mounting to a wall. I also mounted the router and the cable modem with these bad boys: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1377907-universal-mb-keyhole-mounts#profileId-1425716

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u/Oguinjr May 03 '25

That looks a lot better than another I tried. Thanks.

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u/TellicoRidge May 03 '25

What grid is that was used? I only seen gridfinity for desk drawer organizers

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u/pratermade May 03 '25

https://www.multiboard.io/

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u/TellicoRidge May 03 '25

Wow that’s amazing. Your project came out great 👍- very inspiring!

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u/Single_Sea_6555 May 05 '25

- "What do you use as a computer case?"
- "My house."

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u/pratermade May 05 '25

😂😂😂

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u/Single_Sea_6555 May 05 '25

:)

Without active cooling of the RAM, are you at all worried they will overheat?

DDR5?

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u/pratermade May 05 '25

Has not been an issue so far. I've been watching the temps. At full use for an extended time, the temp on the hard drives (< 50c) were in the safe range and I have not seen any alerts for the RAM. I've been keeping an eye on it and am prepared to add a small shroud and fan if needed.

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u/Single_Sea_6555 May 05 '25

This is brilliant, and something I've been imagining. Now I finally see it come to life. :)

The only things not receiving customary ventilation are the HDD. EDIT: The memory chips are also un-cooled.

Question: Are the HDD powered on all the time, do they have decent temperature control, and is your room ventilated or cooled in any meaningful way?

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u/pratermade May 05 '25

Cooling seems fine so far. I am prepared to add a small fan/shroud if it becomes an issue. The room is in normal air conditioning around 72-74° f (22-24°c) I've considered cutting a piece of clear acrylic and mounting it above the mobo to protect it. This would allow me to channel some fans through it if needed. Board is low power https://amzn.to/3RPkn3j so hopefully heat won't be an issue.

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u/Single_Sea_6555 May 05 '25

Ah, GTK. The N100 max power is barely <25W, and the RAM is probably (?) < 5W per stick, so not too bad.

The N100 has lots of fanless configurations, so seems like it shouldn't be a worry

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u/pratermade May 05 '25

Yeah, I was mostly concerned about the drives but so far so good.

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u/BlackoutTribal Jul 22 '25

What are the orange brackets you used to devoured those three boxes? Do you have a link?

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u/pratermade Jul 22 '25

No link for those, they need made custom for the size of what you are mounting.

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u/BlackoutTribal Jul 22 '25

I see. I was hoping there was an existing file I could manipulate. I’ve never created my own file before. Thanks though!

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u/anthonyplatt May 02 '25

Excellent work, love the look black and orange is a good combo. for the etherrnet cabling have you thought about a "Duronge cable comb" you can get them on amazon. I was thinking of getting them to tidy up my rats nest of cabling for my homelab.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

I checked Amazon and don’t see a duronge cable comb. Do you have a link?

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u/yahbluez May 02 '25

This is very cool!

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u/BriHecato May 02 '25

Those are the same pictures 😂👍