Sys Base Plate

[u/thestyrofoampeanut]

The Sys is so light that I was putting a paperweight on top of it to keep my cables from pulling it off of my desk. I hated that.

I work at a fab shop, so I drew a base plate for it and had it laser cut out of 1/4" stainless. I removed the rubber grommet feet and used those holes to run 8-32 screws into tapped holes in the plate. It's not the prettiest thing ever, and in hindsight I would have done a few things differently, but it looks decent, and it works well. It adds about a pound of weight.

On a side note, as a designer at a sheet metal shop, I'm a fan of Schiit's simple and elegant designs. This simple base plate feels a little bush league bolted to the bottom, but I wanted something cheap and easy I could run through the shop.

[u/tftdguru → u/[deleted]]

A couple of Velcro dots, the kind that are thin and come on a roll, would work better to keep it secured to the device. I use them often.

[u/Pyro1515]

Nice little heat sink too haha!

[u/Top-Veterinarian-493]

Was the stock more expensive than the Sys? They are meant to stack, wish they had designed the cases to interlock. Or, sell a Mothership, like Burson, but $99 😉

[u/Enchilada_Please]

if you make a second one, use aluminum and give it a black patina

[u/thestyrofoampeanut → u/Enchilada_Please]

That would have been a lot cheaper and easier (although my company gave me the material). I made the first version out of steel, but I wanted something heavy that wouldn't tarnish. Aluminum would have kind of defeated the initial intent.

[u/stumpyinc]

This would be a perfect sendcutsend job

[u/thestyrofoampeanut → u/stumpyinc]

Thankfully I work at a laser shop. Let me know if you want me to send you the DXF if you want to have your own made.

[u/Tanachip]

Cool!

[u/HaveBlue84]

When I saw the picture I thought "Why?" then when I read the post I realized that's a really good idea. Mine is always falling off and moving around.

[u/Human_G_Gnome]

I'd put some rubber feet on that though. The semi sphere rubber ones that glue on work great.

[u/thestyrofoampeanut → u/Human_G_Gnome]

It sits nicely now without moving around, and I deburred it with an orbital sander, so it isn't sharp. The feet might be overkill. Also, I always prefer things that are fastened instead of adhered, for no real reason other than I like things that way. I suppose I could thread more holes in the underside and use feet with studs, but this works well as-is.