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Hey guys...
I'm currently thinking of building a tech station for myself together with a friend that has a moderate CNC machine. Sketches are in attachments.
Now what im thinking about are the baseboards.Choosing between wood, plexi or aluminum panels (thickness 5mm-8mm - less for alu, more for wood and plexi). The first thing im thinking about is the price (which will have a great impact on the final material selection), and the weight to thickness ratio. What i mean is....
For a regular ATX system (mobo,vga,ram,tower cooler and some extras) what thickness of the baseboard would you recommend? Im thinking 3-5mm for aluminum, ~6mm for plexi (perspex) and 8-10mm for wood.
What do you guys think would 6mm perspex have no problem when it comes to holding the weight (not bending)?
Also you can see the upright board in the middle... that one is meant to be slide-in/slide-out compatible - no screws or glue. Also HDD's and the DVD are also screwless - slide-in too...
The bars would probably be 15mm x 15mm (1,5mm thick) hollow aluminum square profiles, and the bar holders would be aluminum L-profiles 15mm x 15mm x 15mm (also 1,5mm thick)...
What do you guys think? Any suggestions or tips?


I'm currently thinking of building a tech station for myself together with a friend that has a moderate CNC machine. Sketches are in attachments.
Now what im thinking about are the baseboards.Choosing between wood, plexi or aluminum panels (thickness 5mm-8mm - less for alu, more for wood and plexi). The first thing im thinking about is the price (which will have a great impact on the final material selection), and the weight to thickness ratio. What i mean is....
For a regular ATX system (mobo,vga,ram,tower cooler and some extras) what thickness of the baseboard would you recommend? Im thinking 3-5mm for aluminum, ~6mm for plexi (perspex) and 8-10mm for wood.
What do you guys think would 6mm perspex have no problem when it comes to holding the weight (not bending)?
Also you can see the upright board in the middle... that one is meant to be slide-in/slide-out compatible - no screws or glue. Also HDD's and the DVD are also screwless - slide-in too...
The bars would probably be 15mm x 15mm (1,5mm thick) hollow aluminum square profiles, and the bar holders would be aluminum L-profiles 15mm x 15mm x 15mm (also 1,5mm thick)...
What do you guys think? Any suggestions or tips?