This video is probably the most encouraging thing I have ever watched. He takes the setbacks with a sense of humor and accepts the limitations he runs into and shows you can still reach your goal even if its a little different from your original plan.
I love how you sound like you know what you are doing, while simultaniously say that you have no idea how to do it, but give it your best shot anyway. It's just lovely to listen to and inspires me to try things. Thanks.
Inventor of single board computers: "I'm going to cram everything you need in a computer onto a single board so you'll never need to add accessories to it!" ExplainingComputers: "Here's my tricked out rig with all the accessories I like."
@@ExplainingComputers You are so cool seriously. You answered one of my questions before I wonder if you will do it again. I will keep short. Occasionally my computer boots up into Windows 7 when it is configured to boot up and 10. In other words it boots from the other Drive occasionally. So my question is if I remove one of the drives which it should not boot from, will it boot from my solid state drive which has Windows 10 on it ? I hope you understand my question thank you. Keith Kuhn
@@KTHKUHNKK I would think it would, depends where the main boot was written to though in all honesty. My best guess is since you'd have to add windows 10 after windows 7 then the boot "should" in theory be written on the windows 10 drive. If you're not sure just unplug the windows 7 drive and test it before removing it
Oh Chris, you really shouldn’t hang around with “Henry the Hacksaw, Donald the Drill, and Freddie the File” ... they are only just out of jail from that Hatton Garden jewellery heist ... please don’t get led astray!
@@ExplainingComputers But don't worry... think how much you've learned about escaping from the hoosegow :D Seriously, that steampunk look is just delightful, and if you could find a metallic sheathing for the looped cable, it would look like it belongs there.
@@ExplainingComputers If they could only make an adapter for the smaller 2242-ish sized SATA m.2 drives as well. The smaller capacities for Rasp Pi's and fast flash drives could use a small enclosure for them for space savings in certain cases. They only seem to make the huge ones that are, in my opinion and use case, far too large for a Pi or main flash drive replacement.
Total happiness between the implementation of a super muscular RPi and the SteamPunk references! Christopher, you are the quintessence of digital pedagogy!
If the pins you're soldering to go all the way through the PCB you could stagger the wires - alternate ones on opposite sides - to give you a little bit more room, with less chance of a short.
Hi Chris, just seen on WISH A 90° Down USB 3 adapter. Wouldn't two of these plugged together create the neat return adapter you attempted to make? I've no idea about the loss of signal but shouldn't be to big. Only £3 each plus whatever p&p
I built quite a similar setup, but I mounted it inside an old 5.25'' to 3.5'' drive bay adapter, and it's now inside my PC case, with the HDMI, LAN, power and USB cords routed to the back of the case and a power button in the front. It's quite neat.
You are proof positive that for really creative people, like yourself, there are no impassable roadblocks just far more clever and creative detours. Bravo!
Using brass plates in your design was brilliant. You tempt me to create a similar open case for my Pi4. On the other hand, a brass open case for my Pi Zero W is also very tempting! Looking forward to your next video.
Nicely done, it has a steam punk feel to it. now i hope it will give the companies ideas for some pi enclosures which include fan and m.2 drives and right connectors.
@@ExplainingComputers I'm surprised no maker or group of makers has put out an open source one, it's design and prototyping would make an interesting multichannel video series
It's quite amazing how small the solder joints on data and electric connectors for computers have gotten. It's a joy for keeping things small, but for modification and repair it's pretty nutty without a microscope and associated skills. I too would have tried taking that adapter apart to keep the build super clean, but it still looks wonderful and inspiring!
Christopher, the vision of you, crouched over the brass sheets, cutting away on your kitchen floor, demonstrates your inventiveness and persistence on this 'steam punk project. Well done!
Thank you, Chris ... great videos you produce ... you do it in such a way that it feels like we are right there with you with the overview, planning, unboxing (I know it was already unbox here except for some nuts & bolts), showcasing the parts, ordering (where necessary), and importantly, assembly, installing software and testing! You really do take us on a journey (like you mentioned at the start) and we experience the whole thing! Very satisfying indeed!
@@ExplainingComputers i must say im surprised you struggled with wire and pcb soldering , if yoiu struggling with old age and your eye sight , you should get a hdmi camera and use it as a cheap microscope , very easy to set up and very effective , even jobs like straightning pins on intel sockets after users have bent them is a very possible , i allmost wrote doddle then and deleted it then lol, if you would like a better solution i have done a few of these adapters , im in uk and can happily solder it up for you for your next video
Your videos haven’t been popping up on my play lists last 6 months or so. I was worried something happened. Glad to see you are fine and still doing great content. Great Mod going there. Can’t wait to see the next step of its evolving state! Keep up the good work Chris!
Using a front end for copying images instead of DD, but not wanting the computer being clever? What a phony hack! This channel should be called "Using computers... barely".
@@redgek sure, but he also literally clicked the button saying to open it in file explorer, so the computer didn't do anything except ask if he wanted it to do something with it.
Christopher, you are a gem! "Exciting things have been arriving!" It's a box of brass standoffs. I love this!!! Excitement for finding niche parts and the packaging it's in, how it fits well into your makerspace. This is why I love makers like yourself and Adam Savage. Genuine joy and excitement for small victories and for your craft! Keep up the great work! Your videos always make me smile! Thank you!!! 😊
This tiny rig looks great! For the USB connection, maybe you could design a little adapter board with easyeda or something like that? I'm not sure how it would work out with the shielding (or lack thereof) though.
@Blitzen I have stopped using Thingiverse as they don't check that the parts actually work unlike other sites but in this case (pun definitely intended) I will make an exception!
My favorite pi project was a retropi project I made to fit inside an empty SNES shell, and your soldering troubles brought back some tough memories. But in the end it was worth it, I had a natural A/V out to a standard 4:3 CRT TV, perfect for retro games. Also the controller ports connected to a USB adapter. It was really cool. Ended up selling it but some day I might do it again. If I do I'll make a youtube video like this one.
Louis Rossman channel probably has about five people that can do the soldering you need. ipad rehab probably has a few more. You need to do a collab video! :)
@@paparansen googled "Louis Rossman" and didn't see anything bad in 4 pages of results. You're going to have to provide sources for your claims to convince me.
@@paparansen I've been following Rossman for a few years now, i'm also EE and i can't find anything wrong with him. EDIT: Not following ipad rehab but i watched few videos in past, nothing wrong with it.
"EBay, where you purchase everything you can't get from Amazon." So funny because it's so true. I think with the steampunk idea instead of getting rid of the cable you should embellish it. Make it look like a pipe or conduit. If you can't remove it, go with it bigger.
Other than polishing out the imperfections, all I'd add is either extra plate, or make the top hole for the heatsink small enough the heatsink touches it. After all, the more heat dissipation, the better. How ironic would it be to use the pi to *make* a steampunk inspired item? like have it run some thing with steam coming out of it, and rumbling and all sort of steam punky goodness?
Time it to a fuel throttle and whistle for starters. There is a miniature saw mill at "Minature World " in Victoria B.C. that could use an update, the thing was unreal.
When I first saw the title, I thought, I dunno, is this really in the spirit of the Pi concept. Then you said Steam Punk and I was hooked. Also this is a great project for a collab with Big Clive to solve that 180 degree USB hole in the market
We are begining to see customised pi that mimic those monster gaming rigs. :) I am thinking of case that are made from thin sheet metals, acrylics and mini water cooled aluminium blocks with radiators all integrated in.
One question keeps going through my mind: If you are on chummy first name terms with Stanley, Henry, Freddy and the other tools, why so formal with Mr. Scissors? Is he your landlord? Or perhaps you are engaged to his daughter?
@@dpwaaw So is Stanley the Knife. My theory is that Chris "The Soldering Iron" Barnatt has known Mr Scissors since he was a child but met the others when he was already grown up.
Chris, this video isn't cursed you've hit on the bane of existence of every SBC / SATA build I've ever done-- the cable is always too long and a nightmare. If you started a Go-fund-me for a Sata -> USB 3.0 180° adapter I'd send $50 happily --absolutely no questions asked.
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Makes you appreciate mass produced stuff when one has trouble soldering wires to it.
Hi Chris, I can understand your frustration on this build. I run into a few problems myself in my last Pi 4 project. I used Fusion360 to design my new P4 case. After designing my masterpiece I then fired up my trusty 3D printer and 5 hours later I had all 4 sides printed out. Things didn’t go as planed. After more designing and printing a week later I had something that I was happy about. I made my case larger to accommodate all the extra wiring and connections for the USB ports I’m sure some manufacturer of Raspberry Pi cases will come out with a case that will have a M.2 and custom USB connectors. I’m sure they won’t be as rewarding as our home build units. Thanks for giving us your behind the curtain view of your USB failed project. New Makers need to understand that not everything works out as they thought it would and we definitely learn from getting it wrong . That’s why we are so excited when we finally get it right! Your project today provided the inspiration to get me back in the shop and build something new!
Now THIS is me.....always thinking of ways to modify my hardware to fit in tight spots. Yes, this gave me plenty ideas for my project control dashboard in my mobile unit. Thanx Chris.
Great video, very nicely explained. I want to apologize for canceling the commercial at the beginning, but they had a informercial that was twice he length as yours.
If Chris picks up the soldering iron and is accompanied by 3 gentleman: Henry, Donald and Freddy, then this video is cursed to be particularly excited. Thanks. 👍(ツ)❤️
@@ExplainingComputers I hear mineral oil is the way to go. Here is a link of someone using mineral oil: th-cam.com/video/qdT9e5eCBYY/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo
I rebuilt the rig, but spent a few more Euros and got the Geekworm M.2 NVME expansion board for the RPI 4. The whole thing now looks very slim and organized.
Aligning yourself with Charles Babbage was a very bold move. But, I think if "old Chuck" could have a look see (and after the shock of being re-animated in the 21st Century wore down) he'd be impressed with not only your thought process but the implementation as well - it'll be the kitchen floor work that will put him over the top. Good show. Now it's on the the software bits... Oh, and thank you sooo much for all you share.
Chris. this is a really great attempt and execution to build the ultimate Rasberry Pi 4 rig from OTS (Off the Shelf) parts. I can see where you want your rig to go (the vision) and this is where the maker community can step in to help you turn your vision into reality through design execution. It's hard to make an engineered product do everything we want. However, it sure is nice when we get an engineered product to do exactly what we need, and at the time we need it. Because the Raspberry Pi is a trusted and well supported platform, a permanent solution would be a good investment of engineering to create the ultimate Raspberry Pi 4 rig, like the one you've described and demonstrated in your video. You know what, I'm going to pick one up this week and see what I can do.
Bro - love your videos. Watching the enthusiasm in your videos reminds me of my childhood when I got a toy that required me to assemble it like a model rocket or similar. All the best!
Another top draw video, Chris. You've an eerie ability to make them about builds that I want to do. This one breaks the back of the set-top Freeview tuner box I am planning to build. Thanks!
Wow, you surely put in a ton of labor on the metal work, and a lot of time trying to make the angle USB connector work. Although not shown in the video, I appreciate the massive effort you put into this and your other videos!
That looks so cool! Assuming it is a 40mm fan or one of their other sizes, I can just picture a small brown Noctua fan on it looking sharp. I think the blue led clashes a bit with the industrial steampunk look of the rest of the setup, but that's just my opinion. I just purchased my first pi (pi 4 4GB CanaKit) and a separate gpio electronics kit to learn more about electronics and programming. Having a lot of fun with it so far, and thinking about using a spare 240GB Kingston SATA SSD and USB booting it, as well as making some sort of bench setup for it so that it stays flat and I can have my breadboard and other components all together. Love your videos! So informative and being hard of hearing, your accent is extremely easy for me to understand without having proper captions or turning the volume up too loud.
A WHOLE BOX OF STANDOFFS! When will this madness end? I mean the cooler was one thing but this... I think I need to lie down for a bit. It really looks great. Very well done.
Top class. Not only technically interesting (not that I know any of the technicalities), but damn funny, too. I like a heavy pie, too. It means there's a lot of meat in it.
Great build and ideas. had a few laughs at the mishaps too. We've all had these things where we wanted to do something, but never as easy in practical as the theory. It reminded me of the days of Meccano when you brought the bolts box out haha. Thumbs up, Chris.
Hey Chris... this was very entertaining while also being very telling of the many ways that a Pi can be customized using the new I/O and the firmware being able to boot from USB. Great video!
What an absolute mad lad. Pretty sure that monstrous cooling unit won't pass FAA regulations. EDIT INSERT: Must admit the end product looks damn slick, where does the cooling end and the encasing begin?! Well done!
It's not quite often Chris sounds like a smart ass, but "This video is cursed" has me exhaling loudly through my nose. This continues to be my favorite raspberry pi & SBC channel.
Nice video mr Chris, it's nice to see the many possibilites the Raspberry Pi is open to. By the way, I made a similar rig, tho I bought a prebuilt aluminium case on eBay with heatsinks and a little fan, but I still connected an M.2 SSD to the USB3 where I installed the OS, first Raspbian/Raspi OS and now I am on Ubuntu Mate. But I have faced a problem in both OS's, and seems it has happened to other Raspi's users too: When using the M2 SSD and using also the onboard WiFi, the WiFi doesn't work and, if it works, it disconnects and ejects the M.2 SSD drive leading to a system crash. Using ethernet LAN cable doesn't have that problem, but I don't want my RPi connected all the time to a LAN cable, so I bought a USB to WiFi adapter and disable the onboard WiFi with the parameter "dtoverlay=disable-wifi" on config.txt, it helps but doesn't solve the problem completely: I can connect to the WiFi network now, but still, some random times the M2 SSD is ejected. I was wondering if you have heard of similar cases and possible solutions to this situation, I have searched on internet forums and other sites, but haven't found a solution. Thank you.
I really like the brass look, the brass gives it a strong Babbage look, it’s like an 8gb difference engine. Wonderful video it’s inspired me to do something better with my 4gb pi4
Hey, I walked past you multiple times on my way to university late 2019 (before everything locked down). I knew I remembered your face from somewhere. Can't believe I'm doing EEE at the same university as you
The copper give it a cyber punk feel, it looks pretty cool. Can I suggest using FPC usb cable? Some online seller allow you to pick whichever plug on either ends and the FPC cable in between have different length to chose from.
Still loving your videos. I can't quite articulate what it is about the aesthetic is that is so appealing, but it makes a great change from the Linuses of tech youtube.
This video is probably the most encouraging thing I have ever watched. He takes the setbacks with a sense of humor and accepts the limitations he runs into and shows you can still reach your goal even if its a little different from your original plan.
I don’t know what’s more impressive, this beautiful steampunk build, or the shear perseverance against all odds! Brilliant Work.
I love how you sound like you know what you are doing, while simultaniously say that you have no idea how to do it, but give it your best shot anyway. It's just lovely to listen to and inspires me to try things. Thanks.
Inventor of single board computers: "I'm going to cram everything you need in a computer onto a single board so you'll never need to add accessories to it!"
ExplainingComputers: "Here's my tricked out rig with all the accessories I like."
:)
In the end it is better the way @explainingcomputers does it in m'y opinion
@@ExplainingComputers
You are so cool seriously. You answered one of my questions before I wonder if you will do it again. I will keep short. Occasionally my computer boots up into Windows 7 when it is configured to boot up and 10. In other words it boots from the other Drive occasionally.
So my question is if I remove one of the drives which it should not boot from, will it boot from my solid state drive which has Windows 10 on it ?
I hope you understand my question thank you.
Keith Kuhn
@@KTHKUHNKK dépend if you added à multyboot option.
@@KTHKUHNKK I would think it would, depends where the main boot was written to though in all honesty. My best guess is since you'd have to add windows 10 after windows 7 then the boot "should" in theory be written on the windows 10 drive. If you're not sure just unplug the windows 7 drive and test it before removing it
Oh Chris, you really shouldn’t hang around with “Henry the Hacksaw, Donald the Drill, and Freddie the File” ... they are only just out of jail from that Hatton Garden jewellery heist ... please don’t get led astray!
:O
They have learned their lesson
although Big John the sledgehammer was almost called out
@@ExplainingComputers But don't worry... think how much you've learned about escaping from the hoosegow :D
Seriously, that steampunk look is just delightful, and if you could find a metallic sheathing for the looped cable, it would look like it belongs there.
@@ExplainingComputers I'll bet you found them in a birthday cake that was anonymously delivered to you.
This video was not cursed, it was REAL and all the more credible for it. Just like real life projects!
That right-angle connector for pi is a huge market. It's odd how nobody is going for it.
They may go for it now. A lot of suppliers watch this channel! :) We shall see.
That surprised me, too. It's not like USB 3.0 is really new anymore. You would have thought the market would have caught up by now.
@@ExplainingComputers If they could only make an adapter for the smaller 2242-ish sized SATA m.2 drives as well. The smaller capacities for Rasp Pi's and fast flash drives could use a small enclosure for them for space savings in certain cases. They only seem to make the huge ones that are, in my opinion and use case, far too large for a Pi or main flash drive replacement.
@@IncertusetNescio Agreed!
I've found this one:
geekworm.com/products/usb3-0-connector
Total happiness between the implementation of a super muscular RPi and the SteamPunk references!
Christopher, you are the quintessence of digital pedagogy!
Need to acquire Mike the microscope for small scale soldering.
If the pins you're soldering to go all the way through the PCB you could stagger the wires - alternate ones on opposite sides - to give you a little bit more room, with less chance of a short.
I use a magnifier lamp, makes it easier to see PLUS blocks the fumes
don't forget his brother mickey the micrometer for those precision cuts 😁
@@stuartwhittaker1105 For good true cuts, use micrometer, measure to the nearest inch and cut with an axe
@@johnm2012 Can't the negative power wire be soldered onto one of the pads for the USB connector's casing, since it's just a ground connection?
“This video is cursed..” had me quite literally laughing out loud. Fun video and great build despite the setback.
Just saw my typo but you knew what I was saying, despite the setback. I’m not mobile literate. Haha
* despite?
Now we know that it happens to other too... not happy to know but at least i'm not alone in the cursed projects :)
Hi Chris, just seen on WISH A 90° Down USB 3 adapter. Wouldn't two of these plugged together create the neat return adapter you attempted to make? I've no idea about the loss of signal but shouldn't be to big. Only £3 each plus whatever p&p
the need of a cooler kills the raspberry
What a pleasure to watch you create something to your own specifications. Fantastic video Chris, thank you.
My pleasure!
I built quite a similar setup, but I mounted it inside an old 5.25'' to 3.5'' drive bay adapter, and it's now inside my PC case, with the HDMI, LAN, power and USB cords routed to the back of the case and a power button in the front. It's quite neat.
Sounds cool.
@@ExplainingComputers Yeah it's quite neat. Just a bit annoying to disassemble. I might upload some pictures of it on reddit or twitter or something.
Sometimes, though not often, one comes across a video that has one thinking "why are we limited to just one thumbs up?"
Thanks. :)
You are proof positive that for really creative people, like yourself, there are no impassable roadblocks just far more clever and creative detours. Bravo!
Thanks! 😃
I like this build, it looks great and the evidence of hand-cut plates gives it a special look.
Thanks Susan. :)
I've been watching your channel since 2017 and finally bought myself a Raspberry pi 4. Thank you mate for these awesome videos!
The epitome of a good Maker presentation. Make the journey and share with the community.
Using brass plates in your design was brilliant. You tempt me to create a similar open case for my Pi4. On the other hand, a brass open case for my Pi Zero W is also very tempting! Looking forward to your next video.
Nicely done, it has a steam punk feel to it. now i hope it will give the companies ideas for some pi enclosures which include fan and
m.2 drives and right connectors.
I too hope that some companies -- and I know that many watch -- will sort us out some nice connectors. :)
@@ExplainingComputers I'm surprised no maker or group of makers has put out an open source one, it's design and prototyping would make an interesting multichannel video series
@@MrTrilbe ODROID has some patterns for their enclosures posted.
Your rig came out sick!! Great workmanship my friend!
Thanks 👍
It looks great! The angled usb is a tiny bit of a bummer, but other than that, I really like it. Definitely has a steampunk vibe!
It's quite amazing how small the solder joints on data and electric connectors for computers have gotten. It's a joy for keeping things small, but for modification and repair it's pretty nutty without a microscope and associated skills. I too would have tried taking that adapter apart to keep the build super clean, but it still looks wonderful and inspiring!
Christopher, the vision of you, crouched over the brass sheets, cutting away on your kitchen floor, demonstrates your inventiveness and persistence on this 'steam punk project. Well done!
Just found this channel. It's like a less "in your face" version of Linus tech tips. Love it!
Glad you enjoy it!
More detailed and more obtainable projects.
Love the brass and the fact that you did it on your kitchen floor and it looks that good! Great job and thanks!
Thanks for reminding me about the ICE cooler. I'll have to consider one of those for my Pi 4!
Thank you, Chris ... great videos you produce ... you do it in such a way that it feels like we are right there with you with the overview, planning, unboxing (I know it was already unbox here except for some nuts & bolts), showcasing the parts, ordering (where necessary), and importantly, assembly, installing software and testing! You really do take us on a journey (like you mentioned at the start) and we experience the whole thing! Very satisfying indeed!
At last an ultimate solution! Until next month of course!!
So true!
@@ExplainingComputers i must say im surprised you struggled with wire and pcb soldering , if yoiu struggling with old age and your eye sight , you should get a hdmi camera and use it as a cheap microscope , very easy to set up and very effective , even jobs like straightning pins on intel sockets after users have bent them is a very possible , i allmost wrote doddle then and deleted it then lol, if you would like a better solution i have done a few of these adapters , im in uk and can happily solder it up for you for your next video
Your videos haven’t been popping up on my play lists last 6 months or so. I was worried something happened. Glad to see you are fine and still doing great content. Great Mod going there. Can’t wait to see the next step of its evolving state! Keep up the good work Chris!
I have continued to post every Sunday without fail! :)
“I wish the computer would stop trying to be clever!”
-Explaining Computers, 2020
he's right tho
Using a front end for copying images instead of DD, but not wanting the computer being clever? What a phony hack! This channel should be called "Using computers... barely".
@@redgek sure, but he also literally clicked the button saying to open it in file explorer, so the computer didn't do anything except ask if he wanted it to do something with it.
@@Diggnuts go back to your hole troll
@@riverhoneybee did you watch the entire video....I thought not...continue your trolling
That was brilliant. The brass makes it aesthetically pleasing, better than clinical plastic.
Thanks Geoff. :)
I just love your presentation style. Profession, funny, very clear. And clean finger nails. lol.
Christopher, you are a gem! "Exciting things have been arriving!" It's a box of brass standoffs. I love this!!! Excitement for finding niche parts and the packaging it's in, how it fits well into your makerspace. This is why I love makers like yourself and Adam Savage. Genuine joy and excitement for small victories and for your craft! Keep up the great work! Your videos always make me smile! Thank you!!! 😊
This tiny rig looks great! For the USB connection, maybe you could design a little adapter board with easyeda or something like that? I'm not sure how it would work out with the shielding (or lack thereof) though.
It's always great to watch Prof at work, I come for the tech project lessons and comedy. For Stanley the knife and crew. A nice rig this BrassPie!
15:18 Henry the Hacksaw, Donald the Drill, and Freddy the File sound like some bottom-tier mafiosos.
They do!
I thought the same.... like a crew he was putting together to pull off a bank heist! lol
@@darlakim5120 I guess Vinny the Vise is still resting up from their last score-gone-wrong.
@@darlakim5120 The (Memory) bank job :P
That's what they are !!
This is actually a pretty solid little home-built RPi 4 rig. Nicely done!
This video just proves to me that we need a case that can incorporate the ICE tower color module.
@Blitzen That looks great!
@Blitzen I have stopped using Thingiverse as they don't check that the parts actually work unlike other sites but in this case (pun definitely intended) I will make an exception!
@@AndrewAHayes www.etsy.com/shop/EsotericAvenue have cases that fit Ice Tower Coolers too.
With full size HDMI
My favorite pi project was a retropi project I made to fit inside an empty SNES shell, and your soldering troubles brought back some tough memories.
But in the end it was worth it, I had a natural A/V out to a standard 4:3 CRT TV, perfect for retro games. Also the controller ports connected to a USB adapter.
It was really cool. Ended up selling it but some day I might do it again. If I do I'll make a youtube video like this one.
Louis Rossman channel probably has about five people that can do the soldering you need. ipad rehab probably has a few more. You need to do a collab video! :)
both channels, or more precise the people behind it suck.
@@paparansen Why?
@@cekpi7 hi... just look around in youtube / internet and you will find it out :)
@@paparansen googled "Louis Rossman" and didn't see anything bad in 4 pages of results. You're going to have to provide sources for your claims to convince me.
@@paparansen I've been following Rossman for a few years now, i'm also EE and i can't find anything wrong with him.
EDIT: Not following ipad rehab but i watched few videos in past, nothing wrong with it.
Charles Babbage would probably smile if he were here to see your rig.
It is not the "Uglimate" rig, I like it. It is unique. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
"EBay, where you purchase everything you can't get from Amazon." So funny because it's so true. I think with the steampunk idea instead of getting rid of the cable you should embellish it. Make it look like a pipe or conduit. If you can't remove it, go with it bigger.
Yes yes yes. A showy transparent braided cable. Have it. 🙃
The metal work looks fine to me! It's the limitations that one has whilst building parts that really makes creativity come through.
Other than polishing out the imperfections, all I'd add is either extra plate, or make the top hole for the heatsink small enough the heatsink touches it. After all, the more heat dissipation, the better.
How ironic would it be to use the pi to *make* a steampunk inspired item? like have it run some thing with steam coming out of it, and rumbling and all sort of steam punky goodness?
Time it to a fuel throttle and whistle for starters. There is a miniature saw mill at "Minature World " in Victoria B.C. that could use an update, the thing was unreal.
Add open loop watwr cooling for steam effects
Another Sunday. Another treat. This is how most of my projects proceed 😊
Chris is human after all!
Message to The Open University: You need to give this guy his own show immediately.
Chris, I have loved pretty much all of your videos, but I do believe that this one has to be my current favorite. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks for this, appreciated.
"It's because you've put lots of brass in it Chris!" 😁
Nothing more annoying than a device that's lighter than the cables coming out of it!
theres stuff more annoying than a very lightweight gadget
When I first saw the title, I thought, I dunno, is this really in the spirit of the Pi concept. Then you said Steam Punk and I was hooked.
Also this is a great project for a collab with Big Clive to solve that 180 degree USB hole in the market
Hi, nice rig. It is quite literally a difference engine - ie the engineering difference between final and planned design.
:)
The brass came out pretty well! I enjoyed this video quite a bit, it was fun.
Glad you enjoyed it!
We are begining to see customised pi that mimic those monster gaming rigs. :) I am thinking of case that are made from thin sheet metals, acrylics and mini water cooled aluminium blocks with radiators all integrated in.
That would be cool!
I cannot wait for the day when we will able to play AAA games on them but in a tiny factor!!
Umm because of its size and scale, younger students also can try some mods...
Thanks for the demonstration Chris. I love the combination of state of the art SBC and some good old fashioned brass.
You should put a brass or copper pipe over the wire of the ssd!
Ah, not that is a great idea! :)
@@ExplainingComputers A couple of brass springs from a ballpoint would be a simpler solution (just saying)
@@almericussaxon8023 Brass springs -- a great idea!
I'm addicted to your channel and your SBC tests
Great work my friend!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching.
One question keeps going through my mind: If you are on chummy first name terms with Stanley, Henry, Freddy and the other tools, why so formal with Mr. Scissors?
Is he your landlord? Or perhaps you are engaged to his daughter?
Mr. scissors is very sharp and needs alot of respect
@@dpwaaw So is Stanley the Knife. My theory is that Chris "The Soldering Iron" Barnatt has known Mr Scissors since he was a child but met the others when he was already grown up.
better be careful with his daughter, she might give him the snip !!!
If he plays his cards right he could end up at the head of a powerful and somewhat dangerous empire.
Chris, this video isn't cursed you've hit on the bane of existence of every SBC / SATA build I've ever done-- the cable is always too long and a nightmare. If you started a Go-fund-me for a Sata -> USB 3.0 180° adapter I'd send $50 happily --absolutely no questions asked.
Makes you appreciate mass produced stuff when one has trouble soldering wires to it.
Very true.
Nice build, I especially like the brass. But you’re a madman with all those standoffs!
OMG prefect I am trying to build this same thing I already received 75% of the parts
This is the best modding video on the interweb. Thank you Mr. Barnatt, Mr. Scissors, Stanley Knife and the rest of the crew! 💘
Thanks. :)
@@ExplainingComputers Thank you! :)
I almost forgot that today is sunday.then I saw this notification.
Hi Chris, I can understand your frustration on this build.
I run into a few problems myself in my last Pi 4 project.
I used Fusion360 to design my new P4 case. After designing my masterpiece I then fired up my trusty 3D printer and 5 hours later I had all 4 sides printed out.
Things didn’t go as planed. After more designing and printing a week later I had something that I was happy about.
I made my case larger to accommodate all the extra wiring and connections for the USB ports
I’m sure some manufacturer of Raspberry Pi cases will come out with a case that will have a M.2 and custom USB connectors. I’m sure they won’t be as rewarding as our home build units.
Thanks for giving us your behind the curtain view of your USB failed project. New Makers need to understand that not everything works out as they thought it would and we definitely learn from getting it wrong . That’s why we are so excited when we finally get it right!
Your project today provided the inspiration to get me back in the shop and build something new!
I would love a right angle hdmi to a right angle micro hdmi for this 7 inch hdmi display
Now THIS is me.....always thinking of ways to modify my hardware to fit in tight spots. Yes, this gave me plenty ideas for my project control dashboard in my mobile unit. Thanx Chris.
Invest in a Dremel, my friend. Most useful small process fabricating tool there is. 😉
I have a similar device.
Great video, very nicely explained. I want to apologize for canceling the commercial at the beginning, but they had a informercial that was twice he length as yours.
If Chris picks up the soldering iron and is accompanied by 3 gentleman: Henry, Donald and Freddy, then this video is cursed to be particularly excited. Thanks. 👍(ツ)❤️
better than Moe, Larry , and Curly
@@billfusionenterprise ツ
This is the most fantastic DIY raspberry Pi video on this channel. Amazing !!!
Thanks so much 😊
Next step: submerged liquid cooled Raspberry Pi.
Yes, I must try this one day.
@@ExplainingComputers I hear mineral oil is the way to go. Here is a link of someone using mineral oil: th-cam.com/video/qdT9e5eCBYY/w-d-xo.html&feature=emb_logo
@@dboymax1 Mineral oil is the only way to go for a submerged computer, but that guy made it way _way _*_way_* more difficult than it needed to be.
This is the first time I get jealous about a low-spec computer.
It truly looks awesome.
"That is partly because this video is cursed" 🤣🤣🤣
I rebuilt the rig, but spent a few more Euros and got the Geekworm M.2 NVME expansion board for the RPI 4. The whole thing now looks very slim and organized.
Sounds good.
Great video as always!
We have a vertical case for the Pi and a 2.5" SSD here: inux3d.com/product/raspberrypi-case-with-ssd/
Now this is very neat -- I like the side-entry into the SATA adapter.
Aligning yourself with Charles Babbage was a very bold move. But, I think if "old Chuck" could have a look see (and after the shock of being re-animated in the 21st Century wore down) he'd be impressed with not only your thought process but the implementation as well - it'll be the kitchen floor work that will put him over the top. Good show. Now it's on the the software bits...
Oh, and thank you sooo much for all you share.
:)
"The Final Solution" 😬 Let's keep politics out it😁😁😁
whoops hahahahahahahahahahh
Hearing that same phrase in management meetings causes me concern, too. #ArbeitMachtKompute
Yes, let others decide what you can or cannot say. Get rid of free expression!
Sorry if I offended, I was just talking about iterating towards the last version of the build.
@@ExplainingComputers People are not offended, they 'feel' offended. And it has been a national pastime for quite a time now.
Chris. this is a really great attempt and execution to build the ultimate Rasberry Pi 4 rig from OTS (Off the Shelf) parts. I can see where you want your rig to go (the vision) and this is where the maker community can step in to help you turn your vision into reality through design execution.
It's hard to make an engineered product do everything we want. However, it sure is nice when we get an engineered product to do exactly what we need, and at the time we need it. Because the Raspberry Pi is a trusted and well supported platform, a permanent solution would be a good investment of engineering to create the ultimate Raspberry Pi 4 rig, like the one you've described and demonstrated in your video.
You know what, I'm going to pick one up this week and see what I can do.
Bro - love your videos. Watching the enthusiasm in your videos reminds me of my childhood when I got a toy that required me to assemble it like a model rocket or similar. All the best!
Thanks for your positive feedback, appreciated.
Another top draw video, Chris. You've an eerie ability to make them about builds that I want to do. This one breaks the back of the set-top Freeview tuner box I am planning to build. Thanks!
Wow, you surely put in a ton of labor on the metal work, and a lot of time trying to make the angle USB connector work.
Although not shown in the video, I appreciate the massive effort you put into this and your other videos!
That looks so cool! Assuming it is a 40mm fan or one of their other sizes, I can just picture a small brown Noctua fan on it looking sharp. I think the blue led clashes a bit with the industrial steampunk look of the rest of the setup, but that's just my opinion. I just purchased my first pi (pi 4 4GB CanaKit) and a separate gpio electronics kit to learn more about electronics and programming. Having a lot of fun with it so far, and thinking about using a spare 240GB Kingston SATA SSD and USB booting it, as well as making some sort of bench setup for it so that it stays flat and I can have my breadboard and other components all together. Love your videos! So informative and being hard of hearing, your accent is extremely easy for me to understand without having proper captions or turning the volume up too loud.
A WHOLE BOX OF STANDOFFS! When will this madness end? I mean the cooler was one thing but this...
I think I need to lie down for a bit.
It really looks great. Very well done.
Top class.
Not only technically interesting (not that I know any of the technicalities), but damn funny, too.
I like a heavy pie, too. It means there's a lot of meat in it.
Great build and ideas. had a few laughs at the mishaps too. We've all had these things where we wanted to do something, but never as easy in practical as the theory. It reminded me of the days of Meccano when you brought the bolts box out haha. Thumbs up, Chris.
I like it, that hand-built look reminds me of the very early days of electronics. Very well done Chris.
Hey Chris... this was very entertaining while also being very telling of the many ways that a Pi can be customized using the new I/O and the firmware being able to boot from USB. Great video!
Thanks. :)
What an absolute mad lad. Pretty sure that monstrous cooling unit won't pass FAA regulations.
EDIT INSERT: Must admit the end product looks damn slick, where does the cooling end and the encasing begin?! Well done!
It's not quite often Chris sounds like a smart ass, but "This video is cursed" has me exhaling loudly through my nose.
This continues to be my favorite raspberry pi & SBC channel.
Looks really cool. After all the peripheral cables were added, you don’t notice the USB trickery.
Awesome work! This brass plates look pretty nice even though you've cut them by hand. Nice :)
That's an amazing Raspberry Pi setup! 👍
Can't wait to try such SSD boot myself 😊
Wonderful video!!! Good to know I'm not the only one who can feel cursed during DIY projects! Looking forward to that overclocking video.
This looks awesome you get a personal congratulations from me given your patience and persistence to pull this off! Nice work!
Nice video mr Chris, it's nice to see the many possibilites the Raspberry Pi is open to.
By the way, I made a similar rig, tho I bought a prebuilt aluminium case on eBay with heatsinks and a little fan, but I still connected an M.2 SSD to the USB3 where I installed the OS, first Raspbian/Raspi OS and now I am on Ubuntu Mate.
But I have faced a problem in both OS's, and seems it has happened to other Raspi's users too: When using the M2 SSD and using also the onboard WiFi, the WiFi doesn't work and, if it works, it disconnects and ejects the M.2 SSD drive leading to a system crash. Using ethernet LAN cable doesn't have that problem, but I don't want my RPi connected all the time to a LAN cable, so I bought a USB to WiFi adapter and disable the onboard WiFi with the parameter "dtoverlay=disable-wifi" on config.txt, it helps but doesn't solve the problem completely: I can connect to the WiFi network now, but still, some random times the M2 SSD is ejected.
I was wondering if you have heard of similar cases and possible solutions to this situation, I have searched on internet forums and other sites, but haven't found a solution. Thank you.
I really like the brass look, the brass gives it a strong Babbage look, it’s like an 8gb difference engine. Wonderful video it’s inspired me to do something better with my 4gb pi4
Hey, I walked past you multiple times on my way to university late 2019 (before everything locked down). I knew I remembered your face from somewhere. Can't believe I'm doing EEE at the same university as you
The copper give it a cyber punk feel, it looks pretty cool. Can I suggest using FPC usb cable? Some online seller allow you to pick whichever plug on either ends and the FPC cable in between have different length to chose from.
Still loving your videos. I can't quite articulate what it is about the aesthetic is that is so appealing, but it makes a great change from the Linuses of tech youtube.
Really looks like something I was thinking about and how frustrating something simple can be quite complicated. Good job 👏
i love that "little" m.2 to usb3 adapter,
still have an unpopulated m.2 slot in my desktop too, i guess i should get a couple one of these days.
Once you try M.2 there is no going back! The M.2 2280 form factor is starting to look bigger than ideal.
Having an M.2 slot without a drive in it - is like having strawberries 🍓 without cream!
you are so positive with every build. made my day better.