--- title: A Quick 3D Printer Box Update, and a Raspberry Pi Case description: A personal project update covering the completion of a 3D printer enclosure box and the first iteration of a custom Raspberry Pi case designed for an OctoPrint... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-quick-3d-printer-box-update-and-a-raspberry-pi-case-axmcdbplo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Quick 3D Printer Box Update, and a Raspberry Pi Case | daily.dev og:description: A personal project update covering the completion of a 3D printer enclosure box and the first iteration of a custom Raspberry Pi case designed for an OctoPrint... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-quick-3d-printer-box-update-and-a-raspberry-pi-case-axmcdbplo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/aXmCdBPLo.png og:image:alt: A Quick 3D Printer Box Update, and a Raspberry Pi Case og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Quick 3D Printer Box Update, and a Raspberry Pi Case **[apalrd's adventures](https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal project update covering the completion of a 3D printer enclosure box and the first iteration of a custom Raspberry Pi case designed for an OctoPrint setup. The post details fitment issues discovered in the first print — including USB port clearance, peg sizing for the Pi mounting holes, audio jack clearance, and lid friction-fit tolerances — along with planned fixes. Future plans include adding a large 5V power supply, addressable LEDs, temperature/humidity sensors, and a fan, all housed in a new dedicated case supporting both Pi 3 and Pi 4. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are common fitment issues when 3D printing a Raspberry Pi 3 case? Common fitment issues include USB port openings being too narrow (needing 1-2 mm extra clearance for port flanges), mounting pegs being too tight (spec 2.75 mm holes with 2.6 mm pegs should be reduced to ~2.25 mm), analog audio jack clearance requiring thinner walls (5 mm reduced to 3.5 mm), and lid friction-fit wings printing too loose even at fractional-mm undersizes. _Makers iterating on Pi enclosure designs share fixes and tolerances like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [My 3D printer pays for itself every time I skip buying a PC accessory](https://daily.dev/posts/my-3d-printer-pays-for-itself-every-time-i-skip-buying-a-pc-accessory-nor6vrj77) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [3D Print This Retro Desktop Case](https://daily.dev/posts/3d-print-this-retro-desktop-case-jr4xuqugv) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My 3D printer solved three desk problems I didn't know how to fix](https://daily.dev/posts/my-3d-printer-solved-three-desk-problems-i-didn-t-know-how-to-fix-nugnytcs9) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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