TP-Link ES208G 0.7U 10 inch rack mount for mod10

I had a switch, and the mod10 rack has a top & bottom row that are only 0.7U.
Guess what.

Contents

This is a rack mount tray for TP-Link ES208G L2 managed switches, and them only due to the locating mechanism (their feet).

Recommended to print in ASA, due to it being thin thus sort of bendy.

Rev 2.1:

You'll need:

• 2x 16mmx5mm capped neodymium magnets

• 2x M3x8 countersink screws (doesn't matter self-tapping or not)

Also, these capped neodymium magnets are super handy, I recommend you to buy in bulk.

Print it, insert the magnets, tighten with screws, and put the switch.

Rev 1 (?)

This is a WIP piece for people who don't want to buy magnets. Note that there's nothing holding the switch from moving upwards, and the only things holding the switch from sliding forwards are the feet (that are easy to peel). I guess you can use double-sided tape if you want.

Rant about FreeCAD 1.1

This model was made to test how much I can do in FreeCAD. I remember rage quitting due to unable to do simple things back in pre-1.0 days.

Oh boy things have changed! For simple things like this, while still a bit lacking in UX ergonomics, you can do most things like you'd do in a commercial 3D CAD. This is a huge step up, I'm feeling the vibe of kicad kicking asses of commercial offerings.

To be fair, it's not perfect nor is it "good enough" for newcomers. The UX just isn't there yet. This isn't a problem of "lacks X feature", but rather small itches accumulating to be irritating enough for newcomers to stay away.

An example is the upper toolbar: When in windowed mode or lacking a big screen, some items will collapse into a dropdown menu, with icons and no text. Once you get used to what should be where, it's intuitive enough. For a newcomer though, It's a bad UX since he'll not even know which drop down might contain what he's looking for.

But anyway, very good job and congrats to the FreeCAD team!

Why not parametric?

Because I was lazy.