After making the pillars I started on the top of the wooden casing. I cut off a piece of the oak measuring 23,2 x 16,9 cm that is going to be the top of the base.
After some carefull measuring I drilled all holes for the pillars as well as for the USB and network cables. After that I bevelled the edges.
After that I did a first fitting. The PI’s are not entirely straight here as the pillars are only just pressed in the holes. In the end the pillars will be recessed in the holes for about 1 cm but I did not want to do that now as it is pretty hard to get them out again… And I would like to paint the wooden base before assembly.
So, on to the rest of the base… And to making the difficult choice on the color of the base..
Raspberry Pi Cluster 