I wish I Made This For My Computer Years Ago!!!
Having date storage on your computer is one thing, but having external storage for movies, videos, or just documents is something that most people use everyday, and keeping those hard drives organized can be a nightmare. I have over 200 TB of video that needs to be stored so I came up with a cool solution to this problem. In this video I show you guys how to build a fine woodworking box with dovetails that can handle all your hard drives with just one plug into your computer.
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I would be concerned about the impact of the trapped heat from the foam affecting the hard drives' reliability and longevity.
I thought about this too. Interesting to see how this turns out!
You need a NAS. That is not a back up.
Absolutely beautiful build. I’m not an expert. But I’m a little concerned about air flow and heat. Just found your channel and enjoyed the project. Thank you.
Fun to see the deep dive on this project. The form and wood choice are beautiful and the LEDs are a fun highlight. Thanks for sharing!
Yes dude! About time we got this out. Great hanging with you as always.
COOLEST door ever, especially love the mirror image pieces like the handle. Love the video too!
Love the humour in the video, and the banter between the two of you. Great box build too.👍😁
This piece is amazing! What a beautiful and functional project.
Bart aways great videos man. It's really beautiful design. Hopefully you get great use out of it for many years to come my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless.
Great project, embellished with the Real Madrid’s sweatshirt! That is a plus.. Best wishes from Spain!
Turned out great Bart! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Great video Bart. I want to take a page from both you and Chris. I want to get into woodworking and live in a warmer climate.
Brillant build!!! Came for the woodwork Stayed for the personalities 🤣😊😎
very nice!!!!!!!!
I have only recently found your channel and I have to say amazing build and very creative. Only recommendation is to add intake and exhaust fans 👌
Hey man love the video, it's a beautiful peace. However you are dramatically impacting the life of those drives without having proper ventilation and them being surrounded by that foam! Just wouldn't want you to lose any of that hard earned data or footage!
I like the idea of the hard drive box what do you have failed to remember is how hot they get when they’re working so I think about the heat and I may consider making one
I just stumbled across your channel yesterday with the video about making a bed for your daughter and it has really piqued my interest in wood working. Do you know of any good videos explaining like the different tools or the differences between types of wood?
that is so cool!!! I might need that soon also haha
Thanks Jar
Nice!, but how about heat? All the disks in this foam ... Hope it goes ok :-)
I like what you did USB hub. Can't argue with the result. As an alternative for future projects, opening up a piece of low voltage electronic and moving the leads from an LED around is easy. Do I think it was worth it here? No, you found the prefect shaped controller and had the CNC to do the work. But I just wanted to put it out there for anyone else reading this. You can make a lot with a little if you are willing to void a few warranties ;)
With the need for ensuring your data stays safe and usable, you really should invest in a decent dedicated NAS with RAID. As others have stated, heat is going to build up because of that foam and reduce the longevity of those drives.
I did put in venting in the bottom of it but I think you guys are right I do need to invest in something long term
Beautiful box though I wouldn't have sawn off the dove tail lugs I thought they looked better sticking out. Are them hardrives not heating up I thought they had to breath??
Well done. Heat may end up being a little problem but a small adjustment and a vent hole with a fan on the bottom should do the trick. Hook up the fan to one of the hubs too. :). The rest, especially the Wood working part is top notch though. I wish I had the time to strengthen my skills. In due time though. 🤘
I agree with the heat issue. I did end is cutting slits on the bottom of the box to displace that heat. Want to put a fan in there too
@@KomarProject ahahhaha. Love it Either way. Fantastic build.
If the data in those drive is actually important to you, ditch the external hard drives yesterday and get yourself a proper NAS, with some resilient storage, like ZFS or RAID-5, for example, that way one or more disks, depending on configuration, can die and you won't lose data.
This looks cool, great work! If I were you though I would get a NAS like Qnap or Synology so you have drive failure tolerance, just a suggestion 🤘
I do need to look into some long term storage for sure !! Thanks Mike !!!
@@KomarProject You should hit up Linus from Linus tech tips and do another collab with him regarding the long term storage. Would be cool!
Sweet project; how were the pinstripe LEDs powered?
There is a usb plug connected to them and gets plugged into the first switch on the splitter. Then you can turn it on and off like the others.
Hello wonderful job. Not trying the nai sayer here, but did you put vents in for the drives? They will over heat if you do not. Just asking and trying to help.
I did end up putting in vents in the bottom after a couple of uses. I do also want to include a little fan in the bottom. Maybe a follow up video
Just out of curiousity, how about the drives temperatures? I would prefer having a fan in an enclosure like that for it ^^ Just a bit nitpicky, otherwise awesome stuff =)
Ya I think a fan is in its future
Okay :) I built alot of computers and are really into tech overall and i am usually a bit nitpicky, just in this case i could imagine you would be making your drives survive longer by adding one ^^
It's beautiful, but you should look into getting a NAS!
The handles and feet are 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks man!!!
Portable HDD/SDD's in a foam filled box will overheat. Very nice project but not very practical. Take the foam out, put in open dividers and install some fans and vent holes to cool the devices.
and add sizable chimney on top
Do you need to dissapate heat from the box somehow, or do the drives not overheat? This is a beautiful build and it looks fantastic :)
They do get a little warm. So after it was all done I did cut in slits in the bottom of it to disparate the heat and it’s been working well. I do want to throw a little fan in there to help circulate it as well.
Lovely work! But I think you need some heat dissipation.
I did put in ventilation in the bottom of the box. I forgot to show that in the video because it was a add on. The heat was my worrie after a couple of uses but it made a huge difference
Id love to build a media vault server that gets housed in something that looks that good. Proper storage server with redundant storage pools... mmmmmm now im thinking about needing to build another server and knocking the rust off my woodworking skills. My woodworking skills arent nearly this good but damn I think im going to have to do it... AND I DONT EVEN NEED ANOTHER STORAGE SERVER
The heat generated from this box is going to severely shorten the lives of your hard drives
You need to make an update video with the increased fail rate. Would love to know how much money and footage is wasted.
The need for ventilation, particularly with these types of portable SSDs, is essential. Get rid of “all” of the foam- rout/cut out five rows, 1/18” thick, 4” wide ventilation slits/openings on two facing sides (not on the bottom). Instead of the strips of blue LED lights, insert a fan next to one of vent sides. Sure, it may not look pretty on the inside-but that’s why God invented lids.
The box needs ventilation.
I don't get it.