Important news about HackSpace

We have some important news to share about HackSpace: Issue 81 was the last issue of HackSpace as a standalone magazine, and HackSpace has become part of The MagPi, the official Raspberry Pi magazine. Starting with issue 145, We’ll be adding pages to The MagPi to make room for the stories and tutorials you’ve come to expect from HackSpace.

Machined Pi Enclosure

By Andrew Gregory. Posted

As much as we like the bare PCB aesthetic of the Raspberry Pi, it does tend to attract dust, and is a magnet for spilled coffee. Third-party cases for Raspberry Pi have been around almost since the dawn of time (at least, since the Raspberry Pi was launched way back in 2012). However, we’ve seen none so shiny, so simple, nor as robust as this one from AppliedSBC in Plainview, New York.

As you can probably guess by looking at it, the two halves of the case are carved out of slabs of aluminium, which are then nickel-plated to keep it shiny. There’s a rubber base to stop it from sliding around, or you can screw it to a piece of wood. There is a black version, but we find that the bare metal look fits our cyberpunk ethos bette

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