DIY KFConsole - Raspberry Pi Case

I had this idea to try and make the KFConsole a reality - it didn't work out that way. I instantly hit the limitations of my current equipment and had to scale down the project.

This is what we got, a steam link raspberry pi powered KFConsole case.

It was all printed on my Creality Ender 3 in PLA. It's a fun little case for aesthetic and the draw adds some nice functionality.

Obviously, you can use the case for any purpose and not just for steam link like I have done here.

Parts:

Raspberry Pi 3b + - Link

Red LED Lights - Link

Black PLA - Link

Creality Ender 3 - Link

M3 Bolts - Link

3D Printing the Case

All the parts are uploaded here on thinivere.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4759671

I printed all the parts with a 0.5 nozzle for a quick print and used the standard cura profile with supports. Make sure to use plenty of adhesive on your build plate as this is a long print and I made this mistake myself.

Once all the parts are printed, clean them up and a light handing should be all you need to hit the pieces together without issue.

Assembly is simple but if you do get stuck the video above will be able to help with this or comment on the article and ill be happy to help.

Setting Up the Pi

I installed Raspian on my pi and from there just went through the simple one-line command of getting steam link setup.

Here are the steps as shown on the steam link page.

Getting Started
Turn on your home PC, launch Steam, and log in.

Ensure your Pi is connected to the same network as your host PC.

Run the following in a terminal window to install:

sudo apt update sudo apt install steam link

You can launch Steam Link from the Games menu, or run steam link from a terminal window.

Assembly

Once you have all the parts printed and the pi programmed as you like its time to assemble.

Assembly is pretty straight forward.

1. Screw the pi into the body with the M3 bolts

2. Place the battery case for the lights on top of the pi

3. Insert the support.

4. Slide the Draw in from the front it should be a tight fit but it does fit with a bit of persuasion.

5. Push the top down on top of the body. This is just a pressure fit.

Lights are turned on by a button on the battery box. It's not great but it was the easiest thing to implement. Just take the top off to switch it on and off.

Enjoy

Hope you enjoy it!