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Raspberry Pi 5 + SSD HAT Case

A closed black 3D printed case for a Raspberry Pi 5 with its USB and Ethernet ports exposed.
A simple shell for a Raspberry Pi 5 stack with an SSD HAT.

Most Raspberry Pi cases are designed as if they will be assembled once and then forgotten. This one came from the opposite use case: a Pi 5 with an SSD HAT that I still open, inspect, and tweak.

The goal was a cleaner stack without making debugging annoying. The top and bottom shells use a screwless connection, so the case can come apart quickly when I need access to the board, HAT, cable path, or storage.

What changed

The SSD HAT sits above the Pi 5, and the case leaves the port side accessible while keeping the board stack protected. Four M2.5 x 8 standoffs connect the SSD HAT and secure the Pi 5 and HAT to the case.

The Raspberry Pi 5 and SSD HAT installed in the lower shell of the case.
The HAT stays reachable while the lower shell keeps the stack aligned.
Top view of the Raspberry Pi 5 SSD HAT stack mounted in the printed case.
Open access makes board checks and cable routing easier.
Side view of the Raspberry Pi 5 with SSD HAT mounted inside the lower case shell.
The standoffs hold the Pi and HAT as one rigid stack.
A finished black Raspberry Pi 5 case with the ports exposed.
The closed shell keeps the footprint compact.

Print notes

The MakerWorld profile is set up for a 0.2 mm nozzle, 0.12 mm layer height, 4 walls, and 15% infill. The model is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.

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