I wanted to give my Framework 16 (with Graphics Module) a little more breathing room to pull in air from underneath when gaming, but I didn’t really want to lug around a big stand… just something to give it a little more room on top of my lapdesk/couch/bed/whatever. I didn’t see anything out there so I designed some tiny feet that slide on and lock in place so they don’t fall off–even if you pick up the laptop and move it around.
Nice work. I saw that on printables this morning. I might print them once I’m done with the cup holder and snack drawer. Are you noticing the fan running quieter?
I haven’t done scientific testing yet–but I can say that running a demanding game when plugged into a 180W power supply, on max performance power settings seems to have my CPU peaking at about 85C and GPU at about 75C with these on–no thermal throttling, and the fans aren’t hitting max speed.
When sitting on a flat surface without the feet, I know I was hitting thermal throttling… but yeah, not super scientific yet.
On a somewhat related note, I’m also working on a version that has a storage slot for extra modules. I’ll post more about that later today.
You summon my superior SNACK solutions. Are you thinking an embedded drawer? If the slot is tight enough, you might be able to just put a normal SNACK drawer in there no problem.
I could look into making a version of these feet that have latching divots and a corresponding slightly larger drawer slide that could fit into the whole expansion card space, allowing it to still be used as a normal expansion card storage slot.
Alternatively, I haven’t touched it in a while, but I had previously developed a Tall SNACK Drawer that when used in pairs, could lift the back of the laptop up off a surface. I decided to not sell them since the tiny locking lugs for expansion cards weren’t holding the drawer frames in place well enough. I could maybe give that one another look.
That would be pretty trick. It is pretty impressive how lifting the back of the laptop up a little on the FW13 and the FW16 really increases the airflow to keep it cooler.
I used to have an old laptop plate? that had two little fans in it that blew upwards, it was powered by the USB port and worked remarkably well to keep your lap from getting warm and pushing just a little bit of air on the underside of a laptop. It was great to use in bed at night so it did not cook among the covers. It was almost silent too.
Your Snack Drawers have this special place in my mind because they are so simple and the perfect thing when you do not need all the ports and can have little things stored neatly away.
Well, if @Jamon_Terrell finishes up his storage version, or wants to share with me, I could give one of the first two methods I mentioned a shot. I don’t have a FW16, but I don’t think it would be necessary for testing.
quick heads up–I’ve noticed the current version is rubbing on the plastic around the GPU cooling fins a bit more than I’d like, so I’m working on adjustments to reduce that. It’s probably fine in TPU, but if you print in PLA, I’m afraid it might cause some damage eventually.
New version with module holder is up! Should also be less friction against the case. I have not updated the non-module holder one with reduced friction yet, though.
Do not put SNACK Drawers in these feet!
I just printed one of the feet out to see how a drawer would fit and while it was possible to get it in, I was unable to get it out. It seems the friction between the plastics is too much.
