Generic Laptop To Desktop Conversion Project

This project converts an physically damaged laptop I received on Marketplace into a desktop PC. Example laptop used: Acer Predator G9-593 laptop

The original FreeCAD design is provided so you can adjust laptop PCB mounting holes to generic laptop design. Instructions on how to update mounting hole locations provided.

Instructions:
1). Start by extracting the main board from the broken laptop plastics
2). Take a picture on a cutting board with measurement marks (important). This photo should be as high as possible and directly above the PCB.
3). Download and install engage digitizer software (https://engauge-digitizer.software.informer.com/4.1). This software allows you to take accurate measurements from a photo, given x-y coordinates are in the picture ( as per step 2 on the cutting board). This tool is very useful for extracting exact numerical data from messy raster images. (see engage.png for examples of Axis (red dots) and screw holes (blue dots))
4). Update the freeCad file (baseplate.FCStd) provided to move the screw mounting locations to your particular laptop board. In the example files, I was working on an Acer Predator G9-593 laptop.
5). Recompute the freecad geometry after the mounting locations are edited and export new stl files.
6). The backplate was designed to be printed on 8x panels that can be stitched together with a soldering iron on a flat surface.
7). Use soldering iron to press threaded inserts into the standoffs. Make sure your slicer uses 50% infill on the standoffs, or use 12% infill and 4-shell layers to accept the insert.
8) Glue triangular legs into backplate
9). Glue panel holder covers to top and bottom of backplate as shown in finished product
8). Purchase clear acrylic plastic from your hardware supply store (home depot etc...)
9) use a fine cutting blade to avoid chipping th acrylic, and sand edges with ~220grit paper.
10) drill holes as appropriate
11). Add threaded inserts to the C-brackets where the acrylic panel lines up with newly drilled holes
12). Use machine screws (as appropriate to your threaded inserts) to mount panel.