I decided at one point it would be useful to build an easily portable headed Raspberry Pi setup for use with various projects. The concept is essentially that it gives me the ability to interface into portable projects in a simpler more configurable way than with lugging around my actual laptop. 

After creating initial plans and sketching out early designs, I ordered core components to do some basic testing. Early tests showed proof of concept with basic setup of the Raspberry Pi and functionality of the screen. This gave me the confidence to move forward to the full circuit layout.

Once all the parts d I laid out the full circuit and soldered all requisite components. Its hard to see in the image shown, but there is a tray which sits at the bottom of the frame which everything is mounted onto. This was a very useful design feature as it made the integration of the parts into the broader enclosure much easier.

Stepping back a little bit, I hopped onto Fusion360 and designed the full enclosure for the device. One thing to note is that the hinged lid was not originally designed, and it was added later on. As mentioned before, the whole enclosure was designed around a flat tray to ease the difficulties with mounting components into the frame. Additionally, the mount for the keyboard was designed so that the keyboard would act like a access panel for the guts of the device if needed.

Shown to the left is the assembled lower enclosure and screen assembly. Due to printer limitations, the lower enclosure had to be printed in two parts with a joint and then combined together.

Shown to the right is the final assembly with functioning lid and hinge. The hinge was designed with a teardrop hole for ease of manufacturing on a printer, and it worked very well. Like the lower enclosure the lid had to be assembled from two separate prints.