Now that I've added the new SPIISD case from @Branchus and have added my $10 Discount Coupon, I'm ready to pull the trigger on my JLC order. 
3D Printing & MacEffects Appreciation
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I will defer to some of the other folks in this thread as they seem to know their materials well.
I have printed brackets in PLA and they have held up fine, even with spinning disks. If you keep handling them (working on your machine a lot), yeah you might want something a little more durable. But both PLA and ABS have worked well for me. But I think your choice will be fine?
I have printed brackets in PLA and they have held up fine, even with spinning disks. If you keep handling them (working on your machine a lot), yeah you might want something a little more durable. But both PLA and ABS have worked well for me. But I think your choice will be fine?
I regularly use an HP MJF printer at work with PA-12. That material is extremely tough, but does flex more if the walls are thin when compared to FDM prints of the same thickness (1-2mm or so). That said, good luck actually snapping the MJF part in two - they're extremely durable. I have exposed my parts to 200°F and beyond with no ill-effects. I have never used a resin printer, so I can't comment there. I will say the cosmetics of the finished part using MJF tech is much better than anything a FDM printer can do.
I have printed DeskSaver feet in PA12-HP MJF at JLC (shown in gray below), and compared to SLS Nylon (shown in black below), the PA12-HP MJF is smoother to the touch. Reasonably flexible too, so it will be interesting to see what happens when I print the walled HDD bracket in that.
But I suspect that if a spinner drive is mounted in it, there would be great vibration damping.
Previously, I printed my 60x25mm Fan Mount in PA12-CF (FDM), which provides better vibration damping than the stock metal fan mount, but PA12-HP MJF would likely be even better.
That's pretty neat. I can't wait for things to settle and the tariff situation to get better understood in the US as it's preventing me from utilizing these manufacturers overseas to try things. I have a few PCBs just waiting on the back burner in hopes that things settle down. Otherwise, only have access to FDM and resin printing.