3D Printing & MacEffects Appreciation

[caver01]

@JDW This is your chance to dive into TinkerCAD!

Or maybe Onshape? Honestly, I find I can knock together almost anything with TinkerCAD on my iPad fairly quickly. This is one of those little projects that’s really hard for someone else to design without being able to take a bunch of measurements to account for your requirements. For instance, I can kinda understand what you are after, but I don’t have the same set of gizmos in mine, so I would surely get it wrong. You don’t want someone else’s arbitrary design decisions as it will result in a bad fit or a lot of back and forth.

 

[caver01]

Also, that ”Macintosh SE/30” is unique. . . A stock SE/30 name badge is next to the apple logo, not over on the right like the SE. Still, I love it!

 

[JDW]

@JDW This is your chance to dive into TinkerCAD!

While I certainly appreciate the positive encouragement, I'll stick to filming YouTube videos in top quality 4K. That's what I do best. I simply enjoy filming the 3D prints made at JLC from the STL-creating geniuses out there. Working on a new video now, in fact. Some of the 3D prints will be shown in that video (sans a 3D printed drive bracket, of course).

 

[caver01]

Ok, I did a little sleuthing- - - @jmacz stalking on another forum. I am guessing this is another great restoration in a long line them. This is probably a MO drive, am I right?

 

[jmacz]

Ok, I did a little sleuthing- - - @jmacz stalking on another forum. I am guessing this is another great restoration in a long line them. This is probably a MO drive, am I right?

That is correct!

The case is a stock case that was beat up and badly yellowed. I fixed the cracks and then painted it matte white.

The little bevel on the floppy drive slot is due to me replacing the floppy drive with a magneto optical drive. The MO disks fit through the normal slot but because they have to be pushed in further, I needed some more room for the tip of my finger hence I cut that little bevel. I carved it in the stock case with an x-acto knife and filed it smooth.

For the logo I could have replaced it with a stock looking one but I was eyeballing @JDW ‘s white Apple IIc and it inspired me to create the logo with the look of the Apple IIc. This is also why I moved it to the right side like the Mac SE instead of a standard SE/30. Just for fun.

It also has ZigZagJoe’s LCD conversion (hence the color), has a TT modern PSU, a ZuluSCSI, a 47MHz Booster, Bolle’s riser card for Ethernet, I think that’s the extent of the mods.

 

[jmacz]

But so far, no one else has replied, most likely because such an STL file doesn't exist. As such, whoever creates the aforementioned bracket would get a lot of digital "street cred" for it. (That's my not-so-subtle way of begging. ) Besides, wouldn't such a drive bracket look really cool with the jmacz logo embedded in it?

LOL

 

[jmacz]

Ok, I will bite.

I will try to draft something up this weekend. You basically want stock mount points for a 3.5” drive, stock location for an LED, mounts to a stock metal floppy drive enclosure, but without the long tail that covers the main board cable, correct?

I have a bracket that mates to the floppy enclosure, it’s what I am using for my magneto optical drive. But it’s specific to the MO drive. The only thing tricky is to make it easy to print because there are four points that mate with the floppy enclosure (two teeth and two screw holes) and these make it harder to 3D print as they stick out on the bottom. Anyhow, will try some concepts this weekend.

 

[JDW]

Ok, I will bite.

Bless you, friend! Please let me know your Paypal donation account so I and others can say a little thank you for your kindness to the community!

You basically want stock mount points for a 3.5” drive, stock location for an LED, mounts to a stock metal floppy drive enclosure, but without the long tail that covers the main board cable, correct?

Correct.

I have a bracket that mates to the floppy enclosure, it’s what I am using for my magneto optical drive. But it’s specific to the MO drive.

Here's a short video (no sound) that shows one of my rusty HDD drive bracket, showing it from all sides...

At the 6 second mark you can see the two short tabs on the bottom front that slide into the slots on the floppy drive metal bracket (on top), and those would probably need to be quite strong to avoid breaking, but my intent would be to print it in PA12-CF carbon fiber reinforced Nylon. However, MacEffects Clear Case Owners would likely want it in 8001 Transparent Resin, which would make a more accurate print, although less durable than PA12-CF.

Anyway, the larger tabs on the back of the bracket which aim downward are used to put screws through and into the floppy drive metal bracket, securing the HDD bracket well. Any part of the HDD bracket that extends outward, beyond those 2 downward-facing tabs, toward the back of the Mac should be cut off, as it is that part which covers the main wiring harness connector.