NuBus mount for BlueSCSI v2

[jimfrob]

I searched a while I didn't find any existing model or project to mount a BlueSCSI v2 into a NuBus slot, so I knocked one together. This is a rather niche thing that may or may not be useful to anyone. In fact, I myself will probably not use it since I'm pretty happy with the SCSI2SD in my Quadra 650. But I thought this might be nice for anyone who, like me, doesn't have a hard drive sled, let alone the drive chassis to which it attaches.
I have posted this abomination on GitHub: https://github.com/jimfrob/BlueSCSI-v2-NuBus-Mount/tree/main

 

[eric]

Nice work! Do you have a photo of it installed you can share? Just having trouble visualizing how it all fits together.

 

[jimfrob]

I hadn't even printed the mount because I don't have a spare BlueSCSI. But I'm printing it now, and I'll even print a facsimile of a BlueSCSI so that one might see how it all fits together. I have an awful lot of filament in a color that turned out to be not so great of a match for the projects I wanted it for, so this is an excuse to use it up. I should be able to provide pictures of the assembly this evening.

 

[jimfrob]

Here's the rough mock-up using a 3D printed facsimile of the BlueSCSI PCB. I'll be able to get a picture of a test fitment in the Quadra this evening.

 

[jimfrob]

Looks like Google AI let me down yet again. It told me I should use the Macintosh II-family connector shields for this project. While the model I made should work with a Macintosh II, it does not work with the Quadra 650 because the NuBus expansion ports are of a different design. I'll have to have a complete rethink and redesign. Anybody else notice that Google knows absolutely nothing about the physical characteristics of vintage Macs?

 

[JDW]

I have a IIci with a Radius Rocket in the NuBus slot nearest the case, nothing in the center NuBus slot, and a Radius Thunder 24/GT graphics card in the innermost NuBus slot. I'm hoping to order one of the SCSI Booster clones by @max1zzz , and it would be neat if there was a NuBus slot mount for BlueSCSI that would work with the IIci, so I'm keeping my eye on this thread.