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3D-Printed Objects
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-19 14:27:44 Note: the bezel in the picture below is not 360alaska's model! But, while a bit flimsy (thin substrate and lacking the additional stability), about 6 months ago, I ordered a bezel in "White Natural Versatile Plastic" from Shapeways for $16 USD plus S&H and was able to install it without any angst. The texture was rough but it seemed to match that of the Q950 case somewhat. View attachment 24088 It says nylon SLS, Neat!
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-19 14:29:20 Good call on Shapeways!
Posted by: pb3623 on 2018-07-19 14:31:20 I wasn't concerned (at least initially) with getting it perfect. I had an AppleCD 300 (external) that I wanted to mount internally and, not having any 3D modeling or drafting experience, this was just-plain good enough for now. Surely it could be built on and made more durable but I didn't want to spend more than $20 for more than aesthetics (at the time).
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-19 14:35:35 I wasn't concerned (at least initially) with getting it perfect. I had an AppleCD 300 (external) that I wanted to mount internally and, not having any 3D modeling or drafting experience, this was just-plain good enough for now. Surely it could be built on and made more durable but I didn't want to spend more than $20 for more than aesthetics (at the time). I plan to use my current model as a starting point to build both a tray loading and a slot loading version. Right now, my 950 has a hard drive in that bay but I plan to buy a scsi2sd.
Posted by: pb3623 on 2018-07-19 15:09:08 Don’t forget a DDS-DC drive... 🙂
Posted by: Unknown_K on 2018-07-19 17:22:28 There is a seller with 950 stye bezels on ebay with the 3.5" floppy drive sized hole (good for a 3.5" MO for example). I would think machining the opening out would be easier and cheaper then printing a bezel (if you know how and have the proper equipment).
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-19 17:34:39 Doing what you suggest really isn't cheaper than 3d printing unless you can a CNC yourself.
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-22 00:56:46 This should be my final revision of the open bezel: Changes: Adjusted size of the right standoffs Adjusted size of the ends decreased the dimensions of of the opening (added 8mm of material from the bottom) At this point I've printed and tried at least 10 bezels to further dial in this model.
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-22 19:20:57
Posted by: Swolfington on 2018-07-24 11:32:42 Nice!! Looks like a perfect fit - great work on the design!
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-24 12:00:21 Thanks, This my next design. "Coming Soon"
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-25 12:18:26 Here are my final designs: View attachment 950bezelopen.stl View attachment 950bezel300CD.stl View attachment 950bezel300CDButton.stl These took me ALOT of time (and money) to complete. If you make one and like it feel free to give a donation via paypal: 360alaska(at)gmail.com
Posted by: pb3623 on 2018-07-25 12:28:05 Awesome work! What material would you recommend?
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-25 12:35:34 ABS, PETG, Strong resin, or Shapeways versatile plastic. You need something that is strong and also slightly flexible. If you are printing FDM it would be best to turn the models facing up, even though that would require a lot of supports, the top layer would be really smooth.
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2018-07-25 13:02:45 These took me ALOT of time (and money) to complete. If you make one and like it feel free to give a donation via paypal: 360alaska(at)gmail.com Well done sir! We need more entrepreneurial activity like this.
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-07-25 13:12:07 Thanks to ArmorAlley and PB3623 for donations. It helps with the cost of maintaining my 3d printers and the cost of printing many many many bezels to make sure I get everything perfect. I have something really neat coming out soon for the Macintosh 128k/512k/plus that will sole a BIG problem. Everyone will want one!
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2018-08-08 09:30:40 I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but @maceffects has a 5¼" bezel for a Q950. Well, I think he does. Look here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Macintosh-50-pin-SCSI-SyQuest-44mb-Disk-Hard-Drive-Apple-Computer-Mac-Quadra-950/283069069150?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52885%26meid%3D0df5b83c8ce041af858df6eb8dd164d9%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D283051954456%26itm%3D283069069150&amp;_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 I'll sell send him a PM and see if he still has it and if he'd be willing to let it be scanned.
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2018-08-09 09:01:26 Apologies for that last message. I hadn't realised that alaska360 had made two different types of 3D-printable file. The 51/4" bezel is among them.
Posted by: 360alaska on 2018-08-09 12:05:50 I've actually ordered two of the tray loader bezels from shapeways, I'll post pics when they arrive. Originally, my hard drive was mounted in the 5.25 bay, I didn't any extra mounts so I mounted a compact mac hard drive mount behind the cdrom.
Posted by: pb3623 on 2018-08-09 12:37:32 That's a good move. I don't have the 5-bay drive cage from the AWS95, but I do have a SCSI2SD in mine, so I just used Velcro tape on top of the rear bracket that slides forward (where you move the HD to). Make sure you include the Shapeway options you selected when you post pics 🙂 I think we'd all like to see the best material for this particular type of model (where you need some rigidity on the thinner parts).
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