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FDHD External dimensions (G7287)

68kMLA Peripherals 19 posts May 14, 2013 to May 16, 2013

#1 Tue, 14 May 2013 - 14:04 68kMLA

Does anyone know of the L/W/H in centimeters? I'm 3D printing an enclosure for my Raspberry Pi and want it to look similar to this floppy drive. Thanks in advance!

#2 Tue, 14 May 2013 - 17:22 68kMLA

Why do you want it similar to your raspberry pi?

#3 Tue, 14 May 2013 - 19:25 68kMLA

Why do you want it similar to your raspberry pi?

So I can put my Pi inside of it without needing an actual floppy drive, and instead use my own enclosure.

#4 Tue, 14 May 2013 - 20:27 68kMLA

20cm x 12cm x 52mm (+6mm feets!)

Doesn't include protruding cables and the security lock loop on the back.

#5 Tue, 14 May 2013 - 20:47 68kMLA

Thanks, MinerAl!

#6 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 17:09 68kMLA

But why must the Pi go in a floppy drive enclosure?

#7 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 17:23 68kMLA

Because it looks cool, man.

#8 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 17:59 68kMLA

Forgot to switch the plastic spools, so the entire thing is black now. The good news is that the rear cover is finished! The bad news is that I mixed up the files and now I have two of them.

#9 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 18:16 68kMLA

nice

3d printers are cool!

do they make a 3d printer that can make something out of foam, then you can use it in the loss-foam process, to make metal parts?

#10 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 18:36 68kMLA

do they make a 3d printer that can make something out of foam, then you can use it in the loss-foam process, to make metal parts?

I'm not sure. We've got a CNC cutter and machining station for metallic things, but our printer uses what's essentially a spool of weedeater thread.

#11 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 18:50 68kMLA

that is some pretty tough stuff

#12 Wed, 15 May 2013 - 21:11 68kMLA

... our printer uses what's essentially a spool of weedeater thread.

So you could make a fluorescent orange external FDD?!?!

Cool.

Make the whole thing black! Then use it next to a MacTV!

#13 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 00:42 68kMLA

Update: Need to edit and re-print the rear cover, the holes for USB and ethernet are a bit too small, plus the ethernet port needs to be flush. :-/

So you could make a fluorescent orange external FDD?!?!

Cool.

I'd like to see if we can order some Navy blue and make a Zip-Drive sort of thing.

Make the whole thing black! Then use it next to a MacTV!

Part 1 is easy. Finding a Mac TV, on the other hand... :?:

#14 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 00:49 68kMLA

OT: I love that zip drive blue color.

back on topic: Are you making a to-scale replica of the drive?

also is there a size limit on the printer?

It would be sweet if you could print the ADB mouse in translucent colors.. :-D

#15 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 00:55 68kMLA

back on topic: Are you making a to-scale replica of the drive?also is there a size limit on the printer?

A to-scale would use a lot of plastic and it isn't that cheap. That, and the Pi doesn't need that much room to begin with. The most scaling I've done is for the length, as it would just be empty space. I've left enough room inside for cables and a tiny fan, as the little Samsung System-on-a-chip generates a fair bit of heat.

When I print the new rear panel I'll probably add some tiny vents. The current one was originally intended for a DE-9 carrying a combo of A/V signals, but I ditched the idea in favor of using a single HDMI cord.

And yes, the printer is limited to a size of 1' by 1', IIRC.

It would be sweet if you could print the ADB mouse in translucent colors..

This is actually one of the first projects I'd considered. Unfortunately there aren't any translucent plastics for this printer, it's a bit old.

#16 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 15:21 68kMLA

The case finished printing. Currently Re-printing the rear case and added cooling vents/larger ports. Due to a modeling error on my part, the case now has white stripes. It uses two plastics when printing; A white plastic for building support structures while printing, and black/other colors for the actual model. Why it added support structures mid-part is unbeknownst to me.

#17 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 15:24 68kMLA

I Like the stripes... makes it look sporty!

#18 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 17:51 68kMLA

I've heard that sometimes the support material is made to be water soluble, or at least weaker, in order to make it easier to remove. Therefore it could fall apart with age.

Are you sure that the model was not too large, so it added support material because it couldn't do it all in one go? (Sometimes even though the size limit is x by y by z that doesn't mean it can do something which is x by y by z all in one go.)

#19 Thu, 16 May 2013 - 19:05 68kMLA

The support plastic isn't soluble here. In fact, it's too strong. The pins that were supposed to hold the pi snapped off when I was removing the support structure. We've had larger prints without mysterious support plastic appearances, so this is very likely a modeling fault.