/DriveMountingPost

Simple 3D-printed mounting post for 3.5" devices (floppy drives, etc.)

Primary LanguageOpenSCAD

3D printed 3.5" drive mounting posts

This project provides a simple way to mount 3.5" devices such as floppy drives to a horizontal surface. The current design supports two devices. Just print 4 copies, and they become "legs" that attach to the drives using standard M3 machine screws, and can be screwed down using #6 machine screws (e.g., standard 6-32 PC case screws.)

The design is made using OpenSCAD, and has parameters that can be easily adjusted.

Note that the STL file is included, but I can't guarantee that it's up to date. I recommend generating the STL from the OpenSCAD source.

I sliced this design using Cura and printed it on a Creality Ender 3 using PLA with 40% infill without rotating it.

Images

Photo showing the mounting posts used with a 3.5" floppy drive and a StarTech CompactFlash to IDE adapter:

photo of 3.5" floppy and CompactFlash reader

Preview from OpenSCAD:

preview of mounting post from OpenSCAD

License

This design is public domain. Feel free to use it as you see fit.

This work is marked with CC0 1.0