First post, by copper
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I got a DVD duplicator from Goodwill, took out the DVD drives, and made a Greaseweazle box with floppy drives I stripped from a dying Packard Bell Force SX20 somebody gave me.
This is a nice heavy duty case with a ton of screws (vibrations, I guess). It has a built in power supply with a floppy connector (surprise) and SATA power connectors, so I got a SATA to Molex adapter because I wasn't sure if I wanted to cut the original cables. It also has a case fan so I can do floppy things 24/7. There is just enough room for both drives.
I had to drill a hole in the back with a hole saw for the USB panel mount. Rather than remove the power supply from the case, I masked off the area behind the hole with tape to catch the metal shavings.
The original control panel sticks up in a triangle and is annoying. I tried to 3d print a flat black panel with the Greaseweazle logo for the hole where the control panel was, but it looked terrible and I was getting glue everywhere, so I went with a leftover iPad screen protector instead. It lays over the inside with a small block of wood to support it and some tape. Unfortunately you can't see the drive spindle moving back and forth.
Total cost < $100.
BOM:
- ZipSpin D121-L-S C-121-Pro CD/DVD Disc Duplicator (Goodwill)
- Greaseweazle V4 in case (Ebay)
- Panasonic JU-475-4 5.25" 1.2MB floppy drive (from the Packard Bell)
- Panasonic 3.5" 1.44MB floppy drive, don't remember the model (from PB)
- Slim floppy cable (from PB, this is the perfect cable for this with one of each kind of connector)
- 1 x USB B Round Panel Mount Extension Cable (Adafruit)
- StarTech.com 3.5" to 5.25" Front Bay Mounting Bracket (Amazon)
- SATA to LP4 Power Cable Adapter (Amazon)
- 9.7" iPad glass screen protector
- some cables
- a piece of balsa wood
- electrical tape, double sided tape, gaffer's tape