WD My Book -> Dock Conversion
WD My Book -> Dock Conversion
3D
Published 2017-06-27T12:29:40+00:00
Convert your old WD my book USB 3.0 into a docking station to fit any SATA based drive.
This will allow you to plug in any internal drive via USB 3.0. This makes things easier if you have a few HDDs lying around and you want to make good use of them.
I used a 1TB USB 3.0 version of the WD My Book.
The PCB_Holder model may need changing if your PCB shape/ layout is in any way different than mine. Any PCB version that's within 65mm x 65mm can be made to fit by altering the PCB_holder model.
Other than that, everything just friction-fits together. You can use glue or a 3D pen to weld the parts together if you want to.
Printing time is roughly 3hrs per large piece, 30min for PCB_holder, and 45min for the side piece.
For a total of about 10.5hrs to print everything.
-------- PCB Holder -----------
layer height = 0.2mm
Top/Bottom solid layers = 2
1st layer height = 140%
Infill = 50%
Internal Fill Pattern = Rectilnear
Support infill % = 20%
Extra inflation Distance = 0.2mm
Dense Infill % = 15%
Horizontal offset from part = 0.4mm
Upper/Lower vertical separation layers = 2
Printing speed = 50mm/s
Time to Print = 30min
---------Dock_Bottom ---------
layer height = 0.2mm
Top/Bottom solid layers = 3
1st layer height = 140%
Infill = 20%
Internal Fill Pattern = Rectilnear
Support = N/A
Printing speed = 60mm/s
Time to Print = 3h 10min = 190min
---------Dock_Middle ---------
layer height = 0.2mm
Top solid layers = 4
Bottom solid layers = 3
1st layer height = 140%
Infill = 20%
Internal Fill Pattern = Rectilnear
Support infill % = 32%
Extra inflation Distance = 0mm
Dense Infill % = 20%
Upper/Lower vertical separation layers = 2
Printing Speed = 60mm/s
Time to Print = 3h 25min = 205min
-------- Dock_Side -----------
Supports = yes
Time to Print = 40min
-------- Dock_Top ------------
Flip 180 to print without any supports
Time to Print = 2hr 45min = 165min
| Date published | 27/06/2017 |
| Time to do | 600 - 700 minutes |
| Dimensions | 122mm x 125mm x 46mm |
| Technology | FDM |
| Complexity | Medium |