Slim laptop DVD drive stackable tray

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I required a versatile method to stack 10 slender SATA DVD drives for a duplicator, each tray consumes approximately 19g of filament, making it an affordable and sturdy solution for stacking as many drives as desired, with the ability to quickly swap if they fail, secured in the rear by a single set screw. The profile will fit a standard 5.25" bay with a slight 1-2mm gap to accommodate mounting customization, and the holes in the column allow for vertical securing with a dowel between each tray. Although it's not an exact match, you can place three of these in the space occupied by a single 5.25" drive, my duplicator featured four full-size bays, one master, and three target drives, which I replaced with these slim drives in the same form factor; technically, I could likely fit 12 slim drives in the space of four full-size drives if the controller could read that many. I stacked them, filled the channels with epoxy, and inserted a wooden dowel from a craft store down all four corners, resulting in everything being extremely rigid after the epoxy dried; I imagine it would withstand some abuse if I needed to move it around. Since I didn't need all 12 spots, there's also a cap that tops off the racks, providing proper clearance from the drive above and preventing the top drive from shifting; its dimensions are roughly equivalent to those of a full slim drive.