[rescue] Making SS20 drive brackets

[Michael Schiller]

Actually making the mount hold 2 drives would be pretty neat. That way only one
bracket would be needed per machine! I can't see it making it much more
expensive, and should be a fairly easy mod to make, and then would be a different
part than anything currently being sold. Actually I think that's a GREAT idea!

-Mike

Dan Canaan wrote:

> I think it's a great idea- for yourself only.  The moment you start making
> them and giving them away to others, it's called theft.  And selling them
> on eBay is doubly dangerous- now you're a bootlegger by making counterfeit
> copies of a part and selling them for a profit.  It's definately lawsuit
> bait material at that point.  You do NOT want to go there.   Copyrights are
> there for a reason.  You can't cast a commercial item and then sell the
> copies of it without breaking the law.  And I don't think the moderators of
> this list want to see this list used for illegal activities- it tends to
> put them in the line of lawsuits as well.
>
> Now with that out of the way, you CAN make modifications to the master
> you're planning on using.  Is there anything you'd like to change about the
> way the bracket fits?  A cable guide built in for the ribbon cable and
> power?  A different height mounting point?  How about a single bracket that
> has drive mounts on top and on bottom (mount the bottom drive upside
> down)?  Anything that you do to improve or change the original to a
> signifcant extent will keep you out of trouble.
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