3D Printing to the Rescue: PowerBook 1400 CD-ROM Bezel

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Published on December 31, 2021 5:17:14 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztTO68hyHFk

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CAD and 3D printing have found many uses, but they can be especially helpful to the retrocomputing community for tackling annoying, tricky problems. Let's see how a couple of simple parts can get a Macintosh PowerBook 1400's CD-ROM drive looking new again.

PowerBook 1400 drive bezel bracket models:
Thingiverse, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5176310
PrusaPrinters, https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/106933-powerbook-1400-cd-rom-drive-bezel-brackets

PowerBook 500 battery blank model:
Thingiverse, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5177482
PrusaPrinters, https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/107774-macintosh-powerbook-500-series-battery-blank

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