Hi Wolfgang, Am 18.10.2011 um 04:00 schrieb Wolfgang Spraul:
> Ranjit, > hey, thanks for noticing :-) > >> Happen to see the case of Milkymist one[1], it is a transparent >> material and would prefer GTA04 embedded in case like that, with full >> view of itsy bitsy circuits and chips, don't know how feasible is it. >> [1] http://milkymist.org/mmone.html > > That case was designed and manufactured by fantastic Raumfahrtagentur > in Berlin > http://raumfahrtagentur.org/ > > roh from Raumfahrtagentur used QCad for design and laser cutting, the > original .dxf files are freely licensed and published > https://github.com/milkymist/extras-m1/blob/master/cad/protocase_v8_laser.dxf > > QCad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qcad > > There are many details that still need improvement, mechanical work > is labor intensive :-) Screws, spacers, feet, etc. In the later > versions we used dichlormethane for gluing the buttons, the entire > button design can probably be improved as well. thank you for pointing to these materials. Maybe someone can pick it up to make a new GTA case... Or someone living in Berlin can visit raumfahrtagentur and discuss these ideas. What I wonder is if acrylic materials are easily handled for rounded forms and snap-fits etc. And what the wall-thickness becomes. Maybe someone can find out... Nikolaus _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
