This is what we have so far: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/anelok/tmp/ybox-paint-mid.jpg
Looks pretty, doesn't it ? Well, if you look carefully ... http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/anelok/tmp/ybox-paint-rough.jpg ... you see that the sides aren't very nice. They are rough and the depth bands at which the mill worked on them are clearly visible. Worse yet, there's a step between the two halves. It may look small but some of the steps I found are quite noticeable. There's also a bit of mask that I hadn't spotted before taking the picture. The steps can be removed with coarse sandpaper. The deep scratches the sandpaper leaves yield to finer sandpaper. Yet finer sandpaper makes things smooth enough for polishing. For polishing, I used my dremel and their "polishing compound" witch's brew. They even made a video that shows how to do this (click on "Product Video"): http://www.dremeleurope.com/gb/en/ocs/product/6037/168/polishing-wheels/polishing-compound Here's the result: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/anelok/tmp/ybox-paint-polish-one.jpg The sides are now very smooth, smooth enough that I think the same process can yield an acceptably clear window for the OLED. The polishing compound also leaves some red residues that are quite hard to remove. Maybe that's intentional, to show where there are deeper scratches that still need work. One issue that can be seen in this picture is that the paint comes off the inside of the outer wall where the two case parts meet. There is another layer of paint on the inside of the inner wall but that doesn't hide the flaw. This issue still needs work. Both cases: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/anelok/tmp/ybox-paint-polish-two.jpg The ragged termination on the USB A connector shows another problem. Maybe I should simply let the paint go all the way to the edge. Or add some threshold to provide a sharp edge to help with building a barrier. Next: see what it all looks like in action. - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
