Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 11:45 PM, Normand Chamberland wrote: > > > 2017-03-31 7:14 GMT-04:00 jah : >> >> >> I understand your frustration, Normand, > > > You do not know me, jah, therefore you cannot possibly understand how > *infuriated* I am. To say that I

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 04/02/2017 06:17 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 10:51 PM, zap wrote: >> I am really though glad you take this sort of thing seriously. We should >> all thank you for such zeal towards keeping things "Libre" > mmm... zeal's a dirty

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

2017-03-31 7:14 GMT-04:00 jah : > > I understand your frustration, Normand, > You do not know me, jah, therefore you cannot possibly understand how *infuriated* I am. To say that I am still seething with cold fury would be an understatement. Of course I know that Github is

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/kde_tablet/3dcase/microdesktop_4.png ok so this is a view of the back (PCMCIA) slot, the microsd card slot is on the bottom, the PCMCIA slot itself has been extended (on the left) to cover the power-button, there is a separate cutout on the right for the eject-button,

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 10:51 PM, zap wrote: > I am really though glad you take this sort of thing seriously. We should > all thank you for such zeal towards keeping things "Libre" mmm... zeal's a dirty word, now :) > I hope you are successful Luke. And really, if

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Sun, Apr 2, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Paul Boddie wrote: > This should be the following, I think: > > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/kde_tablet/3dcase/microdesktop_3.png thanks paul (and marqueteur), i'm typing this in by hand so keep getting it wrong...

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 04/02/2017 05:51 PM, zap wrote: > > On 04/02/2017 04:55 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: >> On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Normand Chamberland >> wrote: >>> 2017-03-31 5:47 GMT-04:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : normand, can you please not

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 02/04/17 11:27, Paul Boddie wrote: > On Sunday 2. April 2017 23.05.25 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: >> ok so i've created corner-pieces which will need to be 3d-printed, >> they contain slots for the PCB as well as for upright 1.5mm 3-ply >> sides. the far corner near the PCMCIA eject

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 04/02/2017 04:55 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Normand Chamberland > wrote: >> >> 2017-03-31 5:47 GMT-04:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : >>> normand, can you please not use non-free proprietary git services

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 02/04/17 11:05, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/kde_tablet/microdesktop_3.png I get file not found, and can't find it in $eoma/(kde_tablet|microdesktop) Tor -- Tor Chantara http://www.fineartmarquetry.com/ 808-828-1107 GPG Key: 2BE1 426E 34EA D253 D583 9DE4

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Sunday 2. April 2017 23.05.25 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > ok so i've created corner-pieces which will need to be 3d-printed, > they contain slots for the PCB as well as for upright 1.5mm 3-ply > sides. the far corner near the PCMCIA eject button needs some work / > rethinking because

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

ok so i've created corner-pieces which will need to be 3d-printed, they contain slots for the PCB as well as for upright 1.5mm 3-ply sides. the far corner near the PCMCIA eject button needs some work / rethinking because there's a cut-out in the PCB. the cut-out is basically too far back, and

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 11:34 AM, Normand Chamberland wrote: > > >> if you do not have a savannah or other libre hosting service please >> send me an ssh public key and i will set you up with a gitolite >> repository. > > > No, right now I'm too fucking pissed off by your

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 31/03/17 11:34, Normand Chamberland wrote: > FYI My repo had a README file for which content specifically said > > > This repository hosts my personal design files for the EOMA68 project. This > > is not the official project repository. > > I fail to see how they could bring "disrepute" to

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

2017-03-31 5:47 GMT-04:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : > normand, can you please not use non-free proprietary git services for > this project, it sends completely the wrong message. please delete > that github repository immediately, it brings the EOMA68 project's > reputation

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 6:28 AM, Normand Chamberland wrote: > Hello, > > 2017-03-30 21:36 GMT-04:00 Tor, the Marqueteur > : >> >> This could be used in conjunction with

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 19:28, Normand Chamberland wrote: > Hello, > > 2017-03-30 21:36 GMT-04:00 Tor, the Marqueteur > > > If I understand you, you mean something like this? > > https://github.com/normandc/EOMA68/tree/master/Microdesktop/Images That's exactly the direction I was thinking. > > Please

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello, 2017-03-30 21:36 GMT-04:00 Tor, the Marqueteur < marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com>: > This could be used in conjunction with a dado in the top and bottom > pieces and rabbeting the sides. This would keep the unmarked top and > bottom (with optional venting laser fretwork logos, etc.), and

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 12:00, Mark Van den Borre wrote: > Hi Tor, hi list, > > 2017-03-30 23:04 GMT+02:00 Tor, the Marqueteur > >: > > I haven't put my dial caliper on enough pieces of similar plywood to make > a statement

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 12:02:36AM +0200, Mark Van den Borre wrote: > Hello Hendrik, > > 2017-03-30 23:58 GMT+02:00 Hendrik Boom : > > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 10:39:01AM -1000, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > > > > > > Thickness is where we lose all plywood moisture

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello Hendrik, 2017-03-30 23:58 GMT+02:00 Hendrik Boom : > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 10:39:01AM -1000, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > > > > Thickness is where we lose all plywood moisture stability with the > > stacked option. 8 layers, 3mm thick = ~24mm thick, or a little

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hi Tor, hi list, 2017-03-30 23:04 GMT+02:00 Tor, the Marqueteur < marquet...@fineartmarquetry.com>: > I haven't put my dial caliper on enough pieces of similar plywood to make > a statement about normal variation due to manufacturing tolerances. > I have. The 3mm birch plywood we use usually

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 10:39:01AM -1000, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > > Thickness is where we lose all plywood moisture stability with the > stacked option. 8 layers, 3mm thick = ~24mm thick, or a little less than > 1". As I posted earlier, between someone living in a desert, and someone >

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 10:49, Christopher Havel wrote: > Idiot question from someone who does not work with wood very often. > > Can't plywood, even little thin stuff like this, be sealed against > moisture penetration? That stuff's gonna mold sooner or later otherwise, > anyways... > Any finish is

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 10:47, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Tor, the Marqueteur >> Thickness is where we lose all plywood moisture stability with the >> stacked option. 8 layers, 3mm thick = ~24mm thick, or a little less than >> 1". As I posted earlier, between

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Idiot question from someone who does not work with wood very often. Can't plywood, even little thin stuff like this, be sealed against moisture penetration? That stuff's gonna mold sooner or later otherwise, anyways... ___ arm-netbook mailing list

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:39 PM, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > On 30/03/17 03:46, Vincent Legoll wrote: >>> From a wood engineering standpoint I'd be in favour of looking into this. >>> By using this method, wood movement with climate becomes negligible, >>> which

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 30/03/17 03:46, Vincent Legoll wrote: >> From a wood engineering standpoint I'd be in favour of looking into this. >> By using this method, wood movement with climate becomes negligible, >> which makes things a good deal easier there. > > We're talking about plywood here, and smallish pieces,

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

>> https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91H9TOVowCL._SL1500_.jpg >> (but hopefully with better looks!) Hey look is subjective, I don't find this ugly. Let's keep simple for the official one and make a design challenge for artistic alternatives. > From a wood engineering standpoint

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 1:41 PM, Normand Chamberland wrote: > 2017-03-30 6:21 GMT-04:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : >> >> * the PCB will fall out of the casework (both ways, forwards and >> backwards). > > > Actually it won't. :-) It cannot slide frontward

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 1:48 PM, Parobalth wrote: > Hello Hendrik, > Luke already replied that he always forgets it is "kde_tablet": > > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/kde_tablet/3dcase/ i keep making the mistake so i've added a redirect note. l.

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello Hendrik, Luke already replied that he always forgets it is "kde_tablet": http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/kde_tablet/3dcase/ Am 30.03.2017 2:26 nachm. schrieb "Hendrik Boom" : > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:21:36AM +0100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton > wrote: > ... > ...

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

2017-03-30 6:21 GMT-04:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : > * the PCB will fall out of the casework (both ways, forwards and > backwards). > Actually it won't. :-) It cannot slide frontward due to upper layers stopping the DC/VGA ports. As for backwards it's more of an issue, only

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 11:21:36AM +0100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: ... ... > > on the crude technique i'm using, images microdesktop_1.png and > microdesktop_2.png are here: > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/tablet/3dcase It gives me a Not Found The requested URL

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 4:34 AM, Normand Chamberland wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks Mark. Just to give some context to these files: > > - This is a first draft. Even though Luke wrote he'd take care of it,

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

> Ah, that may be the answer to my first question above, but: 404, so > I can't really tell. kde_tablet. keep getting that wrong. ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 29/03/17 17:34, Normand Chamberland wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks Mark. Just to give some context to these files: > > - There are 11 lasercut wood pieces. That's a lot. Is the layered design > definitive (I guess that's what the backers will expect since that's > what's shown on Crowd Supply), or

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello, Just throwing in my 2 cts, as I know nothing of CAD design... > ha! cool! looks really good. i love the curves on the corners and > the edges, if that shape can be retained i think it'll look absolutely > stunning. For the sake of CAD-illiterate people like me, would it be hard or

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:34 PM, Mark Van den Borre wrote: > Hello Luke, list, > > This is work by Normand, FreeCAD expert and kickstarter backer: > > http://glasno.st/microdesktop_model2_normandc3.fcstd

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello, Thanks Mark. Just to give some context to these files: - This is a first draft. Even though Luke wrote he'd take care of it, I had already started the process with Mark last week. I didn't spend more than a couple of hours on this last night and I didn't calculate precise clearances, the

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello Luke, list, This is work by Normand, FreeCAD expert and kickstarter backer: http://glasno.st/microdesktop_model2_normandc3.fcstd http://glasno.st/microdesktop_layers_v1.dxf Kind regards, Mark 2017-03-28 9:58 GMT+02:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : > hiya mark (and

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

hiya mark (and list), i started taking a look at creating case layers for the microdesktop, and it's not as straightforward as it seems: creating a stack that will ensure that the PCB doesn't drop out at one end is not as simple as it first seems. so i'll take care of it. l.

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello list, hello Normand, 2017-03-22 4:07 GMT+01:00 Normand Chamberland : > On the manufacturing side, I wonder if it may be a good idea to check the > real thickness of the 3mm plywood boards. Due to manufacturing tolerances, > materials provided in sheets are often thinner

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

--- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 3:07 AM, Normand Chamberland wrote: > - USB connectors are 6.65mm high rather than 6 > - PJ-045 (thin tall one at rear extreme left?) is 11mm high rather than 9 > - VGA is 9mm

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Forgot the link to the calculator for changing wood dimensions in changing climates: http://owic.oregonstate.edu/wood-shrinkswell-estimator Tor On 21/03/17 17:56, Tor, the Marqueteur wrote: > On 21/03/17 17:07, Normand Chamberland wrote: > ...snip... >> On the manufacturing side, I wonder if it

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 2017-03-21 23:45, Alexander Ross wrote : heh well i dread to think how much javascript is loaded compared to 156kb file... so i dumped it at https://transfer.sh/kvi63/microdesktop-model2-normandc1.fcstd for easy china-net downloading, i hope. however it expires in 2weeks. Thanks. Figured

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 22/03/17 03:07, Normand Chamberland wrote: > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8EXnjMkh8zVNXFvRjA5Qm0tSlU/view?usp=sharing > (apologies for the Google hosting...) heh well i dread to think how much javascript is loaded compared to 156kb file... so i dumped it at

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello Luke, On 2017-03-20 at 02:04, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote : the new USB connector is 6mm high the VGA connector and PJ-045 (DC jack) i believe are both 9mm the micro-sd card slot (on the bottom, other end) is 2mm the EOMA68 (PCMCIA) is 6mm. Could you confirm that your

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello Mark, We had a short exchange on #freecad 2 days ago (my nick is normandc). I'm mostly active on the FreeCAD forum. Let me know if you need help, I'm pretty proficient with the GUI side of FreeCAD. Cheers Normand On 2017-03-21 at 18:24, Mark Van den Borre wrote: ...of the board

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Hello Luke, hello list, Here's a FreeCAD solid model: http://glasno.st/microdesktop_model2.fcstd Kind regards, Mark 2017-03-21 21:54 GMT+01:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton : > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Joseph Honold wrote: > > On 03/21/2017 02:42

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Joseph Honold wrote: > On 03/21/2017 02:42 PM, Jonathan Frederickson wrote: >> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton >> wrote: >>> ok done. >>> >>> http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/tablet/3dcase then you

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On 03/21/2017 02:42 PM, Jonathan Frederickson wrote: > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton > wrote: >> ok done. >> >> http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/tablet/3dcase then you should find >> microdesktop_model2.stl > > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/tablet/3dcase

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 3:10 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > ok done. > > http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/tablet/3dcase then you should find > microdesktop_model2.stl http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/tablet/3dcase 404s here, and http://hands.com/~lkcl/eoma/microdesktop/ (which

Re: [Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

Luke, First thing will be building a 3d model of the board using FreeCAD. Not very easy to do accurately with the info I currently have. More photos and dimensional information would certainly be welcome! I'll keep this list in the loop. Kind regards, Mark 2017-03-20 7:04 GMT+01:00 Luke

[Arm-netbook] microdesktop casework as DXF files for laser-cutting

hi i'd like to introduce mark, one of the fosdem staffers, who runs a company http://lusis.eu and he has offered to do the micro-desktop casework. however first thing that's needed is: GPLv3-licensed DXF files! now, these need to be done as 3mm stacks, so that will be something like 7 separate