In message <13i4h65gnjoq...@corp.supernews.com> Andrew Hill <u...@example.net> wrote:
> Paul Stewart wrote: >> Anyone care to suggest a good material for building a DIY laptop case >> from? > Diamonds. > Difficult to make, but would give RISC OS some bling :-D. > Best wishes,
Drew,
Tried repying to an email of yours from October 11th. But it eventually after several attempts it failed.
Regarding you email. Ticker works fine for me.
Regards -- Paul Stewart - Far Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England. (msn:sa...@hotmail.com)
druck wrote: > On 26 Oct 2007 Paul Stewart <paulstew...@phawfaux.co.uk> wrote: >> Anyone care to suggest a good material for building a DIY laptop case >> from?
> Wood.
Surely silly putty! you could re-shape it every time you wanted it a different style!
In article <c177fc374f.dr...@druck.freeuk.net>, druck <n...@druck.freeuk.com> wrote:
> On 26 Oct 2007 Paul Stewart <paulstew...@phawfaux.co.uk> wrote: > > Anyone care to suggest a good material for building a DIY laptop case > > from? > Wood.
Wood is ok but needs to be of some thickness to achive the required stiffness ond strength. Like the acrylic there could also be issues with RFI/EMC, less likely with a metal case.
-- Stuart Winsor
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> Anyone know if Acrylic would be a suitable material? > It is apparently easy to work with and appears to be fairly > inexpensive.
Provided you keep it out of direct sunlight - acrylic degrades in UV light, IIRC. -- Brian Howlett - Email to From: address deleted unseen -------------------------------------------------------------------- I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world. Perhaps you've seen it.
In article <ceccfb374f.P...@phawfaux.co.uk>, Paul Stewart <paulstew...@phawfaux.co.uk> wrote:
> Anyone care to suggest a good material for building a DIY laptop case > from? > Regards
A couple of things come to mind.
Simple answer... Get an old dead laptop, rip out the innards and use that.
But to answer your question directly... 1) If you go to an Art supply shop, you can purchase ready made, variously sized thin plywood boxes, briefcase like in size and shape.
2) Consider an actual briefcase, they are made in all sorts of materials and sizes, including alloy.
3) If you have access to a Spindle moulder, you could get two blocks of MDF or similar and machine the insides to the required dimensions, and the outside to a required shape.
3) If you have access to machine tools, you could mill it out of some alloy blocks.
Personally speaking, as a person once trained and therefore a bit skilled in woodworking, I think the easiest DIY solution is either purchase (as noted above) or if you have the skills, make up a frame and thin plywood box, cover it in a film of fibreglass Resin paste (Not fibreglass matt), one of the various wood repair pastes, which would enable a fine surface to be sanded and polished to it, ready for spray finishing.
In a recent message Dave Symes <d...@ukgateway.net> wrote:
> In article <ceccfb374f.P...@phawfaux.co.uk>, > Paul Stewart <paulstew...@phawfaux.co.uk> wrote: >> Anyone care to suggest a good material for building a DIY laptop case >> from?
[...] > Personally speaking, as a person once trained and therefore a bit skilled > in woodworking, I think the easiest DIY solution is either purchase (as > noted above) or if you have the skills, make up a frame and thin plywood > box, cover it in a film of fibreglass Resin paste (Not fibreglass matt), > one of the various wood repair pastes, which would enable a fine surface > to be sanded and polished to it, ready for spray finishing.
You can get a fibreglass gauze that is a fine mat that would add strength and can still be finished to a smooth surface (may need a second coat of resin). This is sold in car accessory shops. I have been surprised how much strength is added with just a single layer.
