Re: TI-H: GREAT plastic case!!! LOOK!
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Re: TI-H: GREAT plastic case!!! LOOK!
Hey, if he's willing to sell, LET ME KNOW!!! I would rather buy a used one
than a new one anyways! Thanx
-Robert Brack
reb@netride.com
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>>no you dont understand.... the cover still wont slide on beacause you
>>need the other half of the groove. if you just use the top then the
>>botom must have a vertical lip with the other half of the groove.
>>although i do like your idea of haveing the front recessed into the
>>case... but like this:
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>Actualy it will! The front mold will be molded from the back cover of
>the original case. This means the grove IS on the front mold. I would
>however, personaly prefer a whole new sliding cover that goes on the
>whole thing. Remember, the EL switch and anything else would be exposed
>with the original cover, so if it got bumped, your batteries could be
>drained overnight!
>
>I have my second revision of my version of the case about 40% drawn. It
>will have a cover that goes over the whole thing, turbo, built in EII,
>stereo sound, etc. I'll wait to make a final version till grant
>finnishes his AVR and I get an EL and inverter. I was going to include
>variable capacitor option, to allow an EL backlight dimmer, but I think
>it is too much hassle. I did find a good volume control for the sound.
>I'm also wondering if an extra large, and a plain old large case could
>be done. The plain old large case would have one speaker, volume, turbo,
>Expander, EL and space for all the connectors. An IR or antena could be
>added to the top for a future IR or Radio link. The Extra large case
>could have stereo speakers, joystick, and all those other things. The
>smaller one would have an "extension" on just the left. THe full size
>would have extentions on both sides of the calc.
>
>What do you think???
>
>Also, it turns out, a friend of one of the guys at my local computer
>store already OWNs an injection molding machine. If the guy at the store
>tells me his name, i may be able to have him do the work real cheap, or
>even buy the machine off of him!!!
>
>I've also done plaster molding myself, so I may be able to make a
>possible "prototype case", maybe even the final production molds!!! I
>already came up with 3 possible case syles, with subtle diferences, that
>all could be molded.
>
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>> Link Recesed for cover to slide into
>> | |
>>> | V ,---------Top of old case would be
>>> ___ _____V______/ ___ lowered with slot for cover.
>>>/___||_____o______||___\ <---Top section of new case
>>>\______________________/ <---Bottom section of new case
>>
>>see how i changed it?
>>
>>i cant show you the lip part but maybee you understand...
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>Richard Piotter
>richfiles1@hotmail.com
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>The Richfiles TI Page
>http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lakes/5081/Richfiles.html
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