prankster has the right idea for a cheap solution. its called a worm drive. damn easy to make and very very robust. just takes a little time, but...
.5 is really really thick for regular applications.. and its very hard to form since the acrylic has to dry, and thickness is a inverse square to...
i am using acrylic door catches, found at US Plastics but they have a bunch of other creative stuff if you look around. you could also use a...
check with sign creators, industrial plants(larger ones have CNC machines to make parts if stuff breaks on a robotic assembly line or something),...
LED's good god those priced seem high! LSDiodes ebay seller: cwithk CwithK Ebay store thats where ive gotten LED's from, the first...
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=Acrylic&Page=1 plenty of nifty stuff here, the corner...
capillary method (#4) is always theoretically better. in practice, if you are not assured having smooth joints(done by laser, CNC, or flat cut...
you are living quite dangerously to only use 1/8" without reenforcement. 4 is thin, 16 is thick. 4 for capillary action bonding,16 for sloppy...
about places in NY, im not sure, i get everything mail order. check around for sign makers, they might be able to give you the hook up at cost or...
what is the size of the screws that are used everywhere in a case?
use acrylic solvent. there are guides all over the place. can create a bond as strong as a uniform piece of acrylic if done right, which is...
notebook HD dont get a laptop HD unless absolutely necessary. there are plenty of other things in a suitcase than can be smaller. a...
spend less on pre-mods and get a new monitor man, that thing is ghetto! i know what you mean about being a college CS student...but i dont even...
lots of acrylic is used for aquariums...and water is not a light substance. it depends on how you put it together--a solvent bond will optimally...
#whatever in possible mods: soundbugs attached to inside of case, on the sides, for some nice onboard sound action. hopefully i can either...
like the "scarab project"? "smaller and more laptop looking"? "using the dell screen and building the computer from there"? "comparable...
i think the real deal is that everyone just wants to play with fire.... to sum up posts so far.... Flame Polishing: PROS: -fast -if done...
wow, i am really really blind.... my only excuse is the fact that they need a cleaner web design...yeah, i know, not much of a excuse but it...
did you remove screws n stuff? i snuck around the front panel on mine, i am going to move the button and light off of the casing and put it...
thanks for the frontX page IanW, they are sooooo close! but no USB2...i'll have to figure out something for that...
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