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Re: Handyboards for Dummies, etc.
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Thu, 10 Oct 2002 02:51:14 GMT
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Fred G. Martin wrote:
> A case as you describe it would be nice. To me it's largely a cost
> issue. Custom plastic is expensive to set up -- thousands of dollars
> for an injection mold. Anyone care to open-source a design? That
> would be a start :-).
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> Fred
Well, first of all, injection moulding may not have to be the only
option. Thermoforming may be another alternative that to my
understanding does not carry anywhere near the initial expense as
injection moulding. Secondly, what might make it even cheaper still is
to contract a company that happens to make custom plastic enclosures for
this. Of course, a design has to be where it begins -- there'd be no
other way to even get an estimate on the cost without it.
>> Mark
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> On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 12:56 AM, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
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> > Can someone please enlighten me as to why the handyboard is only
> > available as a bare motherboard? Although that may be fine for
> > experiments in controlled environments, it doesn't work at all well
> > for less than ideal circumstances such as out of doors, near children,
> > or when you inadvertently drop it.
> >
> > The HB, in my opinion, is somewhat overdue for having a durable
> > plastic enclosure made for it that still offers easy access to the
> > serial port and IO connectors, but protects the motherboard from the
> > elements as well as from damage due to moderate impacts such as
> > falling off a table.
> >
> > I'm sure I'm not the only klutz that wants a handyboard but is too
> > afraid to buy one because I think I'd break it after twenty minutes.
> >
> > > > Mark
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| A case as you describe it would be nice. To me it's largely a cost issue. Custom plastic is expensive to set up -- thousands of dollars for an injection mold. Anyone care to open-source a design? That would be a start :-). Fred (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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