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DIY tablet computer, maybe.
PK:
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I may be able to assist.
We make this product:http://www.soledigital.com.au/hibeam.html
on top of the LED board are three layers of acrylic of varying colour, opacity and thickness
They are (for the most part) held together with Weldon #16 glue, the exception being the front screen with it's border mask. The mask is created by just lasering through the cover paper, peeling off the outside part, sand blasting and 4 coats of Krylon fusion paint.
Once this is cured, we glue it into the stainless case with some neutral cure silicone.
S. Heslop:
Nice packaging guys.
Edit: Seriously I hate this shop. I got dragged in a few times last year when I was in the city more. It's got decor that says 'we think you're a bunch of idiot mental teenagers'.
S. Heslop:
--- Quote from: PK on July 14, 2018, 01:55:06 AM ---
--- Quote ---Question is - how do I stick the two plates together
--- End quote ---
I may be able to assist.
We make this product:http://www.soledigital.com.au/hibeam.html
on top of the LED board are three layers of acrylic of varying colour, opacity and thickness
They are (for the most part) held together with Weldon #16 glue, the exception being the front screen with it's border mask. The mask is created by just lasering through the cover paper, peeling off the outside part, sand blasting and 4 coats of Krylon fusion paint.
Once this is cured, we glue it into the stainless case with some neutral cure silicone.
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Thanks for the info. It is very tempting to go with acrylic. I have access to laser cutters through several angles too.
S. Heslop:
It never ends. I've been looking at power adapters. The big document recommends over 120 watts and the manual quotes 19V but all I can find are power supplies at 19.5V. I've got a 65 watt laptop one with the right connector at that voltage so after some thinking I decide I might as well try it. 19.5 is well within the usual +/-5% quoted.
Anyways there's no signs of life. I've probed the supply and unconnected it's putting out about 16 volts but that might be some standby/ no load thing. I guess I could try order a more suitable supply, they hover around £20-30 second hand. But boy these things all add up.
Edit: This is gonna turn into sunk cost fallacy.
Another Edit: So I've tallied up the price of things. I've been buying things here and there since the new year so i've not felt it as much as these few recent purchases. The current total is at £193.
I think it's generally seen as... uncouth or something to talk about price and money. But if someone says somethings cheap or expensive it's really a relative thing and it's hard to tell how they personally value things. For me £193 is definitely in the 'yowza!' territory.
Actual prices are probably important so people can see how much it's worth the idea of making your own mains power only tablet computer with a high chance of failure against just buying one. Plus calling it a tablet seems like a stretch if it's mains only. It's closer to an all-in-one PC really.
CrazyModder:
I would not feel too bad. I have done so many projects like yours, where I thought "this seems so easy, I just need a few cheap components and can do the rest myself to end up at a Thing 1/10th the price and 10 times as nice for my particular needs".
A few decades later, I know that the guys which say "DIY = 10 times as much time, 10 times as much money, 1/10 quality" are mostly correct.
Does that stop me? Nah. It's a form of entertainment, and entertainment usually costs. I do tend to get a little wiser in that I tackle the difficult + cheap bits of new projects first now, so if I fail at that point in time, not much damage has been done. Also, I tend to wait until actually buying anything except raw material (wood, metal stock) as late as possible - that stuff so often ends up in a long-term storage box...
So, go on and build your tablet, looking forward to what you come up with in the end! :beer:
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