[Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco

[Bill Pierce]

Ed, If I remember correctly, my nephew said he could get a "powder coat" black as an option. I'm pretty sure he said he would prefer to use a light guage steel rather than alluminum and that it would be cheaper to do so. I don't think the powder coat adds any expense as the steel sheets come that way.
I would upload some pics of the J&M controller case but I can't find the sub-mini usb cable that goes with my camera


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From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>
To: Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>; CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 6:32 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco




Bill, 
 
That’s certainly understandable. 
 
Would they have a finish applied, or be bare metal?  Obviously this would cost  
more. 
I’m curious as to what the design would be like, and what they might cost. 
 
- Ed 
 
 
On Oct 12, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Bill Pierce via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote: 
 
> The holes and screws that hold the case together would be present. I'm  
referring to holes for spacers, mounting screws etc... I would have to order  
these cases at 25-50 at a time. I would not do a finished product made for a  
specific board, sell 5, then the board be redesigned next week for an "add on"  
and the mounting scheme changed. I'd be stuck with 20-45 unusable, and unpaid  
for cases. 
> I'm more offering this to the developers of the boards to house their products  
in which they can select and install their own mounting scheme. In that way,  
they can offer a finished product complete and in a case.  
> At this point, unless there's interest. I would not bother even getting prices  
as I would (most likely) have to pay for the design to be processed. This is not  
some home shop, but a very unique custom shop dealing with unique clientel. 
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> Bill Pierce 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Al Hartman <alhartman6 at optonline.net> 
> To: Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com>; CoCoList for Color Computer  
Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
> Sent: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 5:39 pm 
> Subject: Re: [Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco 
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> I don't have the ability, the tools, the shop, or the knowledge to drill out   
> holes in a metal case. I would pay to have a fully finished case. As it   
> would be cheaper than buying a drill press and whatnot for a one-off use.  
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> Not everyone has the ability or desire to drill a metal case to save a buck   
> or two.  
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> -[ Al -  
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> -----Original Message-----   
> From: Bill Pierce via Coco  
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 4:33 PM  
> To: coco at maltedmedia.com  
> Subject: Re: [Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco  
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> I have a nephew that works at a "custom" metal shop near me. He does laser   
> cutting on all kinds of racks, enclosures etc. He said he may be able to get   
> small runs of stuff done. I've offered this before but no one seemed   
> interested.  
> I can have him check on getting some cases done J&M style (long & short).   
> These are nice 2 part cases with no major cutting or bending. I can take   
> measurements off my J&M controller and give him the specs and see what he   
> comes up with.  
> I can take pics of the case so you can see how they're made. I would say get   
> blank cases and do your own drilling for screw hole and spacers. Keeps cost   
> down.  
> Let me know if anyone is interested.  
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> -----Original Message-----  
> From: Louis Ciotti <lciotti1 at gmail.com>  
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>  
> Sent: Sun, Oct 12, 2014 3:17 pm  
> Subject: Re: [Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco  
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> Has anyone worked out one that can be laser cut and assembled?   There are   
> some  
> vendors who do that at pretty reasonable cost.  I have yet to do this with  
> anything too many projects right now but at some point I am going to try it.  
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> -----Original Message-----   
> From: "Ron Bihler" <rbihler at msn.com>  
> Sent: ‎10/‎12/‎2014 8:52 AM  
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>  
> Subject: Re: [Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco  
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> I was machining cases for Roger when he needed them.  I still have some  
> extra cases available, these are the half cases used for program packs.  
> I will get some photo's later today.  The biggest issue is these are  
> machined and take a fair amount of time to make.  
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> Ron Bihler  
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> On 10/12/2014 5:42 AM, didier derny wrote:  
> > Is there any vendor of empty cartridge shell for coco ?  
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> > I now that such vendor exist for c64 cartridges  
> >  
> > But I've not been able to find one for coco.  
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> > I don't like the idea of vampirising existing product to recover  
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> > A cartridge shell.  
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> > Any idea ?  
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> > Thanks  
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