[Coco] FW: CoCo ROM cartridge casings/enclosures.

[Chad H]

True and I agree.  I was only considering the investment because there are
other projects and purposes for which I could use such a printer.  It's
great you have already started on a design!  I would most definitely be
making 'tweaks' to the cartridge to allow for buttons/switches/expanding
length etc.  I may get with you later if I need help getting my own up and
running.

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From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 9:12 AM
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Subject: Re: [Coco] FW: CoCo ROM cartridge casings/enclosures.

On 12/16/2013 12:49 AM, Chad H wrote:
> I've got some projects I'm working on in my spare time, some CoCo 
> related, some not but several are making me think  more and more about 
> investing in a 3D printer to build custom enclosures, face panels, 
> etc.  I'm curious as to what a demand would be for CoCo ROM cartridge 
> cases/enclosures would be if they were to be made?  I'm surprised 
> someone isn't already doing this. If they are, please point me to the
source!
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I have designed a CoCo cartridge housing in OpenSCAD that just barely fits
on the build platform of my Makerbot Thing-O-Matic. I've been busy with
other stuff and haven't gotten back to that project.  I did a test print
that failed because the part peeled up from the build platform, but I'm
pretty sure I can get it to print with a little more diligence.

As for demand, if you're thinking in terms of mass-production, there isn't
any.  But 3D printers and desktop CNC machines aren't limited by the same
requirements.  The virtue of such tools is in their programmability and
customizeability. Once I have the basic design of a CoCo cartridge housing,
for example, I can add holes for switches, LEDs, LCDs, pushbuttons, ribbon
cables, ventilation, or whatever, just by editing the CAD file.  It doesn't
make sense to get a machine like this just to make one product the way the
industrial paradigm taught us to think.  But it gives you the capability to
build an ever-expanding catalog of things that never have to go out of
production and can be personalized to the needs of individual customers.

Here's what it looks like in OpenSCAD: 
http://8littlebits.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/cartridge-housing-cad/

I'll try again to make a good print.

JCE


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