[diy]composite materials custom case - Eee Pad Transformer Accessories

first of all im sorry for my english.
so after 2 weeks of searching a proper case i deside to make one bymyself/
carbon fiber can be a great material but it also blocks radio signals. so next best thing would be a fiberglass with paint...black, red, blue,
so i started with measurement for 3d model. so its a bit thicker, asus measer it wrong on there web site.
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some other measures
corner radius
next is a bit tricky and not as accurate but we dont need to be 100 % perfect
writing down the dimensions with some help of our good new friend
ok. the next step is to build a 3d model. i work with solidworks.
this is what i done...not the best i can do , but as i said , we do not have to be 100 % perfect and i work with .2 mm tolerance
http://youtu.be/gvL90cX4BuM
the next model is the model of the case with the transformer but without front cover, i haven't choose a good material for this. any ideas?
anyway i gona mill the mold tomorrow after work and hopefully will have first prototype in 3 days.
http://youtu.be/EVKfF-hXzVA

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Nice, can't wait to see final product.
It's not really a DIY for the avg person though.:-D

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wow nice 3d modeling!
You are the one from the israeli forum iandroid right? Im israeli too.
מה קורה יצחק?
Anyways, looks very promising. Hope for the best.
Num1gever

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num1gever said:
wow nice 3d modeling!
You are the one from the israeli forum iandroid right? Im israeli too.
מה קורה יצחק?
Anyways, looks very promising. Hope for the best.
Num1gever
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Thanks. Yep the same one.
And baseballfanz, maybe you right, its not really diy for avg but ido know a lot of gays that kcan do it, most of theme building rc models.

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Looking forward to the results!

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Use a plastic material like on the iPad w/ magnet or something to hold it closed. That's some nice modeling, keep up the good work
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Can't wait to see how it will look finished!

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do not use a magnet this tablet has a hard drive inside
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Use a plastic material like on the iPad w/ magnet or something to hold it closed. That's some nice modeling, keep up the good work
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ianandamy said:
do not use a magnet this tablet has a hard drive inside
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No HDD, it is a SSD. No magnetic storage, no worries with flux. Magnets will be OK.

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if this turns out to be really cool, are you going to make some to sell?

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insight76 said:
if this turns out to be really cool, are you going to make some to sell?
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i think not. its too expensive to manufacture.
it will cost more than 100 dolars if ill sell less than 100.
i dont think someone will pay this amount of cash for a case.
but i do think ill make 6-7 prototypes and will leave 2 for my girlfriend (its for her transformer , i do not own one)
so maybe ill sell 5-6.

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milling if fun!!!
mold is almost ready!

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ToyTank said:
No HDD, it is a SSD. No magnetic storage, no worries with flux. Magnets will be OK.
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Even if it did have an HDD, I'm pretty sure that you would need very strong magnets to even disrupt the data storage on the disk.

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ok, so the mold is ready and the first case will be ready today
i played with designs for the front cover and this is what ia got for now.
notice the little android. his head have a purpose, its sliding in to the slot at the back of cover and makes it a stand just like many other cases.

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lol, that is too cool. Great job haha!

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That is AWESOME!

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Nice Job! Check your PM's.

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First disappointment
I try to paint the fiberglass black to make it look like carbon but the paint "melted " an all the case become black without the carbon look. . The next try is to make the case from Russian Kevlar, it looks like polished aluminum but gold color. Slight drawback. But this is development.
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ok. the new male mold is ready .
hopefully it wil fix some "finish look" issues i had with just female mold
and the part with russian kevlar will be ready in few hours.
will post
picture of female and male molds (the small molds are the male)

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Good job
HI,
Good job. Waiting to see your final case.
If possible, try silicon too.