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

[Andrew]

Chad,

 From what I understand, the "demand" isn't really there any longer; a 
few here or there - maybe. Most requests would be from this list - all 
one-off things.

I'm not sure how much "abuse" a 3D printed enclosure for a cartridge 
could take; I recently got a membership at my local TechShop (Chandler, 
AZ) - the items from their 3D printers (MakerBots) seem to run the gamut 
from seemingly tough to fairly fragile. It's probably all in the design 
of the part.

I have my SBU done for the ULS 60W Laser Cutter, and have been having a 
great time with that; your post reminded me that I could cut (well, in 
theory) a "stacked sandwich" enclosure (simplest to make, all vector 
cuts, easy to assemble) - perhaps perfect for a coco cartridge.

I guess I am going to have to dig up the resources for a cartridge 
outline, and make such a beast (if someone hasn't done it already) - 
then share it on thingiverse or someplace like that for everyone else to 
use (plenty of low-cost laser cutting services out there).

Andrew L. Ayers
Glendale, Arizona
http://www.phoenixgarage.org/

On 12/16/2013 02:28 AM, coco-request at maltedmedia.com wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:49:06 -0600
> From: Chad H<chadbh74 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Coco] FW: CoCo ROM cartridge casings/enclosures.
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> 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!