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

[Chad H]

That would be awesome!  I would like to find a good low-cost laser cutting
service as well.  Some of the panels I'm prototyping really need to be done
by that process to look as good as I want it to.

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From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Andrew
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 7:32 AM
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: [Coco] FW: CoCo ROM cartridge casings/enclosures.

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.
> To: "'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
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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!

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