[Coco] vendors of empty cartridges shell for coco

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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.
> 
> 
> 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. 
> 
> Not everyone has the ability or desire to drill a metal case to save a buck  
> or two. 
> 
> -[ 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 
> 
> 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. 
> 
> -----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 
> 
> 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. 
> 
> Ron Bihler 
> 
> On 10/12/2014 5:42 AM, didier derny wrote: 
> > Is there any vendor of empty cartridge shell for coco ? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I now that such vendor exist for c64 cartridges 
> > 
> > But I've not been able to find one for coco. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I don't like the idea of vampirising existing product to recover 
> > 
> > A cartridge shell. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Any idea ? 
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> > 
> > Thanks 
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> > Didier 
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