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adafruit is prototyping a breakout shield for the pi...
That will keep the Arduino peeps happy.Dale Parish wrote: »The sheer disappointment is very evident :pac:
Ah no, I'm sure it will look great when its made up. Do you have a purpose in mind for it?
Also, are you going to have cables coming out for monitor/keyb/mouse/network etc or will it run headless and wireless?
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That case arrived today, broken and without bevelling where it should be.
I'm not a happy camper and have sent the seller a polite message to resolve the situation quickly or I will kindly destroy them.
/Rant end.
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Sorry to hear that man.
Was it badly packed?
He said he's waiting for black acrylic to come in Thursday, before he starts making the next batch.
Thats a disaster.
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Sorry to hear that man.
Was it badly packed?
He said he's waiting for black acrylic to come in Thursday, before he starts making the next batch.
Thats a disaster.
Can you post a pic of the damage?
Not the best pic, but you can see the damage.
He made the plastic to thin in the part that broke and posted it in a envelope, not a small box. The envelope was padded, but just barely.
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Not the best pic, but you can see the damage.
He made the plastic to thin in the part that broke and posted it in a envelope, not a small box. The envelope was padded, but just barely.
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That sucks.
At the very least he could have used stiffened cardboard either side.
Where did he go wrong with the beveling?
It wasn't the port holes was it?
Or is it those 2 small rectangle holes which are too close to the edge of the plastic at the corners?0 -
That sucks.
At the very least he could have used stiffened cardboard either side.
Where did he go wrong with the beveling?
It wasn't the port holes was it?
Or is it those 2 small rectangle holes which are too close to the edge of the plastic at the corners?
He sent this message about the bevelling the other day, so i was expecting that(actually its not countersunk thats the prob, not the bevelling exactly)Dear Customer
Thanks for buying the enclosure for the Raspberry Pi computer. We had many orders in one day and as a result we really had to rush to ship all packages. Due to all the rush, we may have accidentally included a bottom panel with screw holes that weren't countersunk yet meaning that the M3 countersunk hex. screws (part 9 in the user manual) won't fit properly. If this is the case for your shipment, you can countersink the holes yourself carefully with a countersink drill or with a 8-10 mm (0.3150-0.3937 inch) metal drill. Alternatively we can send a replacement bottom panel. Please reply to this message if required.
Best regards,
I got on to him/her/muppet this morning and said it was a silly mistake to rush them out as the Raspberry Pi case business is very new and there is a chance to make a decent amount of money on these. There will be many Pi owners over the next 2-6 months without a case who will be searching on ebay for them and checking out reviews of said cases on the various blogs and sites(and ebay itself of course).
Anyway, stupid move to rush them out. Spend an extra day on them and do it right.
/rant number 2 over
Edit:
On another note, a new Raspberry Pi magazine(free).
http://www.themagpi.com/
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That case arrived today, broken and without bevelling where it should be.
I'm not a happy camper and have sent the seller a polite message to resolve the situation quickly or I will kindly destroy them.
/Rant end.
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+1 on the sorry to hear that count.
When I saw the cases were sold out before I could get one I was left wondering if acrylic was a bit fragile for a rigid case (A link to a Jerry Ellsworth video on how she was making a ramp out for a pinball machine thread said she wasn't using oven heated bent acrylic because it was too brittle).
I'd rather spent 10 minutes with a Dremel, sugrú, 2 altoids tins and electrical tape until I decided a permanent use for the Pi myself, but since mine's not arriving til June its a problem I wish i actually had. :P0 -
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So I managed to do a bit of a repair on the case. The guy is sending me some replacement parts and after talking a bit over email for the day I'm also going to be testing out his other cases(different plastics, thickness's and designs).
It's not a bad case at all really and just needs a few tweaks on the design and it'll be much better.
Click each one for the full size image(it's worth it):
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Ok, So here are my new mod tools and accessories(the mini joypad is in there as well if you can spot it).
This will be a very boring selection of pics for those not interested so apologies. I'm only posting them as they will all be used for modding the Game Boy case(as well as others). I've posted them in a small size so as not to fill a page with random non retro things. Click each pic if you want the full size version.
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