Colored cases, etc - Was Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update
Michael Shiloh
michael at openmoko.org
Wed Apr 16 18:45:19 CEST 2008
I've never used emachineshop, but I will ask around. Perhaps some of my
friends have.
Michael
steve wrote:
> I love emachineshop.
>
> I thought of approaching them to do some kinda co promotion. Maybe Michael
> Shiloh can weigh in here.
>
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> Subject: Colored cases, etc - Was Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update
>
> For the one off, you could check out http://www.emachineshop.com They do
> injection molding of various plastics in "many" colors.
>
> I'm not sure if you could make a profit by having them make a ton of cases
> and then reselling them or not.
>
> -Steven
>
> On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Hugo Mills <hugo-om at carfax.org.uk> wrote:
>> Maybe there's someone out there with the know-how to make blank
>> cases based on the published OM designs? I'd guess it's a matter of
>> making suitable injection-moulded components -- front and back -- and
>> then either ringing the changes with the plastic colour used, or just
>> selling white ones that can then be painted and lacquered. I have no
>> idea of the economics of injection moulding, though.
>>
>> Hugo.
>
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