Colored cases, etc - Was Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update

[steve]

See what you think. The one issue might be that you have to use their design
Package ( a little funky) and I don't recall being able to get an data base
of your
Design files. So, it's a bit sketchy on the open philosophy side of things.
I havent been to their site in couple years, so lets check it out.

I'm headed up tommorrow. I have FreeRunners! 

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Subject: Re: Colored cases, etc - Was Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update

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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> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Steven **
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:02 AM
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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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