Thanks for the link to Rapidobject. Looks like a nice idea. They charge 1.9 euro's per cubic centimeter (31 euro's per cubic inch), while <a href="http://techshop.ws">techshop.ws</a> charges $10 per cubic inch for 3D printing (plus membership fee that gets access to lots more tools). They also seem to be in Germany rather than California.
<br><br>My 3D models for homebrew phone case designs are all being open sourced, so when I get a stable design figured out and posted to the <a href="http://hbmobile.org">hbmobile.org</a> wiki I'll upload it to Rapidobject for Europeans to use as a source, and I'll probably make parts at techshop and sell them on eBay as well.
<br><br>However Laser cutting is *much* cheaper and faster if all we want is a 2D template cut in thin plastic. The resulting part can also be transparent, and 3D printer output is opaque.<br><br>Cheers Adrian<br><br><div>
<span class="gmail_quote">On 6/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Sven Neuhaus</b> <<a href="mailto:sven-openmoko@sven.de">sven-openmoko@sven.de</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
adrian cockcroft wrote:<br>> Or invert the problem, instead of buttons, make holes. The touch<br>> sensitive surface is exposed through the holes, and you can feel which<br>> hole you are poking at. A relatively stiff transparent cover with holes
<br>> in is easy to make ( <a href="http://techshop.ws">techshop.ws</a> <<a href="http://techshop.ws">http://techshop.ws</a>> laser cutter :-)<br>> and clip onto the face of the phone.<br><br>You could just whip one up in a CAD program and make it available at a
<br>3D-printer store like <a href="http://www.rapidobject.com/">http://www.rapidobject.com/</a> for everyone to order.<br><br>-Sven<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OpenMoko community mailing list
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