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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Well, you actualy have to design the case to allow
painting.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Paint has THICKNESS. So if you look at the clearence for
buttons, you would have one clearence</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>for a non painted plastic and a bigger clearence for a
painted plastic part.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I have made this mistake before, when I wanted to change
colors at the last minute and the painted plastic</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>parts didnt exactly provide the types of clearences ( etc)
that you need. All that said, there are parts on FR</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>that could be painted without ruining fit and
function. The back cover, and front cover</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The middle part which houses the UBS, ext ant, etc etc, is
the part I would worry about painting, because</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=875534018-16042008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>of the clearence problem for the connectors and buttons
that are brought out through that plane of the device. </FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org
[mailto:community-bounces@lists.openmoko.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Steven Le
Roux<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:04 AM<BR><B>To:</B> List for
Openmoko community discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Colored cases, etc - Was
Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hmm in this goal, why not Openmoko.com to sell "blank" case, non
finished ones, witout any painting, just to be customized/adapted later
?<BR><BR>I don't think only with painting, but integrate an eye cam or other
expansion pack, or wifi external connectors for example...<BR><BR>Even one water
proof why not :) <BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Steven ** <<A
href="mailto:montgoss%2Bopenmokocommunity@gmail.com">montgoss+openmokocommunity@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">For
the one off, you could check out <A href="http://www.emachineshop.com"
target=_blank>http://www.emachineshop.com</A><BR>They do injection molding of
various plastics in "many" colors.<BR><BR>I'm not sure if you could make a
profit by having them make a ton of<BR>cases and then reselling them or
not.<BR><BR>-Steven<BR><BR>On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 5:22 AM, Hugo Mills <<A
href="mailto:hugo-om@carfax.org.uk">hugo-om@carfax.org.uk</A>>
wrote:<BR>> Maybe there's someone out there with the know-how
to make blank<BR>> cases based on the published OM designs? I'd guess
it's a matter of<BR>> making suitable injection-moulded components --
front and back -- and<BR>> then either ringing the changes with the
plastic colour used, or just<BR>> selling white ones that can then be
painted and lacquered. I have no<BR>> idea of the economics of
injection moulding, though.<BR>><BR>>
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