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Post by alank2 on May 17, 2017 16:08:26 GMT
Hi Everyone, I wanted to get an opinion on my newer, simpler tray. I will first admit that it is a step down from the CNC cut oak tray seen above in my YouTube video, but that tray takes an immense amount of work and finishing. I had sold one of these microEnigma's as a PCB only on eBay. There are probably people who might want just a pcb and they could come up with their own case solution, and that is fine, but I wanted to give an option of slightly more than just the PCB. So this is my better than just a PCB solution! I found these precut pine wood blocks at the hobby store and I just did a one step stain on the right one, so it would be the one I would plan to use. The one on the left is my development board (note the visible AVR ISP holes!) and it lacks some of the other finishing silkscreen, but I went ahead and put it on one of these boards (finished too light, and for some reason I have the grain going up/down instead left/right which I think looks better). It would have a 3xAA battery box on the back which gives it that slight tilt (as seen on the left side in the picture). What do you guys think of how it looks?
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Post by Arduino Enigma on May 17, 2017 16:52:37 GMT
A side picture would be nice.
As far as the simpler board goes, it is nice to have options. Sell both. Provide the basic board with the PCB and offer the CNC case as an option. Delivery dates can be set short for listings where stock is in hand and long for products that need fabrication.
$0.02
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Post by alank2 on May 18, 2017 22:01:39 GMT
Here are a couple of side pics, on flat and one with the battery box (not attached like it would be) to show the normal angle it would have. This pcb has a rubber leg on it that wouldn't normally be present.
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Post by Arduino Enigma on May 20, 2017 13:16:49 GMT
As you already mentioned, the battery case is going to be attached, right? Do you dare carve a hole where the capacitor goes so the board sits closer to the wood?
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Post by alank2 on May 21, 2017 3:38:25 GMT
Yes, attached. Good guess on the cap too, yes, I am drilling a small hole to lower the board to what you see here!
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Post by Arduino Enigma on May 22, 2017 15:35:15 GMT
List it. Paint the screws black if possible.
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Post by alank2 on May 23, 2017 20:41:08 GMT
Now I just have to have some time to solder a couple of them together!
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Post by lpaseen on May 23, 2017 20:44:56 GMT
I like the cnc cut version and think you should give it as a pricier option for anyone who wants it. I guess this version is just a plane wood piece with some screw holes so the labor is way less yes.
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Post by alank2 on Jun 3, 2017 19:34:43 GMT
I agree guys, the CNC cut is much much nicer. I'm still not sure the plain wood piece is viable or not, it won't stay tilted with the 3xAA battery box on the bottom of it, so it will only work with a 3xAAA battery box. Still probably 18+ hours on a 3 alkalines so probably suitable. I'm going to see about cutting some more CNC oak ones and see if I can speed up the process a bit. In the meantime, I've entertained myself with Elecrow's $4.90 pcb service for 5 pcb's by ordering a few WHITE pcb's with black silkscreen. I know it is odd, but I wondered what it would look like for another project I'm working on. I've got to say that I was impressed with how it turned out. I can't say I like the black more or less than the white, it is interesting:
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Post by Arduino Enigma on Jun 7, 2017 3:35:40 GMT
1) The weight of the battery pack is making it sit flat: Triangular wedge at the bottom of the battery box or strip of wood (taller than the battery box) under the board. 2) Black.
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Post by alank2 on Sept 24, 2017 20:39:38 GMT
I don't think I'm going to make any of the simple wood tray version, I'm not sure I like them enough. In the meantime I have made 2 more oak tray versions. One is red display/red lampboard/glossy finish and the other is green display/green lampboard/satin finish. Both are up on eBay as of a few minutes ago. red: www.ebay.com/itm/292268546922green: www.ebay.com/itm/292268537402I have a preliminary manual up finally: home.earthlink.net/~alank2/microEnigmaManual.pdfIf anyone sees a typo please let me know and I'll fix it. My manual isn't as GUI friendly with arrows as the one a customer was kind enough to produce, but hopefully it fills in all the details of every feature, etc.
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Post by alank2 on Sept 28, 2017 18:00:33 GMT
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Post by Arduino Enigma on Oct 8, 2017 1:58:01 GMT
I like the PCB sandwich, looks utilitarian. Maybe some clear plexiglass to form a case?
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Post by alank2 on Oct 10, 2017 2:00:29 GMT
I was thinking about messing around with some plexiglas to see what I can do with it. I got one built if you want to see the final item, it is on eBay with a bunch of pictures: www.ebay.com/itm/292305646013
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Post by gerardf on Mar 18, 2018 11:28:10 GMT
To All, I got a microEnigma a while ago (thank you Alan for this gem) but I needed some time to make my own housing. Here are the pictures. I also created an power point description as user manual with hyperlinks. Drop a note if someone is interested. Happy coding / decoding gerard
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