Raspberry Pi Model B Cases?

Mike!

I get the resin from smooth on and have done for an age.

That mill is my Hurco Km3. Its an oldie, but I love it to bits. I can run circles around the newer hurco depending on what you are doing.

I retrofitted it at Christmas too. Old controls were starting to get on my nerves so I junked the lot.

Bought a pmdx-126 controller, (a legend bit of kit) some gecko drivers, a power prep module, and some amt encoders from digikey to use on my old servos.

The pc bit, I used a motherboard and bits I had here. For the transformer to drive motor, I took 4 turns off the hurco tranny to take down the ac secondary to where I needed it in respect to the dc out from power prep module(ac-dc + smoothing)

The machine is back, and all tidy still looking the same.

Build a new control panel too, housing lcd, wireless mouse, and keyboard, all on an arm.

Im running mach3 on this mill for machine control, and have recently bought cambam for drawing stuff with - it converts it to g-code then too.

Cambam is insane for the money, 2 days to learn, and 80odd euro. I use it nearly all the time, and then solidworks for the crazy stuff.

Its all about how you can draw something, and take cuts/jig. A 10mm end mill does a lot too.

I use the km3 for a variety of stuff, from hogging, to fine work on F3 parts, to casting patterns, to electronics prototypes.

Some people hate knee cnc mills, they have their pros and cons indeed, you just need to be able to spot those, and pick the machine that suits.

I do write some g-code as I learned it a long time ago, it keeps me in tune, and its fun at times. But mainly, I use the cam software if someone is paying...

Hope this helps Mike,

Brian!

Hello Brian,

Thanks for the Cambam tip - I'll take a proper look at it soon.

I've got a Haas TL1, and so far have only used G-code - I was looking at the Delcam plug in for Solidworks but it is mega pricey - especially compared with Cambam.

Thanks again.

Michael Kellett

Bud Industries has developed two very novel approaches to enclosing the Raspberry Pi.  Recognizing that components on the board may shift as people add components or the design teams continue to improve them, we created these patent pending enclosures to provide protection, fun looks, and the ultimate in flexibility.

Both are made from  translucent red (or raspberry colored) ABS plastic so the user can see through the enclosure to the board.

The Pi Sandwich consists of an identical top and bottom with clips to secure the board. With open sides,it allows the complete flexibility of installing the cables in the most convenient way for the user.  There is an optional silicone band that can be put around the "stantions" in the box to provide total enclosing.  The user would just quickly cut holes in the silicone to allow for the cable access.  The top and bottom fit together and are held by friction.

The Pi  Plate provides more protection and would be best in an educational environment.  It has a base and screw on lid, again with clips to secure the board in the base.  The base has a large opening, allowing for cables to be fed under the enclosure and through the base to the board.  A big feature of both boards is that they require no hardware.

For more details, check out the Bud page http://www.budind.com/view/Plastic+Boxes/Microcomputer+Enclosureshttp://.  There is a cad video demonstation that shows the features of these products.  They are completing tooling now and should complete production and will be available in about 4 weeks.  They are very low priced should help solve the enclosure issue. 

That Pi Sandwich looks horrible.... patent pending ?

But that is just personal.. everybody has his own taste..

Hans

I found this website Modmypi.com. The prices seem to be good.

For what it's worth, the Bud pricing should be lower. 

I gather Farnell/Element14 are going to start selling cases for the Pi soon.

Anyone know what they will look like, or estimated costs?

Farnell/Element 14/Newark will have the Bud units available for pre-order and sale on their site by early next week.  They are still developing pricing, but the boxes should be in the $7-12 range depending on box and quantity. 

Sounds fair as long as that doesn't translate to £7-12 when they go on sale in the UK.

I'm thinking about gutting an old Sony Walkman to make a case.