Mark Willis wrote: > Some experience but it's been a while. I'm in a bit of a hurry, I'll > try to help a little here. > > There are various types/styles of plastics. > > Thermoplastics can be heated (to soften them), then pulled/pushed into > the desired shape, and let cool so they set. Usually a big pricey > Vacuum/Steam press or the like is used to heat and "convince" them to > move - you need a mold, either positive or negative. Not sure how cheap it is, but there is medical thermoplastic that can be molded beautifully in hot water (~180 F/ C), by hand (provided you can stand water at that temperature). It's a non-destructive molding; there is no state transition once it's molded or anything. This isn't as useful for a permanent box, but it means you could seal the box up completely and still be able to open it later by getting it hot. I know 'cause I had a splint made out of it. It was plenty strong for a keyboard/mouse/etc., case, though I'd be leary of putting hot parts right next to it (e.g., hard drive, cpu). But putting foam insulation or something like that would probably eliminate that problem. I'll try to dig up some links, but you might get better mileage going to your local physical therapist/hospital and asking where you buy it from...I'm guessing about $25 for an 8"x6" sheet, market price. Alex Feinman -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org
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