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Old 02-24-2011, 04:41 AM   #13
Ardjan
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Location: The Netherlands
Device: Sony PRS-650
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Originally Posted by elizilla View Post
Ardjan, that is awesome! What kind of glue did you use to attach the magnets and buttons to the leather? Do you feel they are secure?
I used a contact adhesive to glue the buttons to the straps and the straps to the cover. For the magnets there was not enough surface to use contact adhesive so I attached those using super glue.
I drilled a small hole through the leather strap before glueing it to the button. After glueing the button to the strap I cleaned the glue in this hole using a small knife, a drill and a screwdriver (Basically I just scratched the glue in the hole away). A small drop of super glue was enough to fix the magnet in the hole in the leather. Be sure to clean the surfaces you want to glue thoroughly with something like acetone before applying the glue.
The bond between the magnets and the rest of the strap feels very secure, but only time can tell if it really is of course (I just finished it a couple of days ago).

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Originally Posted by elizilla View Post
Where did you source the rod magnets?
I bought them from a web shop in Holland (http://www.magnetenspecialist.nl/rods-03x6-p-172.html) so that is probably not a good option for you. But since I was able to find at least two shops that sell them here in Holland there is probably also a shop selling them closer to your region. Just make sure that you buy very strong magnets (they are usually called rare-earth magnets or neodymium magnets). The diameter of 3mm is perfect for the PRS-650. Mine are 6mm long, but I think a bit shorter would be better (depending on the thickness of the straps you want to use). I think 4mm would be the perfect length.

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Originally Posted by elizilla View Post
Considering taking out the velcro and modifying my Oberon cover to be like yours!
Nice to hear that you like my solution that much. If you go for this option make sure that the distance between the straps is perfect. I think that influences how well the reader is secured in the cover. I used the following trick to make sure this distance was perfect:
- First I put a piece of insulation tape (the kind that can be removed without leaving stains) on both the top of the leather straps and the bottom of the reader.
- Next I put a piece of two sided tape (the kind that does leave stains, hence the first step ) on the tape on the straps.
- After that I put the magnets in the holes on the reader, pulled the straps tight and attached them to the reader so that the two sided tape was between the pieces of insulation tape. This put the straps in the right position relative to the reader.
- Finally I put the reader in the cover, marked where the straps were and applied contact adhesive to both the cover and the straps. After letting them dry for 15 minutes (read the contact glue manual) I put the reader back in the cover (with the straps still attached with the tape), by first attaching the magnets at the side of the reader and making sure the edge of the reader was in the right position and then pressing the 2 areas with glue firmly together. Since the contact adhesive fixes almost instantaneously it is very important to position the reader perfectly.

I waited for 10 minutes before removing the tape (even though this should not be necessary since contact adhesive dries quickly after attaching the two parts).

Good luck with your cover!
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