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Originally Posted by acidzebra
Well, the original Sony cover has four small magnets sewn into it at the corner edges. Of course, they are extremely weak. I more or less have decided on Velcro anyway, but I might use two small magnets to help keep the book closed.
Yeah, I see what you mean, and that is definitely one solution. I'm still tossing the idea around, right now I favor something like cable clips to wind/grab the cable and an SD/memstick holder much like this where you just sort of jam them in:
(not the prettiest version I've seen or the flattest, but one of the first that showed up in a google search)
That might work too - I wonder how the inner paper (which is not glued together at that point) would how up under sawing action, and how rough and straight the edges would be (not that I didn't screw up with the knife at least 4 times). Soaking the edges with a 50/50 water/glue solution is relatively easy and the knife work (at least for this size book) is not a big chore - 10-20 minutes per block, and I was taking it easy watching some TV in the background. But a really new/sharp knife is important. Old boxcutters won't, um, cut it. |
Oh yes, I see what you mean. Actually, that would be pretty easy to make with just a block of foam from the craft store. Just cut your own slots to suit your needs. And, that certainly would keep them from clunking around. At least with the make your own, you don't need to worry about finding one that fits all of your stuff AND fits the dimensions of your book cut out.
I'm tempted to make something like that for my Kindle, but I might try faking the pages by texturing some wood and then painting it and gilding it. Then again ... I might try your method.
I'm still a little curious if there is any information on how strong magnets can be without hurting the memory. I was thinking of those magnetic strips that are sticky on one side, magnetic on the other. Those aren't all that strong.
I still really recommend Emovendo if you do decide to use magnets. If only because you can purchase them in pretty much any thickness you want and both square and disk.