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Originally Posted by RSaunders
I was looking into this before I found a cheap polycarb source. (See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11420)
You could use a two-part case machined out of metal. I asked a local shop about taking a 5"x7.25"x0.5" piece of aluminum and milling out a 4.85"x7"x0.35" hole. Then cut a 5"x7.25" sheet of 1/8" aluminum sheet for a cover. Hinges and latches are tricky in aluminum, but you could use a steel cover and magnets. It was only a $15 part to have fabricated, and lining it with fabric should prevent scratches. Maybe clever use of fabric could provide you
a hinge as well as scratch prevention.
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My latest box is built exactly the same way but in the two halves of a block of wood instead. The milled part is exactly the shape of the reader+ 3/32 all around and then lined with felt.