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Old 11-04-2010, 07:58 AM   #1
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Spine....Where to get this for sony 650.
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Old 11-04-2010, 11:24 AM   #2
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Would love to know this for the 950 as well.
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Old 11-04-2010, 03:35 PM   #3
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Geez, I wonder if some sort of machinist could make those out of aluminium or something.
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Old 11-04-2010, 07:05 PM   #4
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Actually not much of a machinist -- and it's not too hard to make out of 6" Steel Rulers.

Working on one for my cover and having more trouble with the cover. The bracket came out MUCH better than the stock one.

I'll post more when I've got it finished (Hopefully in the next few days).
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Old 11-05-2010, 06:35 AM   #5
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What someone else did in another thread here is buy a sony 600 cover off ebay (8.99 with free shipping), pulled it, cut it, then reattached to make the cover fit the 650. You could try that.
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That sounds great! I'd really like to see how you made the bracket - it would be good to ditch velcro for a proper spine in my cover.

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Actually not much of a machinist -- and it's not too hard to make out of 6" Steel Rulers.

Working on one for my cover and having more trouble with the cover. The bracket came out MUCH better than the stock one.

I'll post more when I've got it finished (Hopefully in the next few days).
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CraftyDan - $2.19 ruler from Frys. Nice. What do you do to it?
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Actually it was 3x $1.50 rulers at Northern Tool, but they were on sale at the time -- Might get away with two, though.

I HATE the plastic brackets ever since one broke on me at the wrong time. I've been thinking "It can't be that hard to make something more durable."

The breakthrough was noticing that a #4 machine screw fit perfectly into the hardpoints. Once I saw that, the design came easy. Bend a metal strip at the right lengths, drill holes in the right places, and glue a nut to the outside. Screw in the screws and Viola! A bracket that will hold a Sony AND you don't have to bend anything to get it out -- just unscrew it!

The construction isn't without pitfalls, but none of them major. It still came together nicely. The cover part is still taking time for me to clean up, but I'll post more detailed instructions when I'm done.
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I'll post more detailed instructions when I'm done.
Please do ... and some pictures, especially of the Spine assembly.
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Old 11-10-2010, 03:44 PM   #10
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Hi
Inspired by CraftyDan I had ago here is my effort.
Sony 650 cover I made this.
You tube vid. Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRXbipdkK2w

I used, 4 DISC / ROUND MAGNETS 8x1 mm NEODYMIUM. 20 x = £2.81 e bay

Oh and I used MECCANO PART NO 12B X 2 ANGLE BRACKET ZINC. 2 x = £2.05 e bay
To hold book in place might not be the perfect thing but is working for now.
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Nice job!

I assume those were magnets on the inside edges? What did you use to mount them?
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Nice job!

I assume those were magnets on the inside edges? What did you use to mount
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Yo dan, very high tech. super glue. he he.

I used, 4 DISC / ROUND MAGNETS 8x1 mm NEODYMIUM. 20 x = £2.81 e bay

Oh and I used MECCANO X 2 ANGLE BRACKET ZINC. 2 x = £2.05 e bay
To hold book in place might not be the perfect thing but is working for now.
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That is a nice solution to the bracket! Don't need to be a machinist, just need an erector set!
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According to this website, http://www.meccanospares.com/shop/ca...aram=cid%3D%26, that is Meccano Part Number 12d.
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Thanks for the #4 screw idea. I haven't tried it yet but it is a great idea!
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