DIY hardcase idea

thechansen · 10-15-2008, 11:01 PM

What is rigid, customizable, fairly cheap, and fun for adults and children? Lego building blocks. Just use something to seal the blocks and it will be plenty durable and just glue some foam to the inside of the enclosure for extra protection. Plus the Lego Digital Designer program which is free from Lego (Windows and Mac) will tell you exactly what you need to build your design and let you buy it right from them. Here's the PDF of parts for my prototype. I can't attach the actual lego file but if my measurements are correct this should fit the reader with the stock case.

EDIT: I figured out how to save the instructions as an html file, so in the zip it's the parts list, the instructions and any images included. My first time using the Lego Designer app so I wasn't sure if I could. And ideally I would build the case using all black pieces, Monolith style.

NatCh · 10-16-2008, 10:13 AM

I love it!

Pictures! We demand pictures!

And welcome to MobileRead, thechansen!

grooks · 10-16-2008, 10:31 AM

I loved playing with legos when I was a kid.

I could probably pick up the pieces locally as there is a Legoland Discovery Center about 10 minutes from my house. It is the only one of it's kind in the U.S. (there are two in Germany). I imagine they would have all the pieces available.

babyd · 10-16-2008, 10:43 AM

This is a great idea, love it. Would love to see pics of a completed one.

June · 10-16-2008, 03:15 PM

What a nice idea! : off to 'borrow' some lego from the kid's room:

thechansen · 10-16-2008, 05:22 PM

heh, thanks for the welcome (long time lurker but I just received my 505 last thursday) and the praise thus far for the Lego case idea. So far it's still in the prototype phase mostly because, like an idiot, I was going off the outside dimensions and not taking into account the INSIDE. Also, I made it roughly three Lego bricks high but I'm sure I could trim that down a bit. For the measurements of the actual lego pieces I used http://www.mapageweb.umontreal.ca/co...ment/index.htm and http://web.me.unr.edu/me151/building/legobuild.htm as guides. I just want to give my schematics a once over when I get home from work so I can redesign it with all black bricks and then order the bricks from Lego. I wish I had a lego store near me so I can just go there build it and buy it.

Patricia · 10-16-2008, 09:29 PM

And here's a lego charging cradle that someone made earlier:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21495

MidknytOwl · 12-13-2008, 09:48 AM

Did you ever end up making the case? I've been waiting to see what it would look like.

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10-16-2008, 10:13 AM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I love it! Pictures! We demand pictures! And welcome to MobileRead, thechansen!

10-16-2008, 10:31 AM	#3
grooks Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 30250 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fort Myers, FL Device: Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma	I loved playing with legos when I was a kid. I could probably pick up the pieces locally as there is a Legoland Discovery Center about 10 minutes from my house. It is the only one of it's kind in the U.S. (there are two in Germany). I imagine they would have all the pieces available.

10-16-2008, 10:43 AM	#4
babyd Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1567 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony:505, 600, 350, 650, Kindle 3 & PW, Kobo Mini & Aura HD	This is a great idea, love it. Would love to see pics of a completed one.

10-16-2008, 03:15 PM	#5
June Addict Posts: 306 Karma: 4508151 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scandinavia Device: Kobo Libra, Oasis 1&2 and others	What a nice idea! : off to 'borrow' some lego from the kid's room:

10-16-2008, 05:22 PM	#6
thechansen Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-505	heh, thanks for the welcome (long time lurker but I just received my 505 last thursday) and the praise thus far for the Lego case idea. So far it's still in the prototype phase mostly because, like an idiot, I was going off the outside dimensions and not taking into account the INSIDE. Also, I made it roughly three Lego bricks high but I'm sure I could trim that down a bit. For the measurements of the actual lego pieces I used http://www.mapageweb.umontreal.ca/co...ment/index.htm and http://web.me.unr.edu/me151/building/legobuild.htm as guides. I just want to give my schematics a once over when I get home from work so I can redesign it with all black bricks and then order the bricks from Lego. I wish I had a lego store near me so I can just go there build it and buy it.

10-16-2008, 09:29 PM	#7
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	And here's a lego charging cradle that someone made earlier: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21495

12-13-2008, 09:48 AM	#8
MidknytOwl Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 644 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kobo Aura	Did you ever end up making the case? I've been waiting to see what it would look like.

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