Touch My home-made KT case made out of a real book

vferdman · 02-12-2012, 02:38 PM

Hi. I am pretty new to e-readers, but have been using KT since last September. I love it in most cases, but still am frustrated with certain things like lack of series feature to organize books, dead page turn taps, etc. The thing that bugged me a lot was the size and shape of the device. I could not sit there and read it for hours like I do a real book. My hands would go numb from grasping such a small and thin device for long periods of time. So, I made a KT case out of a real book that is only a bit bigger than the KT. It was a cheap hard cover I bought at a used book store for $5. I even read the book, but it was garbage. The binding was excellent and I used it for my cover. I first drew an outline of the KT on a piece of very thin (1/4" thick) plywood cut to the size of the real book page. i then cut another piece of 1/4" thick plywood of the same size. I figured out how many pages of the real book would make up sufficient thickness to absorb the KT's thickness. I then clamped the two pieces of plywood to the said number of pages (one piece on the fron, the other on the back) and cut the shape of the KT I traced earlier with a scroll saw. I added a little cut out for the power switch at the top as well. I then glued the pages together, added two strips of elastic, one at the top, the other at the bottom of the opening to hold the KT in place. I also ended up painting various surfaces silver, but that's optional. I used clear plastic tape I had left over from taping my windows for the winter to protect the cover and the result is what you can see in pictures. I find this home made case has number of advantages over the store-bought. First, it is way more protective. There are probably 30-50 pages of real book under the KT and same above it. The sides are cushioned also. Second advantage is if I leave this in the car, it just looks like a book and does not tempt any one to steal it. It is also much, much easier for me to hold while reading. It holds like a real book (because it IS!).

Book closed

Book open without thee KT

Book open with KT

Book in hand 1

Book in hand 2

Power switch detail

Koboyashi · 02-12-2012, 04:11 PM

One point you have succeeded: I would never steal that book from your car.

scrapking · 02-12-2012, 04:37 PM

That's really cool! And I guess there aren't overheating concerns with an e-Ink reader?

Xennex1170 · 02-15-2012, 04:43 AM

Wow.. Using the hidden cache idea for the KT.. Nice. No one will steal your KT from your bookshelf.

RareBird · 02-16-2012, 12:51 AM

That's freaking awesome!

vferdman · 02-17-2012, 10:01 AM

Glad you like it. The thing looks ruddy because I've been using it for nearly six months now and carrying it with me everywhere. I actually like the fact that it looks worn, it's good camouflage. KT is well protected in it. There is a lot of shock resistance for the device. No heat issues since these devices run very cool. I like this case so much that I am going to make another one that is more neatly executed. This one was sort of a prototype, proof of concept kind of thing.

Koboyashi · 02-17-2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vferdman

This one was sort of a prototype, proof of concept kind of thing.

A sort of of a prototype, now I understand. I'm looking forward to see the photos of your next case.

02-12-2012, 02:38 PM	#1
vferdman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 176190 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Touch (black)	My home-made KT case made out of a real book Hi. I am pretty new to e-readers, but have been using KT since last September. I love it in most cases, but still am frustrated with certain things like lack of series feature to organize books, dead page turn taps, etc. The thing that bugged me a lot was the size and shape of the device. I could not sit there and read it for hours like I do a real book. My hands would go numb from grasping such a small and thin device for long periods of time. So, I made a KT case out of a real book that is only a bit bigger than the KT. It was a cheap hard cover I bought at a used book store for $5. I even read the book, but it was garbage. The binding was excellent and I used it for my cover. I first drew an outline of the KT on a piece of very thin (1/4" thick) plywood cut to the size of the real book page. i then cut another piece of 1/4" thick plywood of the same size. I figured out how many pages of the real book would make up sufficient thickness to absorb the KT's thickness. I then clamped the two pieces of plywood to the said number of pages (one piece on the fron, the other on the back) and cut the shape of the KT I traced earlier with a scroll saw. I added a little cut out for the power switch at the top as well. I then glued the pages together, added two strips of elastic, one at the top, the other at the bottom of the opening to hold the KT in place. I also ended up painting various surfaces silver, but that's optional. I used clear plastic tape I had left over from taping my windows for the winter to protect the cover and the result is what you can see in pictures. I find this home made case has number of advantages over the store-bought. First, it is way more protective. There are probably 30-50 pages of real book under the KT and same above it. The sides are cushioned also. Second advantage is if I leave this in the car, it just looks like a book and does not tempt any one to steal it. It is also much, much easier for me to hold while reading. It holds like a real book (because it IS!). Book closed Book open without thee KT Book open with KT Book in hand 1 Book in hand 2 Power switch detail Last edited by vferdman; 02-12-2012 at 02:49 PM. Reason: Added links for pictures

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02-12-2012, 04:11 PM	#2
Koboyashi Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 207434 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Glo	One point you have succeeded: I would never steal that book from your car.

02-12-2012, 04:37 PM	#3
scrapking Evangelist Posts: 467 Karma: 1073260 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Victoria, BC Device: Kobo Vox, Kobo Glo	That's really cool! And I guess there aren't overheating concerns with an e-Ink reader?

02-15-2012, 04:43 AM	#4
Xennex1170 Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 289856 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Device: Kobo Touch	Wow.. Using the hidden cache idea for the KT.. Nice. No one will steal your KT from your bookshelf.

02-16-2012, 12:51 AM	#5
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	That's freaking awesome!

02-17-2012, 10:01 AM	#6
vferdman Member Posts: 12 Karma: 176190 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Touch (black)	Glad you like it. The thing looks ruddy because I've been using it for nearly six months now and carrying it with me everywhere. I actually like the fact that it looks worn, it's good camouflage. KT is well protected in it. There is a lot of shock resistance for the device. No heat issues since these devices run very cool. I like this case so much that I am going to make another one that is more neatly executed. This one was sort of a prototype, proof of concept kind of thing.

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