My M100 has the black vinyl soft cover. Good for general keeping, but I do have to remind myself not to stack stuff on it. A cloth one would work as well. That got me to thinking about those plastic "expanding" folders... if you removed the folder divisions somehow, that might make a good carrying case.
On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 1:32 PM Kurt McCullum <ku...@fastmail.com> wrote: > You beat me to it Fred. I had a family member sew one up for me. My main > NEC unit sits under it on my desk. Though sewing seems to be a bit of a > lost art these days. > > Kurt > > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2019, at 11:30 AM, Frederick Whitaker wrote: > > I was wondering why cloth dust covers haven't been considered. It is a lot > easier to make one out of cloth, and tends to be more durable. Plastic has > a way of not lasting as long as you would like, especially the thinner > clear plastic. > > Fred Whitaker > > On 2/4/2019 2:05 PM, Kevin Becker wrote: > > The vacuum forming video that Brian shared was pretty interesting. It > wouldn’t be hard to vacuum form a keyboard cover I would think. > > > On Feb 4, 2019, at 12:32 PM, Gary Weber <g...@web8201.com> wrote: > > You're right Bert, maybe it could more appropriately be called a > "protective cover". I remember it was black thick plastic and it had the > Club 100 logo on it. I'm basically looking to replicate that, somehow. 3D > printing is probably a good way to go. But I really liked the shape of it, > how it hugged the keyboard to stay exactly in place. > > Unfortunately, I don't personally have access to a 3D printer, nor do I > have the design tools for creating CAD objects. We could just take the > outer dimensions of your average Model T and ask a favor of someone who > does have the tools to come up with a CAD file of some kind. But I'd love > to get the contouring such that it has the raised portion around where the > keyboard is. > > On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 7:42 AM Bert Put <b...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Hi Gary, > > When you say "plastic dust covers" I tend to think of the thin, > flexible, and usually clear plastic that we used to cover our PC > keyboards with. But the part I believe you are thinking of was not that > flimsy -- it was a very sturdy cover that protected the screen and > keyboard. It was held in place by four velcro tabs. I have one but > unfortunately cannot part with it -- it is currently protecting my > M-102. :-) > > I don't know of any other places that manufacture them. This may be a > candidate for a 3D printing project? > > Cheers, Bert > > > On 2/2/19 9:35 PM, Gary Weber wrote: > > Remember those plastic dust covers that you could set on top of your > > Model T? I think Rick used to sell them, with his Club100 logo, if I > > remember correctly. > > > > Having just moved from Oregon to Arizona, I'm finding that the house > > gets covered in dust about twice as fast. Now I do keep most of my > > various machines in their vinyl cases most of the time, but I'd love to > > be able to shield the keyboards of the couple of Model T's that I keep > > on the desk. > > > > First, does anyone have any of those old dust covers that you just don't > > use anymore? I'd love to get a couple of them. > > > > Secondly, anyone know where you can get something *like* this? Maybe a > > place that can fabricate make custom-sized plastic covers for a > > less-than-obscene price? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Gary Weber > > g...@web8201.com <mailto:g...@web8201.com> > > > > -- > > Gary Weber > g...@web8201.com > > >
