Engraving Your Name On To Your Calc

Arcane Wizard · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 01:22:29 pm Post subject:

Unless a single layer of paint could replace 5inch armour plating it'll wear and get scratched and what not.

agility · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 02:15:38 pm Post subject:

Well, yeah, but how many times do you need to put a fresh coat of paint on your car? Almost never.

leofox · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 02:17:15 pm Post subject:

So...

Use car paint! I think graffiti will do..

agility · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 02:18:22 pm Post subject:

That's what I've been saying... has anyone tried that new Krylon Fusion paint?

Arcane Wizard · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 02:33:10 pm Post subject:

How many times have you dropped your car from 5 to 10 times it's own height? How many times you have had your car in a backpack stuffed full of books and office equipment? How many times have you slid a tight plastic cover over your car?

agility · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 02:38:54 pm Post subject:

Arcane Wizard · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 02:56:48 pm Post subject:

Just don't complain when there's scratched on your precious painted calc.

agility · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 05:19:20 pm Post subject:

Uh-huh. Have you ever tried painting a handheld device before? How do you think they get the calc's store-bought color on? That paint's just as susceptible to damage as painting it would. Besides, you could just put silicone or some kind of thin protectant over the paint when it's dry.

Arcane Wizard · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 05:49:26 pm Post subject:

Well, cutting the plastic reveals that the plastic itself is in fact the colour of the calc, it isn't painted on.

agility · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 05:59:18 pm Post subject:

Hmmm... slight detail. Still, a protecting outer cover over the paint would work.

Arcane Wizard · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 06:04:37 pm Post subject:

Yes, it would probably keep away those little scratches you get most of the time, being a little bit carefull will keep away the bigger scratches, though there's always accidents. But those are so infrequent you'll just fix it (greenstuff + repaint = joy) if it happens.

I like the idea of an actual metal plate better though, might be a cool idea for a laptop case mod too. I'm a bit worried about magnetic fields though, your data could get messed up pretty bad if the metal becomes magnetic. (yes, there's metals that can't, but they're not as easy to work with as regular iron, I think)

agility · Posted: 20 Jul 2004 09:25:39 pm Post subject:

Isn't iron kinda hard to work with though? Anyways with it becoming magnetic; it probably won't happen unless you have the metal right over the hard drive and have the hard drive running non stop.

DigiTan · Posted: 21 Jul 2004 12:09:47 am Post subject:

You might have some luck with an extruded aluminum casing. It's diamagnetic so there's no chance of it being magnetized. Of course, if you don't a have a metal shop at your home or school it may not be worth the expense. Then there's corrosion and the weight. Anyway, I like the idea of a quality paint; or maybe a metal lable--like a dogtag.

agility · Posted: 21 Jul 2004 05:38:33 pm Post subject:

Or maybe lots and lots of solder Razz

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