Norns shield case designs

[leolodreamland]

and how high do the standoffs have to be?

[okyeron]

further upthread for mine which are a bit larger than the infovore panels. Compare and see what you like best.

@leolodreamland

and how high do the standoffs have to be?

I use an M2.5 8mm long M/F nylon standoff for under the display corners. With the Nylon you can still thread it into the M2 holes. It’s a tight fit, but works OK. Or - you can flip the standoff over and put the Male part thru the display holes instead and trim the bit that sticks out too much.

[toneburst]

Just had a case + “sandwich” laser cut locally. Really pleased with the engraving!

I will probably infill the engraved area with black enamel, for a gloss finish, contrasting with the matte surface.

[toneburst]

Except, I appear to have the IN and OUT arrows the wrong way round…

F*ck…

Pride before a fall, and all that…

[ngwese]

@toneburst

Except, I appear to have the IN and OUT arrows the wrong way round…

The earliest prototype shields had a similar reversal. To keep things straight in my head I thought of the markings as abstract speakers where the inward arrow was really a speaker pointing outward!

[okyeron]

A nice trick - usually the laser engraved text burns away the paper backing so you can apply paint/etc before you peel the rest of the protective paper off the rest.

[Lemmy]

I finished a bamboo enclosure for my Norns, using the leftover bamboo from my NeoTrellis grid.

[barrford]

I took the opportunity of the corona work from home edict to finally assemble my Norns.

It worked first time, even though I botched a bit of the soldering.
Thanks to everyone involved in the project and to @okyeron for the case.
The only thing I messed up on the order was the knob caps - I bought the wrong diameter.

[glia]

tons of really great enclosures in this thread

yours is really fantastic!

[Lemmy]

Hey thanks, yeah it’s really inspiring to see the community build around Norns, in all respects, hardware, code and music. Viva la open source.

[SimonKirby]

This is stunning! How did you make and fit the screen panel? Also, are those Rogan encoder knobs? Do you happen to have files for CNC cutting the bamboo?

(Sorry for all the questions…)

[Lemmy]

Thanks, yes I’ll share the files soon. The window is clear acrylic. It’s a friction fit - cut slightly too large then sanded until it just fits with a little bit of force. It’s very solid. You need to sand the edges in a very slight wedge shape to allow for pushing into place.

[kveye]

Thank you! Already ordered panel cutting, so this is the last step

[Oootini]

I got impatient and attempted drilling and cutting my remaining Hammond box by hand again, made a slightly better effort this time, but still way off. A pillar drill is definitely required, or even better CNC.

[josephsomer]

Beautiful! How did you do this - CNC/laser cut? Or manual?

[Lemmy]

Hi, laser cut, glue and clamp, sand and sand some more. Thanks to covid19 and makerspace closure I had to cut out the acrylic window with a handsaw but that was fine.

@SimonKirby Simon I used the ‘tall small’ Sifam knobs - https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/intellijel-black-knobs/
I also ordered ‘Chroma Caps’ encoder caps and they are very nice but I found these slimmer Sifam ones more ergonomic in this small space. So if anyone is interested in some Chroma Caps DM me.

EDIT: Added some laser cutter files here: https://github.com/mike-kelly/monome-layered-enclosures

[jorgen83]

Curious whether someone ever went this route. This seems like a pretty good option, except for perhaps cutting the enclosure for the connectors.

Other question: is it feasible to remove the screws that hold the panel, and instead use the potentiometer screws to hold the panel in place? I suppose the screen height makes it difficult, but foregoing the precidip headers might solve that?

[jorgen83]

I’m making a 3D case for the Norns shield. This is my first Fusion 360 design, still ironing out some bugs, I suppose. Will share when ready.

I used the 3d model of the Norns plus Rpi posted in this thread, but the height of the screen is off. What is the height from the shield pcb to the top of the screen with a normal sized header?

[Test]

Inspired by some beautiful designs posted here, so I tried my hand with a remix of @0F.digital’s Tinkercad design. This is printed with some flexible transparent filament I had. (It’s a little squishy.)

3D design norns shield two-part jelly case

[wheelersounds]

@jorgen83

What is the height from the shield pcb to the top of the screen with a normal sized header?

I don’t have calipers, but with a measuring tape I see 13mm from the shield pcb to the highest edge of the screen. That’s with the header that came with the kit.