monome enclosure design v3 - "companion"

A low-cost, light-diy monome enclosure, second attempt named "companion".

Assembled:


Exploded:


Parts:


Steps:


Faceplate design example (ivory faceplate and bottom plate, black walls):


Faceplate design example #2:


Parts & tools needed list:

• The laser cut parts pictured above
  
• 6mm M3 metric bolts - 33 of these 17 of these
• 35mm M3 metric bolts - 8 of these
  
• 7/64" drill bit
• drill
• screwdriver
• rubber feet
  

Steps:

1. Drill 33 17 holes on the crosses to a depth of 3mm with a 7/64" drill bit.
2. Bolt the Grid PCB to the faceplate, bolt the wall-to-corner connector pieces to the wall pieces, bolt the Logic PCB to the bottom plate.
3. Connect ribbon cables between PCBs and test that the unit works before assembly. Connect pieces and bolt the whole enclosure together from the bottom. Apply rubber feet.
   

Options:

• The three pieces that make up the faceplate, walls, and bottom plate can be any combination of colors from http://www.ponoko.com/make-and-sell/materials#9, however faceplate and walls must be 6mm/0.24" deep, faceplate must be deeper than around 5mm but no more than around 7.5mm, bottom plate must be 3mm/0.12" deep.
• Can use countersunk 35mm bolts if you want them to be flush with the underside, length and drill depth remain be the same.
• Can engrave designs on the faces of the materials (faceplate raster engraved design example shown above), see materials link above for photos of what engravings look like on different acrylic materials.