New A1200 Kickstarter case questions

[User2921]

Hey guys,

I have the excellent new A1200 cases that were recently the result of a successful kickstarter. I'd like to open the USB ports, and the CF spot above the PCMCIA slot. What's the cleanest way to do that? For some reason I thought these holes were completely pre-drilled/opened but they are not. I don't want this to look like garbage when I'm done so I'm curious what other people have done.

Thanks!

 

[Pghulme]

Glad you asked this, id love to know myself

 

[Cozzer79]

I'm going to attempt to open up the HxC area in a couple of weeks - I think a steady hand and a sharp craft knife should do the trick, as it's pretty thin in those areas. The plastic was easy enough to file when I opened up a spot for a DVDROM

 

[User2921]

Cool. Would you be able to snap a photo or...ten?

 

[Cozzer79]

When I do it, absolutely We're just gearing up to go off on Easter hols, but I'm at work the week after which is notoriously quiet, so I'll be doing a fair bit of 'work' on my Miggy!

 

[funkychimp]

Love to see a photo also.

 

[SkydivinGirl]

It would have been great had made the edges of the cutouts thinner so they could be cut out easier. I want to do the cutout for my HxC but I think it might still end up not being as nice and straight as I would like. Still, it's better than trying to do it with an original case.

Heather

 

[8 Bit Dreams]

i have cutted a lot of holes for 16x2 displays by using dremel. Always cut a little bit smaller hole and then correct it by using fine file not so nice as factory made, but still good enough..