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Coleman · **Zen Micro Altoids Case -** 06-20-2005, 02:57 PM

I didn't think it belonged in the ipod thread.

I first lined up the holes to see where to cut for the headphone jack and the on/off switch. I proceeded to cut with tin clippers the side for the headphone jack. Some of the tin was sharp so I used a metal file to make the edges smooth. After that, I traced the bottom & top of the case to make a stencil. I then used the stencils to cut out a perfect fitting liner made out of a rubber-like material (you line your drawers with so things don't slide around). I then used the same material to make a tab to put underneath the Zen Micro so I could pull it out of it easily. I then lined the sides with a packing foam like material for a nice snug fit. It took me about 3 hours total to do.

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I'll probably do some sort of design on the outside later. Or I might just sand it down to a nice silver industrial look.

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Coleman is Offline Major General Posts: 13,482 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: University Park, PA	Zen Micro Altoids Case - 06-20-2005, 02:57 PM I didn't think it belonged in the ipod thread. I first lined up the holes to see where to cut for the headphone jack and the on/off switch. I proceeded to cut with tin clippers the side for the headphone jack. Some of the tin was sharp so I used a metal file to make the edges smooth. After that, I traced the bottom & top of the case to make a stencil. I then used the stencils to cut out a perfect fitting liner made out of a rubber-like material (you line your drawers with so things don't slide around). I then used the same material to make a tab to put underneath the Zen Micro so I could pull it out of it easily. I then lined the sides with a packing foam like material for a nice snug fit. It took me about 3 hours total to do. [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024210vg.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/387/dsc024210vg.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024222pj.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/3483/dsc024222pj.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024242ov.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/995/dsc024242ov.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024235sl.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/5417/dsc024235sl.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024259jx.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/4337/dsc024259jx.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024260mw.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/8131/dsc024260mw.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024275vm.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/458/dsc024275vm.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] [url=http://img159.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc024288jb.jpg:bbe27][img]http://img159.echo.cx/img159/1569/dsc024288jb.th.jpg[/img][/url:bbe27] I'll probably do some sort of design on the outside later. Or I might just sand it down to a nice silver industrial look.