deʃhipuThe new front plate and button caps arrived, and I'm happy with them. I don't think I can improve this technique further, so I'm going to leave it like this. The only other improvement I can think of right now is to use switches that require less force for pressing — I will be looking into availability of such switches, so far I didn't get any answer to my inquiries.
I will still experiment with a plastic d-pad and buttons from the NDSL, but I'm not even sure I want to go that way.
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Yes， just a cutout of the display.. personlly i do not like Acrylic，which seems fragile
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I actually carry one prototype with me in my pocket or my backpack, and I have dropped it multiple times, and it's still fine. The previous prototypes, with the 1mm thick face plate were much worse, the corners would break and fall off.
A wooden (or other material) case with a cutout would have the down side of exposing the glass display to the outside, so it can be scratched or even broken. The acrylic actually protects it very well.
I would be happy to actually experiment with other kinds of transparent plastic, but you can't laser-cut most of them. For semi-mass production I think you could die-cut them on a press, I guess, especially since the transparent face plate doesn't need to be thick if it's made out of a softer material. But I don't have access to such tools and materials, so that remains purely theoretical.
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i would say, nice~~ for me, i will cut a wooden case for myself..
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you may have some difficulties seeing the display then, unless you use transparent wood (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_wood_composites)
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I suppose I should add a version of the case with a cutout for the display, for non-transparent materials. I think it would look especially well with bamboo.
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