Build Instructions

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  Step 1

  The Plan and Designing...

  At the early designing stage I made cut-outs of individual components on a chart paper to figure out how they should be placed inside the body (chassis) of the laptop. here is the best possible design I came up with. The components are strategically placed to allow the minimum space consumption.

  Note: I couldn't find a HDMI cable shorter than 1 meter, so i had to end up with coiling up the cable between the Display Driver and the raspberry Pi. I tried making a cable myself by soldering the male to male connectors but with no success.

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  Step 2

  Making The Base !

  To begin with.. we will start the build by making the base of the laptop. This is the part where all the components will be screwed (or glued in some case). To make the base

  1) Mark the locations of the components

  2) mark the Drill Points (PCB)

  3) Outline the border of the base while leaving a small space from each side so that everything remains spacious.

  4) Now making sure every looks good as expected, cut the base using a jigsaw.

  5) File the rough edges. Just to make them softer.

  Take your time and cut it as clean as possible because this will affect the final result.

  Note Be careful to get the corners at 90 degree angle. We want them to be as precise as possible.Using a laser cutter gives the best quality but I don't have one so I used the jigsaw .

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  Step 3

  Build the top of the laptop!

  After we have build a base, time to make the top section from where the Keyboard will be mounted. I have designed the plans for the cutting. Use them to ease the work.

  1) Use the base as the template and cut another piece of rectangle MDF.

  2) Take the dimensions of the keyboard and mark it on the top.

  3) Mark the Small opening for ventilation and for access to the Raspberry Pi.(This allows us to swap SD cards easily and also access the GPIO pins on the pi for future projects)

  4) Also mark the display control button size below the ventilation port.

  5) Now using the jigsaw cut the Openings and also using the drill drill out the button holes(for Display control).

  6) File the MDF sheet to get a soft finish.

  7) I also gave the sharp edges an angle with a grinding bit to get a better look.

  CAUTION : Be careful while using the jigsaw. Cut to appropriate measurements because there's no going back at this stage!.

  "Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent."

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