Subject: Re: [stella] The Atari 2600 Puma, where did you get those skills? From: Ruffin Bailey <rufbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:58:20 -0500 |
on 1/10/01 7:10 PM, Kevin Horton at khorton@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Typical "Atari" style > moulds would've been multi-cavity (i.e. more than 1 part made at a time) > and would be made out of steel. So, $50K-$100K for a complete mould set > for say, a 2600 or 7800 enclosure is probably not too far from the mark. Just coming from the world of Jeeps and replacement bodies (bear with me), wouldn't fiberglass be a possible choice? I know you don't need quite so fancy a mold to get it happening, but I don't know that it would provide quite the same protection to the unit when it's dropped... At any rate, cheaper than $100 g's. Ruffin Bailey -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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