Hi all,
I thought I'd update this thread, since I've made some heavy modifications to my Macminitosh project, that I considered rebranding under the name "Macintosh SE/x", as said in that thread.
Actally Mac128 got me started in his post above, when he told us about diamond cutting the front of a CRT in order to keep its look. Then JDW asked for a front picture of the screen (by the way, sorry it took so long for me to answer!). It looked OK for me, but I knew it was far from perfect.
Then came once again the old discussion regarding CRT vs LCD in the other thread, My opinion is that all the point of such project is to put modern hardware in an old case, retaining as much as possible of the old computer's look and feel. And CRT screen certainly can't be called "modern hardware", even if they are color CRT. LCD was definitely the way to go. So I went to see a "glas seller" (how do you call in english those who cut glas for windows?), and asked him about cutting the screen for me. He looked at it and said his tools would break it, and that I'd be better off with a Dremel.
So I had a deep breathe and I went to buy a diamond saw for my Dremel, and I started to cut my CRT. Believe it or not, I haven't broken it!!! 8-o
It took me a while, though. And I managed to fit it between the bezel and the frame I built around the LCD, only using longer screws to keep the frame in place. It looks great! I have to thank you guys for putting higher standards in making those compact Macs look better and better!
Here are a couple of pics of the Macintosh SE/x:
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
I thought I'd update this thread, since I've made some heavy modifications to my Macminitosh project, that I considered rebranding under the name "Macintosh SE/x", as said in that thread.
Actally Mac128 got me started in his post above, when he told us about diamond cutting the front of a CRT in order to keep its look. Then JDW asked for a front picture of the screen (by the way, sorry it took so long for me to answer!). It looked OK for me, but I knew it was far from perfect.
Then came once again the old discussion regarding CRT vs LCD in the other thread, My opinion is that all the point of such project is to put modern hardware in an old case, retaining as much as possible of the old computer's look and feel. And CRT screen certainly can't be called "modern hardware", even if they are color CRT. LCD was definitely the way to go. So I went to see a "glas seller" (how do you call in english those who cut glas for windows?), and asked him about cutting the screen for me. He looked at it and said his tools would break it, and that I'd be better off with a Dremel.
So I had a deep breathe and I went to buy a diamond saw for my Dremel, and I started to cut my CRT. Believe it or not, I haven't broken it!!! 8-o
It took me a while, though. And I managed to fit it between the bezel and the frame I built around the LCD, only using longer screws to keep the frame in place. It looks great! I have to thank you guys for putting higher standards in making those compact Macs look better and better!
Here are a couple of pics of the Macintosh SE/x:
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch