HAL 9000 - beyond the face plate

[Markus]

As a starting point, I glue/nail/screw the stabilizing frame to the front plate.

A little opening is carved into the top frame piece, so the Raspberry Pi camera module can be inserted later.

Then, the pieces for the surrounding "shell" are added.

 

[joberg]

Excellent job Markus. Are you going to add some thickness on the frame surrounding the flat panel?

 

[Markus]

Excellent job Markus. Are you going to add some thickness on the frame surrounding the flat panel?

Thank you. I will glue wooden strips (3/4" x 3/4") on the back of the front plate, around the monitor to hold it in place. I don't think that the frame itself needs any further stabilization.

 

[Markus]

I remove some wood from the back of the front plate, so the monitor buttons will not be pushed when the monitor is inserted.

Wooden strips are added to hold the monitor and the USB hub in place.

The little detail (I don't know what I should call it) is glued to the front and the base plate is added.

Then, the two triangular pieces are glued into the corners.

That pretty much finalizes the wood work (except for two plates to cover the backside - those will be added later). Now it's time for spackling & sanding.

 

[Rolud]

Hi All,

As a lot of people in this forum is interested about "HAL" replica, and also because Markus is still using the Adafruit Massive Arcade button, I'd like to present you my just finished V2.0 own replica... made with an old aluminum photo frame, the Adafruit button, some 3D printed parts AND a completely disassembled Google Mini...

This replica was made to be as close as possible to the real one, however for me the most important thing was his "usefulness", and here is the result...

 

[joberg]

Hi All,

As a lot of people in this forum is interested about "HAL" replica, and also because Markus is still using the Adafruit Massive Arcade button, I'd like to present you my just finished V2.0 own replica... made with an old aluminum photo frame, the Adafruit button, some 3D printed parts AND a completely disassembled Google Mini...

This replica was made to be as close as possible to the real one, however for me the most important thing was his "usefulness", and here is the result...

Great job Rolud...but you should start your own thread

 

[Rolud]

Great job Rolud...but you should start your own thread

Thanks joberg for the “New thread” suggestion… however I’m actually very impressed by the wonderful job done by Makus… and I replied in this thread just to show him that it’s possible and quite simple to "improve the look" of the “Adafruit” button, if you have access to a 3D printer…

 

[Markus]

Thanks joberg for the “New thread” suggestion… however I’m actually very impressed by the wonderful job done by Makus… and I replied in this thread just to show him that it’s possible and quite simple to "improve the look" of the “Adafruit” button, if you have access to a 3D printer…

Thank you, Rolud, for your nice compliment.
Actually, I have a few ideas how to improve the face plate, and I will probably do this at some point in the future.
I really love what you did. The frame looks great, but also what you achieved starting from the "Adafruit" button. The silver ring and the black ring (with the "Nikkor") are a huge improvement as compared to the original button. Actually, based on your images, I wouldn't have assumed that you had used the "Adafruit" button at all.
The thing is: If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. I don't have access to a 3d printer - just to the laser cutter. So, I approach all challenges with the latter.
But, as joberg said, it would be great if you could start your own thread and post more details in there. I would certainly be interested in seeing those. And maybe, at some point the moderators will see the need of adding a dedicated "2001" forum.

 

[Markus]

The first layers of paint are looking good!

 

[joberg]

Looking good indeed

 

[Markus]

Painting is done!
Now I add the USB hub,

the face plate (not shown here), the red 8mm, 0.5W LED for the eye, and the Raspberry Pi,

and the monitor (connected using a HDMI to VGA adapter).

 

[joberg]

Look at that Eager to see it functional; it's going to be epic

 

[Markus]

I had not really thought this through....

When preparing the back plates, I remembered that the RaspberryPi and the LCD monitor probably need a little fresh air, so they don't overheat. While the original Podbay unit seems to have a closed back plate,

I need to add some openings - of some kind. Usually, I really like the Star Wars Death Star pattern.

But I think that it would not match the "2001" style.
Does anybody have a suggestion what pattern would be appropriate for the vents on the back plates? Maybe inspired by something else seen in "2001"?

 

[Lt Washburn]

Only vents I can think of offhand are the big ones on the ceiling of the Pod Bay.

 

[David3]

they wouldn't have to be visible vent patterns as such but long narrow inconspicuous single slot openings concealed along the bottom edge of those back plates and then a single long slot at the top, like the old imacs, so the air naturally circulates through the bottom and out the top

 

[Markus]

they wouldn't have to be visible vent patterns as such but long narrow inconspicuous single slot openings concealed along the bottom edge of those back plates and then a single long slot at the top, like the old imacs, so the air naturally circulates through the bottom and out the top

You mean this:

That would probably work, so this is an option.
But I still want to browse through the movie to see if there is anything recognizable.

 

[joberg]

Maybe putting the vents at the top? I know that some gutters have a sort of plastic guard preventing the leaves clogging them.
They're either in metal or plastic and are pierces with little holes.

 

[Markus]

Maybe putting the vents at the top? I know that some gutters have a sort of plastic guard preventing the leaves clogging them.
They're either in metal or plastic and are pierces with little holes.

Yes, that would be an option too!
Just, in my case, I have already painted the frame, and consider this to be finished.
So, I really want to have a solution that affects only the back plates.

 

[Markus]

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[Markus]

Some thoughts about: Vents in "2001: A Space Odyssey"
As mentioned by Lt Washburn, there are the ceiling vents in the pod bay room.

These look good, but I don't think they would be appropriate for the HAL unit.
Then, there are those that we can see on the bottom (in this perspective).

I love this shape and I will keep this in mind for future SciFi projects. But, honestly, these shapes seem to be too much work for something that is only featured on the back side.
Finally, I found these two.

These are very minimalistic. And they do remind me of something else - yes:

... just a little smaller.
I think, I will go with these. A little boring but easy to make, certainly good enough for heat exchange, and perfectly consistent with the movie.