Jealous. I'm nuthin' but jealous.
Don't be. So easy to make the folder you wouldn't believe. All you need is:
Stiff card
Self adhesive vinyl leatherette (or real leather and a suitable glue)
Birch plywood 0.8mm thick
Epoxy glue
The entire frame is made from just four pieces of card cut into shape: Front cover, back cover, spine and pocket.
Wasn't the metal thing on the front a sandisk camera memory card? or sumpthin'?
Also, any stitching necessary? Or is it all fold-and-glue?
Number of leather pieces?
Dimensions?
Super job, no doubt!
Mike
Read the whole thread and you'll find most of the answers.
SNIP.
I read back through and saw the specs for the data card,
but I was still curious what you settled on for your overall dimensions.
Thanks for the construction info.
I have to admit, tho', that the data card and holder
will probably be the straw that breaks my project constructing's back.
I'm trying to wrap some projects up, and hunting down obsolete electronic storage devices isn't too alluring at this point.
If I stumble into any, I'm sure I'll be turning to your excellent build for direction.
Mike
Isn't there a picture back in the thread with some dimensions? We know that the CDs are 8cm so you can easily scale the rest from that.
Those PCMCIA adapters aren't that rare. I found one on ebay a few days ago for another member within 5-10 minutes.
Sure, I can scale it.
That's cool to know.
I went to one of the linked sites and they said the smart media card:
Digital Camera Memory Guide - PhotographyREVIEW.com
was obsolete, so I interpreted that as "hard to find".
Mike
Take your pick. There are literally hundreds more currently on ebay.us alone. Also did an ebay search for the PCMCIA adapter and saw at least five within 10 seconds.
Genuine Olympus 32MB SmartMedia Card (USED) w/ Wallet | eBay
64 Mb San Disk Smart Media memory card, Good condition with case. | eBay
8MB SMARTMEDIA MEMORY CARD FOR OLYMPUS C-700 CAMERA 10 X Zoom | eBay
64 MB SMART MEDIA MEMORY 64MB SMARTMEDIA MEMORY *MINT*! | eBay
8MB 3.3V SMART MEDIA SMARTMEDIA CARD | eBay
64 MB SMART MEDIA MEMORY 64MB SMARTMEDIA MEMORY *MINT*! | eBay
Olympus 8MB Smart Media Card | eBay
eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
Take your pick. There are literally hundreds more currently on ebay.us alone. Also did an ebay search for the PCMCIA adapter and saw at least five within 10 seconds.
Genuine Olympus 32MB SmartMedia Card (USED) w/ Wallet | eBay
64 Mb San Disk Smart Media memory card, Good condition with case. | eBay
8MB SMARTMEDIA MEMORY CARD FOR OLYMPUS C-700 CAMERA 10 X Zoom | eBay
64 MB SMART MEDIA MEMORY 64MB SMARTMEDIA MEMORY *MINT*! | eBay
8MB 3.3V SMART MEDIA SMARTMEDIA CARD | eBay
64 MB SMART MEDIA MEMORY 64MB SMARTMEDIA MEMORY *MINT*! | eBay
Olympus 8MB Smart Media Card | eBay
eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices
Take your pick. There are literally hundreds more currently on ebay.us alone.
Also did an ebay search for the PCMCIA adapter and saw at least five within 10 seconds.
I went with 142mm x 220mm for the front and back covers and 35mm x 220mm for the spine.
But don't use those without double checking yourself.
Perspective throws the scaling off a bit and I may have made my folder too narrow.
In case anyone wondered, the wood panels are birch plywood which is available in thicknesses of 0.4mm and upwards. I went for 0.8mm.