Paper Models
July 26, 2006
Paper models of the front and rear panels and associated PCB for the MIDIbox SID-NUXX.
Making paper models of the mechanical parts for things is really handy. For example, the bottom two ones up above there helped me identify a problem with the alignment of the LCD and pushbuttons. Takes about 20 minutes to make, works out really well. Those bottom two are the front panel itself, and the PCB which is sandwhiched between the LCD and the front panel, in order to hold the LEDs, rotary encoder, and pushbuttons.
Oh, and yes, this project is starting to wrap up. As soon as I finalize the design for the front panel and order the parts, it’s all a matter of waiting. Then provided the parts all fit together, it’s all then a matter of final assembly and documentation and the MIDIbox SID-NUXX will be complete.
Ok- so the orange colors are out.
Any chance for blue LEDs?
Hell no. Blue LEDs are crap. They trash vision, people can’t focus on them, and they are almost always too bright.
I’ll be using yellow ones, I think. :)