Nov 22 2015
We’re in the home stretch now. The hardware pieces are coming together and the software is almost complete. Here’s is a look at the pieces first assembled. No painting or gluing yet, but they fit together much better than I expected.
Nov 17 2015
Great progress recently on both the software and hardware side.
Software
Hardware
You can see the results below. All the pieces fit together very nicely. Its amazing the tolerances of a laser cutter. The whole thing “snaps” together. Next steps are to paint and apply the cherry wood veneer and stain. I expect this will be a Version 1 product, but I’m hopeful given how well the pieces fit.
Nov 4 2015
I’m very excited about a break through in how I’m actually going to build the prototype. I’ve joined a makerspace in Silver Spring, MD, Catalaytor Makerspace. The curved wood was presenting the greatest challenge. Two test were tried.
The Makerspace changes the game by getting me access to a laser cutter. Now I’m building out a frame and applying wood veneer to the frame.
Here is a look at the first attempt.
The laser cut frame of the Apple Pomona prototype.
Someday soon it will look like this.
Nov 23 2015
Nearly Done
Had a couple hours today to make some real progress. Lot’s of painting and gluing today. Amazingly all the measurements held up. This whole project would have been impossible without the laser cutter at Catylaytor Makerspace. Very close to final assembly. Last challenge to to make the screen accessible again if I ever need access.
Here are the two shots of the “original”. Each is a slight variation, so there is no true original to be duplicated. I tried to stay true, but made a couple mods of my own along the way. You’ll notice the base of the speakers is different. I used a round front foot for the speakers. They are tall and this solved the issue of them toppling over. I also seated the screen flat against the foot (bale). It appears to be slightly off the ground in the pictures, but this didn’t seem to serve a reason. It wasn’t intended to allow the keyboard to fit under so I removed this as it added unneeded complexity to the build. I also eliminated the odd black T brace on the back of the unit. It didn’t serve a purpose and distracted from the clean sweep of the cherry wood.
Apple protoype from the Oct and December 1992. Part of the Pomona design series.
Here is my take on the Pomona Mac or the B&O Mac.
By jeffsrule • iPad, Laser Cutter, Makerspace, Pomona Curved, Woodworking • 0