Lenovo Sensei

[DonT-FeaR]

wicked. this one is going to look great as per normal

[Boddaker]

Well, my luck just goes from bad to worse. Came down with the flu thursday night and couldn't do a damn thing but lie comatose in bed 'til this morning. Finally forced myself into the garage (pounding head and all) to try and get some work done on this thing. So please forgive me if this update seems a bit terse. I just want to post and get back in bed lol.

Made this to mount the projector in to the base.

Materials used: 1mm alu sheet, 1" square tubing, pop rivets.

Underside of projector. Utilized feet screw holes and one screw hole in the middle.

Fastened to projector.

Marked and drilled holes in base.

Then marked holes in mounting assembly.

Chamfered the holes.

Mounted.

Front shot.

Side shot.

Placement of removable drive pocket.

Modifying projector power cable.

Fits. Marked side panel to cut opening.

Cut.

Gluing.

Routing.

Routed.

Will clean up edges more when I sand/prime for paint. Ok off to bed. G'nite!

[x88x]

Looks like good progress. Now go sleep and get better so you can do some more.

[Waynio]

Looks like good progress. Now go sleep and get better so you can do some more.

[Boddaker]

Managed to get some more work done yesterday (feeling better now btw). One thing I hadn't thought of until now was case feet. Not time to get anything cool, so I went to Lowes and found these.

Measured, drilled and tapped the holes.

Sensei has shoes!

Another big hurdle with this project was getting the new base mounted to the A700. I'm happy to say that I finally got that ironed out. I first thought a piano hinge would be perfect for this, and would ease assembly, but there were no simple means of attaching it to the A700. So an alternate hinge system was developed. While I was at Lowes getting case feet, I happened across these 4" gate hinges that possess the reach I need.

...at least on one end. The other end that attaches to the base was easily cut off to match the height of the acrylic.

New holes were drilled in the hinges, and 6-32 case screws were used to secure them to the lcd framework.

Now we can finally get a glimpse of Sensei in it's correct orientation!

If all goes well, I can paint the base tonight. Should be getting the fins today as well. Could there actually be a light at the end of the tunnel? Or is that just a freight train headin' my way? lol

[Waynio]

This project is awesome & innovative but I looked at the votes & wow, is that fishy or what, slips got over a thousand votes, I detect a deeply flawed voting system, I noticed if I wanted I could vote for all the others too lol .

[Boddaker]

This project is awesome & innovative but I looked at the votes & wow, is that fishy or what, slips got over a thousand votes, I detect a deeply flawed voting system, I noticed if I wanted I could vote for all the others too lol .

lol yeah it does seem wrong, but he finished early and got his case featured on numerous tech sites. And it's always easier to vote on something when you can see the end result. Not to say he doesn't do amazing work, he deserves the win. I just have to manage my time a bit better next time is all.

[DonT-FeaR]

time management.. psshh.. quality is all that matters.. look at BSG that was amazing.
and so is this. keep up the good work bodd

[Waynio]

time management.. psshh.. quality is all that matters.. look at BSG that was amazing.
and so is this. keep up the good work bodd

Agreed .

[Boddaker]

Hey guys, I haven't abandoned this project. In fact, I will be finishing it up this week. Yes, the contest deadline was the 15th, and needless to say I lost lol. However, Lenovo still wants to showcase my Sensei mod at CES along with the others. So I've been diligently working to get it finalized and ready to ship to Las Vegas in time for the show.

Ok so how bout an update?

Well, it's not so much an update as it is a teaser. Full update will follow in the next day or so...