[oregon-l] a do it yourself IPad project

[Bill]

This seems like a very destructive process to the poor book.  Reading this
made me cringe a bit.


On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Cheree Heppe <cheree at dogsc4me.com> wrote:

> Cheree Heppe here:
>
> This hollow book idea could be used for a number of creative purposes.  The
> outline on how one IPad user made a personalized IPad case from a used book
> is below.
>
>  I think we could manage this pretty well with a bit of attention to
> details.
>
>
>
> ‘iBook’ project
>
> . As I mentioned, I documented the process and now I’m here to post the
> guide in
>
> case anyone else is interested in making their very own. There is
> definitely more
>
> than one way to make a book safe, and if you have more appropriate tools,
> feel free
>
> to improvise. The methods I selected were based on low cost and simplicity
> and will
>
> at lease give you a good idea of the process. Let’s get started.
>
>
>
> Project cost: approx. $10
>
> Project time: this project can be completed in a single day, but you’ll
> definitely
>
> want to set aside a large chunk of time for page cutting (might want to
> grab your
>
> headphones for some music!)
>
>
>
> Required materials:
>
> A fitting book
>
> Precision knife (Xacto, packaging knife, etc.)
>
> Rubber cement
>
> Scotch tape
>
> Pencil
>
> Patience (quite a bit of it)
>
>
>
> Tips for book selection:
>
> Local bookstores (or thrift shops) are likely to have very inexpensive used
> books. The one I used was $2. I bought three books of varying sizes to be
> sure I got the fit I wanted. I used one book as a practice first before
> doing the final one (lots of cutting!). I took
>
> my iPad to the store to size up several books.
>
>
>
> Things you want to look for in the book –
>
> depth
>
> , be sure that there are enough pages in the book that your iPad will fit
> all the
>
> way in. This is probably the toughest part of the selection process because
> it can
>
> be hard to judge. You may wish to measure how high your iPad stands off of
> a flat
>
> surface before going to the book store, then find a book with page width
> that is
>
> equally or slightly deeper than the measured value. Be sure that the book
> has enough padding around your iPad. That is, make sure that when you cut
> out the shape, the resulting thickness of the pages is enough to support
> your iPad and withstand a fairly intensive cutting process. You don’t want
> to try cutting the shape out with, say, 0.2” of padding, you’ll likely rip
> some pages during the process. There is about 0.75” of padding
>
> in my final iBook.
>
>
>
> Steps
>
> 1.
>
> Remove the cover of the book (if it has one) and center the iPad face-down
> inside
>
> the cover. (I am not clear here whether this author means to take the cover
> totally off, or fold it out of the way.  Since I prefer the cover on, I
> would opt to fold instead of remove.)
>
>
>
> Use the pencil to trace an outline, you should hold the pencil
> perpendicular
>
> to the paper so that the side of the pencil pushes against the side of the
> iPad as
>
> you trace. The distance from the side of the pencil/iPad to the tip leaves
> a good
>
> buffer in your outline and subsequent cut to ensure a good fit. If you cut
> it a little
>
> too big you can always add spacers to increase the tightness, but if you
> cut it too
>
> small, you’ll have a hard time figuring out how to re-cut all of the
> pages…. (Note
>
> that the volume rocker and hold switch will be on the opposite side when
> the iPad
>
> is face-up in the finished product, cutting around them specifically would
> be too
>
> tedious, this is what the buffer is for.)
>
>
>
> 2.
>
> You want your first several cuts to follow the rounded shape of the iPad’s
> corners.
>
> I’d recommend cutting the rounded corners for 10-20 pages. After that
> you’ll be cutting
>
> square corners (much easier!), but the top pages will give it a round
> corner look,
>
> which will give a more custom-fit appearance. Use your knife to begin
> cutting on
>
> your outline. I pressed very firmly with my knife to cut through several
> pages at
>
> once, then pulled them out until I needed to cut again (early enough that I
> could
>
> still see previous cut marks and knew where to cut). Finding the right
> number of
>
> pages to cut through and pull out before making more cuts its probably the
> most challenging
>
> part of this project. Just make your cuts carefully and eventually you’ll
> get into
>
> a rhythm. Don’t forget to square your corners after the first 10 or 20
> pages and
>
> continue to cut them that way. Square corners are much easier to cut than
> the rounded ones. I used a paper clip to keep part of the cut
>
> pages closest to the binding out of my way while I continued to cut. They
> don’t like
>
> to fold back with the rest of the page because most of their support has
> been cut out!
>
>
>
> 3.
>
> While cutting, do occasional test fits to ensure that the cuts are coming
> out properly.
>
> If you aren’t through too many pages, put the iPad in face-down to get the
> best idea
>
> of how it will fit (the rounded back makes this deceiving when it is
> face-up and
>
> you don’t yet have a lot of depth.) Finding that you are having fitting
> problems
>
> would be much better in the first 30 pages then after 200 cuts! As long as
> you were
>
> careful with your outline (and added an appropriate buffer) and keep the
> cuts consistent,
>
> you shouldn’t have an issue.
>
>
>
> One thing to look out for. The more pages you cut and
>
> fold back, the further the subsequent pages will be pulled toward the
> binding (slowly
>
> misaligning the top cut from each one underneath). If you don’t correct for
> this,
>
> your page cuts will have a distinct diagonal shape on the left and right.
> You can
>
> adjust for this by slowly moving your cuts to the right to keep them in the
> same
>
> relative position as the first cut (be sure to do this on the left and
> right sides
>
> of the cut.)
>
>
>
> 4.
>
> Once you’ve cut deep enough to fully fit the iPad, you are going to use
> your tape
>
> to hold the pages in their closed-book positions. The first thing you want
> to do
>
> is to hold the cover of the book at a 90 degree angle (or prop it against
> something)
>
> while you use scotch take to make small wraps around the pages. In the
> picture above,
>
> I colored on the tape with sharpie so it could be easily seen. I picked up
> the whole
>
> of the pages and slid a piece of scotch under them to begin, then set them
> down and
>
> wrapped it around the outside to the top (do this for each piece of tape
> applied.)
>
> I folded the tape back on itself at the end to make a non-sticky tab that I
> could
>
> use to grip to remove the tape easily.
>
>
>
> 5.
>
> When you are satisfied with the way the pages are being held, flip open the
> back
>
> cover and apply rubber cement to the back of the very last page (yes, over
> top of
>
> the tape). Once it is covered all the way around, close the back cover,
> flip the
>
> book over, and open the front cover. Begin applying rubber cement quite
> liberally
>
> around the inside surface of the page cuts. Close the cover and rest some
> weights
>
> on top of the book for at least an hour while it dries. When you return,
> remove the
>
> tape (it’s glued in the bottom cover, you can cut it, or it’ll rip pretty
> easily.)
>
>
>
> 6.
>
> Once the back cover and inside has been glued, flip the book face-down and
> slide
>
> a piece of paper or two between the block of pages and the front cover of
> the book
>
> to protect the cover and create a shelf for the rubber cement to rest on
> while you
>
> glue around the outside of the page block. Don’t worry about getting glue
> against
>
> the back cover as its already glued down to the pages!
>
>
>
> 7.
>
> Once you’ve got it all glued up you should rest some weight (other books
> work well)
>
> on top of it to keep everything firmly pressed down as the adhesive dries.
> After
>
> a few hours of drying you can remove the weights and open up the front
> cover to allow
>
> the inside adhesive to air out and dry. Depending on how tightly your fit
> turned
>
> out, you may choose to add the bookmark/tab piece to assist in removing it
> from the
>
> case.
>
>
>
> 8.
>
> Enjoy your iBook case.
>
>
>
>
>
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