类型: IC
作者:
CalmB4tehPwn
发布时间: 2013-08-05 20:52:58
更新时间:
2013-12-31 03:42:42
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46634.0
NEW INFORMATION IN THE FINAL POST
Hey guys,
Well,
I’ve been floating around for awhile now, and I think I’ve
finally found a way to put my hobby to use in this beautiful
community of ours.
Screw cable sleeves, how about Cable
Armor?
Now, I’m working with another member of our fine
forum to provide complete USB cables, with armor. I also
want to offer the armor seperately for those of you who
would like to armor a cable up yourself. Since each cable
will require enough rings to meet my supplier’s MOQ, each
piece is only as limited as your budget. I’ll be getting my
hand on a piece of USB cable in the next week or two (the
same size cable that will be available for sale) so I can do
pictures and give you guys a feel of what’s available as
well as work out a final price. Now, a tentative price, with
USB cable included is $150. That’s a stainless steel or
aluminum armor (colors are the same cost), in the most basic
styles, pictures below. Titanium is also an option for any
big spenders, but this will get prohibitively expensive, and
I wont even get into potential costs unless someone is
adamant. Throwing out a figure, we’re looking at closer to
$300.
Now most of the cost on this is coming from my
time spent on each product (unless you’re looking at four
feet of titanium rings), and so it may come down as I
realize this project goes quicker than anticipated, or up,
or even scrapped, if it takes so long that the price just
doesn’t make sense, and I can’t justify spending that much
time on a single piece.
I’d like to shoot for a run of
ten of these, and since I want one myself, then we’ve got
nine spots. There’s a good possibility that I may never do
another run of these, and possibly go into a well of
depression after doing ten, four foot cables. I’d like to
see four people sign up before we push forward, so we’re not
spending an absurd amount of money on shipping costs from
Canada to Korea (where I’ll be working on the project)
So,
tentative cost is $150 in stainless steel
probably $140
in plain aluminum, and $145 in colored aluminum.
or
$125 with no USB cable.
Prices would be higher for a
6ft cable, closer to the $200 range, potentially.
I
wont know specifically how much prices will differ between
materials, or lengths, until I’ve mocked up 1 ft lengths,
and will use them to estimate time, and material costs from
there.
Concept image:
This is a weave called Captive Inverted round, and
the center is hollow. There are a few variations, to include
standard inverted round which would be the same but remove
the red and silver rings from this weave, leaving the cable
beneath significantly more visible. This would probably cut
the price down $10.
These cables would still hold the
ability to bend, but would adhere to a more stringent bend
radius. Once I get a foot cable mocked up, I’ll take
pictures at the furthest said weave will bend.
Now, as
I said, you can choose any colors your want, and are not
tied to going with a majority vote. Even to the point where
we could consider a rainbow cable. Let me know what you
want!
Also, I might be open to trades for this group
buy for my time. You’d still need to pay the 25 for the USB
cable, but I might be open to waive the 125 on my side for a
keyboard. Just an idea.