nerd cred levels return to normal

i got my laser cut parts in the other day. for those of you who are interested, ABS plastic cut with a laser smells pretty bad. the parts came out pretty good. unfortunately, i failed to make one crucial measurement and didn't account for some wiring. the good news is, the parts that really needed to be correct were. most of the stuff that didn't quite work out was for mounting the controller board behind the screen. lucky for me, i had a roll of padded double-sided tape handy. anyway, here's the end result.


overall, i'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. if i were to do it again (besides the obvious getting the measurements correct) i'd probably mount the screen lower in the hole since the top overhang obstructs the very top of the screen. also the ABS plastic has one smooth side and one textured side. i'd probably put the textured side out, and fill in the seam with liquified ABS and paint the whole thing so it looks like one solid piece. finally, i'd skip the superglue i tried to use on the IR sensor because now it's all clouded up.