cool skin.shuffle cardboard case

your URLs dont work because you forgot the "." after "www". you can fix this yourself, theres an "edit" button on the right hand side.

i dont know about attatching pictures, but theres a "trick" to putting pictures in posts here for some reason. heres how you do it:

{img=www.skinshelf.de/fileadmin/_temp_/skin.shuffle.composite.jpg}{/img}
(but use square brackets "[" instead of {)

www.skinshelf.de

That is actually really cool!

Thanks!

Thanks =) If you make one please post a pic!

Originally posted by tomthemacman
I'm making one out of a Wheat Thins box right now. I can't figure out for the life of me how to get the front hole cut into something even resembling a circle without a great deal of effort. Any tips?

You are right, that is pretty much the most difficult thing about it. And it is important you put some care in because it is so visible.
The scalpel works pretty good. The blade will bend a bit so you can get a decent curvature. It takes a bit of time though.

Johann

Nice work!

How do I view the English version of your site? It says for english, click top menu, but I don't see that anywhere. Also, is it possible to make a shuffle skin from playing cards?

Thanks

Beautiful. Thanks zip22!

Cool, but on the bit with the instructions even if you are on English its still in German

id like to make one but ......it looks hard and nothing i make ever works out ......

Thanks, Johann. I'll try to get ahold of some card stock and give this a try in the next few days, then I'll put up an image or two.

Great Evan, thanks for sharing, great image (makes good use of the squids head!) About the scoring: Those edges where you need hard creases I score from the printed side. Though you will then be able to look "inside" the cardboard, It looks cleaner (it doesn't lose any color) and allows harder creases. Only those round bends I score from the inside. Did you print the pattern on the other side of the cardboard? If so, how did you get everything aligned so well?

Johann

Well I'm not sure what you mean by "scoring damages the print" so I've attached a close-up pic of a "prototype" (notice the printed line at the lanyard). I would suggest to put the clear coat on after you have glued everything, so that the cardboard doesn't wear as quickly...

hi rampancy, thanks for your comments. glad it worked for you right away. You're right about the chicken soup cardboard, it's so thin because the weight of the soup powder is pretty much negligible. So the sixpack cardboard is better suited, that is thicker as it is used for much greater weights.
About closely spaced scoring the cardboard - I noted that on point 4 of the instructions. Good you figured it out anyway.
Threading the tab like you suggest is a nice way too. I think everyone will have to see which works better for every specific case.
I would make a template for the normal cap if someone could post me exact dimensions of it. I seem to have lost mine because I didn't use it :(

Also rampancy, it would be cool if you could mail me a picture of your skin.shuffle so I can put it in the thread. I think you cannot post it because you're a new member (had to deal with that too, as you can see from the previous posts in this thread).

Thanks again for your comments and suggestions!

Johann

oh no, just lost the post I was going to send :( Anyway, in short I was going to say: Thanks rampancy for the pics (attached) and the tips. I have not tried taping the tab but I did make a plastic window for the hole. I used part of a lid that comes with yoghurt or spreads and cut it to the size of the width of the shuffle and 4cm in length. I upgraded a case by putting tiny drops of liquid glue on the inside of the case, not too close to the hole. Slid the plastic strip in and used a pen to apply some pressure. Works great! and doesn't spoil the looks. And the material is very durable, too!
About the leds, I think just making a slit 2 by 4mm where they sit should do the job. that can also be done with the knife used to cut everything else (no curvature there). If someone else can think of a more elegant way to this, please post!
I'll put new layouts on the site soon, one will be with thinner lines so when you're printing on high resolution paper you won't notice them so much like on rampancies'.

Thanks again, rampancy for your tips!

Edit: I've uploaded three new layouts, one with the hole for the LEDs on the frontside and a version of both the new and the old one with thin lines.

I have posted 1 month ago when i bought my Bodyffle shuffle skin , i found their web site they are european , bodyffle.com
i saw it also on ebay at 15 $ free shipping worldwide ,
I bought it in pink and in green they are both glow in dark and come with neckstrap and key chain go check .

this pi**es me a bit. If anyones advertising their covers in the forums that's no problem, but please start your own thread in the "cases / ipod shuffle" section for this purpose. It does not belong into this particular thread so please keep it clean!

Originally posted by MadPict
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thanks shufflez! My skins have lasted till today, without being treated overly caucious. It will however wear quite quickly if you put it in and out of your jeans pocket often. But then: why would you put your beautiful skin.shuffle into your pocket where no one can see it anyway?

Hi Evan
Glad you like your skin.shuffle and plan to make another one!
I'm sorry for the long delay, I've been very busy the past days with the skin.shelf project.
anyway, here you go: www.dugge.de/typo3/fileadmin/skin.shuffle/skin.shuffle.LED.cap.png
And please post a pic, but you know that already =)

Johann

Well, my latest skin.shuffle is done (I still need to clear-coat it, but that can wait for tonight). I call it the Skin Skin:

That's the back of the Skin, obviously. The front is magnificently (IMNSHO) PG-13 ( http://www.thehumblest.net/SkinSkin1.jpg)!

Originally posted by GreatGraySkwid

That's the back of the Skin, obviously. The front is magnificently (IMNSHO) PG-13 ( http://www.thehumblest.net/SkinSkin1.jpg)! NICE. Where's the R rated one :)