New ZX80 cases
New ZX80 cases
I've been working hard recently in getting together different manufacturers in order to produce an EXACT copy of the Sinclair ZX80 case, either the original, or the later injection moulded version.
This case would be commercially manufactured using the exact same plastics, trimmed and cut out using a CNC, screen printed in exactly the same way with the stickers produced and attached. When i say exact, i mean exact.!
I'm at a cross roads here, the tooling costs are very high and i want to judge if there will be enough interest for me to proceed. I have to commit to several hundred
I am hoping the final price will be around £55 posted in the UK, final price depends on the interest.
A lot of effort has gone into this, and was never intended as a commercial venture, but after discussing the idea in the FaceBook groups i was inundated with requests for more information.
Please let me have your comments and feelings or email me at jomac_uk@hotmail.com
Many thanks
This case would be commercially manufactured using the exact same plastics, trimmed and cut out using a CNC, screen printed in exactly the same way with the stickers produced and attached. When i say exact, i mean exact.!
I'm at a cross roads here, the tooling costs are very high and i want to judge if there will be enough interest for me to proceed. I have to commit to several hundred
I am hoping the final price will be around £55 posted in the UK, final price depends on the interest.
A lot of effort has gone into this, and was never intended as a commercial venture, but after discussing the idea in the FaceBook groups i was inundated with requests for more information.
Please let me have your comments and feelings or email me at jomac_uk@hotmail.com
Many thanks
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Re: New ZX80 cases
I would be interested in buying one case at £55, or in that ballpark (or lower).
If there is enough interest such that the price drops by a significant amount, I would be interested in two more cases (bringing the total to three).
Mark
If there is enough interest such that the price drops by a significant amount, I would be interested in two more cases (bringing the total to three).
Mark
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Re: New ZX80 cases
The difficult factor here is predicting quantity, on small runs the price is X amount, if i order double, it comes down, if i order 5 times the amount, the price comes close to 50%
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Re: New ZX80 cases
Yeah, I’m aware that the order volume affects the unit cost.
Have you posted on the other Sinclair / ZX Spectrum forums?
If not, would you like me to post on World of Spectrum forum, Spectrum Computing forum and QL Forum?
I’ll also post on StarDot forum (Acorn) as a number of members there have interests in Sinclair computers.
Also, have you considered posting on the German tlienhard forum?
Mark
ZX81 Variations
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
Re: New ZX80 cases
I’d certainly be interested in one to house a replica.
Re: New ZX80 cases
I think £55 sounds ok. I'd have one for my Russian clone. Getting anything produced is a pain though isn't it, especially for such an old niche like the ZX80. You can never know how many will sell, and the last thing you want to do is make too many so that you either have to sell them for a dumping price and/or you're still sitting on them in 20 years with an extra mortgage!
I'm Chris, a Brit in Germany (Chr$ on the QL forum). https:\\QXL.WIN < QL related collection.
Re: New ZX80 cases
Hello Mark, yes i would be very interested if you could post elsewhere. I've more information now. The final price will be £49.95 plus postage and there will be 4 versions of the case. Antenna hole to the left for UK etc, hole to the right for USA etc, hole in the centre for clones and one with no hole.1024MAK wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:41 pmYeah, I’m aware that the order volume affects the unit cost.
Have you posted on the other Sinclair / ZX Spectrum forums?
If not, would you like me to post on World of Spectrum forum, Spectrum Computing forum and QL Forum?
I’ll also post on StarDot forum (Acorn) as a number of members there have interests in Sinclair computers.
Also, have you considered posting on the German tlienhard forum?
Mark
Re: New ZX80 cases
Price will be £49.95 plus postage and 4 versions will be available as explained elswhere on here.Erm wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:36 pm I think £55 sounds ok. I'd have one for my Russian clone. Getting anything produced is a pain though isn't it, especially for such an old niche like the ZX80. You can never know how many will sell, and the last thing you want to do is make too many so that you either have to sell them for a dumping price and/or you're still sitting on them in 20 years with an extra mortgage!
Re: New ZX80 cases
4 versions? Can you link to where that is explained?
I'm Chris, a Brit in Germany (Chr$ on the QL forum). https:\\QXL.WIN < QL related collection.
Re: New ZX80 cases
The 4 versions are quite simple, its the hole for the antenna connector, looking from the rear, the UK etc the hole is nearest the power socket on the left, the USA version its next to the edge connector on the right. Most clones its dead centre and there will be a version available with no hole at all