A DIY undertaking on the newest Microsoft Floor Duo has turned it into a tool with a steel(Al) on one aspect of the rear panel. A Reddit person has posted the pictures, together with info on how he did it.

As reported by Home windows Central, he needed to substitute it after shattering the rear glass of one of many sides. Accordingly, a person going by the identify WALLY_MAMM0TH on Reddit shared the pictures of the rear Aluminium Panel. Nonetheless, he considered throwing in a Carbon Fibre sheet however reportedly didn’t have it mendacity round. This submit additionally comes at a time when few customers are dealing with cracked body points close to charging ports.

How did he do it?

Beginning off, he took the measurements of the damaged rear-side. Then, after drawing it in Fusion 360 which is a cloud-based CAD/CAM instrument for product growth. And exporting it to Silhouette studio, he used it to carve a brand new Aluminum rear-panel.

He provides that even after becoming it, options like folding mechanism, sign reception work positive. Thank god he didn’t face any community points that some customers had some time in the past. Additionally, the Aluminum panel has reportedly helped in dissipating the warmth of the machine higher. Nonetheless, that’s one thing that might be because of the placebo impact. Transferring on, the person has additionally replied to one of many customers concerning the adhesive used to fuse the panel.

He says {that a} “double-sided extra-strength everlasting adhesive tape” from Interest Foyer(US- Artwork & Craft Retailer) labored positive. In truth, it was about the identical thickness as an previous adhesive and reportedly sealed properly with out air gaps. That stated, the method seems very tedious and doesn’t suggest others to strive it out. Additionally, in one of many cases, he “painstakingly took the broken again glass off piece by piece utilizing a razor blade and tons of endurance”.

Microsoft launched the Floor Duo in October 2019. Nonetheless, made it out there solely a yr later. It at present retails for $1,399 as per Microsoft’s Official Retailer itemizing. The machine has a pair of 5.6-inch PixelSense AMOLED display screen, Snapdragon 855 SoC, 6GB RAM, 128/256GB storage, 3,577mAh battery with 18W quick charging, 11MP rear-sensor, and runs Android 10 OS.

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