Hello. My main concern was dust on the display. Then wiping it clean, and then scratching it over time. Since the mini is pocket size, it may be put in the pocket. Good place for dust. I took a cell phone cover, clear, cut to size and put holes in it. This material of which I thought would cut with scissors, doesn't. I used a sharp new razor. The material is thermoplastic polyurethane. My pencil tip iron did not work for making the holes. Just the properties of the plastic. What does work is a leather hole punching tool. These holes show, the two middle holes, but you have room for error on the knob holes.? Resourcefulness is what is needed here. No leather punch large enough for the knob holes. I got one of my brass shells - 45 S&W. On a piece of steel, with a hammer, I gave it two whacks and it cut a perfect hole through that rubbery material. What would work best would be to come across this plastic in sheet form and cut it with a lazer gun. I am happy with the results. 73, sreed. kf7yff.

I put a thin plastic sheet on mine, between the screen and case. To reduce scratching, I clean dust off with a brush. (The little orange dot at the top is for a light sensor I hacked in to turn off the backlight when there's enough ambient light or sunlight)

On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 04:14 PM, Shawn Reed wrote:

I got one of my brass shells - 45 S&W

Pro tip:? If you don't have an empty brass shell, always remove the primer, powder, and projectile before whacking.??

Are you speaking from experience? Yea, I forgot and left out the word "empty". It does make a difference, to your point. 73, sreed. kf7yff.

?- Ironie switched on: -?

This seems to be a problem in US-America only!?

I could not 'buy' any weapon or amunition here in EU egaly! So I have to look for an alternative way, to open the 'holes' in the plastic sheet, ... !

Maybe a sharp knife, ... Oh wait! No blade on that knife should be longer than 7cm. It's not allowed to have such a 'long knife', even it is a 'Schweizer Taschen-Messer' in the EU.?

?- Problem (nearly) solved! -?

No legal weapons, no legal amunition, no dead people in the streets, nor children in schools!
If it where that easy, ... ! (nearly!)?

- Ironie switched off again: -?

Merry christmas to all, happy season greetings, in what ever you believe, or prefer, ... !?

?- And a Happy New Year, for all of you, and the beloved people around you. -?

73 de Markus ; db9pz?

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On a side note, a friend of mine used to reload .223 with a Lee Loader kit.? Once while priming a case he got a bit over-enthusiastic with the hammer and tool used to seat the primer and BANG!? He said it only happened once, and boy was he glad that case wasn't charged!!? He promptly acquired a hand primer from Lee.

73, John W4CWZ

Shawn that’s a very good idea and some great info on how to cut the material. I just checked my iPhone 8 standard and it looks like the perfect size for the QCX mini.
Now where did I put those extra screensavers?

Skip Davis, NC9O

Hi HAMs,

Many thanks for question =)

Today I've got that I don't like in QCX mini enclosure. This is rectangle hole for LCD display.

Using small cat of plexiglass I circled rectangle hole and created scratches for next cuts (breaks) of plexiglass. Than with help of sandpaper polished sides to tight fit of rectangle hole for LCD.

Here is what I've got. Than I am planning to fix it using superglue and probably duct tape on inner side.

On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 05:17 PM, Shawn Reed wrote:

Are you speaking from experience? Yea, I forgot and left out the word "empty". It does make a difference, to your point. 73, sreed. kf7yff.

100% kidding, Shawn.? I have brass laying all over my office.? I've used shells as pry bars, screwdrivers, and likely as a hole punch too, but mostly as fidgety widgets while I am on work calls.??

Nice job on your protective case.? In fact, all of you guys are doing a good job.??