The Beamspring Briefcase

JP! · 29 Oct 2018, 23:24

Ever since I acquired and converted my first beamspring I've had a neat idea in mind for a portable beamspring in a briefcase. Today I am one step closer to this reality. I just received a vintage 1960's Mad Men style briefcase today which I thought looked really cool. The module I am using is the one which originally came from my 3741 data station so I will need a new pcb. I want to get the metal plate either re-coated or paint it black to match inside the case. It will take a while for this to completely come together as I bounce between projects and life so I apologize in advance for slow updates.

Without much further ado I present this prototype.

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kakan · 29 Oct 2018, 23:31

Well someone had to make a beamspring portable.... gl

snacksthecat · 29 Oct 2018, 23:39

The Beamspring Briefcase

You’ve got my attention!

Excelso · 30 Oct 2018, 01:22

I wish I could make some retro-laptop similar to this

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I was in love with that briefcase for sooo long...

JP! · 30 Oct 2018, 01:46

Wow that is way cool. I would definitely be up for suggestions on making this into a retro laptop. It took me quite a while to find the right brief case.

OldIsNew · 30 Oct 2018, 01:55

Very cool idea! Looking forward to it!

0100010 · 13 Nov 2018, 05:00

kakan wrote: Well someone had to make a beamspring portable.... gl

Never seen one, but it was portable.

OP, awesome project - looking forward to watching your progress.

Darkshado · 15 Nov 2018, 03:24

With a vintage typo! "inquity"

JP! · 15 Nov 2018, 17:56

No telling though if that is really a beamer. It could also be Micro Switch.

Darkshado wrote: With a vintage typo! "inquity"

Reminds me of a write up of the 3741 Data Station that refers to software as "soft wear".

__red__ · 19 Nov 2018, 02:47

What happened to the PCB I gave you?

JP! · 20 Nov 2018, 22:05

__red__ wrote: What happened to the PCB I gave you?

Hey __red__ it's been a while! It's still with the data station. I actually have two of these modules, the nicer one being in the data station while the original I am re-purposing for this project. I also have a set of grey keys from a Selectric which I am going to use along with some of the other original keys.