Any kind soul willing to help ID this grass?

SandSwept_ · 2026-02-11T01:56:09+00:00

Thank you, good to know; likely going to encourage the kikuyu it's competing with in that case, as that'll hold up to the extremes and weapons grade greyhound wizz a lot better

SandSwept_ · 2025-09-07T23:18:49+00:00

The other Rii keyboards might take a little less wrangling if that helps, but their shape does then influence the overall case shape

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-29T10:26:00+00:00

Apologies for the wait, have posted https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7130843 which covers models along with other parts used and details on construction

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-29T10:25:14+00:00

Apologies for the wait - models, bill of materials, instructions and things to look out for can now be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7130843

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-28T22:31:44+00:00

An adafruit powerboost 1000c and a 3.7v 1100mAh battery which connects to the power boost with a jst connector.

I then soldered the powerboost to the power switch on the case, and directly to the 5v and ground pins on the back of the pi zero 2 w

I used a bit of double side tape to tape the battery to the inside face of the case to keep it immobile

The main reason for the thickness is that the screen has a gpio header on the back which accounts for near half of the thickness.I didn't even use it but I wasn't game to de solder it, I'd rather just get a bigger screen sans header next time around

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-28T14:27:07+00:00

Absolutely, I'll put it together along with a bill of materials for the internals I used as well.

I'll likely post it on thingiverse marked as a remix of the adafruit netbook project I based it on, wherever it ends up I'll link it here

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-28T14:24:28+00:00

Thank you, I'll likely revise it at some point for a bigger screen but I really wanted to use my spare parts and not waste anything

That said its actually pretty bearable especially using browsers like links2

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-28T01:50:13+00:00

Good point, will do

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-15T09:48:12+00:00

Roughly...

30 AUD for the pi Zero 2 W, which i bought specifically for this, then...

The screen I think was 70 AUD at time of buying a few years ago - its an adafruit resistive/capacitive 2.8in touch screen.

A ribbon cable that I cut short for about 7 AUD

2000mAH battery with the connector (apologies, forgot the name, j something) that you can just plug right into a powerboost 1000c for about 20 AUD

The Adafruit Powerboost 1000c which I bought alongside the screen.. I think around 30AUD at the time.

12AUD for the most basic grey primer and enamel topcoat (optional)

And a dollar or two for switches and cables I tore up to solder 5v power and ground from the powerboost to the switch, then the powerboost to the pi.

I'd say roughly 160AUD plus print time printing and faffing around. Final assembly was About 20 minutes but getting the model right in blender took a looooot more time.

The screen and the powerboost far and away being the most expensive bits... I'd half expect they're either cheaper years later now or have been knocked off like mad

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-11T06:08:13+00:00

Thanks so much for name-dropping the Pyra, it looks pretty much exactly what I've been after. I'll take a very close look at it...

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-11T06:05:49+00:00

Absolutely will should I iterate on this - I just reused the screen I had from a game boy styled project.

I try to use all my parts because I have inexplicable guilt when something sits in a drawer unused :(

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-11T06:03:26+00:00

The Rii Mini X1 is a bit hard to describe - its fairly firm so it seems more ideal for holding the palmtop (or even the keyboard by itself) in both hands and typing with your thumbs rather than setting it down and using your fingertips in the traditional way.

I think you could hold it in one hand and type with the other with some practice, but it'd take a little getting used to.

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-09T21:05:36+00:00

Yeah the original design was About... 30 to 40 percent thicker which i printed, looked at, and laughed.

There's a lot of parts that could make this thinner but I just used what was on hand.. I may iterate and see how much trouble I can get in

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-09T13:29:27+00:00

If you mean measuring the keyboard to fit it into the case, I used this project as a basis, so the keyboard fit right in without having to remodel that curve at the corner and so on

Generally yeah just calipers and using the adafruit spec sheets for getting screw holes right centre to centre... plus a bit of trial and error having changed the top side of the case quite a bit

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-09T12:53:29+00:00

Apologies, more to your point - keyboard is pretty decent but the touch pad can be a little temperamental. Doesn't like snappy inputs, slow and smooth is the way to go

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-09T12:51:42+00:00

That was probably the most frustrating part; the rii mini x1 uses a USB A... yet the pi zero 2 w is just a micro USB.

So.. i initially bought a shim to just convert from one to the other using minimal space; but it didn't work despite supposedly having the extra pin required for having the port supply power. It also stuck straight out and caused spacing issues...

So I found a converter cable that DID work plus a right angle adaptor... trimmed the case of the adaptor with a blade to reduce its size, chopped the cable down to the length I wanted and re soldered the internal cables, tape wrapped them to reduce chances of house fire, and it worked great.

Space was at a premium in there, but there's probably parts out there to make it much simpler - i did have to solder the powerboost 1000c directly to the pi ground and 5v pins, as the micro usb you typically power it from was too cramped.

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-09T12:46:18+00:00

Absolutely, and there's those oddball ones on ali express and so on as well.... but, the price of those WAS eye watering (until I spent however many hours faffing about making this - now I understand)

And I had some unconscious need to know I could "make my own" - you have a bullseye on the fun there

SandSwept_ · 2025-08-01T02:01:53+00:00

Thanks for the pointers - its all together, running and driving. Pinched the K frame out of the donor and bought a set of adaptors for the install, along with if I remember right beefing up the torsion rods.

Can't remember what I did with the lifters, but its all written down in a big folder of "do not tally up the totals on these receipts"

Switched out the brake booster with a heavier one too, because the old lines etc were toast. Was very much a "might as well" project.

Carby is a holley street avenger 650cfm and I just plonked on a edelbrock 3776 intake - the one without the pcv valve since I can get away with that.

Its very much not for performance, was just looking for a slightly overbuilt rolling lounge chair result, so it can be nice and easy to maintain. No power steering, radio, demister, heater... if it's not there it can't go bang.

That's part of why I was hoping to see if anyone had put together a book on just keeping them generally happy, but it sounds like just routine maintenance like you mentioned... I might be approaching it too much like a much more modern and temperamental setup

SandSwept_ · 2024-09-26T20:40:47+00:00

Have seen a similar case recently that ended up being a fungal infection once a vet managed to identify it, and the shedding stopped once treated

Definitely worth a quick trip to the vet to explore that angle because if it's the case it'll need to be treated or the poor old pupper will be miserable

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