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Lots of laptops have this annoying problem where their screens will touch the keyboard, when the laptop closed. Over time, the keys will put finger oils onto the screen and slowly abrade marks into its surface. It happens faster if you carry your laptop in a bag that compresses the laptop slightly, like I do.
One solution is to get a $20-$40 "screen protector"; you lay one on your keyboard before you close it. They also serve as lint-free screen-cleaners.
After doing some research, I found that the best material for these screen protectors, "Ultrasuede", is readily available and much cheaper when purchased in bulk. So, I purchased a couple yards and used the laser cutter at Instructables HQ to precision cut myself some screen protectors, complete with the embossed image of the Instructables Robot.
Some pics of the finished product are below. Click on the Steps, above, to see how I made it.
Note: You can easily make these laptop protectors with a pair of scissors instead of a laser cutter, as long as you don't mind not having the "embossed" effect on them.
See also Leah's keyboard cover, which uses an old Instructables T-shirt!
One solution is to get a $20-$40 "screen protector"; you lay one on your keyboard before you close it. They also serve as lint-free screen-cleaners.
After doing some research, I found that the best material for these screen protectors, "Ultrasuede", is readily available and much cheaper when purchased in bulk. So, I purchased a couple yards and used the laser cutter at Instructables HQ to precision cut myself some screen protectors, complete with the embossed image of the Instructables Robot.
Some pics of the finished product are below. Click on the Steps, above, to see how I made it.
Note: You can easily make these laptop protectors with a pair of scissors instead of a laser cutter, as long as you don't mind not having the "embossed" effect on them.
See also Leah's keyboard cover, which uses an old Instructables T-shirt!
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I ordered my Ultrasuede online (just Google for it) and found some discounted stuff for about $35/yard. You can make a dozen more screen protectors per yard, so they can be cranked out at less than $3 each.
I even found some that's not too far off from the Instructables orange. Bonus!
Note: User Sinner3k suggested that eBay might be a good source for ultrasuede. I looked around and found that he was right. Ultrasuede remnants (perfect sizes for this project) can be had for a third the cost of what I bought it for!
I even found some that's not too far off from the Instructables orange. Bonus!
Note: User Sinner3k suggested that eBay might be a good source for ultrasuede. I looked around and found that he was right. Ultrasuede remnants (perfect sizes for this project) can be had for a third the cost of what I bought it for!
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It's difficult to translate your power settings if you don't specify this.
Say if you have a 30 watt, and I have a 80 watt tube in my laser, I'll probably burn my way to China rather than "lightly scorch" my UltraSuede ;-)