Building a beautiful Acrylic Commodore PET

The transparent case looks great! And since it looks very late 90s-early 2000s with a transparent case I find the LCD monitor very fitting!

The pin height could also be fixed by putting in a right angle pin header connector, that way it’s still detachable and will give you a height reduction.

You might want to make a “center positive” label for your power supply, since it’s probably labeled center negative. :)

The LCD looks best with the clear minipet. The mini pet looks modern and it sort of matches the color scheme/theme of the LCD monitor.. so 100% that is the best monitor to go with it.

I love the look of the mini pet in the clear case. And while I have a soft spot for the Tandy green monitor, I have to say the LCD goes very well!

A small amplified speaker in that top removable cover might be a good addition, with one more toggle to select either it or the external audio jack as output.

Soap is for lubrication and to prevent the acrylic from melting while drilling the holes

Overall a nice job. A few tips as an acrylic fabricator / laser cnc professional for over 20 years. If you decide to make an acrylic case for another product. Laser engraved acrylic should be done without the original paper on. There is a special paper you use to re-coat for cleaner cuts. I also would have flame polished and beveled the edges. Especially on the front so you don't have sharp edges when typing on your wrist. Also the seems look like there are bubbles. A proper glue should give an almost bubble free seam between 2 pieces. Also there are special acrylic bits that make it safer and easier to drill. If you know how you can convert existing bits to drill better. And a step bit is not needed generally. Also acrylic can really attract static. Bad for electronics. So polishing the acrylic with a proper spray will give some additional protection. An interesting thing. Acrylic fabricators are pretty protective as to techniques they use. So there are not to many diy videos on working with acrylic that I have found that really teach the secret sauce for a gallery grade product. I was one of the lucky ones and worked under a 35 year veteran as an intern, and he in the 80's was trained by a acrylic guru. After 20 years I still consider myself a novice.

I missed out on Commodore's and Amiga's during that time period, and it's retro channels like this that makes me appreciate them that much more without ever having used one.

I think threaded inserts would be a nice edition for version 2 because I'd worry that those screw holes would strip over time

I hope this channel never stops. Since I found this Channel 8 years ago, I haven't stopped watching. Thank you The 8-Bit Guy!

That is by a wide measure the best looking Commodore PET I've ever seen, but then again, I'm a sucker for that late 1980s wedge design.

Lovely! Try using clear label tape for the rear connectors. That will keep the chassis as transparent as possible! :)

That looks beautiful! I’d love to see a 64 or 128 case like this too!

Seeing the Commodore in a clear acrylic case made me think of prison tech. They had stuff like see-through TVs.

Had PET computer lab in our highschool in the 80s. Used to laugh at them once the Apple IIs and macs eventually took over. Boy do I miss the PETs nostalgia now.

Симпатичный корпус получился! Видел разные самодельные аппараты из советских институтов с похожими прозрачными панелями, всегда интересно было поглядеть как оно внутри.

8-Bit Guy sure has been asking his audience to send him very specific things lately. Must be nice.

My son asked me what language you were speaking. I said you were speaking geek and that he should be proud because he comes from a long line of geeks. Great stuff. Thanks for the videos.

Center negative makes sense from an electrical standpoint, when you plug it in you always have the ground connected first no matter what. Sony is known for this so maybe they did it figuring everyone else were to follow but they didn't. I always double check with a multimeter nowadays since I have blown up too much stuff in the past!