Shellant
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Hi Gang.
Its time to give back .
I know there are plenty of hoods out there and every one has an opinion.
well here is mine.
Each hood I have seen still lets too much light in and is too open in my humble opinion.
I want to be clear , I am not criticizing hard work and initiative by fellow members . I am just merely offering an alternative that I have not seen yet and one that works for me.
Have a look and I will tell you all that I did to get these things made.
I am using the Samsug galaxy tab pro 8 . That doesn't matter because this would work for any tablet just the dimensions would be altered to fit.Here goes.
Here Goes .
I found at Harbor Freight , A foam matt set for $9.99 that is 4 25" x 25" pieces of Foam mat that you would put on your garage floor.
Don't fret Once cut its a little bit heavier than an Iphone Of course you can choose to make it out of whatever material you like.
I first made one out of black Foam core and that worked just fine as well.
I've added the pictures of mine, as rough as it is in hope to get some discussion started .
what I used
Foam matt -$9.99
Enough stick back Velcro to put along each attaching edge . about $10 ( i'll add a tip for making sticky velcro even stickier)
I had some contact cement from previous projects , so I am goig to consider that a freebie.
Long measuring ruler
Box cutters. Make em sharp . I actually picked up one at the ceck out at harbor freight for 25 cents. Glad I did, that little bugger was sharp.
Good clean surface to do all the cutting and measuring.
Heat Gun. I use the heat gun to warn the sticky side of the velcro to just as it is starting to bubble but before it damages the actual hook or fur. You should probably test those limits for yourself but I find that seems to really kick in the stick....
I cut out the pieces in cardboard first . 5 pieces in total
They will become
The Left Side
The Right side ( I mount my Tablet so the cable plugs in from the right so I cut the sqaure access hole in what I am calling the right, but being symmetrical you can choose either )
The Top
The Back
And finally the Bottom or under side. ( it was the same as the top but I realized that I could not get my hand in to touch the screen so I just cut 5" from the wider side and now I have the full shade and access to the tablet .I used some of the off cuts to make channels that would slide over the left and right edges of the tablet.
The contact cement was to glue these 4 pieces to the insides of both the right and left side.
The reason I used velcro and did not contact glue the hood was that now I can disassemble the hood and pack it flat.
The only other thing was to make a cutout for the top piece to accomodate the top of the Tablet Clamp on the controller.
I hope this helps and I take no offence if you suggest better ways or materials to go about what I have done. This was undertaken as a way that I could clearly see the image with as little reflection distracting me as possible.
Tony
p.s. One disadvantage to my Harbor Freight cheap matt is that the Matt does have a strong smell but it seems to be reducing over time
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right side top
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right side inside CU
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Second Officer
what is that some radio active device
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