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Those cases are typically milled to accuracies within a thousandth of a millimeter for an ideal balance of weight versus thickness. If you try to remove any ma
by bradknowles 7y ago
Those cases are typically milled to accuracies within a thousandth of a millimeter for an ideal balance of weight versus thickness.
If you try to remove any material to further reduce weight, you are likely to seriously compromise the integrity of the case.
You could always try forging and milling your own case that is trimmed down to the same tolerances (or better), using lighter materials. Maybe titanium?
- rajacombinator 7y agoI was thinking of removing some from the exterior of the case. Surely some of those edges could be ground down a bit at the cost of some aesthetics... maybe? But how much weight could be shaved off ...