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Semi-OT: I wish someone would make flexible building blocks for fastening/connecting such parts, i.e. something like Lego or Fischertechnik but better suited fo

Semi-OT: I wish someone would make flexible building blocks for fastening/connecting such parts, i.e. something like Lego or Fischertechnik but better suited for electronics. Many people use 3D printers, but they seem wasteful for printing temporary cases for such projects. Wood is a possibility, but not so quick to work on. There has to be something better than duck tape and rubber bands...

rualca 6y ago
> i.e. something like Lego or Fischertechnik but better suited for electronics. There are already lego raspberry pi boxes. They are sold for less than $5.
- lazyjones 6y ago
  They're not very flexible though, I can't just take any accessories like the display in the article and attach it properly with a few extra blocks.
  - rualca 6y ago
    > They're not very flexible though, I can't just take any accessories like the display in the article and attach it properly with a few extra blocks. Well, you can. You just need to attach the accessory to a lego piece that suits your fancy, and you're done. https://www.lego.com/en-us/page/static/pick-a-brick https://www.lego.com/en-us/page/static/pick-a-brick
    - lazyjones 6y ago
      By "attach" you mean glue?
      - rualca 6y ago
        It really depends on your goals and needs. Still, in a world where 3D printing is sold as a happy path solution to everything, putting glue on a couple of COTS plastic pieces sold for about $0.10 seems like an absolute no-brainer.
        lazyjones 6y ago
        Using glue on small PCBs doesn't seem very sensible to me. I guess it's asking for too much to sell some lego bricks with simple ways of attaching a PCB?
        rualca 6y ago
        > Using glue on small PCBs doesn't seem very sensible to me. Then why are you basing your argument on an approach which you already believe isn't sensible? I mean, you can glue everything you wish on a lego piece, including all the M3 spacers you need. But hey, why settle with an easy solution when you can bicker endlessly about problems that you don't need to handle?

rualca 6y ago

> i.e. something like Lego or Fischertechnik but better suited for electronics. There are already lego raspberry pi boxes. They are sold for less than $5.

lazyjones 6y ago
They're not very flexible though, I can't just take any accessories like the display in the article and attach it properly with a few extra blocks.
- rualca 6y ago
  > They're not very flexible though, I can't just take any accessories like the display in the article and attach it properly with a few extra blocks. Well, you can. You just need to attach the accessory to a lego piece that suits your fancy, and you're done. https://www.lego.com/en-us/page/static/pick-a-brick https://www.lego.com/en-us/page/static/pick-a-brick
  - lazyjones 6y ago
    By "attach" you mean glue?
    - rualca 6y ago
      It really depends on your goals and needs. Still, in a world where 3D printing is sold as a happy path solution to everything, putting glue on a couple of COTS plastic pieces sold for about $0.10 seems like an absolute no-brainer.
      - lazyjones 6y ago
        Using glue on small PCBs doesn't seem very sensible to me. I guess it's asking for too much to sell some lego bricks with simple ways of attaching a PCB?
        rualca 6y ago
        > Using glue on small PCBs doesn't seem very sensible to me. Then why are you basing your argument on an approach which you already believe isn't sensible? I mean, you can glue everything you wish on a lego piece, including all the M3 spacers you need. But hey, why settle with an easy solution when you can bicker endlessly about problems that you don't need to handle?