I drilled a hole in my Nook!

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Renate

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I took the back off the Nook and disconnected the battery.
I removed the tape on the battery on three sides
I drilled a hole.
I chamfered the inside edges
I glued a round 1/4-20 T nut in the hole using JB Weld epoxy.
I used a bolt and an old plastic lid with a hole in it to pull it tight for drying.
I reassembled the Nook.
The next morning I removed the bolt.

Now I have a Nook that mounts on those little bendy camera tripods.
I can also just stick in a 1/4-20 2.5" bolt as a leg.
I'm going to get an accessory arm so that I can put it on my mic stand.
 

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Renate

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Besides reading books, I use my Nook for display of my guitar transcriptions with lyrics and for recording 24 bit audio.

I don't use a builtin mic, I use a Shure SM58 (standard stage mic) and a Lexicon Alpha USB interface.
Getting it to work is all part of this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457971

I haven't really ported my guitar transcription display program over to Android yet as it's actually quite complicated.
I format songs as PNGs on my desktop and then have a simple program on the Nook that can scroll them.
I have a database front-end for looking up songs that's actually more convenient than anything that I have on my desktop.
 
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Besides reading books, I use my Nook for display of my guitar transcriptions with lyrics and for recording 24 bit audio.

I don't use a builtin mic, I use a Shure SM58 (standard stage mic) and a Lexicon Alpha USB interface.
Getting it to work is all part of this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457971

I haven't really ported my guitar transcription display program over to Android yet as it's actually quite complicated.
I format songs as PNGs on my desktop and then have a simple program on the Nook that can scroll them.
I have a database front-end for looking up songs that's actually more convenient than anything that I have on my desktop.


so .... ummmm....... what the point of drilled a hole in ur nook? ...
 

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The link trail from the USB kernel mods has been quite a trip.

What a cool and interesting thing you have done. Very very nice.

They were throwing this device in with purchases of the Color not too long ago. Sometimes the most interesting times for a device is when the manufacturer moves on.
 

Renate

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The problem with clips is that they are always a bit awkward and slippery.

I think that the 1/4" insert is perfect.
It's minimal but is sufficient for a solid mount.
It doesn't really get in the way of slip-on cases or holding it in your hand.

I used the mic clip that cam with the desk stand.
I threw away the clip part and sawed off the two lugs on the base.
I drilled a whole through the center of the base and screwed in a 1/4" bolt.

In bed I use a little bendy tripod.
I usually use it as a single foot with the base of the Nook resting on a surface.
 
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    I took the back off the Nook and disconnected the battery.
    I removed the tape on the battery on three sides
    I drilled a hole.
    I chamfered the inside edges
    I glued a round 1/4-20 T nut in the hole using JB Weld epoxy.
    I used a bolt and an old plastic lid with a hole in it to pull it tight for drying.
    I reassembled the Nook.
    The next morning I removed the bolt.

    Now I have a Nook that mounts on those little bendy camera tripods.
    I can also just stick in a 1/4-20 2.5" bolt as a leg.
    I'm going to get an accessory arm so that I can put it on my mic stand.
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    Besides reading books, I use my Nook for display of my guitar transcriptions with lyrics and for recording 24 bit audio.

    I don't use a builtin mic, I use a Shure SM58 (standard stage mic) and a Lexicon Alpha USB interface.
    Getting it to work is all part of this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1457971

    I haven't really ported my guitar transcription display program over to Android yet as it's actually quite complicated.
    I format songs as PNGs on my desktop and then have a simple program on the Nook that can scroll them.
    I have a database front-end for looking up songs that's actually more convenient than anything that I have on my desktop.
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