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Miniot on sale tomorrow

songmeesay said:
In the video he says that's the cherry cover. It's natural cherry wood, which starts out light and ages dark over time. Also the cover is available in walnut, smoked oak, padouk, mahogany, and cherry.
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I dont know much about wood. But for you people out there who know:

Which of these wood types above would be the easiest to sand down and stain black. I am not a fan of mixing wood + electronics.. i just dont like the look. But I LOVE THE DESIGN of this case.. no hinge to scratch my iPad (the way Apples smart cover already did!!!!!!).... I would totally replace my black iPad smart cover with a stained black wood cover by Miniot.. even if I have to do the sanding and staining myself...
 
orlandocano said:
I dont know much about wood. But for you people out there who know:

Which of these wood types above would be the easiest to sand down and stain black. I am not a fan of mixing wood + electronics.. i just dont like the look. But I LOVE THE DESIGN of this case.. no hinge to scratch my iPad (the way Apples smart cover already did!!!!!!).... I would totally replace my black iPad smart cover with a stained black wood cover by Miniot.. even if I have to do the sanding and staining myself...
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I would go with the padauk or oak. If you plan on staining, I believe the stain is called ebony and I'm not sure what results it would produce do to the grains, so you may end up with some ebony wood looking finish, which would be pretty cool.

If you're looking to go solid black, I would look into acrylic lacquer or automotive lacquer and it'll give you a flat to high gloss finish depending on how much you sand between layers. Lacquer is traditionally used to finish Japanese sword sheaths. If you're just looking for an easy process, you can use black spray paint and then a layer or 2 of clear protective spray finish over that.

I'm hoping the Miniot cherry comes in at least a satin finish so I don't have to put in any extra money\work.
 
songmeesay said:
I would go with the padauk or oak. If you plan on staining, I believe the stain is called ebony and I'm not sure what results it would produce do to the grains, so you may end up with some ebony wood looking finish, which would be pretty cool.

If you're looking to go solid black, I would look into acrylic lacquer or automotive lacquer and it'll give you a flat to high gloss finish depending on how much you sand between layers. Lacquer is traditionally used to finish Japanese sword sheaths. If you're just looking for an easy process, you can use black spray paint and then a layer or 2 of clear protective spray finish over that.

I'm hoping the Miniot cherry comes in at least a satin finish so I don't have to put in any extra money\work.
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Woah! AWESOME! I didnt expect to get such a good response so quickly... thanks for the info... looking online now to see how much this whole process would cost me... and i was definitely looking for a solid flat black look! So acrylic lacquer it is... or.. do you really think spray paint wont look too bad??? (i know nothing about wood and nothing about paint)
 
orlandocano said:
Woah! AWESOME! I didnt expect to get such a good response so quickly... thanks for the info... looking online now to see how much this whole process would cost me... and i was definitely looking for a solid flat black look! So acrylic lacquer it is... or.. do you really think spray paint wont look too bad??? (i know nothing about wood and nothing about paint)
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I would be careful though. We don't know what kind of treatments they've done to the wood and it's gonna be tough sanding in those little edges. Also, lacquer is pretty thick, idk if that would affect the bending of the wood.
 
RadicalxEdward has a very valid point about lacquer being thick. I'm used to using it on isolated things. I would maybe go to a local home depot and see if you can get some small pieces of those wood types and try out the spray paint and stain options to see how it turns out. Or, perhaps email Miniot to see if they're willing to do a custom black finish for you.

On another note, I read on their Facebook page that they would be accepting orders in the afternoon CET and it's already 5:20pm over there, but no order page yet.
 
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songmeesay said:
In the video he says that's the cherry cover. It's natural cherry wood, which starts out light and ages dark over time. Also the cover is available in walnut, smoked oak, padouk, mahogany, and cherry.
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I have been looking for the different wood options.
Where did you find them?
I didn't see them on the website


Never mind. saw the info on Ilounge .
 
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songmeesay said:
RadicalxEdward has a very valid point about lacquer being thick. I'm used to using it on isolated things. I would maybe go to a local home depot and see if you can get some small pieces of those wood types and try out the spray paint and stain options to see how it turns out. Or, perhaps email Miniot to see if they're willing to do a custom black finish for you.

I emailed them already but no reply yet. I would be willing to pay some more for a custom black cover. If not, spray paint it is. Hope it works. I'll be sure to post pics when I finish.
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Miniot website can't handle the traffic and isn't responding to shopping.
I have an email in asking for pictures of the other types of finishes.
They do have a picture that pops up with it showing the roll up stand that was shown in the video.
 
Anyone had success trying to get one of these ordered? I've been visiting that site off and on since about 4pm today and haven't been able to get in.
 
cmoore49 said:
Miniot website can't handle the traffic and isn't responding to shopping.
I have an email in asking for pictures of the other types of finishes.
They do have a picture that pops up with it showing the roll up stand that was shown in the video.
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They could be retooling the site to take on-line orders. Could be up in within the next 12 hours?
 
Got an email back from them saying beginning of next week we can order.
the interest has been so big that they are trying to get their servers back up and running.
 
I wonder if their site was hacked. I just googled "miniot" and the first hit is their page, with some very interesting keywords below the URL.
 
So a few questions. These all come in unstained? The one in the video seems unstained/natural and the pictures advertising it seem stained with a high gloss on them.

Can they be stained? how would that work with the felt/microfiber backing? I'm definatly no woodsy person and I woudnt know what color or type of stain to use, how long to apply it for, proper procedure for applying and removing it.

Last question is, where are you guys ordering these? I've read reports that they were to be released on the 24-25th but I cant even see them for sale on the Miniot site.

Thank you :)
 
As I said earlier, the email that I received from them stated that they are having trouble with their server and that they should be taking orders next week.
I am sure they will be giving us the types of wood that is available. I did see on another site that they will be offering mahogany, oak, natural cherry( the one on the video),walnut and some others. You will not be staining these yourself. As far as I know there have been no orders yet but maybe some got through before the servers died.
 
Hmmmmm.....interesting, indeed

mcdj said:
I wonder if their site was hacked. I just googled "miniot" and the first hit is their page, with some very interesting keywords below the URL.
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That is pretty weird, actually. I just did the same thing....makes me wonder if I should have sent them a "notify me" email request. Hope their site wasn't hacked.
 
Available Now

Just went to their site and they are now available.
They are directing you to an ebay store with some of the options now available.
I am waiting for mohagany but they have cherry,walnut, oak, padouk.
 
cmoore49 said:
Just went to their site and they are now available.
They are directing you to an ebay store with some of the options now available.
I am waiting for mohagany but they have cherry,walnut, oak, padouk.
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As tinfoil hat as this may be, I think I'll wait til they're offered directly on the site, based on seeing the keywords below listed on the cached version of their homepage. If they got hacked, the hacker could easily have created the ebay redirection page. The seller on ebay has zero feedback and their name isn't even miniot…? Seems a little odd to me.

According to the auctions, 250 in various colors have already sold. With shipping that comes out to around $22,000…a princely sum for a day's hacking, if all is not as it appears to be.

On a side note, anyone have any guesses as to how much thicker/heavier this thing will make the ipad? It looks at least double the thickness to me.
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I think it's odd and the OP takes me as someone who may work with them. Either way, the site seems odd.
 
I think a good accessory to the Miniot would be

This. I found it while looking for a sleeve. My bf thinks it's boxy, ugly, and a waste of money, but it's got... something. Maybe adding Earth to alien-esque technology. I don't know.



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How does this thing fold around the back? From the pictures, it looks like it doesn't and you have to take it off to hold the iPad. And if it does fold around flat against the back, is it a good idea to have that wood hitting/rubbing/scratching the iPad?
 
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