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Will sanding palmrest edge blow the warranty?
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WOW. You read WAY too much into my post.. First off it was a joke.
Would it make you happy if i said "PC USER'S" !?!
im sure everyone on these forums knows that
WOW. You read WAY too much into my post.. First off it was a joke.
Would it make you happy if i said "PC USER'S" !?!
lol i got your comment dont worry
im sure everyone on these forums knows that
lol i got your comment dont worry
Thank you! I was like "did nobody understand that!?!?"
http://www.duralectra.com/aluminum_finishing.html
who is stupid now? hhahahaha not me! Plus, i just went into my basement, got some sand paper and went to town. NOTHING!http://www.gemsociety.org/info/chlap.htm
I found different places saying that anodized aluminum was between a 6.5 and a 9 on the scale. Stop calling me stupid and just realize you cant win them all.
who is stupid now? hhahahaha not me! Plus, i just went into my basement, got some sand paper and went to town. NOTHING!http://www.gemsociety.org/info/chlap.htm
I found different places saying that anodized aluminum was between a 6.5 and a 9 on the scale. Stop calling me stupid and just realize you cant win them all.
way to edit my comment and then not add anything constructive to the conversation.
You can sand metal. Get some 40 or 60 grit sandpaper and run it across your doorknob, or wristwatch (if it's metal of course). It'll scratch it all up.
of course you can scratch some metals. Anodized aluminum is very strong and it would be hard to sand something down very well. It might cause some minor stuff but nothing big.
I know what your saying but i doubt anyone with a mac is gonna wanna walk around with tape on it!
I can hear the windows fan boys now! "oh you need tape to hold your mac together, blah blah blah"
I don't think the tc realizes that sanding down the edge will make the MacBook look ugly as f***.
Oh, and by the way anodized aluminum is absolutely possible to sand down or scratch up. The back of my iPhone is proof of this.
yeah i think youre right about it looking ugly. but i also think its completely unneeded, the edges arent sharp at all.
Wow.
Sandpaper utilizes aluminum oxide for the abrasive. Aluminum oxide rates a 9 on Mohs' scale. Guess what else rates 9. Tungsten Carbide, the stuff they use for the cutters for milling stuff like steel and titanium and other extremely hard materials.
There are several types of anodizing, hard anodizing will produce a thicker skin of aluminum oxide providing a very hard surface. Color anodizing changes the color of the surface and does much less to affect the surface hardness of the material. The MacBook case is not hard anodized, it is simply color anodized so the careful application of some 600 grid will easliy break the sharp edge of the case. I would be willing to bet that I could carve out a nice sliver of the case material with my pocket knife and it is only high carbon steel.
Sandpaper utilizes aluminum oxide for the abrasive. Aluminum oxide rates a 9 on Mohs' scale. Guess what else rates 9. Tungsten Carbide, the stuff they use for the cutters for milling stuff like steel and titanium and other extremely hard materials.
There are several types of anodizing, hard anodizing will produce a thicker skin of aluminum oxide providing a very hard surface. Color anodizing changes the color of the surface and does much less to affect the surface hardness of the material. The MacBook case is not hard anodized, it is simply color anodized so the careful application of some 600 grid will easliy break the sharp edge of the case. I would be willing to bet that I could carve out a nice sliver of the case material with my pocket knife and it is only high carbon steel.
Ok. Here's something constructive. Your whole basic premise is wrong. When this is pointed out to you, you engage in "moving the goalposts" to make yourself look like less of a tool. The shocking part? You still think that the aluminum will stand up to sandpaper.
Haha... somehow we managed to find something NEW to fight about.. done with screens, firewire, now onto aluminum vs sandpaper!!
Somebody brave just do it already and see what happens! I have to confess... I'm gonna laugh pretty hard if it messed up the MB..
Somebody brave just do it already and see what happens! I have to confess... I'm gonna laugh pretty hard if it messed up the MB..
You certainly implied it. And as a later quote will show, that is exactly what you meant.
Man, aluminium is so easy to work with, exactly BECAUSE it's soft and malleable. You don't need special tools or "special" sand paper. Even cheapo sand paper used for pine will work.
You have only yourself to thank for the stupidity-part.
i think alot of people have experience in metals here and you were the one saying sandpaper couldnt scratch it because its "hard" lol
99% of sandpapers? where are you pulling these figures seriously
You took the words out of my mouth, Duke.
So, you did in fact just pull the number out your rear …
And here it comes, the quote I said would come later on:
If the above is not saying "Aluminium is metal, thus it cannot be scratched" I think you should think about it. That is your sole argument and it certainly shows how little you know about metals.
The thing is un-anodized aluminium is very, very soft. In order to give it at least some abrasion resistance it is often anodized. But the anodizing is usually very, very thin, and even though it gives it some resistance, it's still not hard or even considered to be "very" abrasion resiistant. In other words: Sand paper will easily make short work of the finish and sharp corners.
Wow! Just wow …
I don't care how many "places" you claim to have found. The reality is that you have no clue about aluminium, nor have you ever done anything with aluminium and you really don't know jack about aluminium's properties.
You sound as if he manipulated your statement. He didn't. He took your claim and disagreed with it.
Again, what the hell are you on about? Again with the "Aluminium is metal, and thus it's very resistant to most anything". What a joke.
Seems to be a thing with Apple, you have to have sharp edge, so you know you are on a MacBook.
I would have thought that the negative feedback from the White MacBooks regarding the edge, they would have given us a laptop with a nice edge.
I would have thought that the negative feedback from the White MacBooks regarding the edge, they would have given us a laptop with a nice edge.
You certainly implied it. And as a later quote will show, that is exactly what you meant.
Man, aluminium is so easy to work with, exactly BECAUSE it's soft and malleable. You don't need special tools or "special" sand paper. Even cheapo sand paper used for pine will work.
You have only yourself to thank for the stupidity-part.
You took the words out of my mouth, Duke.
So, you did in fact just pull the number out your rear
And here it comes, the quote I said would come later on:
If the above is not saying "Aluminium is metal, thus it cannot be scratched" I think you should think about it. That is your sole argument and it certainly shows how little you know about metals.
The thing is un-anodized aluminium is very, very soft. In order to give it at least some abrasion resistance it is often anodized. But the anodizing is usually very, very thin, and even though it gives it some resistance, it's still not hard or even considered to be "very" abrasion resiistant. In other words: Sand paper will easily make short work of the finish and sharp corners.
Wow! Just wow
I don't care how many "places" you claim to have found. The reality is that you have no clue about aluminium, nor have you ever done anything with aluminium and you really don't know jack about aluminium's properties.
You sound as if he manipulated your statement. He didn't. He took your claim and disagreed with it.
Again, what the hell are you on about? Again with the "Aluminium is metal, and thus it's very resistant to most anything". What a joke.
Tosser, I think your beating a dead horse!
I don't know how you guys type, but i NEVER have an issue with the edge... typing or using the trackpad NEVER hurts my hand or makes it uncomfortable..
IMO it' such a beautiful machine, why in the heck would you want to mess up a $1300/1600 laptop with SANDPAPER?!?!
That's craziness ...
IMO it' such a beautiful machine, why in the heck would you want to mess up a $1300/1600 laptop with SANDPAPER?!?!
That's craziness ...
What the hell is your problem? Aluminum is not "soft". A soft metal is lead. Why is aluminum used to create super light car chassis? If it was soft it would bend. I tried to sand the back of my battery cover and nothing happend. You guys are so tight coming on to macforums to debate this. I wish i was as cool as you. Aluinum is a strong and light material and could be sanded down with really tough sand paper. Just grow up and go back to watching the National Geographic special on rocks.
did not read all the posts
and will not
but someone said 400 grit.
that is way way way to low to sand metal,
get like a 900 or something similar.
400 would leave huge scratches
and will not
but someone said 400 grit.
that is way way way to low to sand metal,
get like a 900 or something similar.
400 would leave huge scratches
I guess you must be using an aluminium shovel as you're digging yourself in so deep.
Aluminum is not "soft". - Yet it requires little effort to scribe a groove in it.
If it was soft it would bend. - It bends very easily as it is malleable.
It maybe a language thing, but over here sandpaper is used only on wood.
For metal it's usually called emory or crocus cloth. I use it all the time. He will scab up the MB. No doubt in my pea sized brain on that one. And then yes, you will not be able to get an exchange should you ever need one because the case is "damaged."
I love this thread.
aluminum is relatively soft. oh and by the way, i can sand steel as well. i know as ive done it...many times lol
stop posting in this thread as you have no knowledge on metals or materials. that much is apparent
to everyone in this thread: dont take anything danvan21 says concerning metals as fact. i think he's just trolling to get everyone to waste their time correcting him
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