modifying Piel Frama case

[flipcap22]

I started a post earlier about the Sena case for the T665C. I bought it this weekend because I found it open box at Best Buy for under $200. Before the weekend I'd been very happy with my T615, but had always admired the faster processor and higher fidelity screen of the T665. I had encased my T615 w/ a Piel Frama case, which I'm very satisfied with. I was thinking of selling the T615 w/ the case to my cousin or maybe one of the members here at ClieSource?, but then I started thinking and asked myself why don't I just cut the case to fit the back and hold buttons of the T665. Has anyone else done this, and how would I go about doing it. Would I need to sew it after cutting or would it be fine without it. Any help with this would be great. It's either modify the case or spend another $40+ on a case.

[madkins007]

I don't have a Piel Frama case, btu just as a thought exercise, if I were going to try this, I would use a very sharp hobby knife (Xacto) and gently 'saw away' to get the opening I want.

When I had the right size, I'd use a dab of contact cement (rubber cement in a pinch) to keep the layers of leather together. (Getnly open them up and prop them apart with a bit of toothpick or something. Apply glue in thin layers, let dry, then press layers together. Clamp till dry)

I would then use edge finishing treatment for leather projects if I had any to give me a slicker blackened edge. Other ede treatments might be black or dark brown acrylic paint, Magic Marker coated with white glue, etc.

I'd avoid sewing unless I had to. If I had to, I'd punch the holes carefully- possibly using a small bit in a Dremel tool, etc.

[Unregistered]

I did something similar with a Belkin case. I added about 3 stitches and tied it off to be sure it wouldn't separate. I would recommend using heavy duty thread, such as button thread, and I was able to do the stitching through the existing holes. If you start adding new holes in leather pieces that small, you may be weakening it significantly. The problem is that in cutting away the leather (I used the razor-sharp tiny scissors in a Swiss Army knife), you also cut the stitching and leave a loose end that can come unraveled.