Hello, as suggested in the title, I’m interested in building a DIY project using Inky Impression, and more specifically, an eInk display badge, but I have noticed that there is a massive warning to not drop the display panel or pressing against the panel due to it being made of glass, which means I need to come up with ways to minimize the harm done on it.
The most I could think of so far is to apply a polycarbonate sheet on top of the display itself, potentially with an adhesive of some kind, and potentially internal bumpers within a 3D-printed case of some kind, but I’m very much new to DIYing in general so I thought I’d ask for everyone’s advices on how to minimize the harm done to the Impression.
Put it in a frame, with some bumpers between the display and the glass of the frame. Make sure the glass is of good quality. This should protect the Inky Impression. The big advantage of these e-ink displays is that this won’t reduce quality too much.
Two things to think about: There are always some worst case scenarios where this won’t be enough. And: you need access to the Inky, at least once in a while. So a 3D-printed case is certainly the better solution, you can make it fit.
You will find suppliers that provide acrylic sheets according to your specification. Not very expensive, and they can add all kinds of things like holes. Again, this is interesting if you print yourself. And especially useful for anyone like me who does not have the tools and skills to work with acrylic sheets.