Ponoko cases?

[totokan]

Has anybody ever used Ponoko? I believe that it would be an easy way to form the basis of a custom case, especially considering the wealth of materials they offer, and the ability to produce a product for you on a single sheet up to the size of approximately 31x15 inches. Also, the ability to use the editing tool you use normally to output the design is a great thing, as it translates to a much more clean transfer between idea and reality...

[snowpenguin]

I was once planning on making some stuff from ponoko, but I wouldn't want to use them as a custom case manufacturer. The only stuff they can do is 2D laser cuts, and that would result in a boxy portable. You could bend the sides with heat and have a funky shaped top, but by that time you could have just got some sintra.