If you put a thousand monkeys in a room with enough plastic...

This is the culmination of a study in panel connections. Basically, I took my MakerBot apart and reconstructed it using Yazzo Panel clips: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5208

Once I'm finally done for sure, I'll put the actual inventory in the parts list.

Now that I know the basic concept can work, I'll make another one starting from basic plywood pieces that I can cut without the use of a laser cutter.

And after that, perhaps acrylic, or glass, or sheet metal. Really, the system allows me to quickly throw together any case concept just to experiment.

UPDATE: 20 Dec 2010
Added LTSlotClip.stl - This will actually fit in the T-Slot where the M3 captured nuts would normally go. It's not particularly practical to print at the moment though, so it will require some more work to be easily repeatable without any support structure.

UPDATE: 9 Jan 2011
Updated the part to be used for the clip. There is a new locking L-Clip

1) Take your perfectly good MakerBot
2) Take it completely apart
3) Use your Dremel or other cutting instrument, and remove all extranious tabs from the plywood
4) Take the naked plywood and stitch it back together using Yazzo Panel connectors.
5) Cry for help from your family members for extra hands
6) Cross your fingers, and pray that it still works
7) Rejoice!

It's a bit of a puzzle to figure out exactly how the different connectors should go. One hint is to ensure the 'middle' piece gets aligned properly. From there, everything else will work out.

The 'slot' clips are needed on three sides for the middle piece to slide into something.

You might want to print a single slot, and a 'L' piece first so that you can adjust the 'gap' parameter to suit your particular plywood.