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He had audio issues without the shield with his Color Classic, so it definitely has some significance. I do agree about throwing them away is bad, it might just be better to clean up the rusty one and cut away any bad bits. Better a lacky shield than no shield at all.

I was able to glue and install the 3d printed bosses, and heat the inserts into them. I’m not sure how strong they will be in the long run, but they are holding up well enough now. Now I can work on fixing up the top half of the case, as well as the screen hinge mounts.

No, those are not what I’m referring to. The standoffs are what you use to screw down the motherboard and hard drive cage

I don’t think there’s much that could really be improved, but there are some things that could make the process easier, such as making the boss holes tampered so the old inserts can sit slightly before being heated up.

@3lectr1c I found some more appropriate screw bosses for my PowerBook, since the one that you linked only works with the smaller screw standoffs and not the taller versions. However, I'm debating whether or not I should glue the inserts with the SLA version (fdm printed) or heat insert the brass...

Will this work for both the keyboard and the case? what about the larger standoffs on the bottom?

The LCD, 2 of the keyboard, and a few of the bottom case. The LCD is probably the easiest, although I'm not sure what heat inserts I should use (I don't have the original as the owner did a mod where he installed mounting hardware to fix the hinges).

I acquired a PowerBook 140 for around 50 bucks a month or so ago; it has many problems but one of which being is that many of the internal stands are cracked/missing/broken off. I'm looking for solutions to repair these, as many of them no longer have their original plastic, meaning I can't...

While I'm not sure if the community has documented anything, the official Apple Developer Note has information on the modem interface. https://www.powerbook.micahgartman.com/dev/dn_140_170.pdf It provides some pretty handy information on pinouts, timings, and other specifications required for...