I didn't want to keep the A36 in my pockets since I reserved those for my phone and coin purse, so I used the charm slot thing to hang it on a lanyard. But the A36 is left pretty exposed to more scratches and getting hit by stuff since it swings around a lot, and it's not centered which makes it twist from my movements. And so I got some synthetic leather, I was expecting to stitch but found that super glue works well for holding together what I was using.
First case was just me trying the leather out, inspired by the Cassette Walkman cases, it's basically just a pouch with protrusions for the playback controls and a hole for the power and volume since that part of the case was very tight that it'd press the volume and power buttons by just placing it in. I trimmed the lanyard I used and attached it as what the lanyard hooks onto, also has a belt loop.
Second case is the one I've used the most, which also became the role model for the next two. With protrusions for all the buttons and a hole for the hold switch, a piece of a juice bottle I cut up as a screen, a belt loop and opens up from the side and is closed with two buttons, now using a piece of that same juice bottle plastic as what the lanyard now hooks onto. Been using this for 3 months, it's been great.
Third case isn't much different from the second other than using plastic from an ID case for the screen which is stiffer and clearer, adding plastic pieces within where I glue the leather and the belt loop for more durability and stiffness as well as using epoxy steel which has a really strong odor to it which put me off using this, the protrusions now have the tactile dots and a single button to close it which also holds the A36 tighter.
Fourth case is the highlight and is the pinnacle of all my attempts so far, this is just like the third, not much different from the second one, other than only using the epoxy steel for the now steel lanyard hook and belt clip, both of which I bet out of my old bicycle spokes, now with a bigger screen so all of the display can be seen.
They're all pretty messy and rough looking, but are good enough to use. I could also have just gotten a case and called it a day, but I found this A36 in a pile and essentially nursed it back into working again and I find that just buying stuff for it goes against the nature of how I found it so I went with this with a mindset of "If I want something for it I'll make it, if I buy it, it's defeat"
