another option i have just thought of is vacuum forming around the gubbins (the 'board,ram,psu,cf hdd,etc) which, for thouse who dont know, is when you heat up plastic so it gets a bit flexible, and then suck it down really hard onto the object underneath, completly encasing it in plastic. But as hairy lee noticed, the system would have to be damn stable before I embalm it in plastic, unless it was somehow removable. hmmmmm...Would the vacuum forming follow all the properties listed in my last post? Would i be able to remove it again afterwards? So many questions, so few reasonable replies!