Question about putting an NES inside of a book

XavGon · Post by **XavGon** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:37 pm

I am working on taking a book, carving out most of the middle, hot glueing it shut, covering the inside with electrical tape, and then putting the gutted NES components inside. Are there any notable dangers or problems that could arrise from using such a case?

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:53 pm

..... WHY.....

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:02 pm

You might as well put it inside of a plastic bag. >_>

Post by **Triton** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:06 pm

dude what? i see no real problems with that

Gummo · Post by **Gummo** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:52 am

I guess make sure nothing that gets hot (like voltage regulators) are really close to the papers of the book. Then you will make the very first portable fire system! err wait.... i think they're called lighters...

XavGon · Post by **XavGon** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:39 am

Yeah. btw, I want to do this as an easy first mod before I try tackling bigger stuff.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 7:16 am

Sounds like a novel idea to me. That way you can take your NESp to school and no one would know that you have it or that you're even playing it.

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:39 am

toby dawg wrote:..... WHY.....

Because it's cool.

SpearMan74 · Post by **SpearMan74** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:59 pm

man i never would have thought of that. awsome.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:42 pm

Oooooh, I could try that, with say, a textbook, I have a lot, and make a hardcover hinge, and make it fold up and down, of course using velcro to make it steadier (door that is) awesome idea.

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:58 pm

scherzo wrote:Sounds like a novel idea to me.

Does the NES board even get hot?

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:38 pm

Well, if you missed the glue on even one page, the whole thing would come apart. >_<

Steve-o · Post by **Steve-o** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:00 pm

Totally stole my idea that I posted a while back. But you can have it. I ended up clarifying it as a fire hazard.

JeffMan · Post by **JeffMan** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:06 pm

You're gonna glue 100+ pages together? That's gonna be incredibly frustrating. The glue will add at least 50% of the thickness of the whole book. And like Klefmung said, if you miss one page, the whole thing falls apart. You'd be much better off just getting a block of wood and carving into it.

Kyosho · Post by **Kyosho** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:55 pm

Actually, in theory, if you get the pages soaking wet and put a heavy weight on them until they dry completely (this could be a long long wait, perhaps days or weeks?), they'd be stuck together. Might even try speeding up the process with a hairdryer.

Paper is made from wood after all, and that's how they get layers of plywood to stick together.