my Sweet64 progress thread!

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:58 pm

yeah just make sure its secured well

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:04 pm

oh great, just great, my dad won't let me use the oven to heat the plastic. he is suggesting a hair dryer, which probably won't work, but will a hair dryer provide the heat to make the plastic sag? or would I have to use a heat gun?

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:27 pm

sorry for the double post, but this is totally different from my other one...
well I have devises a case painting theme, and made a ROUGH sketch.

note this is not the final product design, but just an idea of the theme

and the peppermints are over the speaakers, so thats what the black dots are for

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:34 pm

Master of Portables wrote:oh great, just great, my dad won't let me use the oven to heat the plastic. he is suggesting a hair dryer, which probably won't work, but will a hair dryer provide the heat to make the plastic sag? or would I have to use a heat gun?

Same for me, except it's my mom saying that. I agree with her though - one screw up and that's one smelly oven! Ask around for an electric grill - that's what I did.

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:32 am

whats with the christmas theme???

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:22 am

hey, I like peppermints and candy canes, whats wrong with red and green and gold for the sides?
oh yeah, and has anyone used the Polaroid BT41 Li-Poly battery? if so where can I buy it and whats the size thickness?(i am trying to not add very much thickness to it as is

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joevennix · Post by **joevennix** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:59 pm

Master of Portables wrote:hey, I like peppermints and candy canes, whats wrong with red and green and gold for the sides?
oh yeah, and has anyone used the Polaroid BT41 Li-Poly battery? if so where can I buy it and whats the size thickness?(i am trying to not add very much thickness to it as is )

Lol that's cool man, go for it. Can't wait to see the finished result.

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:06 pm

well guess what, I tore off the plastic on the expansion pack, and now it is much smaller,

This portable might be a little bit over an inch thick, not including the extruding cart slot that is relocated
I know this is a stupid question but is it safe to run the expansion pack without metal shielding?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:26 pm

dont try and force it to be to thin, it looks like you did that with your snesp, and i've done it a few times also.

about the heating check out walmart or someplace like that, they run about 30$ i think

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:30 pm

the problem with my snesp was that I didn't plan to have to wire the controller myself, and the wires took up a lot of space.
anyway, I have estimated a thickness of 1.25 inches for the main body, and for the little extruding part where the cart will slide down the back is about .5 inches, so for the main body will be 1 1/4" and the whole unit thickness will be 1 3/4" .Thats slim enough for my liking!

and a question about the memory exp pack, is it true that if you relocate the pack form the slot and make the wires long that it will slow down the system

Bass Creator · Post by **Bass Creator** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:52 pm

Mop thats one good case

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:28 pm

ok, I have some fun things to do this weekend, including making the mold and vac forming my case! right now I am my moms work because I bumped my head on a pole and they won't let me go home, BUT heres a list of things I will attempt do this weekend:
Finish making the mold out of wood
Vac form the case
Get a new desoldering iron tip
desolder the controller ports and modify them to my needs
desolder the expansion slot and rewire the cartridge slot.(hey, It should be easier since the pins are more spaced)
And lastly, I need to get a circuit to work 3 volts and 12 volts to the N64.
should be a lot. but I will attempt to get this all done

Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:53 pm

Finally got my mold cut and sanded! here it is:

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:00 pm

Nice!

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Master of Portables · Post by **Master of Portables** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:47 pm

I have got to confirm this, when I put the plastic in the oven, do I really set it to 450 Fahrenheit to heat up the plastic. The heat gun I bought screwed up half of my plastic supply, and I need to save one piece for the back, so I have 3 pieces left, and need to be very cautious to conserve plastic, oh yeah, and does anyone have tips for not messing up the plastic when vacuum forming?