first build questions (switches, batteries, etc.)

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:50 pm

On RGPTKNick's page, he says use Pentium heatsink...

Xboxer64 · Post by **Xboxer64** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:35 pm

also how do i cut the heat sink? ive got one that if i cut into 3 peices would be perfect but i wanna know how and with what to cut it

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:51 pm

Dremel tool, tin snippers, saber saw, hacksaw. Whatever will cut metal

I'd go with the hacksaw.

monster · Post by **monster** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:53 pm

if its copper or aluminum you could probably do it with a dremel (it'd take a while), or if youre in high school, try the metalshop's band saw.

Xboxer64 · Post by **Xboxer64** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:19 pm

thank you im only 13 but my dad's crazy enough to let me use the dremel whenever i want but hacksaw's a different story

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:22 pm

Then have him do it, its nothing too hard.

monster · Post by **monster** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:53 pm

when i made the hammer in woodshop last year, a 2.5" long cut in 1" square barstock took 5 minutes. it is a slow process, the blade spins slowly enough that pedal power would spin it faster. the worst that happens is the metal got REALLY hot, but i made a plywood jig out of... plywood and it worked great.

long explaination short: dremels are more dangerous than bandsaws.

the only thing you have to really worry about is if you are bandsawing something round. try milling it out if you dad refuses to let you bandsaw, remember that our type of geek (i call them "shop geeks", the ones who like power tools

). whenever i need to do something i ask my woodshop teacher (he's the same guy as metals) for the keys to the metals class and take a student who's not doing anything to sit and do nothing across the room in case i decide to lose a finger or something. offer the kid a few bucks if you have to, and remind them they won't be supervised...

Xboxer64 · Post by **Xboxer64** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:40 am

i dont have a shop class, my dad says he won't do it for me and I'm more comfy with the dremel thanks anywayz

monster · Post by **monster** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:42 am

your funeral, it'd be so much nicer if you milled it then sanded it with a dremel, then got a mirror finish with uber fine paper backed by a peice of glass (i use a mirror that i got as a sample from my eye doctor)

monster · Post by **monster** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:34 am

monster wrote:to get that design it looks like I'd need to hack a controller, but if it is a multi layered PCB ([you]>[/you] 3 layers) I couldn't do it, if it is only double sided I could seriously reduce the size of the PCB (god I love dremels!!!). also, what color scheme do you think I should go with?

look at me everyone, this is what a retard looks like. if someone simply turned over the PCB you could see it was SINGLE SIDED. i am so stupid

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:48 am

Just have someone use the hacksaw. Heatsinks are typically either aluminum or copper, both of which are relatively soft metals, so they shouldn't be too tough to cut. (In other words- a Sawzall is overkill!)

Do you have a cutting/grinding bit for the Dremel? that would work, too (but it will take a while.)

monster · Post by **monster** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:42 pm

you know the stuff that people use to make floral arrangements? it's kinda a green foam that is brittle when it's wet but spongy when wet? a friend told me to use this for making a case, i plan on using a heat gun o melt Lexan over a mold, i was planning on using clay or plaster or something but he was insistent, wouldn't it melt or burn?

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:52 pm

Don't drop your case it water, or you will have a spongey N64.

monster · Post by **monster** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:51 pm

the P64's case will be polycarbonate, the green foam stuff would be sculpted to the inner dimensions i need, and the polycarbonate will be heated and molded around it, to form the case. my original idea was plaster or clay, but it shrinks when it dries, so the form would be small.

i talked to him today and he said his friend puts the stuff in the oven for his projects, thats why he told me about the foam. it sounds perfect, but i think i'll have a sheet of foil over the foam to keep the lexan smooth

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:25 pm

nos_slived wrote:Don't drop your case it water, or you will have a spongey N64.

But that would keep it cool!