N64H Update

[tappan]

Some of you might remember my post of my concept drawing.
For those that don't, you can view it here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/ ... ndheld.jpg

After having measured everything... the design has had a few revisions.
I've carved the (very) basic shape out of a block of wood.
And you can see my sketching of buttons and such.
Everything is accurately sized.
The screen will actually stick out like Ben's PS2p.
The cartridge slot is nestled right behind where the screen will be.
EDIT: The cartridge slot is shaded red where it will be.
The batteries will be between the screen and the n64 mobo, right underneath the cart slot.
I decided to just use one battery pack. It was 8.4v 3000mah.
I'm going to remove one cell to make it 7.2v.
Two reasons for that.
1) That's all the voltage I really need.
2) To cut down on the size(length).
The L/R buttons will still nestle on the top.
The Z button will be inset into the grips on the back.

Here are a couple photos:
( General shot ... Ben's book came in the mail yesterday! )

( In my hand so ya'll can see the basic size. )


Some might ask as to my lack of progress... Work's been killin' me lately.
As soon as I can finish carving the positive, I'll have to start hitting the garage sales for parts for my vacu-forming machine.

Feel free to ask questions and post critiques.

[Triton]

looks great (very small) wish i had thought of the block of wood idea thats cool

[tappan]

Since I have never really done any CAD stuff, it made it easy for me to get an idea of what it would look like 3 dimensionally.

Oh, and I had that block of wood laying around.
It was from a sampler that I requested from a Paulownia tree farm.
Paulownia(a.k.a. Chinese Empress) is a type of wood that is(was) native to Japan. But since the population there had been mostly deforested, there have been many farms springing up here in the U.S.

It is a really interesting wood. Grows very fast and is as strong as oak. It is so light that the only wood lighter is balsa! They're starting to use it for prop-planes and speed-boats.

Anyways...... Thanks for your comments.

[Nes Man]

Looks very cool. (Ben's Book looks thick as a Dictionary!)

[G-force]

Looks like it's gonna be sweet! I like the whole wood, vaccum forming thing, it's a good idea!

[Triton]

just noticed the batteries in the background I have the same kind! lol

[sam]

How much did his book cost, and how awesome is it?

[SpongeBuell]

it's on sale for $20 on Amazon, and I've heard nothing but great things about it

[Unidentified Assilant]

Maybe that block of wood should be your case

[gannon]

lol, too bad it isn't hollow

[G-force]

You could hire some termites and tell them to hollow out the case. I did this for my house. It worked really well

[Sparkfist]

lol, too bad it isn't hollow

That can be solved with a fosner drill bit, chisle and knowing what the hell your doing.
I've seen on atleast two occations people do this to remove the inside of a block of wood.
I'd say if you really would make it out of wood do it the sam way Ben makes the Lazer cut cases as you waste less material and save time.

[HK-47]

Thats looks great, cant wait to see the finished product!

[tappan]

The book is great. The batteries are recharging for my camera.

Oh. And I did think about making the case from the wood.
All I would have to do would be to cut the front and back 1/4" off.
Then just hollow out the center of the middle piece.

Maybe I'll end up doing that if I can't get the vacu-form stuff to work.