SNESp V2 Finished Updated pictures

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 2:26 am

I retook all the pictures. I used a white back ground and white lighting (no yellowing!) to capture the color of the case.

Hope thats better

DK · Post by DK » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:03 am

Ohhhh, pretty

Where are the L and R triggers though?

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:20 am

Aww, you dirty dawg you! I was supposed to be the first one to submit!

In any case, you are the wood master.(Do not comment on that title.)

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Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:04 am

D'oh! You beat me by a day! I'm almost finished.

That case is gorgeous! I really really love the wooden buttons. Makes it classy.

Edit: Ha ha - I just noticed the forums in the background.

mothatrucka · Post by **mothatrucka** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:36 am

I really like that new d-pad you did. It looks a lot more finished than the first.

Out of curiosity, can the cart sit any lower in it? It looks awfully high.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:26 am

wow, the all-wood design is a very different looks for these. looks pretty cool. 'specially love that you actually made the controller buttons 'n stuff wooden as well.

edit: although maybe the buttons could stand to have their letters carved into them or something.

themadhacker · Post by **themadhacker** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:27 am

I like it. how did you make the buttons?

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:56 am

DK wrote:Ohhhh, pretty

Where are the L and R triggers though?

L and R are on the back side. If you grip the portable they lie where your index fingers would be.

I really like that new d-pad you did. It looks a lot more finished than the first.

Out of curiosity, can the cart sit any lower in it? It looks awfully high.

Thanks! The biggest complaint I had about my previous designs was the 3 piece D-pad (glue all of them together) so I decided to make a single solid part. Took me one hour of filing to get it right but its perfect.

The reason is so high is cause of I designed the portable to be very flexible in terms of power. If a costumer wants a longer battery life I can stick a bigger battery in it without having to modify the layout. Currently the whole thing runs off of 4 2600mAh AA batteries for a little more then 1.5 hours. This is a lot less then my last one but you can just swap the batteries via hatch on the back.

edit: although maybe the buttons could stand to have their letters carved into them or something.

I have thought about it many times but hand carving would look ridiculous. Laser etching is to expensive as well.

I like it. how did you make the buttons?

Plug cutter. Except mine are non tapered. Like these http://www.acehardware.com/product/inde ... 0191585583

Makes it classy.

In any case, you are the wood master.(Do not comment on that title.)

New forum title?

Ill have some more pictures sometime....

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:22 am

actually I have another question... Where are start and select?

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:30 am

grossaffe wrote:actually I have another question... Where are start and select?

Under the D-pad.

Negative_Creep · Post by **Negative_Creep** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:54 am

ShockSlayer wrote:In any case, you are the wood master.(Do not comment on that title.)

LOLLLLLLL

Nice work Rekarp, very smooth finish for wood

techknott · Post by **techknott** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 11:56 am

Now one day you can tell your ungrateful grandkids:

"when I was younger, all I had was a piece of wood and I was happy".

Seriously, that is pretty awesome.

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:02 pm

Negative_Creep wrote: Nice work Rekarp, very smooth finish for wood

Thanks. I sanded the wood down with an RO sander with 220grit and sprayed 3 coats of a high end lacquer finish on it. I think im going to polish it for its photoshoot

"when I was younger, all I had was a piece of wood and I was happy".

This statement is wrong on so many levels.

mothatrucka · Post by **mothatrucka** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:08 pm

Rekarp wrote: Thanks! The biggest complaint I had about my previous designs was the 3 piece D-pad (glue all of them together) so I decided to make a single solid part. Took me one hour of filing to get it right but its perfect.

The reason is so high is cause of I designed the portable to be very flexible in terms of power. If a costumer wants a longer battery life I can stick a bigger battery in it without having to modify the layout. Currently the whole thing runs off of 4 2600mAh AA batteries for a little more then 1.5 hours. This is a lot less then my last one but you can just swap the batteries via hatch on the back.

Ahhhh. That makes sense. Anyway, aside from the filing, how did you do that d-pad? Did you cut out a cross shape and file it down, or were you courageous enough to start with a block?

Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:12 pm

mothatrucka wrote: Ahhhh. That makes sense. Anyway, aside from the filing, how did you do that d-pad? Did you cut out a cross shape and file it down, or were you courageous enough to start with a block?

I printed out a outline of the D-pad and glued it to the wood I wanted to use. Then I used a scroll saw (like a mounted jigsaw) to cut the bulk of the material leaving a fraction of material left around the d-pad. Then using some files I trimmed it to the size to fit in the d-pad slot.