worklog: ZN-64!!!(put on hold due to lack of money)

[metalcookie]

so, same mobo, same screen, same controls? why would it be so identical?

[thewise1]

Because a lot of companies took the psone screen and just re-skinned it. It is the same board and screen, but the ports hooked up to it are different, seeing as how it's compatible with xbox and ps2.

[metalcookie]

well, i went to this place called movie trading company-BEST VIDEO GAME STORE EVER
they had atari games, nes's, snes's, fc twins, and even a snes/nes/genesis combo console!!!!!!

unfortunately, as i was pushing my way through tons of controllers for just about every game system in the world, i didn't find a PSone screen. on the way home, i spotted a pawn shop that was full of power tools. i found this dremel set, and lemme tell you, it's bad to the bone
well, bad to the skin, really. it's just a small little 12 volt one. i bought it, thinking it might do for a little while. it was a ten dollar piece of crap.
well, i went back to the pawn shop to get this better dremel.
it's bad to the marrow!!! 8,000-30,000 rpm's of variable speed!! it works great, and it cuts through breadboards like butter, and it doesn't shake around wildly like the other one.
if you need a dremel, go to a pawn shop! i still need to buy a charger for the batteries and the screen, though. things are looking up. i'll post pics of the dremels when i can

[metalcookie]

here are the pics


the pics are kinda blurry and taken with a webcam, but i think you guys are smart enough to tell which one is which
the 12 volt one is about 2/5 of the size of my new favorite tool.
it cuts though metal with ease, so the next time i need to cut something small made out of metal, i don't have to pull out my zip wheel and my huge air compressor. i still love my zip wheel, though. it throws sparks all over the place when cutting through metal!
here's a test of the newer dremel and a big steel washer

again, it's a crappy pic, but i managed to cut it almost in half.
the reason i didn't is because i so desperately lack a vice.
i'm hoping to get one tomorrow with 40 bucks.

[metalcookie]

i ran into a bit of a problem
i put my dremel to good use, and removed both controller ports. now that my n64 board was almost small enough to fit in the zn-45 case(i said almost, because i haven't sliced off the power plug. i will when i get it running off batteries). just to make sure it did fit, i placed it inside, and noticed i put WAY too much hot glue on the cart slot. since i was new at this, i wanted to make sure nothing electrical went wrong with the cart slot, so i secured the wires with hot glue. well, now it won't fit.

oh, well, i guess i get to be best friends with my dremel.
no i'm not going to remove the hot glue with my dremel!!!!
this will actually work in my favor. it's really hard to explain what i'm planning on doing, so i won't try.
in the end, my portable will be thinner, because the cart slot will be inside the case, at the cost of a little raised edge on the bottom to accommodate the hot glue.
if somebody knows how to fix this mess of hot glue without having to do the cart slot, please tell me

[eurddrue]

Well, a wise old man once told me, "A blowdryer and practice are all you need, my young padawan learner. May the hotglue gods be with you. Drue, there is another hotglue gu......." Then he turned into dust. I've never stopped greving.(sp?)

[mikeyg]

Is it an actual dremel, or like a weird brand. What are the specs. Of the good one, I mean.

[metalcookie]

well, i was having a bit of trouble with the better one. for some reason it only works when i put the dial on 6, or maximum speed. when it is at six, it clicks.
other than that, it is 1/8" capacity, and supposedly 8,000 to 30,000 rpm. it cuts through metal with ease and a shower of sparks. most of the bits won't work on the big one that i got with the smaller one, but all i need is a smaller Collete. (i think that's right, it's the brass piece) any ideas why the speed control only works on 6? is there a way to fix it?

Well, a wise old man once told me, "A blowdryer and practice are all you need, my young padawan learner. May the hotglue gods be with you. Drue, there is another hotglue gu......." Then he turned into dust. I've never stopped greving.(sp?)

so, if i trust in the hot glue gods and use a blow dryer it will melt some of the glue, allowing me to fit my n64 in my case without cutting it?

[eurddrue]

well, i was having a bit of trouble with the better one. for some reason it only works when i put the dial on 6, or maximum speed. when it is at six, it clicks.
other than that, it is 1/8" capacity, and supposedly 8,000 to 30,000 rpm. it cuts through metal with ease and a shower of sparks. most of the bits won't work on the big one that i got with the smaller one, but all i need is a smaller Collete. (i think that's right, it's the brass piece) any ideas why the speed control only works on 6? is there a way to fix it?

Well, a wise old man once told me, "A blowdryer and practice are all you need, my young padawan learner. May the hotglue gods be with you. Drue, there is another hotglue gu......." Then he turned into dust. I've never stopped greving.(sp?)

so, if i trust in the hot glue gods and use a blow dryer it will melt some of the glue, allowing me to fit my n64 in my case without cutting it?

I've honestly never tried it, but I trust the hotglue gods, and I usually follow their bidding.

[metalcookie]

ah.
one more question, i've heard of this guy called "megabite"
from what i've heard he has scammed, cheated, lied, and has like 10 aliases.
i also read that one topic he posted in the trade section with a different name. so, has he caused a lot of trouble on the forums?

[eurddrue]

ah.
one more question, i've heard of this guy called "megabite"
from what i've heard he has scammed, cheated, lied, and has like 10 aliases.
i also read that one topic he posted in the trade section with a different name. so, has he caused a lot of trouble on the forums?

Your a bit confused. Megabite is palmertech's second account. He used it to catch a scammer that had over 10 different aliases and is centered in chicago.

[metalcookie]

oh, didn't know that.
sorry palmertech

[metalcookie]

well, here's where the story begins: my father is amazing with metal, an i inhereted that quality
that being said, lets continue
when i was only 7, my dad gave me an old fire blanket box, with the blanket already used. i used it for a very small tool box, but it was way too small. then i went rumuging through my shed and found an old tool box that was perfect for me. rearranging my messy desk so it was cleaner, i put that tool box on my extremely small desk, and found myself wondering, "what should i do with this old metal box?" i saved it, and after a quick trip to home depot i found out what to use it for: mounting brackets!

using these new cutting wheels i wnet to work on the box, by cutting 2 6" by 3/4 " metal strips, and then sanding them down with another dremel attachment

then i cut the 2 strips down to size, starting with the lengths from the side of the n64 board to one side of the cart slot. then i drilled holes for self tapping screws to attach the brackets to the n64 cart slot and board. i bent 2 pieces of metal at a right angle to attach to the pieces of metal attached to the cart slot. i screwed everything together, and this is the end result


after everything was firmly attached, i cut off the ends of the screws with mah dremeland a pretty lightshow of sparks later, it was finished! after i finished the mounting brackets, i got my dust mask and trimmed the n64 board near where the controller ports were and now, although a VERY tight squeeze, the n64 fits. best of all, i did all of that without using hot glue. the brackets look a bit rickity, but i can assure you, they hold the cart slot in place firmly. i tested it, and SUCCESS! i might post a howto for making mounting brackets for the n64 if you guys think this is a good idea

[eurddrue]

I'm pretty sure most anybody can figure out how to make/buy mounting brackets. Although I wouldn't put it past boombox-creations to steal the guide your making on it...

[metalcookie]

i said i might make a guide. if anybody asks, i'll make one. i know making them is easy, but if someone has never done any of this work, he/she might find a guide helpful.
btw, whose boombox reflections?