Molding

Post by **gannon** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:46 pm

Ben does not use injection molding for the case, he uses resin casting.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:47 pm

whats Resin Casting? i think its the stuff i wanna use as a case? where i get it? how much it cost?

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:49 pm

gannon wrote:Ben does not use injection molding for the case, he uses resin casting.

Aha, thought the at-home thing was also called injection molding.

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 9:58 pm

HotDog-Cart wrote:whats Resin Casting? i think its the stuff i wanna use as a case? where i get it? how much it cost?

Just use a project box.

Resin-casting is when you take an already made case (a.k.a. you already have a case, so there you go!). And make an inner and outer mold (positive and negative) of it. These two sit in a stand that hold them in position. You then put 2-part resin in the cavity between the positive and negative molds (ben used a two-part rubber compount to make the molds), in (I think he said) 2 hours, the resin hardens, and you have a case.
WARNING (again) this is for making mass-quantities. If youre making one (ONE) <one>, dont use this, just use a project box. Like I said, Ben uses this because its cheaper to make 100 resin-cast cases than it is to make 100 CNC'ed cases.

Like I said, you can pay 7 dollars for a project box (and make the one case)Or pay 100 dollar or more (as you'll probably copulate up once or twice, so lets sat 200 dollars) in resin casting.[/i][/u]

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:07 pm

ok thx would a 8x6x3 (reg Project box foor $7) fit the 4x4 Atari Board + the screen + all the wires + plus the exta parts that i have to wire back on + Plus the batteries?

Post by **Gamelver** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:09 pm

definitely

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:10 pm

ok woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

look at your Pic Man is that a Portable GC SWEEETTTTTT

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:13 pm

Oh no! Link is a Pikmin (I'm guessing thats what you meant....?)!

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:17 pm

links not a pikman..loll im sayin did Gamelver make that GC portable???

and when i said Pic Man i mean (picture, Man!)

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:20 pm

Yes, he did. One (soon to be two) of a kind.

Post by **Gamelver** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:22 pm

soon to be two?....whaddya mean?!?

....btw, I'm probably NOT gonna make a second one...of course, I might just change my mind on that

....

soundwave · Post by **soundwave** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:27 pm

didnt you say you have an almost complete 2nd one? I'm mostly certain I didnt imagine that.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 10:28 pm

Gamelver is a LEGEND HES LIKES MY HERO!!!! (next 2 Ben of coarse ben is #1, gAME IS #2)