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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => Retro console modding => Legacy Consoles => Case construction => Topic started by: bacteria on May 21, 2008, 06:54:04 AM
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Made a short-and-sweet video of how to cut perspex for case making.
Three steps:
* Use a CD marker pen and mark out guidelines to cut against.
* Use a thin drill bit to cut close to line.
* Use sanding bit to trim away until line is straight and smooth.
Video:
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi216.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc211%2Fbacteriagp2x%2Fth_Cuttingperspex.jpg&hash=588dedf501179d78b7a9cac76c20a9b7a3b075bc) (http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc211/bacteriagp2x/?action=view¤t=Cuttingperspex.flv)
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Nice one.
Seems like I can find perspex at my local stores.
Is it cheap to buy?
Because it seems easy to use and very good as a material.
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Yes, quite cheap, I get it off e-bay, costs me including delivery about £2 ($4) a sheet, 210x297mm (A4). A normal case needs 3 sheets (top, bottom and sides, etc). Use some general glue (eg UHU glue) to stick it together and hot glue to give a strong bond.
You can get a good result from using perspex - here is my current WIP:
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagehost.rabidusmaximus.com%2Fuploads%2F9c26c5753abc7be565c57458315b050f.jpg&hash=f244a49de7530f6a54abf37beb5c00a99ad2ce9b) (http://imagehost.rabidusmaximus.com/uploads/9c26c5753abc7be565c57458315b050f.jpg)
(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimagehost.rabidusmaximus.com%2Fuploads%2Fe4aa806bcd6c18d2f12e45ed3de3c017.JPG&hash=2d331da46fdc994dd4239cf59d79d5f57f675985) (http://imagehost.rabidusmaximus.com/uploads/e4aa806bcd6c18d2f12e45ed3de3c017.JPG)
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Nice one! you seem to like multisystems,or this one isn't a multisystem?
Anyway I can't damn buy from ebay unless the seller is in Europe or close to,
because if it's from US shipping is too high.
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also if you have a belt sander available to you it will make straighter edges more accurite
or if you have some really nice friends then you can bum there cnc :winker:
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Aricado - This one is a multisystem, abandoned last one as I was getting a lot of cross-talk and interference on the wiring, also the two case halves didn't stay together securely. This is MK2 (and hopefully final!). No-one else seems to have tried such an interchangeable system before, even on BenHeck; so my project is unique.
TimmyDX - I prefer the "gently does it" approach. I get the sides very straight indeed and smooth, as I finish with straight sanding. I also have steady hands and am able to cut in straight lines. I don't have access to a CNC machine, anyway, a lot of the casing has to be made my hand anyway.
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Aricado - This one is a multisystem, abandoned last one as I was getting a lot of cross-talk and interference on the wiring, also the two case halves didn't stay together securely. This is MK2 (and hopefully final!). No-one else seems to have tried such an interchangeable system before, even on BenHeck; so my project is unique.
TimmyDX - I prefer the "gently does it" approach. I get the sides very straight indeed and smooth, as I finish with straight sanding. I also have steady hands and am able to cut in straight lines. I don't have access to a CNC machine, anyway, a lot of the casing has to be made my hand anyway.
I'll try to get my hands on perspex.I also have steady hands when it comes to cutting,sanding,painting.
I was making an actuall size guitar controller made of wood,almost had the body finished but I abandoned it
because I didn't have time and I had to clean my workplace so I threw it away.Anyway I'll try perspex when I
get the chance.