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Post by Zentron on Jul 12, 2013 23:33:45 GMT
Some... issues have arisen when I got on with the CD drive section, but I'll sort that out later. So, instead of that, I have started on the battery compartment, I know it's not the most important looking part of the build, but it's necessary
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Post by mysaturncollection on Aug 19, 2013 22:00:23 GMT
This is awesome. Can't a 3D printer create the molding for you?
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Post by Zentron on Aug 20, 2013 0:44:41 GMT
This is awesome. Can't a 3D printer create the molding for you? .....I hadn't thought of that! Spiffing idea, just need to find a place that does it and the costs involved!
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Post by planktonwarrior on Aug 24, 2013 11:20:17 GMT
Well, I finally finished the underneath of my SS portable! Though rather show just the underneath, I decided to just upload the whole design sheet: This looks really awesome Sent from my GT-I9100 using proboards
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Post by mick_aka on Aug 25, 2013 19:36:02 GMT
I have a friend that built a 3D printer but it cant to anything of that size, hes working on a 2nd one for larger items.
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Post by AdventurerRed on Aug 26, 2013 3:26:12 GMT
If the Saturn's motherboard aren't too large...
Anyway, great design! I think it so cool =D
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Post by Zentron on Aug 26, 2013 23:34:59 GMT
Thanks Schezo. I've also found a few places that do 3D prints from about 10p per cm3 Mick, though that may break the bank a bit
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Post by smokemonster on Sept 7, 2013 2:51:07 GMT
That's an incredible design, and it's impressive that you are so driven to actually engineer and build it!
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Post by Zentron on Sept 7, 2013 19:05:40 GMT
Yeah though need to get some extra coin to be able to completely finish, and a few motherboards to be able to experiment with, I'd say at least 3 or 4
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Post by Zentron on Sept 22, 2013 18:17:01 GMT
The build took another step forward today, when I splashed out an almighty and awe-inspiring amount, on a slot loading car CD player, a grand total....... of £2!! I know, shocking isn't it, a full £2 Yeah I know, the outside is rather battered and worn, but I don't care, much of that is just gonna go in the bin, I'm just going to strip the bits that I need for the CD port on the unit. **EDIT**Well, I've removed most of the case and exposed the part that actually takes in and ejects CDs, now to figure out how to get it to work with the Saturn itself.
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Post by captainkael on Sept 22, 2013 23:26:33 GMT
Neat Idea Zentron! Feel like its gonna be pretty tough to get that to work with the Saturn. I think you will be able to get it done though. Thanks for the update as always!
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Post by Zentron on Sept 22, 2013 23:57:09 GMT
Thanks I don't think I'll get the laser in this to read the games, I'll be substituting the laser components with those from a Saturn unit, this is merely for the slot-loading CD mechanism. Also, thankfully, it's smaller than I thought it was going to be, though I still might need to make some adjustments to the housing, especially if I want to have my viewing window showing the disc spinning
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Post by captainkael on Sept 23, 2013 2:36:30 GMT
Ahh makes sense was wondering how a random laser would read Saturn games. Subbing out the parts from an actual Saturn makes sense but still sounds difficult. Keep us posted!
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Post by Zentron on Sept 23, 2013 19:25:31 GMT
Oh I have no doubts about it being difficult... the whole thing is going to be quite a hard project, like I said earlier on, it's been years since I last tinkered about with electronics, but I'm going to try my best!
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Post by Zentron on Oct 8, 2013 19:37:32 GMT
Another piece of the puzzle comes together tonight, I have got a couple of 45mm Mylar speakers, a couple of quid each, but that's perfectly fine by me:
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