A Custom Milled Wood/Brass/Aluminum PiZero Handheld
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it's taken about 14 days to design create and assemble the custom enclosure, but I think it turned out nice. Custome circuit boards, sub assembly and enclosure with laser cut marquee and bezel.
I will be sharing the build video this weekend on http://youtube.diy.engineering
Here are a few photos, you can checkout additional pics taken during the process on one of my feeds, http://twitter.diy.engineering or http://instagram.diy.engineering
I plan to evolve the design, but this is v.1
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@DIY.Engineering Stunning! :-) <3
I subscribed to your channel. I tweeted your post - hope that's ok.
[edit] sorry missed your twitter feed - have now also shared your video directly.
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@BuZz thank you, of course!
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WOW! That's incredible!
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Thats some top work!! Is that front plate glass?
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One of the most beautiful builds I've ever seen.
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@DIY.Engineering cant wait to see a video. I subscribed to your channel. Some good stuff. So off topic, i watched your 3d printed at-at walker. Can you tell me where i can find those mini clamps you used on it?
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That is a thing of beauty...
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I thought the first photo was a CG render... Fantastic work.
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wow
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@DIY.Engineering watched the video today. Absolutely amazing!!
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@edmaul69 agreed - video was awesome. Amazing skills (and some pieces of hardware/tooling that I wish I owned!!) :-)
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@BuZz me too. As a guy who has spent his life building and modifying electronics i would love to have the equipment he does.
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Amazing. My only question would be "How heavy is it?" But it's astonishing to look at.
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@Lyle_JP he wanted it to be authentic old school. He was replicating an atari heavy sixer. ;)
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This would make an epic kit, i would imagine mass producing the acrylic face, control PCB's and injection molding the framework on the inside would be easy enough to accomplish. The outside wood casing and the milled buttons would be a bit more difficult to mass produce...
Maybe modifying the front face to fit the standard gameboy buttons, and using easily found replacements such as these http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/custom-buttons would be an easier route for the buttons (feel might be a bit more authentic too).
As for the wood, i would be fine with plastic or a fake wood, but that's just me.
Regardless if this were a kit, i'd buy one in 0.002 seconds. TAKE MY MONEY NOW, haha. -
My God, what a formidable skill set on display here, including an incredible good taste. I'm awed by the video, just a little sad you didn't show it in action :)
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Limited Kits and Fully Assembled Versions just launched!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diyengineering/the-ultimate-retropie-handheldI enjoy designing and bringing ideas to life using modern digital tools and ingenuity. but most of all, I like to collaborate so ping me on one of my feeds!
http://twitter.diy.engineering
http://instagram.diy.engineering
http://youtube.diy.engineering
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