MY DIY hand held retropi system

monstermadeofman

Where did you get the pads for the controls? not the buttons but the buttons/pressure sensor underneath

leejsmith

@monstermadeofman I just brought cheap usb snes controllers from ebay and used the pcb, pads and buttons.
http://imgur.com/a/9Rvfd

obsidianspider

Very cool project. 3D printing is something I hope to learn more about. What made you decide to reverse the Start and Select buttons?

leejsmith

@obsidianspider I was not paying attention and corrected it as soon as I noticed it on the model.

obsidianspider

@leejsmith Oops. I re-watched the video with audio.

How did you go about modeling things? Did you just measure carefully, or did you have some sort of scanner to get the dimensions of the parts you put inside the case?

leejsmith

@obsidianspider hi, did you see the gallery I posted at the top http://imgur.com/a/9Rvfd ? I started with the controller and used my digital calipers. The only problem with doing this are the tolerances of the 3d printers especially if you are trying to print as quick as possible. so holes need to be a little bigger ect. When I had the case pro printed using SLS it was the opposite and I had to make everything a little smaller than I model.

obsidianspider

@leejsmith I saw the gallery, but I didn't see any mention of calipers. Thanks for clarifying.

Man… now I really want a 3D printer.

leejsmith

@obsidianspider I enjoy watching it print and find it fascinating how they work out the paths ect. Every now and then a print will have a strange odd point that makes no sense as the print head moves from one side to the other just for one point and then it moves back and carries on with what it was doing before. 3d printing is a very frustrating game until you work out the kinks of your device and then it's super satisfying .

obsidianspider

@leejsmith Did you build your own printer, or did you buy one premade?

leejsmith

@obsidianspider My first printer was the M3D Micro which was the cheapest option in the uk at the time. It was a good introduction to printing, but was also not a very good printer. I felt I would make good use from a decent one so sold it and a few other bits and brought the Flashforge Dreamer and it's fantastic. I didnt want to build a printer because just because I didnt want to spend time setting up and calibrating before I could get decent prints. The Dreamer was worth every penny and had proven to be super reliable so far.