Recent content by 2xWhiskey

Nice case work Noah. I've been fiddling with ABS & acetone slurry and it seems to be a serious PITA.

Well dang, guess I need to source some better speakers... If I recall correctly, I wasn't very impressed by the Wii U Gamepad's original speakers. I'm going to have to hook that one back up and check it out... Thanks for the heads-up. For now I'm hogging out doing some case work. Not much...

I recall the original GameBoy Advance as having one. Right now I'm looking into Gorilla Glass screen protectors that I cold cut up to fit. I'm aiming for one that's about .5mm or .020" thick and preferably one that doesn't have adhesive backing. For now, the search continues.

I'm looking for some tips on what material I can use as a protective lens on my custom portable. I'm looking for something that is both optically clear and scratch resistant. Thanks

To match my display I cut out a middle section with a razor saw: The two halves glued together with Pastruct Plastic Weld: Display fit check, and holes drilled for the display's keypad: Keypad location:

So, I'm sure like many others, I stumbled across Tchay's Envision demo on YouTube and found myself bit by the bug... Case: I'm going with a Wii U Gamepad shell purchased here from Ebay. I plan on frankencasing it to fit my minimum requirements: 1. Must fit a 4:3 ratio screen. I'm peculiar in...

Many thanks for the informative reply. I'm kind of embarrassed; I should have asked this in the Displays subforum

I'm not familiar if tact switches are different that other switches, but if the original switch was always open then you're basically doing what a constantly closed switch does and it's not powering up because the PS2 is stuck in a reset state. Try unsoldering that wire from at least one end...

Hey All, After stumbling across Tchaz's "The Envision" video on YouTube, I've found myself bitten by a bug to make a portable unit for myself. https://youtu.be/CiUI08UITwc So for my first attempt I am aiming to use this N64 dust-collector and the same display Tchaz had used. But before I go...