Xbox portable is now done (updated 6/8/06)
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XBOXp is it true.... ( update pics of the plaster mold...)
Here are the pictures of the plaster mold done.
pic 1 shows my concept drawing.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.6.JPG
pic 2 shows the plaster mold.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.7.JPG
pic 3 shows side view of plaster mold.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.8.JPG
pic 4 shows the plaster mold and a Dreamcast shell on top ( for size, xbox is 1" wider)
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.9.JPG
pic 5 show the to side by side.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.10.JPG
I'll post more pictures when I vacuum form it... Stay tuned..
Dave
pic 1 shows my concept drawing.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.6.JPG
pic 2 shows the plaster mold.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.7.JPG
pic 3 shows side view of plaster mold.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.8.JPG
pic 4 shows the plaster mold and a Dreamcast shell on top ( for size, xbox is 1" wider)
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.9.JPG
pic 5 show the to side by side.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.10.JPG
I'll post more pictures when I vacuum form it... Stay tuned..
Dave
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the cast may be thick but that is probably not how thick the case will be. the way i do it is make the cast thicker than the case is intended to be so and i just sand the case down so i dont end up with a case that is to thin. and i think thats is the way most people do it. i made the mistake of a cast being to thin on my snesp mkI and i was royally screwed and had to cut up a failed case that was curved around the edges.
Its really not that big, its going to be around 1.75" thick. Thats the same thickness as my DCp2.0. The reason I made the mold 2.75" thick is because you always want it at lease a 1" thicker then it needs to be.That way when you vacuum form it you can cut off the part that always flars out on the bottom. When I vacuum form this I'll show a picture of it and another picture of it when I cut it.
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This question may sound kind of dumb but when you make a mold for a case to be vacuum formed, do you add in the holes for the controls/speakers? Or would you do this after you vacuum form it with plastic? Overall, what you've done so far looks great Keep up the good work.
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Here's an update on the mold..
pic 1 shows the ( X )I carved in the plaster so when I form it that section will be razed, just like the xbox.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.11.JPG
pic 2 side view
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.12.JPG
more to come.....
Dave
pic 1 shows the ( X )I carved in the plaster so when I form it that section will be razed, just like the xbox.
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.11.JPG
pic 2 side view
http://www.portablesystems.net/dc2.0.12.JPG
more to come.....
Dave
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