What's this? A new Atari portable!?

[Life of Brian]

This is really awesome! What type of screen is that Zenith screen? It looks a lot like the PSone screen, is it just as easy to hack?

You talking about the one on the first page? Yeah, it's just one of those GameCube/XBox/PS2 Zenith LCDs - the circuit board is absolutely identical to the PSOne screen.

[pLover]

The EXACT same thing!? Wow, I should see if I can get a cheap one.

[Life of Brian]

Some perf board as a guide and a steady hand with a drill makes for excellent speaker holes.


If you make cases by hand like I do, I recommend getting an IRWIN Unibit - it drills holes of just about any size in mere seconds. I got a Home Depot gift card for Christmas (WOO!) and so was finally able to afford one - they cost like thirty bucks!


I just won a Flashback 2 for a decent price on eBay so more progress soon. This unit will play both cartridges and the built-in games the Flashback comes with.

I'm going for a real clunky retro look - am I succeeding?

[hailrazer]

If you make cases by hand like I do, I recommend getting an IRWIN Unibit - it drills holes of just about any size in mere seconds. I got a Home Depot gift card for Christmas (WOO!) and so was finally able to afford one - they cost like thirty bucks!

I use those at work. It comes in the big size and a smaller size also. Brings a tear to my eye when I break one and have to buy a new one though.

[marshallh]

I have several of those step bits, they are amazing. If you have a drill press and a steady hand you can use the next size up to chamfer the edge of the hole you just drilled.

[Bino Gas]

I like the paddle you're using. The case looks great.
Any progress on the CNC SNES?

[JariV]

I like it so badly that I would have sex with it.

[Life of Brian]

I have several of those step bits, they are amazing. If you have a drill press and a steady hand you can use the next size up to chamfer the edge of the hole you just drilled.

If you look closely at the button on the right you'll notice that I drilled a bit too far and did just that - unfortunately that made the button sink down a bit into the case which is not what I wanted. I should have bought one of those bits years ago - they are worth the money for sure.

I like the paddle you're using. The case looks great.
Any progress on the CNC SNES?

In my convoluted way, yes - I am finishing up this SNES so I can sell it to raise funds for purchasing my second revision of the CNC case.

I like it so badly that I would have sex with it.

For the right price you can have your way with it... freak

[Life of Brian]

Grrr... So, I got this really good deal on a flashback with one little issue - the stupid thing won't register the "up" direction. I thought that it might just be a loose connection or something so I opened it up, but I just can't get it to register. I'll fiddle around with it some more but I suspect it's not going to be anything that I can fix. Man...

[Kyo]

have you tried soldering directly to the ic?

[banditpaw1]

have you tried soldering directly to the ic?

Or replacing the ic? (if its not a glop top). If you know the pinout wire a old 2600 ic to it if you can.

[Life of Brian]

No, I have tested it just about every way I van think of and I am still having issues. After all, it is just a cheap OAC with a glop top. Anyone have a Flashback 2 they would be willing to sell me?

[Tibia]

How does that step bit do on plastic? I've really only ever used them on very thin metal, and I'm just wondering if they're any less prone to cracking plastic than my current method.

[Rekarp]

Tibia if you are drilling through brittle plastic (Like Atari cases) you can't go wrong with some cheap Forstner bits. Once I moved to these I have never cracked an Atari case.

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[hailrazer]

Tibia if you are drilling through brittle plastic (Like Atari cases) you can't go wrong with some cheap Forstner bits. Once I moved to these I have never cracked an Atari case.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... umber=1903" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Do you need a piece of wood or something behind the plastic when you drill (Like you have to do with a spade drill bit) ? Or will it work drilling straight through?