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Post by or3o on May 16, 2016 7:43:54 GMT
Its depends on the system you wanna use, most old sega systems just used phillips screws, but some nintendo consoles use whats called a "triwing screwdriver" they cost about 3 dollars on ebay, also a few systems use a special hex head tool that is also 3 dollars or so on ebay, other than that i would recommend a glue gun (10 dollars) and a cheap soldering iron.
Some electronics use tiny screwdrivers so I always try to keep one of those kits for repairing glasses on hand. If you decided to really cusomize the case you might wanna get some epoxy eg(jb weld) and a bit of sandpaper (the bigger the number on the grit the finer the sand paper is.) Its doesnt require anything too expensive or specialty tools, I think my whole handheld build cost under 100 and my gamecube was like 70.
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Post by Brilliband on May 16, 2016 7:53:22 GMT
oh wow that's awesome..!!
I have really no idea what console I'd wanna go for.. I've never really thought about it much before to tell the truth XD
I grew up with a PC and never owned a console - not until I got a PS1 - just before the PS2 got released lol
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Post by or3o on May 16, 2016 7:59:29 GMT
My first system was a gameboy color my friend gave me, I ended up with quite the collection after started repairing em and selling them lol. Yea but if you ever wanna try a project or anything feel free to ask, I do all kinds of random junk lol.  |
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Post by Brilliband on May 16, 2016 8:03:05 GMT
That is one huuuge collection! wow!!
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Post by or3o on May 17, 2016 2:33:15 GMT
Today i moved most of my stuff out of the spare bedroom to the garage, i already need more shelf space lol.  |
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Post by Gabriel on May 17, 2016 4:49:31 GMT
Workstation in a garage? Are you going to be the next Bill Gates, making something revolutionary in your garage, that will make you a millionaire?  |
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Post by [Admin= Henry] on May 17, 2016 5:03:27 GMT
 I spy....... AETHER ONLINE WEBSITE  Nice workstation dude! I always dig seeing people's setups
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Post by or3o on May 20, 2016 2:03:05 GMT
Lol i have since added my 3rd monitor and I plan on lowering the one to the left, it is not very useful. One of my firends offerd to pay me to refurbish and modify some guitars so expect to see me working on even more random stuff!
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Post by diefool on May 20, 2016 5:06:28 GMT
I can't wait to see the guitars and what you pull out of your magic bag of tricks!
I love your work or3o keep em comin!
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Post by [Admin= Henry] on May 20, 2016 7:48:48 GMT
Yeah how are you liking the new workstation? All that room serving you well? |
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Post by or3o on May 28, 2016 8:06:11 GMT
I am already planning to add more desk space, and I recently bought some new soldering stations and such to help me fix stuff faster. In about 5 hours today I fixed 3 gameboys, 6 gamegears, and even installed custom firmware on a psp. I figure the more space i have the more stuff i can do at once lol. Really wierd seeing nintendo stuff on a psp.    Also managed to repair a synthesizer for a friend. ( I always love working on stuff i haven't worked on before.) As usual if anyone wants to do any of these sort of things i would be more than happy to help. |
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Post by diefool on May 28, 2016 9:04:33 GMT
Happen to have photos or details of the synthesizer? What kind was it btw a keyboard (like KORG or something) or an MPC maybe? love digital music and big fan of your work!
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Post by or3o on May 28, 2016 16:57:30 GMT
Ahhh I shoulda got pics! It was a MPC, it looked kinda like a rack mount system but I only had one rack. Just a simple fix, the little backup battery had died and those are soldered in. I took the old battery out and added a little clip to make the battery replaceable. Hmm I may pick up a tube guitar amp and electric guitar to work on today and if I do ill be sure to add pics!
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Post by [Admin= Henry] on May 28, 2016 18:59:21 GMT
Do you post ads on craiglist for repairs? Or do you just go by word of mouth Legit seeing super smash on a PSP hahah. Im jelly of all your workspace haha |
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Post by or3o on May 28, 2016 19:03:00 GMT
Just word of mouth, My wife and brother in law work for google so they know quite a few people into videogames, Also I buy entire lots of broken consoles on ebay, Fix em and sell them back on ebay. The psp is really cool but its already sold. I am seriously considering getting one for me lol. I also worked at a pc repair company for a few years so basically everyone know knows me seems to know I fix junk lol.
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