So I have dabbled in small projects with the intent of showing a step by step process on future projects. I also hope to develop a personal craft for such things by increasing the difficulty in each project.
So let's start with some basic materials. First off for all NES, SNES AND N64 carts you will need a 3.8mm inverted hex bit. The same applies for Genesis carts except that the bit is a larger 4.5mm security bit. While inverted hex bits are around in various specialty retail shops, eBay is probably the way to go. Your independent used video game store is best source for cheap game carts. The obvious Mario/Duck Hunt NES cart goes for about a buck. Obsolete sports games are awesome buys. Rip that nasty label off and Google image search for the cart art of your choice. Here's one of my first projects. An SD/Sony Memory Stick Pro USB card reader inside a black N64 cart. For the label I printed some scanned cart art I got off the web and took that to Kinko's for it to be "lamilabeled." It’s a sticky back thin glossy lamination that runs about four bucks for an 8.5x11 area. So it pays to do more than one label at a time. Other must haves include: a high temp hot glue gun, a dremel style drill, an exacto knife and some standard epoxy. Stay tuned for the next post as we explore more USB hub mods. Thanks!
-kaokensho
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