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danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: EvilNuff on April 19, 2016, 02:31:25 pm ---Call me silly but why couldn't someone with either an original or a repro scan the parts in and use an online 3d printer to print out a new stick? There are online 3d printers that can print with a wide variety of materials including metal.
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Right now it's not really the same thing. Maybe some time down the track, you will be able to 3D print anything and it will look exactly like the real deal, but not right now. Right now, the best way for quality plastic repros is injection moulding. But to do it, you need to get all the dimensions exact. If there are compound curves you will need it laser scanned. THEN, and this is the hard part, the engineers have to allow for the fact that part will shrink in different ways depending on thickness and length etc, this is all allowed for in the mould.
I should know, I spent some thousands fruitlessly trying to get N64 thumbsticks reproduced. Somewhere in Shenzhen, I own some shiny stainless steel injection moulds for parts that aren't quite right...
matsadona:
I know one should be careful what to wish for, but a part of me kind of miss the ups and downs in this long and sad story that has enough material for a tv-series spanning at least two seasons...
BadMouth:
--- Quote from: matsadona on August 24, 2016, 03:01:19 am ---I know one should be careful what to wish for, but a part of me kind of miss the ups and downs in this long and sad story that has enough material for a tv-series spanning at least two seasons...
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Are you caught up on the adventures of the other Dave?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,117193.0.html
I don't think he's such a bad guy, but his latest blog post from prison has me wondering if he's going to become a patent troll after getting out.
.....or while still in? I can't wait for the next season.
matsadona:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 24, 2016, 11:04:14 am ---
--- Quote from: matsadona on August 24, 2016, 03:01:19 am ---I know one should be careful what to wish for, but a part of me kind of miss the ups and downs in this long and sad story that has enough material for a tv-series spanning at least two seasons...
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Are you caught up on the adventures of the other Dave?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,117193.0.html
I don't think he's such a bad guy, but his latest blog post from prison has me wondering if he's going to become a patent troll after getting out.
.....or while still in? I can't wait for the next season.
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Jeeesus... I have totally missed that. And just by a first glance of some random posts I'm glad I did ;)
But the good thing is that everything is back to "normal" in the crazy world. Need to get some more popcorn before I read through that one...
rovingmind:
is he back?
ebay link
looks exactly like his.
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