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tggodfrey

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #60 on: December 13, 2012, 06:45:59 AM »
Quote from: jelloslug on December 13, 2012, 06:26:24 AM
Quote from: FiftyQuid on December 13, 2012, 05:23:55 AM
This is a bit off-topic, but are you able to make an identical replacement gear for the TG-CD?  Many of these units have suffered from broken teeth and an exact copy/replacement has yet to be found.
I can do that.

I would like to see that too.
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DarkKobold

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #61 on: December 13, 2012, 08:13:54 AM »
Quote from: FiftyQuid on December 13, 2012, 05:23:55 AM
This is a bit off-topic, but are you able to make an identical replacement gear for the TG-CD?  Many of these units have suffered from broken teeth and an exact copy/replacement has yet to be found.


I was thinking a good service to the community would be replacement duo-doors.



I don't particularly need one, but there are probably a good 100 duos out there that could use one. At that low of a run, you'd probably have to charge an arm and a leg, however.
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jelloslug

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #62 on: December 13, 2012, 08:54:10 AM »
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I don't particularly need one, but there are probably a good 100 duos out there that could use one. At that low of a run, you'd probably have to charge an arm and a leg, however.
I can see them easily being $80 to $100 at that quantity.  I could probably rapid prototype them for much less.
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turboswimbz

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #63 on: December 13, 2012, 10:29:12 AM »
outta curiousity, becuase I do need 1, and since you seem to have a bit of knowledege. I was actually going to try to get this done myself, from an online services,  How much to you'd think it's cost me to have someone 3D print me a door?
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jelloslug

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #64 on: December 13, 2012, 11:24:13 AM »
Quote from: turboswimbz on December 13, 2012, 10:29:12 AM
outta curiousity, becuase I do need 1, and since you seem to have a bit of knowledege. I was actually going to try to get this done myself, from an online services,  How much to you'd think it's cost me to have someone 3D print me a door?
It would cost you about $30 or so to have someone model it and then the part would cost about $30 to $50 or so to be printed.  You would also have to paint it because the printed part would not match the Duo.
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jelloslug

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #65 on: December 13, 2012, 11:55:27 AM »
If someone wants to let me borrow a Duo card door I can model it and get a quote for having them printed.
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DarkKobold

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #66 on: December 13, 2012, 12:07:48 PM »
Quote from: jelloslug on December 13, 2012, 11:55:27 AM
If someone wants to let me borrow a Duo card door I can model it and get a quote for having them printed.

If the price is as high as you quote, perhaps the best is the old fashion way of making a silicon mold, and then just making a run of 50ish... The silicon mold method apparently falls apart easy, but they'd be on the order of $10, instead of 50.

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turboswimbz

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #67 on: December 13, 2012, 12:26:33 PM »
Thanks for the info!  :) I am/was working on getting the model, having engineering friends and acess to software is helpful, But i have no experience with the printing side of things. (other then the interwebs).
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jelloslug

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #68 on: December 27, 2012, 10:34:37 AM »
The 3-D printed prototypes came in today.  Remember that these are prototypes and do not represent the final surface finish or color.  Here is what a $160 TG-16 game case looks like.....






Back case inside.






Clip posts.






Back of case.






The stripe is the raised lip where the label stops.







A close-up of the hinge area.  If you look at the top right edge you can see the ridges on the hinge side.






Ridges on the hinge side.






Top of the card clip.






Bottom of the card clip.










Case with new clip and lid with a game.  There was an error in the prototype:  The overall width is off just a little.  When I did the model I offset the end of the case the wrong direction and ended up a bit short.  This also pushed some of the features on the sides of the case to the wrong location so the holes on the sides that latch the lid shut don't line up with the bumps on the lid.  It will only take a few minutes to fix the model but if this was an injection molded part it would have been big trouble.  I'm glad I did the prototype....






The new clips also fit the old case just fine (they may need a drip of glue like the OE ones need from time to time).

I'm painting the prototype so it's easier to see the detail.  I'm going to have another prototype made after I correct the errors and if everything is OK I can go to press with it.
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turboswimbz

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #69 on: December 27, 2012, 10:40:38 AM »
Looks great!  Thank you for all the leg work you put into this whether or not your actually able to bring them here.  Look foward to this project being complete.


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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #70 on: December 27, 2012, 10:47:12 AM »
Can not wait! :)

Looks great!
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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #71 on: December 27, 2012, 11:13:54 AM »

HOT DAMN ON RYE!

That looks quite nice, indeed. Dragon Spirit!

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #72 on: December 27, 2012, 11:33:46 AM »
YEE HAA!
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CPTRAVE

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #73 on: December 27, 2012, 11:44:33 AM »
Wow, that looks good keep us updated. :P
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RoyVegas

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Re: Any interest in new replacement HUcard cases?
« Reply #74 on: December 27, 2012, 11:44:36 AM »
Just think of how many poor games you've saved from losing their homes. You should be damn proud, they look amazing!
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