John you really need to make sure to wear a mask when cutting pcb boards. That dust is hell on the lungs and can actually damage them. You are essentially inhaling fiberglass. Safety first.
Definitely making good progress, the first portable is always a stressful experience. Looking forward to seeing it cleaned up! Big wires going to data lines always makes me sweat a bit.
I’ve never made one before but the stress wouldn’t be the right word for me I’d either be stupidly confident or stressing like my life depended on it 😂 but he def looks like he’s doing a solid job with it, especially for his first time doing it
My suggestion, if the screw holes are too tight, try driving the screws without the PCB to create the threads/bore out the holes. Then remove the screws, place the PCB and screw in. It may seem obvious to some but better to point it out and save someone from thrashing their PCB and/or components.
I used some CAT5 to wired up computer parts for a lab on a breadboard in school back in the day. CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. It was a terrible experience because these little cables are very fragile and some of them broke inside the sheath from being manipulated too much. It was a nightmare to debug.
@@Cjay2200 yeah CAT5 wires are pretty terrible for breadboard. Standard breadboard single core wire is best for that purpose. But for space constraint areas or for making bridges on perfboard, CAT5 wires are pretty good.
@@TruTrae lol exactly. If you haven't invented something for the first time, everything you learn and do will always be the results of someone who did it first and shared they're knowledge.
Seriously what is stopping you. There are millions of people who want this done, just like GBA has millions of people upgrading their screen, battery to AA or pack, better speaker & any color they want.
Electrical engineer here - we do not do this. We have technicians for any kind of hands on work that needs to be done and they get paid A LOT less. We’re stuck in design work and troubleshooting typically.
Nice work Spawn Wave, also don't forget to remove the 5 capacitors on the front of the Wii motherboard. You will not be able to close up the case if you don't and it's easier to remove them now before too many tiny wires are on. That is something that wasn't included in the Manual but can be seen in the pictures of the Manual.
I'm *shocked* that you got the Wii board trim right the first time. I've always avoided trying it out intimidation but you've challenged me on this. Nice job to you and the instructions 👍
Ok, im happy this is continuing. I'd never do this. I learned how to do basic mods off of guys like you, but this is far too advanced for me. Also, pretty happy you got a legit sponsor here.
Gone a bit insane in recent times during lockdown - updating all my consoles to the latest homebrew stuff. Backing up my entire library etc. This has been quite the project. The Wii and WiiU are phenonemonal and the 3Ds. Then you show me this..... Woah
These kits are so amazing, I’d love to try this someday, just can’t justify the cost. Can’t wait to see the finished handheld. Is it sad that I was excited and happy when you fired up the Cut up Wii for the first time? So cool.
The only downside is for all the work and money it only plays for about three hours portably. Again still cool, just a lot of work for something that is portable but only has three hours of playtime per charge.
Pretty amazing project. Has me looking at my old Wii in a new light. Kinda disappointing though for a $300+ product to have a 3D printed case instead of a nice molded one.
You,,, dont keep the board intact when making a wii portable. Like you just don't. Most of the stuff is either unnecessary, or will actively prevent the system from working as a handheld console
Fix a tablet sized hdmi screen to a wii and connect then stick a wii remote and a nunchuck to the side with Velcro and you have a switch that reads disks
I understand the first 2 but the intact part doesn't make sense, It would make it significantly larger, and the other stuff on the board is mostly voltage controllers, disk drive stuff, wireless stuff (WiFi and Bluetooth which can be moved) and game cube controller stuff. Using it couldn't even avoid soldering because of the fact that you'd have to redo the voltage control anyway
@@lol-ih1tl im using a decent gamepad and honestly just feels right especially the emulators updates from time to time.Personally, it's the most practical emulator machine and plus, you can upscale the resolution up to 2k if you have a powerful device.
Wow.....when you turned on that dremal and started cutting I swear my heart rate increased. Every part of my soul says this should not be done! Great work!
Wow bro, this video is the truth. What an amazingly awesome experiment, very creative very inventive great choice for the channel.....keep it Up ;) Long time watcher and subscriber
@referral madness Haha funny. Exactly what I meant. But seriously, wii handhelds are far from the most difficult thing to create without a kit. Stop wishing and start doing
@referral madness No? Literally I said "you don't need a kit" not "you need to make every piece yourself". Just do like two seconds of research on handheld wiis
@referral madness seriously. people do it without a kit. you dont need someone to make a kit for you in order ro make yourself a handheld wii- i would know, I've been doing research on the topic for a while as I plan on making my own. You don't need to be a rocket scientist, you just need to understand the basics and follow one of the many guides avalable online. Fuck, you don't even need to make your own buttons- plenty of people use gamecube controller buttons. Its not as difficult as you're convincing yourself it is
I've got a few spare wii's I was tempted to do this on, but the idea of cutting the wii board like that just seems so...wrong.... ...not sure why I got extras. Probably cuz they were so dirt cheap.
Some step are inverted for me,for example i think is better to install the fan before usb e power board for easy access. Btw a plastic header pin and some pre-wired cable is perfect for this application,take muuuuch time to do,bit the end result is better. Nice video :)
Looking good man!! As with some of the other comments it will be A LOT easier if you get some 34awg magnet wire for all the data lines. Things like USB, VGA, Audio, controller wiring and U10 rewire. 😁
I wonder why they didnt go the route of ribbons for soldering video and usb etc to the trimmed wii. Then have zif connectors on those PCB's. It would make things much more manageable.
thats so awesome man! i cant wait to see the end result, i never would of dreamed to cut a motherboard up and frankenstien it all back together again to make it work lol badass my friend!
Telephone wire out of a old cable would be perfect for that, that's what we used on electronics back in the day to jumper across cracked traces on boards.
Thank you for the great content! I really enjoyed the video! It’s cool to see some skills I learned in my last job applied to Frankensteining one of my favorite systems 😁
Pretty impressive stuff here. I wish I knew how to do all of these motherboard and soldering things. But engineering just isn't my strong suit. I'm more of the software user/modder. So as impressive as this "portable Wii" is, I'll just settle for Dolphin to run on my smartphone to run my GameCube and Wii games.
People make portable wiis, but don't think how cool it would be for a portable wii u. So combine the Console and game pad, so you can play all your wii u games
For sure replace some of your thicker wire with magnet wire. It's a bit of a learning curve as it's hard to see and a pain to use. But overall way better for things like data, RBG LED, and the U10 relocation. It's really nice to see a well-made video of someone going through this the first time. Also if you end up having trouble with the Bluetooth (bc it's an absolute pain) it's not really needed unless you're playing with a Wii mote. Aurelio patched out the need to have Bluetooth to play Wii games and you can use GCMote to emulate certain actions like shaking in Wii games.
Make sure to remove the caps on the motherboard. Also, you need magnet wire for vga to work. One tip I have for you is to not have so much bare wire exposed, can lead to shorts, especially on the PMS. Goodluck on your build!
instead of cutting directly through the capacitors/resistors/ICs, remove them with pliers/desolder them, it's quite easy to slip when trying to cutting through them. (btw, you're super brave dude: I would have never dared to solder all the cables while everything is already in, I would have messed up everything anyways, great job!)
To put the screws easier first put the screws by themselves so they carve a thread inside of the post, so when you put the boards it'll be easy, they'll screw right in
I was very much looking forward to this video. You made it look so simple. Can you include a "total build time" when you finish up, as well as a review of what you believed to be the hardest parts? I've been eyeing this kit myself, and so far the only thing I think they might seem to improve would be recommended wire lengths and placement. *Edit* Also, people who want to do this alongside him, you might want to buy yourself your "cutting Wii", because I think once a number of TH-camrs show off the G-Boy and its assembly, they're going to skyrocket in aftermarket price.
@@waltersobchak7275 He both blew dust off in the same shot at the dremel was running and in another also spoke in the same shot that the dremel was being ran in. While we don't know for sure, the chances are *great* that he didn't wear one.
@@optiquest86 chances are he was probably wearing protection some sort of respirator and also OPTIcal protection. After that's the most important. Although I'm not going to go on a QUEST to try to prove that I know what I really don't. So instead of letting you win instead of admitting my own possible error I'm just going to 86 the whole notion.
if you do this sort of thing all the time you should definitely be wearing a mask, both because of the dust and the fumes, but breathing in some of that stuff once probably isn't going to be that detrimental. the quantity of resin fumes is low and the dust mostly gets trapped in the mucus. glasses on the other hand are always a must, because one shard one time is enough to cost you your binocular vision.
I've heard that some products actually use self tapping screws, which means the plastic itself doesn't have any threads for them, but once you "tighten" them you are good to go. if you disassemble a product with this feature you should: a) return each screw to it's proper location (size does matter hahaha) and b) when putting it back together, first turn the screw counter clockwise (loosen) till you feel it click, and then clockwise (tighten). that way you won't damage the plastic making stuff last longer. (I just love this stuff. maybe I've wasted too much time watching these sorts of videos, maybe not...) :,D
This is so fun! Hahaha. I recommended this when you asked for project ideas on Twitter. So cool to see you getting into it. Can't wait for part 3! I bet for those 3D-printed screw posts, it'd be beneficial to first take the point of a Philips driver and turn it against the opening a few times. This could make a small inward slope to help you keep the base of the screw in place as you turn it.
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John you really need to make sure to wear a mask when cutting pcb boards. That dust is hell on the lungs and can actually damage them. You are essentially inhaling fiberglass. Safety first.
Droned Out! R/C he needs to wear a mask because the boards have corona
@@fergboyrossgerson1412 dude, r u 4 real rn?😆😆😆
xxDBZFANxx tnl why would I be joking tho
Social distancing 101
@@fergboyrossgerson1412 😑ya, ok
Wood has the coronavirus now. Because that makes ALL the sense!
xxDBZFANxx tnl wood? Where’s the wood?
0:01 : [Dremel noises]
TH-cam Subtitles: [M u s i c]
Go home, TH-cam. You're drunk.
Sounds like Sandstorm :P
It is Music for an engineer
Copyright strike from Dremel
@@RebrandSoon0000 darude sandstorm
Definitely making good progress, the first portable is always a stressful experience. Looking forward to seeing it cleaned up! Big wires going to data lines always makes me sweat a bit.
Oh this is absolutely beautiful 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I’ve never made one before but the stress wouldn’t be the right word for me I’d either be stupidly confident or stressing like my life depended on it 😂 but he def looks like he’s doing a solid job with it, especially for his first time doing it
Just watched your wiiboy color video before this one. I emailed you about it lol yours looks really good too
How do you get a kit
Ginger, is it possible to make a Wii Hybrid?
My suggestion, if the screw holes are too tight, try driving the screws without the PCB to create the threads/bore out the holes. Then remove the screws, place the PCB and screw in. It may seem obvious to some but better to point it out and save someone from thrashing their PCB and/or components.
Great video! Really enjoyed watching this!
@SuperIceCream - Pixel Worlds so, is this a joke cause there's no way this should work. This is really misleading.
The best wire to use for these kind of things is the one you find in a CAT5 cable
I believe its 24 gauge wire if I'm not mistaken
Yep I used cat5 internal wires for moding my Xbox 360 back in the day. But he is right though speaker coil wiring is the easiest for via points.
I used some CAT5 to wired up computer parts for a lab on a breadboard in school back in the day. CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. It was a terrible experience because these little cables are very fragile and some of them broke inside the sheath from being manipulated too much. It was a nightmare to debug.
@@Cjay2200 yeah CAT5 wires are pretty terrible for breadboard. Standard breadboard single core wire is best for that purpose. But for space constraint areas or for making bridges on perfboard, CAT5 wires are pretty good.
Magnet and kynar wire are better alternative than CAT5 wire.
4:53 Dremel looks terrified to be making that first cut.
spawnwave is such a humble genius, how can you NOT love that dude.
I straight up love him.
Mike UK either way putting this stuff together isn’t something the average joe is gonna commit their time to
@Mike UK and? if you build you own car in your garage i will also congratulate you, even though you didnt invent the automobile.
Mike UK you do realize that when you learn something in school you are using others hard work to figure things out?
@@TruTrae lol exactly. If you haven't invented something for the first time, everything you learn and do will always be the results of someone who did it first and shared they're knowledge.
If I was an engineer, I would literally do this full time.
Engineer here we don't do that. You can do that full time if you learn it online
@RaLLyKaTz OoO this kit isnt as gard as making a portable fully by yourself from scratch
Seriously what is stopping you. There are millions of people who want this done, just like GBA has millions of people upgrading their screen, battery to AA or pack, better speaker & any color they want.
@@punkydudester3 resources and money
Electrical engineer here - we do not do this. We have technicians for any kind of hands on work that needs to be done and they get paid A LOT less. We’re stuck in design work and troubleshooting typically.
Imagine being an engineer waking up one day and being like... "Gonna build my own gaming handheld today.."
Such a dope video series
Nice work Spawn Wave, also don't forget to remove the 5 capacitors on the front of the Wii motherboard. You will not be able to close up the case if you don't and it's easier to remove them now before too many tiny wires are on. That is something that wasn't included in the Manual but can be seen in the pictures of the Manual.
I like the Wii shop music you added as you slices away at the board. Made me smile a bit.
I'm *shocked* that you got the Wii board trim right the first time. I've always avoided trying it out intimidation but you've challenged me on this. Nice job to you and the instructions 👍
Ok, im happy this is continuing. I'd never do this. I learned how to do basic mods off of guys like you, but this is far too advanced for me. Also, pretty happy you got a legit sponsor here.
This doesn’t actually look as difficult as I originally thought, great work.
Wii finally made it to part 2
Hey Scatt, all here
I can't find part 1
Scozz hey, here here all
Gone a bit insane in recent times during lockdown - updating all my consoles to the latest homebrew stuff. Backing up my entire library etc. This has been quite the project. The Wii and WiiU are phenonemonal and the 3Ds. Then you show me this..... Woah
These kits are so amazing, I’d love to try this someday, just can’t justify the cost. Can’t wait to see the finished handheld. Is it sad that I was excited and happy when you fired up the Cut up Wii for the first time? So cool.
* *removes wii's wifi* *
me: it's useless now
you'll love the wii mini
Like the wii wifi is useful in some way in 2020
@@evilmistressofdarkness well, if you want to homebrew that, the best way is using wifi
@@Dark_Mario_Bros. or you could just.... use a USB stick from your pc and install it on your wii. Like I did
@@evilmistressofdarkness yes since you have the home brew channel you definitely have a powerful pc/laptop
I think all your audience love this king of videos.
Loving the use of the wii music ...that elevator background music while youre doing the important stuff
This project is really cool, the gc has great games that would suit perfectly for a handheld.
Nice job!
The only downside is for all the work and money it only plays for about three hours portably.
Again still cool, just a lot of work for something that is portable but only has three hours of playtime per charge.
@@JohnDoe-kv3kd That's literally the switch lol 3 hours of playtime of course depending on the game and if you have the v1 or v2 switch etc.
It's not made by him
It's made by Gmanmodz
@@autisticgaming2004
Exactly.
@@JohnDoe-kv3kd u can mod it to a 2000 mah battery not hard
Nice work spawn! Can’t wait to see it completed, this is awesome!
Pretty amazing project. Has me looking at my old Wii in a new light. Kinda disappointing though for a $300+ product to have a 3D printed case instead of a nice molded one.
I'd rather have a tablet-sized portable console. That way, the screen would be larger and the board could remain intact.
I'm surprised they didn't make it Switch sized for that reason.
why would the board need to remain intact when most of it isn't needed?
You,,, dont keep the board intact when making a wii portable. Like you just don't. Most of the stuff is either unnecessary, or will actively prevent the system from working as a handheld console
Fix a tablet sized hdmi screen to a wii and connect then stick a wii remote and a nunchuck to the side with Velcro and you have a switch that reads disks
I understand the first 2 but the intact part doesn't make sense, It would make it significantly larger, and the other stuff on the board is mostly voltage controllers, disk drive stuff, wireless stuff (WiFi and Bluetooth which can be moved) and game cube controller stuff. Using it couldn't even avoid soldering because of the fact that you'd have to redo the voltage control anyway
When you are tired of waiting for Nintendo to release GameCube online app, just go make your own portable GameCube.
Dolphin is good enough for me 😁
@@lol-ih1tl ya people who want gamecube on switch are just casuals
Your smartphone is a portable nes + snes + gamecube + wii + ds + 3ds machine
@@lol-ih1tl im using a decent gamepad and honestly just feels right especially the emulators updates from time to time.Personally, it's the most practical emulator machine and plus, you can upscale the resolution up to 2k if you have a powerful device.
@@OrchidEleven Agreed, I really don't understand why more people won't just mod their Switch and then use L4T to use Dolphin
I really want to do this project!
They can blow up on you though did you read the fineprint?
Adam Mendez it can blowup :o
Also everything you need will cost about $400 or more and it only has a play time of about three hours per charge. Otherwise a very cool project.
@Neil Degrasse Tyson if you do it right xD
I'm usually against destroying discontinued hardware, but the Wii was so popular even I'm drawn to do this
Nintendo Wii shop music...
You will be missed...
Wow.....when you turned on that dremal and started cutting I swear my heart rate increased. Every part of my soul says this should not be done! Great work!
as someone who built and hacked a Wii from scratch, the cutting of the motherboard broke my heart.
What a hero this man is, showing such a niche hobby in detail for all of us newbies.
Wow bro, this video is the truth. What an amazingly awesome experiment, very creative very inventive great choice for the channel.....keep it Up ;)
Long time watcher and subscriber
@Mike UK so? Its still impressive
Well done dude - very brave
Somebody could make big bucks just for building these for people
They do. And for BIG bucks, too.
ya, the 10 a year they gona sale is worth it.
flappy188 still a lot of money considering these cost around $900-$2000 and more than “10” people buy them
cästles for 2000 dollars I would expect a more polished case that’s crazy!
tbh it is one single guy making and selling them
Your videos are so calming to watch. You do the narrating greatly´, keep it up
Things like this makes you realize that a lot electronics are made to fit the shell
They should just make a kit that fits in the Wii U tablet. its a little roomier so you'll get better battery time
Or you could just do it yourself like a Big Boy
@referral madness Haha funny. Exactly what I meant. But seriously, wii handhelds are far from the most difficult thing to create without a kit. Stop wishing and start doing
@referral madness No? Literally I said "you don't need a kit" not "you need to make every piece yourself". Just do like two seconds of research on handheld wiis
@referral madness seriously. people do it without a kit. you dont need someone to make a kit for you in order ro make yourself a handheld wii- i would know, I've been doing research on the topic for a while as I plan on making my own. You don't need to be a rocket scientist, you just need to understand the basics and follow one of the many guides avalable online. Fuck, you don't even need to make your own buttons- plenty of people use gamecube controller buttons. Its not as difficult as you're convincing yourself it is
@referral madness actually many wii handhelds are quite beautiful and have a battery span of 4+ hours
I can't thank you enough for doing this. It clears up any misconceptions that I would be able to do this, lol.
I've got a few spare wii's I was tempted to do this on, but the idea of cutting the wii board like that just seems so...wrong....
...not sure why I got extras. Probably cuz they were so dirt cheap.
You should do it.
It's been over a month! Where is the finished wii handheld?
Very appropriate back ground music, John. This looks like a great challenge! Fingers crossed 🤞🏻, brother. Can’t wait to see the finished project.
Some step are inverted for me,for example i think is better to install the fan before usb e power board for easy access.
Btw a plastic header pin and some pre-wired cable is perfect for this application,take muuuuch time to do,bit the end result is better.
Nice video :)
Love ur videos. Use 30 awg wires. Should fit fine in the case. For ground and power use the 24 awg. Can't wait to see the rest of the project.
Looking good man!! As with some of the other comments it will be A LOT easier if you get some 34awg magnet wire for all the data lines. Things like USB, VGA, Audio, controller wiring and U10 rewire. 😁
I wonder why they didnt go the route of ribbons for soldering video and usb etc to the trimmed wii. Then have zif connectors on those PCB's. It would make things much more manageable.
where is the end ?
1, this is gonna be the best series of tech wave
2, fuck yeahhh sponsorships!!!! Well deserved
Even if this wasn't about the Wii the Wii shop channel music perfectly fits. The Wii makes it even better.
Ah that Wii shop music, brings back some happy memories
I would definitely recommend getting magnet wire and then some other small wires as well.
Absolutely love the sanding music. 😃
thats so awesome man! i cant wait to see the end result, i never would of dreamed to cut a motherboard up and frankenstien it all back together again to make it work lol badass my friend!
Telephone wire out of a old cable would be perfect for that, that's what we used on electronics back in the day to jumper across cracked traces on boards.
Thank you for the great content! I really enjoyed the video! It’s cool to see some skills I learned in my last job applied to Frankensteining one of my favorite systems 😁
The kit should include precut wires.
Oh man. 0:05 The anxiety I felt right after with Spawnwave with just all kinds of wrong but can't wait for the rest of this series.
More videos like this, super entertaining 👍👍
Pretty impressive stuff here. I wish I knew how to do all of these motherboard and soldering things. But engineering just isn't my strong suit. I'm more of the software user/modder. So as impressive as this "portable Wii" is, I'll just settle for Dolphin to run on my smartphone to run my GameCube and Wii games.
Could you explain how that works
A i dont have the money
But the cool part about this, it’s not emulation
People make portable wiis, but don't think how cool it would be for a portable wii u. So combine the Console and game pad, so you can play all your wii u games
Soooo a Nintendo Switch? It even runs plenty of Wii U games.
I love seeing the community's hardwork being shown off like this :)
For sure replace some of your thicker wire with magnet wire. It's a bit of a learning curve as it's hard to see and a pain to use. But overall way better for things like data, RBG LED, and the U10 relocation. It's really nice to see a well-made video of someone going through this the first time. Also if you end up having trouble with the Bluetooth (bc it's an absolute pain) it's not really needed unless you're playing with a Wii mote. Aurelio patched out the need to have Bluetooth to play Wii games and you can use GCMote to emulate certain actions like shaking in Wii games.
I'm digging the music while you cut with the dremmel. 👍
"sandpaper asmr"
I need more of it
No
Make sure to remove the caps on the motherboard. Also, you need magnet wire for vga to work. One tip I have for you is to not have so much bare wire exposed, can lead to shorts, especially on the PMS. Goodluck on your build!
8:38 - 8:55 you did Sandpaper ASMR? I call this Hot Air ASMR.......... actually feels pretty warm too!
Cant even believe this type of project kit exists. How is it even possible to cut a mobo and still have it functioning. So bizzare!
This is awesome, love the home brew community just think they do this with trial and error for our entertainment.
The Wii shop music was a nice touch
The Wii shop music playing while carving up the motherboard cracked me up.
So when is part 2 coming out
*buys this
*no tech experience
*toaster fails to boot up in safe mode
Yes
i bought one and i'm too scared to trim the motherboard and do soldering. rip me
A great tip do build this is using old IDE cables as wires, they are really small and they are super easy to route.
This kit could use some flex cables.
Badass. Can't wait for part 2. Great job even if you are reading the instructions
instead of cutting directly through the capacitors/resistors/ICs, remove them with pliers/desolder them, it's quite easy to slip when trying to cutting through them.
(btw, you're super brave dude: I would have never dared to solder all the cables while everything is already in, I would have messed up everything anyways, great job!)
To put the screws easier first put the screws by themselves so they carve a thread inside of the post, so when you put the boards it'll be easy, they'll screw right in
I was very much looking forward to this video.
You made it look so simple. Can you include a "total build time" when you finish up, as well as a review of what you believed to be the hardest parts?
I've been eyeing this kit myself, and so far the only thing I think they might seem to improve would be recommended wire lengths and placement.
*Edit*
Also, people who want to do this alongside him, you might want to buy yourself your "cutting Wii", because I think once a number of TH-camrs show off the G-Boy and its assembly, they're going to skyrocket in aftermarket price.
I’m really looking forward to watching this whole process, I’ve been interested in a G-Boy myself.
Honestly, they should include a custom Wii motherboard in the kit instead of forcing you to cat a Wii motherboard apart.
That would make the kit more expensive and Wii are really cheap nowadays
@@camygael still, destroying a piece of discontinued gaming hardware still is saddening to some people
that's part of the fun
We need more of this content.
the way the wii shop music was played during the trimming was like if a movie played a characters theme as someone was taking a saw to their organs😭
Love this content! Don’t wait so long for part 3!!!
Please wear a mask while using the dremel in this manner! Breathing in that dust is exceedingly bad for your lungs.
How do you know he wasn't when he was using the dremel you couldn't see his face
@@waltersobchak7275 He both blew dust off in the same shot at the dremel was running and in another also spoke in the same shot that the dremel was being ran in.
While we don't know for sure, the chances are *great* that he didn't wear one.
@@optiquest86 chances are he was probably wearing protection some sort of respirator and also OPTIcal protection. After that's the most important. Although I'm not going to go on a QUEST to try to prove that I know what I really don't. So instead of letting you win instead of admitting my own possible error I'm just going to 86 the whole notion.
No mask could save him if the Wii had Covid 😷
if you do this sort of thing all the time you should definitely be wearing a mask, both because of the dust and the fumes, but breathing in some of that stuff once probably isn't going to be that detrimental. the quantity of resin fumes is low and the dust mostly gets trapped in the mucus.
glasses on the other hand are always a must, because one shard one time is enough to cost you your binocular vision.
Can't wait for the next part, it's a really cool project
Great video. Can't wait to see the finished product
I always knew I needed a Wee Wii
Excellent! Cant wait to see it run
This is a marvelous project, congratulations 🎉
I've heard that some products actually use self tapping screws, which means the plastic itself doesn't have any threads for them, but once you "tighten" them you are good to go. if you disassemble a product with this feature you should: a) return each screw to it's proper location (size does matter hahaha) and b) when putting it back together, first turn the screw counter clockwise (loosen) till you feel it click, and then clockwise (tighten). that way you won't damage the plastic making stuff last longer.
(I just love this stuff. maybe I've wasted too much time watching these sorts of videos, maybe not...) :,D
This is so awesome. I can't wait to see how it turns out. I have 3 Wiis that I have no idea what to do with. Omg
Very interesting. Keep up these kinds of videos, my guy. I am enjoying them very much
Came for the games, stayed for the sandpaper asmr
I like watching this sort of stuff, it's coming rather nicely.
that is nuts man i am totally loving this john i like you am surprised at cutting that board and it works... thanks for doing this
You are a electronics god my friend , glad I just dribbled upon you.
You know it’s going to be a good video when it starts with a wii motherboard being sawn
The sound of the board being cut remindes me of painful dentist visits
Pretty nifty Jon. I'd love some handheld Wii games.
This is so fun! Hahaha. I recommended this when you asked for project ideas on Twitter. So cool to see you getting into it. Can't wait for part 3!
I bet for those 3D-printed screw posts, it'd be beneficial to first take the point of a Philips driver and turn it against the opening a few times. This could make a small inward slope to help you keep the base of the screw in place as you turn it.
This video was so cool can’t wait for the next one!