This is the process of me creating my NES/Controller coffee table. I got this idea from g4tv, but wanted one of my own, that was small enough for one person to play. (G4's was 4'x8'). I also thought it'd be a cool idea to mount an NES into the front of the controller, and make the controller work the NES. And THEN I remembered my own personal NES/DVD player that i got the idea to make from the very website that you are on right now (thank you very much for your help, MR. Benj Edwards). I then thought how awesome it would be to have BOTH the NES and the DVD player mounted at once. My plan behind this is to have people ask me why I need two NES's, at which point I tell them to push the Reset button on one of them, thus opening the tray.
Ok, enough of the needless chat, here is my roughly finished NES Controller/coffee table. All I have left to do is paint it.
Here I have everything drawn out, ready to cut. I realize you can hardly see the pencil, but trust me, its there.
This is the trim piece that goes around the outer edge of the controller. On the actual controller this part is a little higher than the rest of the controller, so I had to cut this out of a thin sheet of wood.
Everything cut out and all the raised parts glued on!
This is the D-pad button. notice how the arrows are also set into the wood, and the center hole rounded out (as best as I could) to add realistic appeal.
The start/select buttons look like this
And Presto! a button that pushes!
A/B buttons. If you can see it, these buttons are bowl shaped in the center, just like on the real controller! I owe a big thank you to my Dad/CNC Toolmaker for this one.
Bottom half of the controller.
Wiring it all up to work....tons of fun
This little contraption saved my life. Since all the ground connections ran back to a single point on the circuit board, I was able to tie them all together into one single wire to solder.
And...all wired up!
Hey, that looks like a giant NES Controller!
In my opinion, the coolest part of this entire project. NES on the left, NES/DVD player on the right.
Just to prove that I'm not lying
Well, there you have it! I know I still have to paint it, and put together some table legs(which I will post pictures of as soon as it happens), but as far as the construction of the controller, the hardest part is done.
:::::::::UPDATE 6/07/08:::::::::::::::::
Here it is primed and drying! Ill post pics as I get steps done that way you guys can kinda feel like you are with me as im doing it
Buttons!
SEXY!!!!
note to self:permanently attach buttons AFTER painting
I hope you all enjoyed my pictures as much as I enjoyed making the project!
Feel free to ask any questions you may have, Im an open book!
-Ben
