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I completed my Short Stack back in December (what better to do during holiday PTO than start and finish a project), but never made a post here to show it off and share my scale model stand and JLC optimized files.
loopj did a great job with this design, everything was fairly intuitive with the assembly for someone with a few projects already under their belt. The only major issue I encountered during assembly was a single trace breaking on the nand flex during the trimming and sanding. Luckily I found it with my multimeter and was able to fix it with some mag wire
Despite all of the suggestions that you should use a stencil and paste, I did hand assemble this with the help of a hot plate & hot air, though I would definitely not recommend it. My disc slot LEDS are a bit wonky behavior-wise and I suspect it's something with my assembly, I just haven't opened it up to check out the mainboard since putting it together.
In the pictures below you'll see I started with Galaxy Black filament but have switched to an SLA shell. I wanted to optimize the model for JLC printing and sink the screws into the shell a bit to make the GameCube port cover slide more easily. You can find the files optimized for JLC SLA below; I haven't tested JLC's MJF and SLS with these files, but they may work. You will need to snip some bits off the port cover and disc slot diffuser which have tiny features added to meet the minimum JLC size requirement. The buttons will also come connected on a sprue and need to be separated. Additionally, JLC will not post-process the buttons or microSD cover, but this didn't bother me as I clear coated the shell. I may make some more changes to these files, if I do I will be sure to post them here!
Makerworld link for the stand (file also attached below): https://makerworld.com/en/models/1269093-short-stack-wii-stand
Thank you loopj for an awesome project and thanks subierekt for putting together some kits for the parts!
loopj did a great job with this design, everything was fairly intuitive with the assembly for someone with a few projects already under their belt. The only major issue I encountered during assembly was a single trace breaking on the nand flex during the trimming and sanding. Luckily I found it with my multimeter and was able to fix it with some mag wire
Despite all of the suggestions that you should use a stencil and paste, I did hand assemble this with the help of a hot plate & hot air, though I would definitely not recommend it. My disc slot LEDS are a bit wonky behavior-wise and I suspect it's something with my assembly, I just haven't opened it up to check out the mainboard since putting it together.
In the pictures below you'll see I started with Galaxy Black filament but have switched to an SLA shell. I wanted to optimize the model for JLC printing and sink the screws into the shell a bit to make the GameCube port cover slide more easily. You can find the files optimized for JLC SLA below; I haven't tested JLC's MJF and SLS with these files, but they may work. You will need to snip some bits off the port cover and disc slot diffuser which have tiny features added to meet the minimum JLC size requirement. The buttons will also come connected on a sprue and need to be separated. Additionally, JLC will not post-process the buttons or microSD cover, but this didn't bother me as I clear coated the shell. I may make some more changes to these files, if I do I will be sure to post them here!
Makerworld link for the stand (file also attached below): https://makerworld.com/en/models/1269093-short-stack-wii-stand
Thank you loopj for an awesome project and thanks subierekt for putting together some kits for the parts!
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