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So, my end goal is to make custom DS, 3DS and Switch cartridges, and the solution I am attempting would be with resin. The process should hypothetically be a matter of
-dissasembling a cartridge
-make a silicone mold of the shell
-pour resin
-add any desired decoratives
-cure
-assemble new shell with chip and label
-repeat steps 3-6 with any future projects
-fun times
Currently my first obstacle is with taking apart the cart in a neat way. All the tutorials I found online boiled down to sticking a tool in the groove and prying the DS cartridge apart, and well....I got it apart
But I also damaged the shell pretty badly
Any cracks, scuffs and scratches that happen to the shell will end up transferring over to the mold and then the final piece. Obviously I don't want that. Since I ended up with a crack that split the front half down the middle, that sacrificial cart is pretty much useless to me now and I'll have to try again with another one. Any tips on how to get the next one apart as cleanly and neatly as possible?
-dissasembling a cartridge
-make a silicone mold of the shell
-pour resin
-add any desired decoratives
-cure
-assemble new shell with chip and label
-repeat steps 3-6 with any future projects
-fun times
Currently my first obstacle is with taking apart the cart in a neat way. All the tutorials I found online boiled down to sticking a tool in the groove and prying the DS cartridge apart, and well....I got it apart
But I also damaged the shell pretty badly
Any cracks, scuffs and scratches that happen to the shell will end up transferring over to the mold and then the final piece. Obviously I don't want that. Since I ended up with a crack that split the front half down the middle, that sacrificial cart is pretty much useless to me now and I'll have to try again with another one. Any tips on how to get the next one apart as cleanly and neatly as possible?