Ah, the N64 controller. An exercise in learning. I’ll be straight with you, I didn’t do this right. I started this project at a time when I didn’t know all that much about what I was doing. But I think it was the best possible way for me to jump in and learn a lot all at once. But as a learning experience, it was full of errors. Lets go down the list.

The printer lacked rigidity and would wobble while it ran. This is no good for me. It also made quite a racket, just enough to be heard in my bedroom which meant no late night prints.

A while back (almost 2 years actually) I decided that I’d like to play emulated N64 games on my computer. Of course this wouldn’t be possible without a real N64 controller, as I refuse to use either a keyboard or a PS3 controller - the easy way out. I decided I had to make a controller to use with my computer.

My Dad got himself a 1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ, with a yucky old dash. He wanted to go for a more flat and clean look, so I installed this custom dashboard.

I ran my Mini Kossel on a marathon print for 16 hours and found out after that my motors can run a little hot when they warped their plastic mounts.

This is my first big project! My Mini Kossel delta 3d printer.