So, we’re making this GameKid thing!



Pretty cool… huh? Eventually we’re going to manufacture nifty Printed Circuit Boards for the buttons to press against (and other electronics parts to attach too)



For our first prototype attempt we cut up a usb controller to make the buttons work…

that didn’t turn out so great. We don’t have stuff like a drill press, so putting holes in the right spot to make them fit in our case was… less than ideal.



We needed something precise so the buttons lined up perfectly. Oh wait! we have a 3D printer!



Kazaam! It’s a printed board with holes in the right place, and tracks to lay down these copper strips we have left over from building our own solar panels in our treehouse (long story).

But… you can’t solder to the strips or you’ll melt the plastic ;_;



No problem, bend the plastic on, solder a wire separately, then superglue it!

It’s so pretty! and ready to be wired into our GameKid! the contacts fit perfectly under our buttons!



So, not sure who might use this idea in the future, or for what, but if you don’t have any other way to build a PCB, this just might do the trick for you :D



We’ll be making lots more GameKid posts now! Prototype is almost ready!



Over and out,

Robot i[o o]i