SNES Female Connector Cover

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I searched google and maybe I didn't search it good enough. So, I was looking for a Female SNES Controller cover for my project. Using FreeCAD I was able to make a cover. This is a still a work progress, and I will upload photos when I have the prints completed. Once I get this nailed down I'll make one for the NES Female Connector. :) Update: After several attempts and finally getting the Female connector with solder-able pins from: http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/snes_controller_connector/index.php. $7 for four $14 for eight. It does ship from Canada and will ship worldwide. So... Getting down to business after several attempts of adjusting the box and failing and only to realize that I drew the box wrong...So go me! The final size is: 42 mm x 13 mm x 30 mm vs original 44 mm x 12 mm x 25 mm Why the different sizes? Great question! Well printing apparently setting the box to the same size and creating the 7 mm radius (which was a pain) but I finally got it work with a little adjusting. Starting at 5 mm and moving up to the final size of 7 mm. When making the cut I thought that it would be perfect size a nice tight fit but. The cut caused the size to be three times larger than the original opening. And after several test prints and several and adjusting I thought for sure that this last print was bad but. To my surprise it was not! The new print works it does slide in with no clearance and the best part is... it can be glued or epoxied. If you use ABS acid-tone would work as well. Now the big question why the 30 mm? When adjusting and making it to fit better I noticed that 25 mm didn’t I give you a whole lot of wiggle room for wires, LED’s, etc. by making and extra 5 mm. This allows you to add wires, heat shrink tubing, LED’s etc. I have also uploaded two different versions for the diameter of the wire whole its self. 2.4 mm and 2.5 mm. The 5 mm whole was way too big (again trail and error). 2.3 mm way to tight. But if anyone wants it please let me know I add it! 2.5 mm was a little loose, so I wanted to dial in the size so as Goldie Locks would say. “It was just right!”. Again, Epoxy or acid-tone would keep the wire from moving. The Shell thickness is 1.5 mm just the right thickness without having any real issues. I did print this on my Prusa Mk 2 at 70% in fill and at .015 mm for optimal quality. The only reason why I selected this is for two reasons: 1. I’m lazy 2. I wanted to make sure it was strong enough to support the connector when being inserted and when being pulled on depending on the application. These are just my recommendations. Finally: I know I owe pictures of the completed controller and they will be up loaded soon. I just want to make sure all my new modifications work. Other then that happy printing! And if you can make it better remix it!