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The NES coffee table (DIY)

Some fella with a blog called 'Ultra Awesome' has produced something quite magnificent: a coffee table modelled after the NES controller. It's able to open up as well, revealing a ton of storage space, which he has used to fill with tons of Nintendo stuff. He's also posted the information on how to make one of your own.


Some people have asked for the blueprints I used to make it, so they can have a go at making one themselves (yay! I have inspired!).
I didn't really use "blueprints" for this, I basically just stuck my NES controller in a scanner and scanned it. I then printed it off so it filled an A4 page, and used that image to measure how far apart everything on the controller is.
The second half of these blueprints where are just a list of the pieces I needed to cut so I didn't forget.
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    Guugley | 7 days 21 hours ago | reply
    Haha, that's pretty cool. I imagine that could be sold for a decent amount of money considering how little it probably cost to make.

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    Redemption | 7 days 20 hours ago | reply
    absolutely amazing. That thing looks so much more professional than just a hobby attempt.
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    Chad | 7 days 17 hours ago | reply
    Haha, that's so awesome. Nice use of the space inside of the table too. And I thought that nothing could be better than a Nintendo cake.
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    R1DDL3S | 7 days 16 hours ago | reply
      Kewl...great idea but now he should make it play...
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      chautemoc | 7 days 16 hours ago | reply
      Did you watch the video?
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    Final Blade | 7 days 14 hours ago | reply
    Now that skill and imagination right there. awesome.
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    Storm | 6 days 18 hours ago | reply
    I would so purchase one if it went on the market. Haha, teamwork for SMB. xD
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    Xenctuary | 6 days 4 hours ago | reply
    Oh man, that's so awesome. It's made even better with the fact that it actually works as a NES controller!
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    Andrew5 | 5 days 23 hours ago | reply
    That looks really cool. I wish I had a giant controller TV like that.

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