This is a good system, and I haven't found a design for a controller storage system as versatile as this, but I have a few complaints that keep me from wholeheartedly recommending it.
Starting off with the positives, it exists, and it works. Sure, I have some complaints, but you don't see me releasing my own controller storage system, it's a lot of work. And this system has mounts for a bunch of weirdly shaped controllers and it all can be configured in multiple ways and even has some documentation and mounting templates. Overall, I'm satisfied with my purchase. I could see this system spreading far with some tweaks; while the license prevents me from sharing any such modifications myself, I'm leaving this review to hopefully provide some constructive feedback:
- The designs use a lot of plastic for what they are, a lot of features seem too thick for a storage system that is meant to stay in the same place and the controllers are not very heavy - One of the main reasons I wanted a rack rather than tossing my controllers in a drawer is to charge them, but they cannot be charged in the system's vertical orientation due to the angle and lack of clearance between controllers - Tolerances are very tight on the mating parts. I was not using my 'quality' preset on these to reduce print time, but I had to assemble most of the mating parts with a mallet. The added rigidity helps in taller configurations, but I'd rather not have to use a hammer to put the thing together
Here's hoping this system continues to develop in the future
@smiksky I appreciate the feedback, this is actually the second modular controller system I have developed... the first one was really popular on thingiverse.
I agree with your point on using quite a bit of plastic, however... I wanted to keep the design as consistent as possible across all types of controllers. There are a LOT of shapes and forms and I didn't want some bases to stand out just because they could be much smaller than the others.
What sort of tweaks would you like to see in the future?
Regarding the charging thing, yeah... it's just really hard to try and and accommodate for every single controller configuration.
What really puzzled me is the tolerance thing though... tolerances across the board are set to .15mm which is way too lenient already, this is the first report I get regarding tolerances. Maybe try printing a calibration cube and see how your printer settings are?
At the moment I'm working to release Genesis and Dreamcast compatibility, with the latter one being a b*tch to design for (only controller i've come across with the cable on the bottom).
This is a good system, and I haven't found a design for a controller storage system as versatile as this, but I have a few complaints that keep me from wholeheartedly recommending it.
Starting off with the positives, it exists, and it works. Sure, I have some complaints, but you don't see me releasing my own controller storage system, it's a lot of work. And this system has mounts for a bunch of weirdly shaped controllers and it all can be configured in multiple ways and even has some documentation and mounting templates. Overall, I'm satisfied with my purchase. I could see this system spreading far with some tweaks; while the license prevents me from sharing any such modifications myself, I'm leaving this review to hopefully provide some constructive feedback:
- The designs use a lot of plastic for what they are, a lot of features seem too thick for a storage system that is meant to stay in the same place and the controllers are not very heavy
- One of the main reasons I wanted a rack rather than tossing my controllers in a drawer is to charge them, but they cannot be charged in the system's vertical orientation due to the angle and lack of clearance between controllers
- Tolerances are very tight on the mating parts. I was not using my 'quality' preset on these to reduce print time, but I had to assemble most of the mating parts with a mallet. The added rigidity helps in taller configurations, but I'd rather not have to use a hammer to put the thing together
Here's hoping this system continues to develop in the future
@smiksky I appreciate the feedback, this is actually the second modular controller system I have developed... the first one was really popular on thingiverse.
I agree with your point on using quite a bit of plastic, however... I wanted to keep the design as consistent as possible across all types of controllers. There are a LOT of shapes and forms and I didn't want some bases to stand out just because they could be much smaller than the others.
What sort of tweaks would you like to see in the future?
Regarding the charging thing, yeah... it's just really hard to try and and accommodate for every single controller configuration.
What really puzzled me is the tolerance thing though... tolerances across the board are set to .15mm which is way too lenient already, this is the first report I get regarding tolerances. Maybe try printing a calibration cube and see how your printer settings are?
At the moment I'm working to release Genesis and Dreamcast compatibility, with the latter one being a b*tch to design for (only controller i've come across with the cable on the bottom).
Thank you for your support
@Replicrafts_32503 Can you look at adding the Retro Fighters Dreamcast controller? it should be easier since the cable is on the top