The Nintendo Switch Blue Joy Con

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The Nintendo Switch Blue Joy Con

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This Nintendo switch joy con actually has a joystick guaranteed to spin.This took us about 5 days.Please consider voting for the Joy Con.

Supplies

Folk art 2934e licorice

Folk art 2921e Aqua

CardBoard

Hot Glue Gun

Tweezers

Pocket Knife

A Blue Sharpie

4 Pennies

1 gold dollar

Pencil

Paper

Pen

Sandpaper

Designing

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First draw the design of the blue joy con and outline it with blue sharpie.

Cardboard Drawing

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Second Cut it out and then trace it on the cardboard with blue sharpie.

Coin Cutting

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Third cut it out with a pocket knife.

Sanding CardBoard

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Fourth sand the two pieces with sandpaper.

Long Piece of Cardboard

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Fifth cut a 10in by 1in piece of cardboard.

Ripped Cardboard

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Sixth peel one of the pieces off of the cardboard. Then bend it. When tearing off the outer layer it helps it bend more easily.

Long Cardboard

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Seventh cut a piece of cardboard 19 cm by 1 in.

They Look the Same

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Eighth put a 1x2 Lego on the top. A gold coin for the joy stick,4 pennies for the arrows and 1 2x2 Lego for the picture button on the bottom.

Top of Joy Con

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Ninth trace all the coins on the piece of cardboard and cut them out with a carving knife.

Buttons

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Tenth cut the holes in the blue joy con. Then paint all the buttons.

Drying Black Button

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Eleventh cut a 8 cm by 1cm piece of cardboard. Then paint it black.

Black Cardboard

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Twelfth cut a 17 cm by 2 cm piece of cardboard. Then paint it black.

Blue Buttons

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Thirteenth cut a piece of cardboard that is 2 cm by ½ cm. Then paint it blue.

Painting Joy Con

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Fourteenth wait for everything to dry.

Cardboard

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Fifteenth measure another a piece that is 5cm by 3cm and the bottom length 1 cm.

Ripped Off Cardboard

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Sixteenth tear off the back and bend it.Paint it black.

Slanted Cardboard

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Seventeenth make a piece of cardboard 4 ¼ in by 2 ½ in and the slant

Squared Cardboard

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Eighteenth make a piece of cardboard 5 ½ in by 4 in.

Back Button of Joycon

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Nineteenth paint the (5cm by 3 cm and bottom length 1 cm) black. (Paint the 5 ½ in by 4 in) blue. Paint the (4 ¼ in by 3 ½ in and aslant of ¾ in). Make a piece of cardboard 1 ¾ in by 1 in and paint it blue. Then make a piece of cardboard that is 1 ¼ in by ¾ in. Then paint it blue. After you paint them hot glue all them together.

Triangle Cardboard

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Twentieth make a piece of cardboard that is 1 ½ in by ½ in and the top 1 in.

Rectangle Cardboard

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Twenty-first make a piece that is 2in by ½ in and 1 ½ on top.

Tiny Piece

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Twenty-second make a piece of cardboard that is 1 in by ½ in.

Back Button

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Twenty- third paint them (1 ½ in by ½ in and the top 1 in), (2in by ½ in and 1 ½ on top) and (the cardboard that is 1 in by ½ in) all blue.

Joy Stick

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Twenty-fourth print this joy stick “https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2169036”.Use tweezers to take out the bottom of it.Make sure to watch her video explaining how to take them out.

Joystick in Joy Con

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Twenty-fifth poke out the hole (Golden dollar) for the joy stick. Put the joy stick through the hole.

Hot Glued

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Twenty-sixth glue on the side of the Joy Con.

Black and Blue Buttons

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Twenty-seventh get the long black piece and put the 2 small blue pieces on their with a hot glue gun.

Upper Button

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Twenty-eighth put the long black piece on the Joy Cons side. Hot glue the back on to the Joy Con.