Dennis van den Broek

Tech Necromancer/Thrift Wizard. Also Principal Technical Designer at Guerrilla Games (#HorizonForbiddenWest). Love everything Sony (+ NES🤫)

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

Almost 5 years ago, and we had no idea it would be such a wild ride! All the fans I've met over the years has been such a heartwarming pleasure everytime. And now #HorizonForbiddenWest has gone gold as well ❤️

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

It's been one helluva ride, but #HorizonZeroDawn has finally gone Gold! I'm so excited right now :D

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RubyOtaku_ alright, and any water/windex during the session? I use that as ‘lubricant’ myself (spray in the top every ~20 seconds after the first minute or so)

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

it's finally time to reveal my birthday gift to the community!

I present to you the RGR ezBuff.
A disc polishing and resurfacing machine, which can restore your scratched discs back to work.

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RubyOtaku_ what medium (polish material) are you using, lets start there :)?

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RubyOtaku_ i was under the impression you were getting it properly last time, sorry to not have followed up! I am unfortunately a bit struck for time with work and personal life, so I cannot promise anything anytime soon :(

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RubyOtaku_ the 2nd video seems correct to me!
The shafts need to spin freely, with a little pressure on the pads. Then it’s a matter of applying some polish, and keeping it ‘lubricated’ with some windex (or similar) sprays in there every now and then. Repeat that process, that’s all ^_^

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RubyOtaku_ pretty colour though! I should do a video on that process, it’s confusing most people at first - not anyones fault but mine really 😅
Any specific things that I can answer right away for you that are contusing?

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@PeacefulOutcome what spectrum UV led’s did you use? I am not 100% sure on this (needs more testing), but I get slightly different results using a single spectrum light. Where full spectrum (and heat) give me a much closer to original result (I typically leave it for 2/3 days).

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@PeacefulOutcome The result last about as long as submersion (meaning it does yellow again!), but with repeats that period seems to extend longer and longer

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@PeacefulOutcome adding a heat source is required in my experience to make the vapour really work well! I am using a resin heater for that myself (I am one of the original people that discovered this technique btw 😂)

[RockerGaming @RockerGameMod]

After 3 years of work, I’m excited to introduce Renaissance Gears for the N64. What they are and how they perform, a 🧵.

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@mattysaurus no major ones, I’m still working on proper gamecube support, but that is likely gonna be an additional piece to print i stead of a replacement part :)
no plans to add it to another platform however, I want to keep it all in one place

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@Nando_Repara wow! that’s a huge succes :D
I have been experimenting with manually sanding the deep scratches by hand, and buffing up the rough areas afterwards - that actually works too if you wanna get those last ones out!

[Nando Repara @Nando_Repara]

@PointerFunction Yesterday I tried using Meguiars Ultimate Compound for 30 secs. + Meguiars Ultimate Polish also 30 secs. No success. So today I tried Meguiars PlastX and Ultimate Polish. Both 1 minute, 24 v, medium speed while spraying water every 5 seconds. It worked.

[Nando Repara @Nando_Repara]

@PointerFunction Thanks a lot for this! Mine is ready. Video soon :)

[The Peaceful Outcome @PeacefulOutcome]

Had my first go with the ezBuff tonight. It took some getting used to. But, with just Meguiar's PlastiX, I was able to get this result on an OG Xbox cd. It did not have any real big/deep scratches. The largest scratch it had is the squiggly one you can see in the top of the 2nd pic.

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RetroJeff83 @RobertDaleSmith seen the wormgear of Dreamcast do the same thing more often recently, just as a heads up!

[Wesk Mods @WeskMods]

Not bad, 4.5 hours from start to end. Some test fitment will be conducted and when I'm happy with the results the files will be made public. 😎

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@RetroJeff83 @fliperama86 that etsy seller also sells my Q-tray and rails, so that machine is half powered by me too now 😂

[The Peaceful Outcome @PeacefulOutcome]

Just gotta print out the rails and we'll be done. Assembly has been very easy considering all the mating parts. This really is an excellent design by @PointerFunction! I do have some notes that I'll send since you said you're looking for feedback.

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@PeacefulOutcome Looks great, and yes please! Always looking for feedback to improve - feel free to post it public too (on Printables itself perhaps?), it’s open source so we can have discussions where everyone can weigh in :D

[Dennis van den Broek @PointerFunction]

@PeacefulOutcome seems more like a ram problem to me?