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

[The Peaceful Outcome @PeacefulOutcome]

We haven't been using this enough, and Dennis' project deserves more eyes on it. So, we've giving away the EZBUFF we've shown here before. The thread is below for more info.

Do the following to enter:
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We will pick a winner on Friday the 30th. We will ship internationally.

[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