Super Nintendo cartridge wallet with sound, light, and key storage

Step 6 Hinge it up, basic wallet form complete.

Rip open your eye glass case. (NOT literally). Mine had leather over it with a weak covering inside. You're going to want a traditional eyeglass case with a metal hinge, not a plastic one with a weak plastic hinge. Peel off any backing and insides to get to your hinge. Mine had parts of the metal case bent into the hinge where screws might have gone. If yours is like this just take your needle nose pliers and unbend these pieces till you can pop your hinge out without bending the hinge itself. You'll notice that your hinge also comes with these two metal 'springs' that can 'lock' your hinge in one of two positions, open and closed. Usually these springs assist with keeping your eyeglass case open so you can put your glasses in, and keeping it closed to protect your glasses. Keeping these is entirely optional. They'll serve the same purpose in your wallet if you do keep them.

Helpful hint! The Gorilla glue that I used bonds to most plastics, but most plastics are shiny! Totally flat! It really helps if you roughen any surface, plastic or metal, that you apply this glue to! Use your trusty 320 or even normal grit sandpaper to help roughen up those spots so the glue has something easier and better to bond to! Do this throughout the instructable.

Do a dry fit of your hinge against the inner top middle part of your backplate with the middle part of the hinge resting on your new ledge you dremeled flat (the springs on the inside of course, but for now you might want to take them out.). If it actually sets on the ledge you're good, if your hinge is too long to fit inside or too tall for the bendable part to set on the ledge, you might have to work to do with your dremel. Be careful! The metal will get hot!

Apply the Gorilla glue (Yay!) to the entire inner top side of the backplate that you had your hinge resting against then place your hinge into the sticky situation as carefully and centered as possible. Be sure that you do not add a lot or any at all near the ledge where the hinge sets. If any glue actually gets into the bendable part of the hinge, well, it just won't bend, and you'll be kinda screwed. Hold the hinge in place until the glue sets.

Once that's done turn it over and dab some more glue into those holes in the plastic. the more glue the better! But try not to get sloppy with it and actually keep the glue inside the holes.

Wait for everything to dry.

Do a dry fit of the loose end of the hinge in the same place on the faceplate. Line this up as evenly as possible. If it help set it on the floor and push the side against the wall. This way you have a right angle and it will help to line things up. Mark the sides of the hinge inside your faceplate.

Apply glue to the faceplate in the same area and then with the hing in the OPEN position, stick it on inside those marks. Now since this is an odd piece you can't really clamp it so you're just gonna have to hold it there. The glue starts to harden in thirty seconds but depending on how much glue there is, it may take a while to dry. Hold it in place anywhere from five to ten minutes and be sure not to shift it any.

Basic wallet form, complete! BUT NOT FINISHED! Replace the springs if you desire.

Optional! There is a very valid reason why the eyeglass case had that covering over the hinge! It keeps the springs from escaping! If you wish take a slightly durable but thin piece of plastic or cloth and in the open position dab glue on the top and bottom ledges of your hinge then set the fabric in place, Just do not add glue around the spring parts as this might affect their springiness or near the center as this may effect closing and opening. Then use an exacto blade to trim out the edges.

If you do not want any of the extras, skip to step 11 for finishing touches.