Xbox 360 Tool Control Mat

Wanting to fight cupboard clutter, and inspired by a blog post about making tool control mats with a CNC router , I made a "tool" control mat for a video game club's shelf.

This was my first successful CNC router project, but I'll assume that you have a basic familiarity with how your machine works and your workflow.

Step 1 Tools and Materials

Physical Tools and Materials:
CNC Router
1/2 inch end mill router bit (with a 1/4 inch shank)
1/8 inch router bit for a finishing pass (optional)
2 inch thick extruded polystyrene foam

Digital Tools and Materials :
Inkscape or other drawing/modelling program
CAM program such as VCarve or FreeMill
Xbox 360 gamepad vector clipart

Comments

[bobiebob]

you have 3 xboxes?? (4 controllers for each xbox, makes 12)

[MisterHay]

The video game club that I built this for has four Xboxes, but one is dedicated for just Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The club also owns a Wii and a PS3, but those controllers are stored in a different cupboard :)

[ac1D]

This is a good idea!
You can also make hole for the various accessory (chat pad, headphone, spare battery, recharge cable, dvd cleaner,...)
Just wishing we could get a as good result without all these expensive tool!

[MisterHay]

If you don't have access to a CNC router you could try just printing a controller outline, cutting it out with scissors, and then tracing that on the styrofoam to cut with a knife, dremmel, or drywall router.

That would require a steadier hand, and the results wouldn't be as precise, but it should work.