That's Why They Call it a CaseMod!

	So out comes the dremel mini. I bought one at a local hardware store for like $20. I put the bottom half of the nes case in the c-clamp in my work bench, and put on my goggles. That's really important. YOU NEED TO WEAR PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR! So much plastic was shooting up in my face. I would be blind with out them.
Here's the case ready to be cut. The entire process of removing all the risers took me about a week. I worked on it for like an hour or two every day. Since my dremel is battery powered I had to keep quitting. Here i'm going to take you threw the process of cutting just one riser. Our subject is the larger of the two pegs on the left by the vents.
	I started by using the dremel cutting tool. I worked it back and forth like a saw. This process can be slightly difficult at times because of the angle you are cutting at. You have to keep pulling the bit back out the plastic or it will melt right on the bit. You also need to be careful, can't press too hard or you will damage your dremel.
Eventually you will cut threw the riser. The piece can be pretty hot right after cutting it, so watch out. You have no use for these excess pieces, discard them. Don't worry about the angle you cut at, or if you scratch the case. Since all the rises are inside no one will see the way you cut them.
	The final step is pretty important. The sander is the easiest to bit to use, in my opinion. And it's so fast! Just start rubbing the sander on the little 'nub left behind by the cutting tool. Eventually a wad of plastic will amass, just use the top edge of the dremel to nick it off the bottom of the case.
And here is the case after cutting out the riser. You can see the discoloration of where the peg was. But because I used the sander dremel bit the bottom of the case is still smooth. I cut out every peg in the case, excluding the ones in the four corners, the two below the power switch, and the one in the front center that holds the lid together under the game door.

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