scratch plexi case builds

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As promised I will be scratch building two plexiglass case's, one of witch i might sell the other however i will use as a spare system,here are the specs

THD-80JB CA :: Western Digital Caviar 80GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, ATA-100, EIDE, OEM (1.14 lbs)
$48.99

ULT33134 :: Ultra X-Connect V-Series ULT33134 ( XVS) 400-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 120mm Fan, 20/24-Pin, Modular (4.4 lbs)
$48.72

O261-8034 :: OCZ Dual Channel 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Platinum Memory (2 x 512MB) (0.25 lbs)
$36.99

ULT33193 :: Ultra X-Wind CPU Fan Aluminum Socket 775 with PWM Control (0.8 lbs)
$24.99

XFX MG-610i-7059 Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Processor 2.20GHz OEM
$115.99

Total $275.68

Also heres my new toy, yay http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2706.jpg

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thanks for all the replies
brought my supplies home today
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2710.jpg
found out that the pieces are indeed wide enough
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2712.jpg
and got marking
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2711.jpg
all replies welcome so please comment

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Yay Update, i started cutting and got the basic pieces done
heres the side panels 20"x17" and the frame pieces
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2714.jpg
then these white pieces will be bent in a 90 degree angle so they will end up as the corners
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2716.jpg
wow i used a multi purpose blade and it was snowing
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2713.jpg
thats all for the moment, Comment please

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ok not do much of an update bcause i was in such a hurry i forgot to take pictures, i got all the peices cut except 80mm fan holes dvd drive and io shield holes, took some of that "waste" plexi bent it, drilled it, and wet sanded it to make the hdd cage. im going to take pics, and should have it assemled for the most part on sunday, thats all for the moment comment if you please

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Yea soooo... i bought some special adhesive and did some final trims, got the dvd drive hole cut roughly so still got a bit of work to do on that, in perspective heres what still needs to be done:
-cut out io sheild hole
-cut out 80mm fanholes
-cut out power button hole
-assemble pieces
-order parts
-install parts
-Tell my parents im Not CRAZY...well not too much anyways
comment please

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Thought it was about time for a photo update,
heres a pic of the frosted hdd cage
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2718.jpg
heres one of the dvd drive hole that took forever to fit right
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2717.jpg
heres one of the glue i bought for this project still havent tried it yet,
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2719.jpg
and finally heres one of all the pieces after being wetsanded lighty
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2720.jpg
now all i have to do is the steps above this post.
comment please

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Well...thanks for the Enormous amount of helpfull replies jk, i have decided to go ahead with that power button and cut the hole http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2721.jpg here you can see the power supply hole http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2724.jpg the inside of the case http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2722.jpg and with the door on http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2725.jpg this was done with masking tape it is not permanent i assembled it just to see it i am impatient, really all thats left6 to do is drill some ventlation holes cut out the io shield hole and install the parts

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Ok then so i got the io shield hole done and drilled some ventalation holes
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2731-1.jpg
heres one with the io in place
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2727.jpg
and finally i added the fan to the top
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2732.jpg
, I ordered the parts on friday so if everything goes to plan it should be done by the end of the week. Please Comment

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no packages yet, hoping for tomarrow, heres a pic of the ugly hole
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2733.jpg
and good news the glue works
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2734.jpg
thats all ive glued so far as i dont wont to glue it all together without all the holes being drilled
Comment Please

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yea i know its just me and my dad are perfectionists so...but what ever.
So yea i got bored and decided to glue the rest together, heres the top and back glued on
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2735.jpg
heres it with the side on
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2737.jpg
heres where it gets sketchy with the fan and power supply, i always do have extra plexi though
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2736.jpg
and because im impatient i took some parts and throught them in to see what it would look like only the dvd drive is goin in the finished product
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2738.jpg
so yea...Please Comment

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yay for small update
parts on floor
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2750.jpg
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2751.jpg
power button
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2741.jpg
and case with stuff in it
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2757.jpg

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ok so i lied heres three pics, i decided to make a cd drive mount
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/P1040992.jpg
just something simple
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/P1040993.jpg
oh look theres my lexas old motherboard :P
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/P1040994.jpg
thats all till friday

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I am very pleased to bring you Plexi Case the Finally Also on a side note Happy Halloween
her4es the new motherboard
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2868.jpg
then one of all the pieces
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2870.jpg
the power switch cable is to short :(
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2871.jpg
so i extened it :)
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2872.jpg
heres one of everything plugged in
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2873.jpg
one of it up in my room right before i pressed the power button
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2874.jpg
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And no explosions it works
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2876.jpg
and fianlly one of it up and running
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm81/895232/comp/DSCF2877.jpg
thanks for joining me on this mod, please check out my newer one Gamecube Pc that is all


Link To Original Worklog (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15445)