Testing Station

[Drum Thumper]

This is gonna be a very quick build.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/TestingStation.jpg
This is an accident waiting to happen.

And this is my shopping list:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/shoppinglist.jpg

I've got plenty of scrap/odd shaped MDF and veneered plywood to make a somewhat decent looking box to cover the framing that I'll be doing with the 1" wood. I'm also hoping to be able to route all the cables underneath the MDF top as well. The four hinges and the doornob will be for the front of the station, as I'm thinking I might build a little storage area there as well.

This is my project for tomorrow. I'm off to get the few items I need right now.

[jdbnsn]

Damn Joe, you are getting alot of projects under your belt! You're turning into a moddin' machine!

[Drum Thumper]

Hehehe...just wait till you see what I've got planned for next year!

[DonT-FeaR]

next year... i cant wait...

as soon as moditor is done i have a 3 week project full case mod then another planned so ill be on my 3rd by bout feb next year..

DTs mods are normally sweet... looking forward to it

[Drum Thumper]

Update:

MDF can be tapped, so I busted out my tap and die set and went to work. Tapped seven holes to accomodate ATX form factor (used my PIII board as a reference). Then I went to work on marking out some spots for cutting access holes for cables:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation001.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation004.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation005.jpg

I thought this next part was pretty ingenious of me. I used corner braces that are most commonly used for framing(as in house framing, not picture framing) as mounts for both the hard drive and the optical drive. Both of the units (hard drive/optical drive) pictured are dead, so I'm not too overly worried about wrecking them further:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation002.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation003.jpg

And then I went to work cutting the wood:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation006.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation007.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation010.jpg

And this is where I am currently at:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/testingstation009.jpg
Hopefully I'll find enough time this weekend to cut the panels out of my birch plywood for the sides and the bottom, and then this will be done.

One thing that cannot be seen in the above picture is the framing around the PSU area--it's rock solid. That puppy ain't going anywhere, except backwards if I'm not careful. I'll be addressing that issue as well this weekend.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

looking good so far framing mounts to mount your hd and cdrom is a great idea . +rep

[DonT-FeaR]

nice... hmm tapping mdf... thats a great idea... lol

[The boy 4rm oz]

I was gonna make one of these a while back. I got a really good how to guide in a PC mag here in Australia. Now I wanna mod the Antec Skeleton lol.