Five hours = Project Ca$hBox

[TheGreatSatan]

I had 5 hours of nothing to do tonight, so I started and completed mod #29. :D

I've been meaning to do a Mini-ITX Mod for a while now and chose a cash box as my case.

The Cash Box was $20 at Office Depot

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030921.jpg

I put the Mini ITX and PSU in to get an idea of how it'll fit

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030922.jpg

Then drew out the I/O plate outline

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030923.jpg

Then the PSU outline

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It seems thick at first

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030926.jpg

But as you can see, it's one thin layer of aluminum and then an insulation layer followed by another thin layer of aluminum

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030927.jpg

So that was fun

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Then I added a power button

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030933.jpg

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And took a hole saw to it

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030936.jpg

Where I added an intake fan and a cool fan guard

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030937.jpg

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I added a single screw

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030940.jpg

To attach the hard drive to the lid

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There you go, it closes just fine

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030944.jpg

And it's Done :)

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BIOS work

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030955.jpg

All I have to do is load XP

http://www.pcmodhouse.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/p1030958.jpg

Thanks for looking. :)

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

the great satan.... the quickest modder in the east.... + rep... boredom kills eh? gotta love it when ya modding just to mod... not because of some necessity... but because we r modders... and we MOD!!!

[SXRguyinMA]

nice work, love it!! +rep

[Zephik]

Thats one secure looking computer! Looks like it would make for a good lanparty box or something of that nature. Nobody is getting into that bad boy! ...unless they know how to pick a lock anyways. lol

Just some constructive criticism though. You should think about either grinding those edges smooth or get some of that computer window trim/molding to give it a more professional finish.

[TheGreatSatan]

Now that it's done, it's garbage

[p0Pe]

Now that it's done, it's garbage

the chase is better than the catch;P good work though. a black colour would have made it better looking IMO.

[GTI]

cool for a quick bulid..nice and secure.

[DonT-FeaR]

ha... classic.. i like it... looks cool

another good build :)