ITS DONE, kinda

[leprosy]

i still have to fix the drives but heres the case

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/485/computer18nz.jpg

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/9260/computer21ip.jpg

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/8517/computer31my.jpg

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/8415/computer44gs.jpg

[Cannibal23]

lookin good dude. one thing to keep in mind though. cold cathode tubes are ment to not acctually be seen. they are ment for hidden accent lighting only. you might try putting them closer to the edges of the case to keep them a lil more hidden. other then that i would say it looks good

[leprosy]

alrighty , ill see where else i can place them, but the cables on them arnt too long

[Drew]

Lookin' good!

Thats properly radioactive red, muchy likey.

And re: the wires on the cathodes, could you not extend the wires? It's what I did, and it makes placing the tubes in a less intrusive place much, much easier (must do for me to suggest it, 'cos I dooooo hate wires).

Oh, and thought about some round IDE cable?

Keep going bud, this I do like.

Drew

[leprosy]

yea ill be picking up round ide cables this weekend, and i just replaced the cold cathodes to places where you cannot see them it looks alot better and is easyer on the eyes, im still having trouble with my dvd drive and hard drive though , they are not getting power to them :(

[Omega]

What brand is your PSU?

[leprosy]

i moved one cathode right under the window and the other i tucked back in the corner

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/496/computer60mu.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2180/computer56fm.jpg

http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/7416/computer73qt.jpg

it does look alot better , thanks for the advice:D

[leprosy]

What brand is your PSU?


thermaltake

[Drew]

Thought of runnin it on one cathode?

Seems to me like there just 'aint room to hide 2...

Drew

:edit: oh, and I'm leavin' the power conundrum to the clever bods....

[Rankenphile]

Leper... what about getting a small acryllic tube, cutting it in half lengthwise, frosting it and hiding the cathode in there that way? It would help diffuse and distribute the light more evenly, and would create a rather interesting red-hot column going vertically up your case, helping to hide the bare cathode itself.

Just a thought.

[leprosy]

Leper... what about getting a small acryllic tube, cutting it in half lengthwise, frosting it and hiding the cathode in there that way? It would help diffuse and distribute the light more evenly, and would create a rather interesting red-hot column going vertically up your case, helping to hide the bare cathode itself.

Just a thought.

that would be a good idea , tell me where i can get the materials to do it and i might :D

[Rankenphile]

Well, look at your local hardware store. You could even craft one yourself using a heat gun, a sheet of plexiglass, a metal pipe and some clamps. Just clamp the plexiglass flush with the pipe, heat it slowly and bend it to wrap it around the pipe. When it cools, remove it and cut off any parts you don't need, then frost it and you're good to go.

[leprosy]

Well, look at your local hardware store. You could even craft one yourself using a heat gun, a sheet of plexiglass, a metal pipe and some clamps. Just clamp the plexiglass flush with the pipe, heat it slowly and bend it to wrap it around the pipe. When it cools, remove it and cut off any parts you don't need, then frost it and you're good to go.

how do you frost it , is it some kind of paint ?

and is the heat gun more of a torch?

[Omega]

A heat gun is a heat gun, it looks like a gun, and you plug it in and it makes heat come out of the tip. Not like a torch. No flame here.

You frost with either etching chemicals, sandpaper, or a sandblaster.

[leprosy]

A heat gun is a heat gun, it looks like a gun, and you plug it in and it makes heat come out of the tip. Not like a torch. No flame here.

You frost with either etching chemicals, sandpaper, or a sandblaster.

thanks pal!

[Omega]

http://images.google.com/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&q=heat+gun&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

a heat gun looks like any of those.

They are hot, do not put your hand in front of it.

No prob, leper.

[leprosy]

it looks like a drill/blow dryer haha

[Omega]

it looks like a drill/blow dryer haha


more like a hair drier rolf

[leprosy]

more like a hair drier rolf
hair dryer , blow dryer , same thing lol

[Omega]

hair dryer , blow dryer , same thing lol


oh i wasn't correcting you, i was saying more like a hair dryer than a drill imho

[nil8]

As for frosting, look through some of defyants work for examples.

Frosting is where you just wet sand plexi with decently high grit sandpaper. The effect is amazing.

[Drew]

Leper... what about getting a small acryllic tube, cutting it in half lengthwise, frosting it and hiding the cathode in there that way? It would help diffuse and distribute the light more evenly, and would create a rather interesting red-hot column going vertically up your case, helping to hide the bare cathode itself.

Just a thought.

Superb idea...

Mind if I steal it?

Drew

[Rankenphile]

Why would I post it if I would get offended if people used it?

[leprosy]

Why would I post it if I would get offended if people used it?

rofl..

[.alchinko.]

yeah put the catholds behind somethin. i hate direct light. othwise it looks sweet. i like the window