Project: Waterblocked

[b4i7]

not gonna say too much about this project....keep you guys in suspense....

only one other person on here knows whats goin on with this

so here we go

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-24-07_1252.jpg
machined aluminum
thats all you get for today...

LET THE GUESSING BEGIN

edit: sorry bout the small size...my phone hates me :(

[Spawn-Inc]

hmmm i bet your gonna do something with aluminium... possbily some machining?

guess i will have to wait and see.

[b4i7]

yes...gonna have lots of machine work

this is the first of tons to come... and this project will be kinda never ending

[XcOM]

.......project will be kinda never ending

let me know when its finished, then i'll read the log

j/k jk/

[Durrthock]

your gunna build a complete stock case out of your own materials lol just joking
Who knows what he gonna do

[Omega]

Hmm. I love milling, so I can't wait to see what this is.

I will be watching this.

[blue73]

I'm from Manchester...Milling's in my blood....

Get crackin kiddo!!

[b4i7]

so.... im thinkin about spillin all this to you guys...lettin you know exactly what it is im making....


maybe ill do that tonight

but for now i leave you with this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-25-07_1403.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-29-07_1102.jpg

[Zephik]

You guys just watch, five months is going to pass and he won't say a thing about what he's doing. Then when he is finally done, he'll be all like. TAH DAH! It's a side panel! lol

Well I can't make any real guesses just yet, but we'll see what I can come up with after a few more posts. With more pictures, this could be kind of fun. But I think it would be better to post a bunch of progress all at once instead of a little tiny bit every other day. ^_^

[b4i7]

well...i actually have it 99% done...and im starting on the second part of this tomorrow...

just tryin to build up your anticipation some :)

[Omega]

Hmm.

[AMD_TaT3rs]

your building a keg arent you? i here beer isnt conductive so you can put a computer inside. cant wait to see the final product. one more question, what kind of beer miller, magic hat, root, im dying to know...:think:

[tybrenis]

I know whats going on here... I won't spoil it, however.

[b4i7]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-29-07_1130.jpg


i broke a screw in it :(....

but i drilled it out and re tapped it

[b4i7]

welll...its the moment you guys have been waiting for.... time to reveal my secrets :)

ive been making










http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-29-07_1706.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-29-07_1705.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/05-24-07_1634.jpg

CUSTOM WATERBLOCKS!!!

all that is left is making a mounting plate and drilling the holes for it
tonight ill start on the next one....i know you guys will love it :)

[OvRiDe]

Looking good! That would look awsome polished to a mirror shine.

[sirkillalot617]

LOL wasnt really that hard to guess aluminum Milling machine oh and the title waterblocked.

[b4i7]

i JUST had the title changed to that....it used to say my newest project

[Zephik]

omg cool! That is WAY better than a side panel! lol :p

Is this your first time making something like this or do you have some kind of experience? Looking at how good it looks, I would say you know what your doing. lol

I wonder if it would help dissipate heat if you were to place some heatsinks onto your block?

[b4i7]

i actually work in a machine shop...i have about 2 years machining experience...

im still needing to get a spare mobo to setup for testing my blocks so i can see how they do as far as cooling

[sirkillalot617]

OH my mistake feel free to taunt me about it. :D

[Computer-Geek]

will you be selling these or are you just making one for yourself ?

[b4i7]

n the future i will want to sell them....right now...im just prototyping....seein what works...what doesnt...seein whats possible

i have some ideas that i havent ever seen done with watercooling before :)

[Computer-Geek]

oh cool sounds good :)

[NocturnaL]

Looks good, keep up the good work

[b4i7]

thank you,

i plan on making the top plate tomorrow at work in my spare time....i may also try to write a program to make some neat stuff i thought of today

[b4i7]

finished writing my program today, gonna try to run it tuesday...hopefully

[NocturnaL]

Awesome, cant wait to see how that works out for you

[OvRiDe]

Can't wait to see it! Is it Tuesday yet?? :(

[b4i7]

in 14 minutes it will be :)

tomorrow should be a good day...i have our bigger mill all freed up...so i will set up my part to run tomorrow...and i should have a final product to show you all tomorrow evening :)

[b4i7]

havin a lil trouble with my program....got some tweaking to do...pics later

[Computer-Geek]

alright get those bugs worked out :D

[b4i7]

ive got the base program 90% worked out....just one more thing to fix then i will have good products to put out

[b4i7]

update time!

ok well after about 4 bad parts...i finally got to making them to what i think is satisfactory

after 3 hours of writing a program and 2 of testing and tweaking it i give you....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-05-07_1504.jpg

the first almost completed block!...this was the first i made... i had the distance for the top holes a bit too far so i got those into the correct placement

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-05-07_1540.jpg
the second problem i ran into...whenever it got close to finally cutting out the part...along the last edge i would get bad chatter from the part being pulled to the endmill causing this rough surface...so to fix that i raised the depth of cut a bit and then hit it with a hammer because there was about 10 thousandsth of material left

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-05-07_1638.jpg
im tappin that hole :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-05-07_1835.jpg
first four blocks ive made to this point...ill probably make 10 more tomorrow just for setup and trial and error :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-05-07_1836.jpg
and a bit closer up



i should be gettin a camera in a couple weeks hopefully...so no more cell phone pics 8)


comments?

[Eclecticos]

Incredible! +Rep
What kind of machine is that?

[b4i7]

thank you

to be exact, its a Haas VF-2 cnc mill

[Computer-Geek]

Nice work man.

[Spawn-Inc]

wow i would love to have one, the things i would make! you should try and make mini v8 engines.

3VU4Km2EjMs

and part 2,

ps5jEYMI2GU

i3VVI6Auvys

okay enough highjack, back to the nice mill work.

[b4i7]

we built all kinds of little motors when i was in votech... it was pretty interesting

thx for the comments guys


if you like what you see now....just wait till i make the tops :D

[b4i7]

ok guys,

im updating from work...cuz i didnt think that this could wait till i got home


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/block2.jpg

this is how the block looks coming OUT OF THE MACHINE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/block3.jpg

then i hit it with a lil polish and a paper towel

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/block1.jpg
bit closer up....


thats all for now... comments?

[Spawn-Inc]

wow shiny! is that the top or just a blank block ready for milling?

[b4i7]

thats processor side...previous pics were the upward side

edit: post 600 lol

[b4i7]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-06-07_1710.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-06-07_1711.jpg

[GT40_GearHead]

waaaahoooooo !!! :D

very nice man !!!

[Zephik]

*hacks into your account*

All TBCS Members get one of these babies free of charge!

*hacks back out*


lol Excellent work man, can't wait to see how these do when you put them to the test. ^_^

[.Maleficus.]

Damn dude, that's nice! This is gonna be saweet!

Are you using aluminum for these? Wouldn't copper be better?

[Computer-Geek]

Shiny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: <off topic> and how much do those mini motors cost to make?? </off topic>

[b4i7]

Damn dude, that's nice! This is gonna be saweet!

Are you using aluminum for these? Wouldn't copper be better?

yes that is aluminum, and yes copper would be better...but the aluminum was free :p


*hacks into your account*

All TBCS Members get one of these babies free of charge!

*hacks back out*


lol Excellent work man, can't wait to see how these do when you put them to the test. ^_^

hehe...thx, im just waitin to get a system that i can test on...all my spare mobos are now dead...


waaaahoooooo !!! :D

very nice man !!!

thank you gt, i knew youd like these


Shiny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banana: <off topic> and how much do those mini motors cost to make?? </off topic>
those motors were free when we built them.. they were all air powered
i had a friend that made a 3 cylinder with a chassis that you could stand on and it would push you around


recently ive been considering new designs, ones that will be better at heat transfer... i think ill start working up programs for them :)

[Crimson Sky]

Looks great but copper would have been a better solution for a waterblock!

[b4i7]

yeah...im pricing some copper so i know how much i gotta save for it
whenever i finish my next design, ill test the program with aluminum, but make the final parts with copper

edit:

BAH $135 for a 10 ft bar of 1/8x3 inch copper

[b4i7]

hehe...update in minutes....i know you guys will like :D

[b4i7]

ok here we go

this is my big surprise

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-07-07_1622.jpg
got my holes all layed out and drilled tapped, etc...

and thats about it as far as showing progressive pics...this is how my block ended today

im srry this is bad quality work...but i havent finished my program for doin this yet

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-07-07_1916.jpg
a tbcs window in the block :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-07-07_1917.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-07-07_1918.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-07-07_1919.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-07-07_1920.jpg


i had to hand etch it...cuz ive REALLY been wantin to show you guys this...

like i said...the final ones will have a CNC etched TBCS logo on them that is a TON more clean looking

thanks for the attention you guys....comments?

[Computer-Geek]

That looks sweet man .The TBCS Logo just makes it even better + rep!

[Eclecticos]

That is one of the Kewlist things Ive ever seen!
I want one!

[tribaloverkill]

Dude,.... I am friggin jealous! I want a milling machine!!! Great work man! I love the TBCS logo and most of all the channels you cut inside! Friggin awesome.

[jdbnsn]

Ahahaha! I love it, and +rep for the team spirit!

[tribaloverkill]

How you rep someone?? I got to rep this dude,..

[tribaloverkill]

WEEEE +Rep for you!

[b4i7]

@all: thank you .. now that i have a sample of the logo to go off of for size... im now able to write my program for etching it...and then it will be 10X as beautiful

[tribaloverkill]

@all: thank you .. now that i have a sample of the logo to go off of for size... im now able to write my program for etching it...and then it will be 10X as beautiful

So it is a cnc mill. Lucky.

[b4i7]

hey TO check your pms

[Eclecticos]

I already did.
Are we gonna get to see some water in those things today?
I can't wait to see the temps Im about 99% Sure they will work Great!

[b4i7]

nope, no blcoks for a couple days....im still tryin to work up my design for the next ones

[jegerjon]

Great project, should be nice to follow :)

[b4i7]

thanks jegerjon,

it was really yours and captain slugs blocks that got me started making my blocks

[sirkillalot617]

Great work If you do start making any to sell I would love to have one. For a price of course.:)

[b4i7]

thank you SK

im still workin up a design for my gpu blocks

[jdbnsn]

Now you knew this would land on the front page, right?

nice work! (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com)

[b4i7]

thank you jdbnsn for the recognition,

you dont realize how much that means to me

[slytherock]

I'll be stupid not to say it's incredible. really good work
+rep

[jdbnsn]

You will likely get more coverage when closer to completion, very cool project b4i7!

[b4i7]

small update...

i got a lil bored...and got the initative from the front page to go ahead and draw up this

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/tbcslogo1.jpg

in the next couple days ill make the program for etching it :D

[Eclecticos]

Kewl! How about you color on in and share the drawing
. . so I can print it out and put it on the wall.

[b4i7]

heh....its just my cad drawing of it....

its just my layout for when i go to make my etch program

i didnt really use any dimensions...so it may not be very accurate to the real thing....but close enough for me :D

[b4i7]

workin on a new cpu block right now :)

pics tonight

[meticoeus]

Wow, that is some impressive machining. Those blocks look amazing!

+Rep and I can't wait to see the machined logo.

[b4i7]

Wow, that is some impressive machining. Those blocks look amazing!

+Rep and I can't wait to see the machined logo.

thanks, i think ill be able to make the logo this saturday? maybe


i wont have a block finished today due to the fact that my tap broke in it :(

but ill continue prepping my programs...ive almost finished another CPU block and have started on my GPU block...maybe ill be able to make those also this weekend

[b4i7]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/ss1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/ss2.jpg

my next cpu block

[b4i7]

i made the program for the TBCS etch today,...ill try to upload pics in a moment

EDIT: UPDATE 6/14/07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/tbcsetch.jpg

finished my etching program

guess how many lines of code it takes to make this? closest gets a +rep

[lorddarkwolf]

34

BTW looks good

[slytherock]

Really nice looking :up:

guess 52?

[Zephik]

That turned out perfect! Man, these blocks are so awesome!

I'll say 67. Total random guess.

[b4i7]

hehe...not even close guys.... hint...between the walls of the circles there are a lot of little lines :)

[FrooP]

648? lol

[b4i7]

closer!...im gonna end this at midnight and ill post another pic then...and if i can get it working...a video :)

[alphastryk]

Is it Gcode or something else?

Im guessing around 500 lines or so...

[Eclecticos]

221, Kewl Etching!

[b4i7]

yep, all g code, 2 hours left about

[lorddarkwolf]

750

[jdbnsn]

320

[b4i7]

gonna go ahead and end it now ...lorddarkwolf gets it!

there are about 816 lines of code to run that simple thing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/06-14-07_1304.jpg

i sprayed it with some layout fluid then re ran it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/th_06-14-07_1232.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/?action=view&current=06-14-07_1232.flv)

and a vid of it cutting

enjoy, comments?

[3pcon]

thats freakin awesome, thats amazing!!!! i want one now

[b4i7]

thank you,

im workin on making the program for my next block now....

sooo many radius's...erm...radi?

[Zephik]

thank you,

im workin on making the program for my next block now....

sooo many radius's...erm...radi?

radii

You were pretty close though! :p

man, 816 freakin lines of code? that is nucking futz! How long did it take you to create that, erm, program? or... did you just... enter the code...? hmm. How DOES that work anyway? lol

lol can you imagine how many lines of code there would be on a side panel window? or would it be the same... ? dangit. I'm going to bed. lol

[b4i7]

it was more of make a model for it, give it depths and tool sizes and such...then out put the code then having to read every line to make sure it looked correct....thats the part that sucks

as far as how it works...it uses what is called g-code, where all the functions and movements and everything are controlled by it, using g(then number) to tell it what to do

as far as a window is concerned, depending on how complex your design is... that will determine what is all involved in making it :)

[tribaloverkill]

BRO! you need a better camera/ video recorder! CAN SOMEONE GET THIS MAN A BETTER CAM! I WANT CNC! YOU LUCKY bastard.

[b4i7]

hehe...yah i know...my camera broke...so all i have to use is my phone

[tribaloverkill]

Bro thats a mill thats doing to the etching? Or a laser?

[tybrenis]

It's a mill.

[b4i7]

ah, i forgot to say lol...yeah its a mill

[Spawn-Inc]

that video is cool, quality could be better but the end part reminds me of the psycho shower scene.

[b4i7]

heh...i should be gettin a camera soon... my dads been lookin at one for a bit now and prolly gonna get it soon

[b4i7]

finished my program for the block today!

just a bit more tweeking and i can have a finished (aluminum) base done today

[b4i7]

UPDATE TIME!

lets start here...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMAG0007.jpg

my boss brought me a piece of heatsink from his other job.....got any ideas on a use for it :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMAG0008.jpg

halfway through cutting it out :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMAG0010.jpg final shape
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMAG0012.jpg
closer to see the mirror finish :D


i just realized...i dont have any shots of the top sidell get that tonight when i get home

comments?

[Zephik]

Did the mirror finish come that way or did you do that? Looks really good either way! btw, how thick is it?

Hmm, haven't a clue for what to do with the heatsink. It looks pretty big though, maybe slap it on your hard drive? lol idk. I'm sure you'll think of something. ^_^

Waiting for those next set of pictures! This is such a cool project, I'm loving it.

[b4i7]

for the mirror finish, after i pulled it outta the machine i hit it with some awesome polish we got from a polishing company and a polishing cloth...i get it to near mirror in the machine...the polish just helps remove the tiny lines from cutting

its a lil less than 1/4 inch thick...then there will be about another 1/4 inch on top for the cap of it so overall it will be about 1/2 inch thick

im working on the design for the cap now :)

the heatsink is like a foot square so i may try an hdd cooler or somethin..well see!

BTW my dad bought a new digital camera...so ill have some better pics of everything soon

[Mitternacht]

That heatsink in the 1st pic looks like a GPU heatsink out of an Xbox 360.

[intergalacticman]

put the heat sink on your PSU

[b4i7]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/blockmount.jpg

this is what i was thinkin about for my design for the top of it...this one is LGA775

what do you guys think?

[b4i7]

im working on designing a universal top, along with one that is specific for each processor

[Zephik]

Will the top piece be acrylic or aluminum? or something else perhaps? Might be cool to have an aluminum top with a window in the center. Then of course, you could etch whatever you want into that window. Like a TBCS logo. Well, you could do that with acrylic too, just without the window part.

I like the way that LGA775 top looks. Clean and simple, no gimmicks.

Your turning out to be a pretty good waterblock craftsman. ;)

[b4i7]

top piece is gonna be aluminum over a piece of acrylic....i may try to have a piece today

[elbarto241]

i can honestly say if these blocks were on the market i`d save up my pennies!

[b4i7]

NEW PICS!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/Picture002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/Picture003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/Picture004.jpg

such a nice mirror finish :D


anyways...ive got my plans for a universal top almost done....making the fixture on tuesday..and hopefully a finished part that afternoon

comments?

[Spawn-Inc]

man these get better and better. i would stick with specific proc blocks instead of a uni one. looks better with the proper number of holes.

+rep for the better blocks and pics.. haha

[b4i7]

i will have it made so that you can either get a proc specific or a uni block, because some people may like universal design for ease of changing over systems :)

[Computer-Geek]

Wow that looks real nice keep up the good work! :D

[b4i7]

thanks CG

[b4i7]

update later tonight hopefully...watch this space

[b4i7]

ok..i was a bit off about when i would have an update....it will definitely be tonight

i just finished making a fixture for making the tops :D

[b4i7]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/unitop.jpg
teaser for later tonight :D

[Drum Thumper]

I can't wait! These are lookin GOOD!

[Zephik]

oh I hate suspense! Your an evil guy b4i7, just pure unadulterated evil.

[b4i7]

hehe...i know :twisted:

i would have the update for you now...but in the midst of changin computer desks my dad misplaced my base....so once i get it straightened in here a bit more i should find it then i will update

[b4i7]

ok, update time!

this top isnt quite the quality it will be in the end...i was kinda rushing it and didnt get a good finish on it but its still looking good!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0014.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0016.jpg
see what i mean...still hazey looking
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0018.jpg
with the bottom connected
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0020.jpg
nice beautiful finish on the bottom of the block....the rest of the top will look like that in the end
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0023.jpg
to show you the thickness...only 1/2 inch thick
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0025.jpg
and inside of a case...not mounted though..



that is part of the reason i will make separate ones, for each type of CPU, because my other athlon mobo cant hold the block because of caps :)

thanks for attention, comments?

[jdbnsn]

Bout damn time boy! That looks mighty fine if you ask me, got a very nice shine to it. Where is the TBCS logo? :)

[b4i7]

no logo on this one....not enough space...depending on the next one i may have a logo...but im gonan make myself do a gpu block next...period :)

[Zephik]

Is it just me or are you missing a hole? or is that the way its supposed to be?

The block looks pretty good, needs a little spit and shine to polish it up a bit, but looks good.

Are you planning on doing anything else to that block? Seems a little plain, like it needs something to give it that extra visual factor.

[b4i7]

heh.... yes there is a hole missing...i was russhin to make it.. and deleted a lin of code

i rushed to face it off and it left a bad finish...so when i redo it it will be better

as far as adding to it...youll see :)

[Spawn-Inc]

nice work, i was like ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh the first time i saw the first pic.

[FrooP]

woaahh siiiiiiiccckkkk *jealous*

[Computer-Geek]

Nice job even though u didn't get the finish u wanted on the top :)

[b4i7]

heh...thanks guys

[elbarto241]

damn that block looks tight. keep it up and i might just take a road trip and steal you rig :D lol

[jegerjon]

omg, nice block!!

[The boy 4rm oz]

That block is so cool...and shiney.

[b4i7]

thank you guys for the comments

sorry for the lack of updates...been really busy at work bustin my ass tryin to finish makin 1000 fittings

but i do have some new parts in the making....and later ill post some pics of some new etches i think you guys will like :)

[b4i7]

couple of small projects ive been working on at work....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0093.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/b4i7/waterlog/IMG_0091.jpg

these are a couple different etches we have worked out

[jdbnsn]

Cool! I may have to comission you for some custom etching. How about a TBCS logo?

[Spawn-Inc]

my god... i'm so jealous of you and your mill! +rep!

[SgtM]

Siiiiiiiiiickk!:eek:
+rep

[b4i7]

Cool! I may have to comission you for some custom etching. How about a TBCS logo?

well...that would have to be somethin i take up with crimson first... but as far as anything just lemme know what youd like


my god... i'm so jealous of you and your mill! +rep!

hehe thx just wait till you see what im making for tribute :)


Siiiiiiiiiickk!:eek:
+rep

thank you sgtm

[Tech-Daddy]

I cant say anyting... mah jaw ishhh awn da flooow....

++++rep

thpeeechleethh!
;)

[tribaloverkill]

Wow thats some top notch S@#$ right there!!!

[elbarto241]

im soooo blown away i can bearly type. hell of a nice job on that etching

[The boy 4rm oz]

Those etchings are INSANE!