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nice work bench. I nned one of those, badly. My work space is some white table made in the early 90's. Sturdy yes.... small... yes. Hopefully I will be handleing that soon. Oh and don't be upset at the pink paint...say...umm...... . . . yeah I don't know what to say , but come up with something.
Thats gonna be a cool workspace. Its around about a foot bigger than the room i use and it has better ventilation!
Nice colour!?
Thats what I'm talking about it!! All I got to do is open the garage door!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crunch
Got some more work done on the shop today. I didnt finish even though I was hoping I would but then again I dont know why I thought that seeing that I had plans to coat the tables in polyurethane which take 24 hours to cure,... *breath*. That was a major run-on sentence:) Anyways,.... TO THE PICS!!!!
Poor sponge bob,... LOL. I thought I would bring him to his new torture chamber, ERR, home even though it wasn't done yet and this happens. Before he could even get there,... LOL. Now, let me tell you this,... this was NOT setup. I threw little sponge bob in the back of the truck with resurrected plankton(resurrected plankton? It's my worklog, I can do what ever I want!) and I began driving. Beofre you know it the commpressor fell over. I was like it's empty, oh well, and left it there. When I got there I got out of my truck and glanced over and there he was. LOL. I swear!!! I'm starting to think plankton did it because he was far and clear from it:)
Now,... a couple of guys told me to brace the top because it would eventually warp. They also said to coat it in a polyurethane. Here the big table braced.
Heres the small table braced.
Here they are with a nice thcik coat of polyurethane(oil based). I did under and over the table top. Th eonly thing I did not coat was the legs and lower bracing. They are wet already. It would just hjold in the moisture.
Damn! My bad :silly:.
You know sponge bob you had a rough day. I'm going to let you ride shotgun with me for the ride home,... NAH!
Your riding firs class way up front!!! OOUCH! Dude thats got to friggin hurt man. GAWWWD!
lol... good stuff broham
So my shop is almost done,...
First, my tables soaked up most of the poly coat!! I have to put on 2 more coats! Hopefully this time it will look nice and wet.
Heres the shop almost done. I basically have to wait fo rthe table to dry so I can mount some of my tools and bring all the computer stuff over.
I put together the drill press,... sweet! I cant wait to drill something with it!! SPONGE BOB!!!! I want to show you something,... it's ok, come look.
Yo,... whos going to ubercon?
You love torturing that SBSP plushie.... don't you?
btw, Nice place to work, too bad the flamin' finish on the table takes hours to dry. I want updates!!!!!
I've been following this worklog a while now, and I'm very impressed by your use of shapes, materials, and textures to achieve the looks you're going for.
As a designer myself, I'm always interested in what inspires people to do what they do...and I'm curious, what inspires you to do the mods you do?
WOW! You sure reworked that garage into a very respectable looking workshop. You should have made a full, seperate worklog of that build. :D
OMG! This thing is still going!:O:O wow! i will be watching
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Originally Posted by Xbrid
Yo! Where you been?
up 3d :D
I am almost finished! Thank GAWD!!! Some pics,...
Moved pretty much all my stuff over from the other shop. Cant believe how much crap I had!
My machine bench thingy,...
I made shelf to hold the machines I dont use.
I have my vise bolted to the table.
I built and acrylic rack that can carry 4'x4' sheets. Prevents then from bending.
Some organized thingies. My rad box up top.
All my computer hardware in the bins.
I am thinking today I can get started on blackout! I just have to do some unpacking.
niiice... the garage looks pretty different now... impressing. not only are u a great modder, but also pretty tidy and well equipped... blackout will be trully a feature itself :)
/me puts on the night vision goggles
oohhhh Nice :P
up thread
Ok,... so I had plans to work on blackout the other day. I did not get the chance because I realized that the sockets in the garage dont have ground plug holes. So I had to fix/ rewire the garage a bit. By time I got to work on blackout it was all late. Even though I replaced all the sockets it wouldnt have mattered anyways because I was not prepared to work on blackout meaning I didnt plan enough. I had drawn out plans for the shields but I did nothing for the shield walls or mounts. I have to make those first I I know how big to make the HDD shields. If make the HDD shields first and say they are to small or even to big,... I wont be able to mount them. The walls hardly have any room for adjustment so I couldnt move them around to make the slightly off HDD shields fit so they have to be dead on. Now,... I have to temporarily have to remove the HDD racks to mount the walls. Not a problem. One thing that is troubling me is how to mount the shields to the walls. The width of the HDD shields have to be a 1/2" smaller then the length between the walls so aluminum spacers can be used. The question is,... do I want to be able to easily remove the shields? It's not like there is anything behind these shields that I need to access regularly, just HDDs. So I am thinking no. I also have to make the wall furtherest up front an 80mm fan shroud too. So that means I will need a shield or shields for it too. I need an 80mm fan. I have to find one of buy one. I am hoping by time my shift here at work is done that I will have answers for everything. I am brainstorming like crazy right now. I swear my head is smokin,... I am going to get something done tomorrow regardless. I'll start the pump shields if I dont have the HDD stuff figured out. Sorry.
Ok,... here are some better somewhat final shots of the shop. Also,... I have pics of the pump and HDD shields to be. Also,... last night I think I figured out hwo I will mount the HDD shields and work the fan in there to cool off the HDDs. Check it out,...
Put away them nightvision goggles boys,... we have light!
Ok,... break out the nightvision goggles,... we've lost the light, again. Amazing how quickly it gets dark. I would of used the flash but the battery was low and I woldnt be able to finish taking pics. So I broke out my trusty old mag light:)
Still have some unpacking to do but that can wait(which means it will never get done).
The last thing I was doing.
Here are the new designs I plan on making for the pump and HDD shields.
Here's how I think I will mount. If it works,... the shields can be swung down to gain access even though it doesnt matter. This way I get to use some more support brackets:) The pic shows 3 I think I am only going to use 2. I think. Not sure. I have to figure out what I am goign to do with the rear shields. I know they are going to be flat because thats all that will fit back there. Well see. So you think it's a go? I think so. Its going to look sick! I have to figure out what to do for the PSU too. Going to the shop now. I'll have more pics by the end of the day. Peace.
Sick, dude.
Simply sick.
So yea,... the HDD shields won't work at all!!! Can you believe that! Check it out,... something, told me to put the drives in the rack today and then fit the shield. Well,.. I did that and learn that the hoses cant make the bend. They will end up all over the acrylic window. This is a bad thing but a god thing too. A bad thing because this means I am being set back a bit further seeing that I have to most likely relocate the HDDs. A good thing because it will solve my PSU shield problem. The PSU shield problem I was having was that I did think the HDD shields and the PSU shield would look good side by side seeing the PSU is wider and therefore the shields wouldnt line up right. It was eating at me and I didnt even make it so I knew that I would have to do something else. Check the pics,....
First,... the pumps. I figured something out today with the pumps that would make the shields look alot better. The one thing I didnt like about the pump shields, the new one that is,... that it look high up off the pump. I know the pump sides would help it out but still,... not alot. So I came up with this,... basically, the pump tower would be deeper and the portion of the pump passing through the tower wouldnt stick out as much. By alot actually. The shields wouldn't look as tall. Now the overall depth(from the mobo tray to the very tip of the suction barb) is still the same, I am just substituting. I know exactly how I plan on mounting the pump and everything. It very easy.
Now,... as for the HDDs, I am going to make my own HDD rack that will hold 6 HDDs with a little bit more then 1/4" spacing inbetween. The rack will have a dual 80mm fan shroud built on. The rack will be hung from the underside of the 5.25 bay. I am going to either cut away the rest of that second floor or just replace it with another piece of aluminum.
I am most likely going to clean this thing up,... it's ugly. I dont like it. I am going to use it to mount a button panel or something of that nature. I might make my own and just replace it. We'll see.
Mom and the baby. She dont know I took her pic, LOL. So cute. Anyways,...
The cases structural integrity will be comprised once I cut away the rest of that floor. This only means I will have to support the case with my own brackets or something. It's going to look cool but I didnt expect to cut this case up this much, LOL.
Ok,... an update! A real one! I mean I actually got work done today! LOL. Check it out,...
Ok,... this is what I am kind of shooting for,... not exactly but in general.
Gutted out the case big time. Soon,... it's no longer going to be a Lian-Li case. It's going to be a TRIBALOVERKILL case,... which is better. I could of made this case easily. It would of saved me a load of time if I made it myself. I wouldnt have to ponder how to mod something to work,... I could just have made it work from the begining. This is probably going to be the last case and only case I will buy. I'm just going to make my own from now on:)
I had to take apart the front of the case to get the front fan shroud out. It's cool how they put this thing together. The outter shell is basically two pieces. You have to compress the case pushing on the top back and lower front to get the pieces to let go of each other. Very cool. This is the new rivet I installed. The original ws flat so I am going to show you a tip on how to flatten them without scratching the case,........ all that much.
Tape.
File,.... lightly.
Done. I could of filed it flatter but I didnt care. It's flat enough.
Here I am making the bottom piece for the 5.25" bay. I could of just trimmed th eold one down but I didnt want to do that. This way it will look very fit for it's job. I'm bneding here,... obviously.
I am bending on some tough @#$ 1/8 aircraft aluminum. See the line I scratched into the piece I'm bending,... I lined it up with the very edge of the aircraft aluminum. If I had my bending brake it would be SOOOOO much easier :wink: :wink: :wink: :lol:.
Perfect! Let me tell you,... the dimensions of this piece is so accurate that I swear I was sitting there just looking at it feeling it,... it was so perfect. I did it with a file! LOL. No CNC machines,... a file. LOL. GAWD. Next time I am going to take pictures to show you. It's amazing. Oh,... did I mention that this is my second attempt at this piece today? LOL. I F'ed up the first one by cutting it to short. LOL. I was tired and hungry,... wasnt thinking :lol:.
Oh check out my handsome little brother, LOL. I had too. Even sponge bob wanted a piece of this! ZZZzzzzzZZZZzzzzZZZzzzz,..... dude he is out!!!
Pretty much done. I have to figure out a way of mouting the HDDs. I will most likely make a rack or something that will bolt to this panel.
HDDs,... I plan on getting,... 4 more 200gb sata's.
The new tower I am going to design is going to be taller so that it reaches from the floor of the case to the ceiling. It will help hold down the mobo tray and give it a somewhat uneven and off look which is going to look good.
Going to do some more work early in morning tomorrow for a couple of hours. Sunday I wont be abel to do any work on it because I will be doing some OT. If I am not tired on monday I will continue.
Boarding school :( but now i am back (sorta) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tribaloverkill
Oh,... well good to have you back dude!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Xbrid
man i just wanna say you got some killer krafting tallent. im in the process of doing a complete remake of my system (i accidentally started it in the project galleries. im going to move it to the worklogs soon but you can see it here reviving a klunker ) but most of the stuff im trying to do im still sitting here racking my brain on how to do it. and that curve when you bent the acrylic is just flawless. i had a prefab bandpass box with curved plexiglass (audiobahn) and it looked like crap compaired to your bend. well thats my 2 cents. keep up that damn good work!
Quick update,... I didnt get anything major done today just alot of thinking. I took some pics so you guyz can get an idea of what I am trying to accomplish. Check em out,...
Finished trimming down the 5.25" bay bottom panel. Sexy.
Here's what I am trying to accomplish. Theres only one HDD in the pic, theres going to be 6.
Going to install a 120mm fan to the bottom panel here.
The fan in the pic above will be bolted to the bottom panel of the 5.25" bay. I thinking about making these bands(2 of them) that will wrap all the way around the HDDs. The HDDs will be bolted the the bands. The band will be bolted to the bottom panel. The 120mm fan thats going under the HDDs will be bolted to the bands. The shields wil be bolted to the bands too. The HDDs will be a pain to get in and out buts thats ok for this computer atleast. I dont think I will go this route just yet. I want to think up another way then choose.
HDD RACK MOCK UP COMPLETE!!! Well,... I didn't make the whole thing, just the top. But hte bottom is pretty much going to be the same and the side are easy to picture. Here it is,...
Drawn out and ready to be cut.
Friggin mouse trap. Theres this mouse that ran across the garage door twice already. Once,... ok. Twice,.... I dont think so. The last thing I need is him showing up scaring me while cutting something,... might cut a fingre off or something. If something is going to be cut off it's his head. Yah,... I put cheeeese on the trap:) I dont even really think they prefer cheese, peanut butter is better but didnt have any. Oh well.
Mock up cut out. This is pretty close to what its really going to look like. I have to tweak it a bit though. Im thinking that I am going to have two front shields instead of one big one. This would mean there would need to be some sort of brace between drives 3 and 4. Also,... I just learned that I can open up the grooves for between the drives a bit more.
This will be folded aluminum that will be drilled and tapped just like what I did for the PSU. I need a tap and die kit:( I cant do it the sme way I did the PSu because this brackets is goign to be hung and the bolt will be removed several times so I need good strong treads.
This right here is a rivet hole. These 1/2" bands will be riveted to these tabs holding the top and the bottom of the rack together. The side shields will be bolted to these bands too using the folded/ drilled/ tapped aluminum method.
This is how its going to be hung from the bottom panel of the 5.25" bay. It's offset because I wanted this rack to be even with the case. The bottom panel was cut to contour the VFD cover and the LED cover.
A small gap between the two. Have to make rom the the fan bolts.
HDDs in place, bolted down. Here you can see the quick 1/2" bands I made. There folded tabs are not shown.
Here the space between the drives,... as you can see I can open up the grooves in the rack up by another 1.8" or so.
Tomorrow I will be wokring on the puter all day. I should have it completely finished by tomorrow and should be able to start something else. Oh and I will keep you updated on my furry little friend.
*Note: Bring a mop and bucket so sponge bob can clean up all the mousey blood.
Thanks dude! Good luck with your puter! Remember,... if you dont like it, dont settle for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by xavier2010
On your mouse problem! They dont really like cheese. if you dont have peanut butter try wrapping cotton (like a cotton ball or something like that) around the trap lever. they like that kind of stuff to make their nests. what I do to trap them quickly is rub the lever with peanut butter and then wrap with cotten. I did that trick in a house they were really comming in and filled all the traps in one night!
Yeah,... I figured that seeing I havent caough the lil s@#$ yet. I have to do what you said. Makes sense. I'll let you know tomorrow:)Quote:
Originally Posted by lorddarkwolf
or, you could just plug it into your computer ;) lolQuote:
Originally Posted by lorddarkwolf
keep up the fantastic work fella.... im still following with baited breath.
OH MY GOD I KILLED IT!!! I'M SORRY MR. MOUSEY :cry:!!!
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Do to the inhuman nature of tribaloverkill, the
mouse within the pictures linked below is DEAD,
when it could of been alive and released into
the wild something something miles away.
tribaloverkill is a mouse killer. Do not let him
anywhere near your wild house mice. Pet mice too.
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Ok,... on with the update.
Here's the sheet I will be using to cut out the top of the HDD rack.
Cut to size.
All scratched out,... confusing?
Hows thats? Still confuing though. I have to be REALLY careful not to cut through the wrong lines.
Cut the edges off. I had to stop here because I had no means of drilling out the inside cuts other then using the drill press. I havent really set it up yet so I just called it quits.
Tomorrow I will finish it. Night.
Man now I want the song by Mainer G Krebs "Kill the Wabbit"
Looking good so far ..
Update.
Finished scroll sawing the top of the rack.
Going to bend the tabs now.
Bent. These tabs are going to be folded so they can be drilled and tapped. They will hold the rack to the bottom panel of the 5.25" bay.
Some more bending,...
I used this angled steel and a hammer to make 90 degree bends.
Finished. All the tabs are bent, the outer, inner, and the mounting. The overal finish of this rack isnt goignto get much better then this. It kinda hard to sand it to make it look nice with all the tabs. Well,... its impossible actually seeing that I was using the orbital sander.
Center tabs for center support braces.
I built thius half-ass stand for this tool chest:) It's half-ass and I dont care:) This is an accomplishment for me:)
I'm going to start working on the bottom of the rack tomorrow:)
Ok,... had to cut it a bit short today but I finished the mockup for the bottom of the HDD rack and as of now,... I like it more the the top piece!!! It's so cool!
Heres the mockup all cut out and ready to be bent.
These are going to be folded. Two 80mm fans can be bolted to these things.
Folding complete.
80mm fan in place. Look how dead on!
With top piece.
Heres the aluminum I will cut it out of. I already cut it to size. I just have to scatch it out and cut. I'll finish that tomorrow.
I hope I am not to tired to work on it tomorrow. I am going to try and finish the rack tomorrow. Bye.
I only have one pic today, LOL. I didnt finish the bottom of the rack just yet. So close though. All the picture taking of this piece comes after where I lefted off so the next time I work on it I'll take pics. Here's the one pic I took.
I am going to be doing a double at work tomorrow for some OT and on sunday so that means I wont be able to do anything until monday:( That is if I am not to tired:( So I guess,... till then:( Peace.
B-E-A-utiful... I love the Blackout.... the Blackout is my friend...
hey ive been wanting a case like this one for a while now whats it called who makes it and where can i get one and if im correct its comes in silver too doesnt it i believe i saw one at fragapalooza
Sketchy, The case is made by Lian-Li
Though I think by now, this can no longer be considered a lian-li case.
Great work here Tribal, been watching it every day to see what ya come up with next. Keep it up and keep us informed :)
Valkerye
Ok,... heres the deal. I haven't done any work lately because I had to move home. I was having relationship problems and this is what ended up happening. Until now I had no computer or camera to log my work. I ordered some stuff to get the components for backout running. A cheap case, some 80mm fans, keyboard, another PSU(OCZ 520W POWER STREAM). I also got two litho batteries, charger, and a card reader all for my camera. Sunday I am going to get everything running. I got everything for the computer and I got the card reader. I am waiting for the batteries and the charger. As soon as I get everything,... I will get back to it. I just havent been myself lately because of all this. Just give me a couple more days and everything will be back to normal. Sorry.
ok i was not meaning this modded case but the original case and i was also wondering where i might purcase one and to add this case mod is beuatifully done its bringing a tear to my eye
