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Originally Posted by AmEv
Thanks ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuganater
Well, it is a mixture of styles :) We'll have to see how it turns out, I hope we'll both like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by xr4man
Thanks :) That would definitely be a scratch mod for that compo, since the tower mod category is for Cooler Master cases only.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggoofy
Update!
Yesterday was the day I started building the new side panel. I will be using an old 8mm thick sheet of Lexan. The protective foil was severely damaged, so I didn't want to sell it anymore. You never know how damaged the actual sheet is when the foil is damaged. This is the better side of the sheet ;)
The first thing to do was to remove the protective backing. The design is so complicated that I can't work with the non-see-through foil. Fortunately the sheet didn't have a lot of scratches, very few actually. I put it on the case to draw some rough cutting line:
The first cut:
Second cut:
This is how it should work in the near future ;)
Before cutting the second part, I needed to adjust my jigsaw to cut under an angle of about 20 degrees. Fortunately, this jigsaw lets me do just that:
The second part is cut and filed to shape:
The third sheet is the hardest, since we've cut off a little too much of the plastic side. I will have to fill that gap later on. This is the shape for now:
And to finish off, a nice overview picture. It starts to look really good I have to say :)
There are a few problems that I have to solve. I need to join the three panels of Lexan together. Metals plates will be used on the back, but I have to fill the gaps with some plastic kit or glue. Bondo will not work, that will crack due to the flexibility of the panels. I could still use some tips on how to solve this issue.
The other problem I have is that the top of the case was also cut a few mm wrong. One possibility is to buy a new top panel, but Cooler Master doesn't sell it in the shop anymore. The other option is to bolt some aluminum plate to the Lexan to fill the gap, since the gap is about 2mm wide across the whole top.
What I will do next time is unknown. I wanted to work on the side panels some more, but I may have to finish the radiator and reservoir assemblies first. You'll see ;)
Update
Maybe the new shape of the new side panel wasn't clear yet, with the case laying down. So I put it back on its feet. This went well for a few minutes, but then the tape broke ;)
Before I will continue with the side panel, I have to have a better view of what the inside will look like. In this update, I will show you how I made two compartments, one for the radiator and one for the reservoir. It all starts with this sheet of 5mm white acrylic I had left:
I cut it under an angle of 45 degrees to make it flush with the case :)
To be able to mount the side panels, some more material had to be cut off. This picture also shows the second part I cut and bolted to the case:
I need a strict separation between the two chambers, so the air of the radiator will not pass through the whole case. To determine the shape of this part, I made a cardboard model first:
To mount the big plate in the case, I used two captive nuts that were attached to the bottom of the case. These will soon appear on my website, because they are so nice to work with :) Otherwise I would have needed to tap a thread in 1mm aluminum, of use a normal nut, which is no ideal solution.
All of these parts will be mounted with black hex bolts, they will be replaced by countersunk ones later on. You probably won't be able to look into the radiator compartment, but I will paint the angle profile black anyway ;)
And then the moment was finally there, I could mount my Liquitwist reservoir :)
The reservoir will be visible from both the side as from the front. I will be using the standard front plates (and still need two more), but I still have to choose if I'll use the plates with or without the fine mesh:
Through the focus of the camera, I can't really compare the result with these photos, but I'll just decide later on :) I hope you're liking the results so far, but more will come ;)
Update
The side panel will be painted white, once the three parts have been joined together. All that white needs a black fan grill :) This hole will serve as an intake for the radiator. The outtake will be in the front, so the dust will not get stuck in the front mesh. I will be using a Nexus Beamair, which was designed to improve airflow on fans. No fan will be mounted to it this time, but I finally found a nice purpose for it:
The nice thing about 8mm Lexan is that you will have to spend a lot of time on filing if your cuts aren't perfect :p On this picture it needed no support, but it didn't quite fit yet:
A little while later:
It's almost flush with the front of the Lexan, I'll make sure it is in the final product :)
To prevent a clogged radiator, I will make a dust filter for it. And as any woman would say, layers do the trick ;) This assembly now has a layer of Lexan, a layer of Beamair, Hexx mesh and a finer mesh :)
All of it is mounted with four M3 bolts, with threaded holes in the Lexan. The holes are blind, so they won't be visible from the outside :)
See you guys next time ;)
Update
I want to have two fillports at the top, one for the water going in and one for the outgoing air. There's only one problem, there is not enough space to use a standard fillport or a weird construction with fittings. So I went for my standard solution: "When everything else fails, build something out of 20mm acrylic" ;)
First up, a 1:1 scale sketch of the piece, with the same 42 degree angle as the big white sheet:
Next step: cutting a chunk out of the big sheet of 20mm acrylic. I had to cut it by hand to prevent it from melting. The holes were drilled with a 12mm drill, in one time. To make sure it wouldn't crack I clamped it in multiple ways and I had to cool it repeatedly. The holes were threaded with a G1/4" tap:
The plan was to not drill the holes completely through, but I had to do that so I could tap them. The result is that I need to put in even more stops. This is how the complete assembly will look :)
At the case, it should look something like this is the near future. I will cut a hole in the top of the case for the two fill ports. When in use, I will only have to slide off the top of the Cosmos to reach the fill port:
It ain't much this time, maybe more next time ;)
I'd think you'd invert the res, to create more of a waterfall look.
My $.02.
This is going to look beautiful. When it's done it's going to have a super clean look, at least that's what I'm expecting. Can't wait for the next update.
Wow, great work. :up: Kudos for having the balls to cut up a Cosmos like that. ;)
If I would flip the reservoir, no water would flow as both the intake and outtake are located at the bottom ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AmEv
That's what I am aiming for indeed, let's see how it works out :)Quote:
Originally Posted by biggoofy
Well it wasn't my case when I cut it up, but the guy who let my cut it up sure had balls :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by x88x
Oh. I thought the intake and fillport was at the top, and the output was at the bottom.
