Do you have any that are bigger than 3.5"? I've been wanting to get one for a while for a different project. Looks like you've pretty much solved the problem of it looking off. I like the IDE cable idea to cover the modders mesh.
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Do you have any that are bigger than 3.5"? I've been wanting to get one for a while for a different project. Looks like you've pretty much solved the problem of it looking off. I like the IDE cable idea to cover the modders mesh.
Ive got some... and those I have, they are OLD, HEAVY, and probly useless for this kind of mod... because if you can find a way to open them (special nuts) you still wouldnt be able to see the ''hard drive'' since its all packed weirdly...Quote:
Originally Posted by d_stilgar
That's fine, I don't need them. I won't be using IDE cables for the gaps, I will be using square tubing.
Now this Worklog is FEATURED!
I put the Hd's on the front too.
I've STARTED painting the case. First I took it apart.
Then I applied primer.
And I STARTED on the chrome coats. I'll do at least 3 coats (sanding inbetween) over the next couple days.
congrats on the featured log....this thing is awesome.....you oughta do a windowed hd mod and mix it in with one of the others you got mounted...so you got all the non working...then just one...like say right in the middle...thats writing away
Looking good.
Seeing all those dead hard drives reminded me of this site top 5 dead HDD projects I found off a Hackaday.com link. It would be neat if you could wire up the clock one to one of the drives
That clock is sweeeet!
I dropped the motherboard in.
While painting I accidently painted the crap Video card I originally had for this system. :( It was only 64MB, but good enough for this project.
I added the square bars to the top to fill in the gaps.
I've posted those HD speakers here twice. I swear I must be the only person who tinks that's a cool idea.
On topic: The case looks awesome. Coming together real nice. I was worried at the beginning, but It is looking more and more professional with every update.
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Originally Posted by d_stilgar
i am going to find every dead hard drive i can and make a zillion.1 speaker system with them =D
I decided to try to scratch off the paint on the gold leads and try it in my test system.
At least the part you normally see isn't painted.
It works!
bloody hell dude you're lucky that there is not any hardware protection organization, lol you made my day, i cant belive it works f#@&
BTW: are you go'na put any light's in the hard drives (led etc) ???
as long as the paint isn't conductive (which most aren't) you'll be fine =p
there was actually a guide on how to paint cards like that
Go figure the heatsink I decided to go with was too tall and wouldn't allow the motherboard tray to slide back on.
In trying to remove the sink and put on a low profile one, I SCREWED UP BAD!! Any heatsinks with a 4-corner bracket?
Then to make things even worse the exterior cover with all the drives attached wouldn't slide back on. The bolts holding on the drives make the guide rails miss the track.
Sooooo....I'm gonna keep the outer shell and fab the rest.
I made some measurements.
Then I did some cutting.
And slid on the new bottom.
I then attached the drives for the bottom.
And cut some more square rods for the bezel framing.
I know this looks pretty ghetto, but I decided to keep the motherboard tray. I will make it look better.
Sounds interesting. Can't wait to see how it comes out.
P.S. On your tag line ... didn't Milton ever wonder if Satan would have something to say about that? I'm pretty sure he reigns there and won't share the power. :) :)
Sorry about the setbacks. That is never fun. I hope you get it all worked out.
Milton is quoting Satan.Quote:
Originally Posted by MDCS
Its looking really good, a really intresting idea!
Mark
cool. for the cover, are you still having problems getting it on? id suggest cutting gaps in all the places where the bolts get stuck, so it should just slide right over it.
Well, I guess that clears that up. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan
I really like the chrome idea for the case. Is there a way to make it shinier?
Buff, or clear coat (even the kind of clear coat that comes in a can)?
I'm not using the case.
who'... what are you talking about hope you aint scraping this thing
No, the hard drives with the case cover is enough "structure" to maintain components
I just bought a new heatsink with enough clips to hold on to the broken socket.
Did you try glueing the broken bit of the socket back on to help?
I tried gorilla glue (Extremely strong stuff), but it broke off again when the heatsink went back on. The new heatsink won't need that bit to hold on
so for those who don't know, i asked TGS to send me hard drive covers. He sent them out, and today i got a box with no return address and it was covered in pentagrams...
and i knew exactly who it was from =D
rofl, that's awesome.
L0L.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega
yes, thats a zero. I'm cool like that.
Wow. TGS. This is one of those mods that make you go....well...err...thats...errr.....cool.
I thought I put a return address on. Too bad, I just got a new stamp made for it too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega
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Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan
Good thing it had pentagrams on it, lest I think it a bomb.
I'm guessing the postage looked a bit like this, right?
I got some plexi cut at Lowe's. I'll peel away the stickers soon.
I'm gonna use some angled aluminum around the edges. I hope that it keeps the entire thing from falling apart.
wow. this is gonna be cool.
That's a great way to reuse computer parts:D ;)
I put the front bars on...
...but something has me concerned. Some of the platters sit higher than the others on the top. They even rise above the bars that are supposed to even out the top. With the higher platters, the top is not flat. What to do?
I bought an 8 foot piece of 90 degree steel.
And a 3 foot piece of square bar for the bottom of the case.
I cut holes in the angle bars and joined them together.
Here's what it will look like with glass secured in there.
So, I started making the frames for the sides. When the sealant dries, I'll just slap them on to the side and drill them down.
The adhesive dried. But I still need another 13 inch piece for the top.
damn its looking pretty heavy. but nice
Still under 25lbs
I framed in the sides and added a square bar to the bottom to help keep the sheet metal attached.
Next I have to work on the top.
