Shiny :D Suprised your ugly mug didn't crack it lol ;) great work.
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Shiny :D Suprised your ugly mug didn't crack it lol ;) great work.
It's aluminum baby! This S@#$ dont crack:) It only bends and tears when casting my reflecting;) LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scotty
first one with the aluminum reflection?
I'll let you know tomorrow when I update:)Quote:
Originally Posted by b4i7
Tiny update.
Jul-29-2007
This is what I have been doing the past few days. I did all this last night at work though. I was trying to figure out exactly what I wanted. This is it. When I go to the studio today,... this is what I will be doing. I'll be there all night.
Going to on vacation in exactly 4 days! 1 month of BLACKOUT, straight up! Updates almost everyday:)
As always...perfect, there's only one word for it.
There goes an hour of each of my August days reading your logs :D :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tribaloverkill
UPDATE! WHAHOO! I didnt get a load done but I still got a good amount of work done. I started by finishing the last two pieces of aluminum, they needed to be polished. That took a bit of time. I then drew out the design on those two last pieces. These two last pieces being the inner bracket shield thing. I spent a good amoutn of time doing this because some of my stuff was off a bit. I had to make sure everything was aligned. Anyways,... check it out.
Jul-30-2007
Drilling took a bit to do because there were so many holes to drill! In the pic you see me drilling the hole holes. I didnt use this uni-bit for the entire hole. I step drilled from like 1/16" up to 3/8" using separate bits. So,... thats when I went out to get this uni-bit! i cant believe I am just getting this thing now! It's great! Expensive too. Like $36US!! But it downa great job though! Saved me a ton of time.
Look how evenly spaced! God I love it. So,... I went with this style instead of the inset style I was planning mainly because I wanted to maintain the look. This is what I did for the HDD rack so this is what Im doing for the PSU. Plus the inset would be more complicated and would take much more time. So yea.
Hose preview.
Time to scroll saw. Here you see that I am using my PIECE of S@#$ scroll saw. Nothing fancy;)
The blade in the hole.
Done!
A close up so you can see how I roll,... you see how I try and not touch the tape. If I touch the tape a tiny bit thats ok. But I definitely do not want to cut into the tape. I will file all this away all of whats left of the shiny aluminum you see.
I flipped it over and this is what it looks like without tape.
I got most of that cutting done with one blade. I changed the blade only because I knew it was dull. It didnt break,... it was dull. You can see how the teeth are slanted upwards a bit.
Anyways,... I plan on going back after work tonight to do some more cutting. Till then:)
Vacation: 2 Days left.
Mate what can I say, perfect. Can't wait for your vacation to start. Nothing beats coming home from school, turning the computer on and just admiring someones work. Excelent.
Thanks:) Cant wait for it too. I want to finish this case!Quote:
Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
No problem mate.
TO, why must you make me explode on myself every morning when i check your updates?
LOL. Because,........ that's what I do;) ha ha ha. Now go clean yourself up for tomorrows update:)Quote:
Originally Posted by b4i7
Are you still using that bitchin radiator enclosure you made for the top?
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Originally Posted by jdbnsn
Oh yea. Have to polish it:)
Quick update,...
Jul-31-2007
First. Scroll saw blades. Look how small they are! I though you guyz could use something to compare them too so I used this 30lb weight.
HA HA AH HA yea,.... heres the real shot. A dime and a 1/16" drill bit. Blade TPI from left to right,... if I remember correctly, 11.5tpi, 18.5tpi, 14.5tpi, and 46tpi.
Notice the different thicknesses of the blades. The 18.5 is by far the thinnest. It almost paper thin. This blade breaks easily when cutting aluminum.
Look what came in the mail! My 1/8" nylon spacers that smallparts.com didnt have before. I guess they got some and then charged me for them and sent them. thats just great seeing I already bought some. Oh well,... the more the better. They still didnt send my 1/8" screw insulators. They will probably do the same for those. They didnt say they were going to do this. This is what gets me.
Here's what you wanted to see. I didnt take pics of the two inner shield bracket things I cut out. Guess I forgot too:( Anyways. wasnt much to look at.
I'm going back to the studio today after I go to the gym. I'll be there all night seeing im on vacation! WHAHOO! I'll finish cutting the last side out and I will start filing them. OH! check it out! I found out they have scroll saw files!!!! And sand paper!!! I have to get some and see how they work! I was thinking to myself while filing by hand,... they should make a file that attaches to the scroll saw,... lol. They have it! I'll let you know how they work. I think they will save tons of time. TONS.
Nice as alway's. But it still impresses me how you take the time to make all those small cut's and add so many pictures.
Small update for Blackout. Spent a good portion of the night messing around with the Liquid Evolution stuff. check that log for an update.
Aug-02-2007
I got all the pieces cut out and cleaned. I washed away all the oil from cutting. I got that 3 in 1 oil everywhere! LOL. Anyways,... when i go back I will be filing and making the UV green equiv's for this stuff.
Going fishing today from 2pm till 7pm. When I get back I will be heading out the studio. It will be late when I get there but who cres! I'm on vacation! WHAHOO!!!
cant wait to see the PSU all assembled!
Get out really? HO S@#$! Thats cool! Thanks! HE HE HE:) I have more to come! Looking to have the PSU together in th enext day or so,... stay tuned.
congrats bro, you deserve it with the amount of hard work and dedication you put into this case day in and day out.
keep the mod-a-licous updates coming! :D
When you finish this project we'll do a nice big full feature. This mod is loved by all.
DAMN! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN! OMG I'M PISSED. The center shield is to long,... by, an inch! How did I miss that? OMG.
Aug-03-2007
Here I am filing the very nice but very much to long center shield.
SCROLL SANDING! This is my own version of it. Im using metal sand paper. Its actually a type of cloth so its strong enough for the stretching.
I use two strips back to back.
Damn. This is after trying to sand one groove. The aluminum kinda scrapes the grit off. It might work better on acrylic. I'll try it later.
Center shield all done.
Left side all done. Blurry pic. Sorry. I also finished the two inner shields.
REady to bend the center shield.
Bent. This was a tricky piece to bend. I had to be super careful. I'll explain this in more detail when I remake this piece.
Came out pretty good! To bad its to long! I pretty much nailed the height,... it's just the length I failed to do right.
Damn. I'm sick to my stomach. All that work down teh drain. Its not like I can even attempt to use it. I could possibly cut off the back end but the hose holes will be covered by the 120mm fan:( I'll just make a new one. Should only set me back a day. In between working on making this again I'll continue on with the other pieces. So I keep you guyz moving forward. This thing is going to look bad ass though!!!
It's length now,...
What it's suppose to be. Thats pretty much 1". Cant believe this.
Argh!
Its suppose to be a 1/4" behind that line there.
Anyways,... I'm not going to the studio today. I have to spend time with my friend who is moving far away at the end of the month. But I will be at the studio tomorrow morning and I will be there all day into the next working on this. Sorry guyz:(
I have no idea man...Quote:
Originally Posted by tribaloverkillNow this is cool. This is a test! One of these was taken using the reflection of the aluminum and one was not. Can you guess which one is what? HE HE HE! I love it.
But fricking GREAT work!
I'm inspired... I'm going to start my mod today!
They are BOTH reflections:) Thanks for playing:)Quote:
Originally Posted by AJ@PR
Damn you get it so shiny. To bad that piece is too long, it looks perfect.
Oh. Ma. God. I just got home from 16 hour run at the studio. I worked 16 hours straight! Non-stop. Cutting. Filing. Sanding, polishing, drilling,... holy s@#%. I'm a friggin machine!!! I've havent been home in a few days. I have been running back and forth between my friends place and the studio. I have never spent so much time in the studio before. Damn. I was in there a lot but at first I did a lot of sleeping. It was weird,... I could work like 4 - 5 hours but after that I had to sleep! I'd lay down for like a couple of hours then get up and work another 4 - 5 then I'd have to sleep again! Thats kind of funny because I only get in about 4 - 5 hours normally when I am working at the hospital. My body is following a trend. I think I broke it though. I sleep like 12 hours like two night ago,... then I headed to the studio and got there about 2pm yesterday. I worked all the way till like 6:30 this morning. Straight. Truly amazing. Anyways, LOOK WHAT I MADE!!!
Aug-06-2007
First,.. look what I got, yet another square. I wanted to see if this one was any better then the others. It is but it's still off. Whats the matter with these damn companies and there crap equipment!!!
Check this out! I got another small file set!!! This set is JUST what I needed!!! It's smaller then my big ones yet bigger than my smallest ones! They are thin enough to fit in freshly cut 1/8" grooves! This means I can file them down quicker! Thanks god. Filing with those tiny ones suck!
Ok,... here are the 3 new pieces I need. OH. Yea,... I need 3 new pieces not just one. The center piece was off by an inch and the two inner bracket shields were designed specifically for THAT center piece. So I need new ones of those too. Sucky.
WHaLAAAA!! All done! LOL. I didn't take pics of my remaking these pieces because you already seen these being made. Anyways,... I nailed it this time around. What happened the last time? I dont know. *Kicks myself*
I used heat this time to make this bend. It came out so much better. The new one has the exposed bend as in there's no tape. This two pieces are aligned with each other perfectly. Look how much longer in front this thing is. This from having a S@#$%^ bend.
Very long in the back. *Kicks myself again*
New one fits perfecly. Just as its suppose to.
It's going to look so yummy.
You guyz creamin your pants yet!!!!
Oh wow. I like.
Time for the acrylic! YEA!!!
Bent and bolted. Ready for the trimming of excess material.
Done.
So nice. Time to drill out the hose holes.
EEEK! 4am and still moving along!!! Hmmm,... I can see my friend stacey got to my phone. B@#$%. Thats my nephew by the way. He's cute.
While you were staring at my phone I went ahead and drilled out the hose holes. Try and keep up!! I used the lovely uni-bit to drill these. I love that bit. Anyways,... I cant drill all the way through because the uni-bit will only drill up to 1/8". So I have to take off the aluminum and drill the acrylic by itself now.
Like so,...
Nice. I even counter-sunk them using the same bit. You guyz gotta get one of these things.
While you were looking at my holes,... I sanded with an 80grit disc using the drill press.
This is 120grit by hand and then a foam sanding block by hand. All done.
Eye candy. Want some?
Time for the sides,... same routine.
Bang. Trimmed.
Etched,...
To Be Continued,...
That looks great man!
This is great. It has taken so long you will need to update your hardware when you finish lol. Oh well, good things go to those who wait ;)
wow. you dream and you dream, but when it really comes you still get blown away. amazing as always. keep it coming bro ^.^
Thanks guys:)
OMG! OMG! OMG! Check it out! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
Aug-07-2007
UV backing for the sides of the PSU.
Done.
Almost complete!!!
Milling the tabs for teh inner shield/ brackets. This works so well. When dont I can totally bend these tabs with a pair of pliers.
Milled,....
Bent. Nice and neat.
Look at that! I know it looks sloppy but it's not,... it's the camera I swear.
Pliers,...
Bent. Just like that:)
You see how this is going to work?
All done. Well not quite but most of the work is done. I totally forgot to snap a pic of the thread-serts being installed. Sorry.
This is a problem. This is suppose to be under the center shield not sticking out like this. I have to fix this.
Some light. This is one LED. This is what it really looks like.
This is the same LED on crack,...
Money shots,... God I love how this is all coming together. The shiny chrome with UV green all cluttered in there like that,... absolute yum.
So yea,... I have to figure out how to fix those inner shields, to keep them from sticking out like that. Not much I can do. S@#$.
Mate you are a GOD!!! This mod is just insane, keeps getting better and better. Keep up all of the good work.
Thanks:) It's only going to get better. Wait till you see what I have planned for my next computer. LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
That looks awsome!!! + rep
Really stunning.. +rep
