Thats better than the original idea. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
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Thats better than the original idea. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeus
Modding... its a process.
Make sure to show us your results
You can get get some Frisk (sp) from your arts and crafts store as well (Typical where they have the Air Brush items). It is a clear plastic film that you can cut your letters out and apply them to the Plexi 1st, So you can place them where you like. Other Ideas would be get the easy Tac Spray Glue, and use a letter template push outs or make your own. The Easy tac spray glue makes it a little sticker than a postit note.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRece
Also remimber that paint really doesnt like plexi/ acrylic. To paint it you will need to take some time, many light coats and let it dry before the next coat.
sound like it could be a good mod. good luck.
Well i am sry to say that it has been a long time since I did any posting, but I really wanted to add to this thread some more tid bits. Anys, with the use of many dremel cutting discs I cut out the AOD by the use of a rectangle shape. Than I took cardboard, electric tape, zip ties and a printout pic of my wife and child and thus project AOD is now a picture frame project for now. Just until my attentions can turn to it again. And maybe get some ideas from the forumers about some others thing i have thought about. Again sry for the long time no post, and this short, to the point, no pic post. I will get back to this with more information later.
I would like to point out that I always cut on the none painted side, this allowed none of the paint to get missed up. I think I will use Discs for cutting for now on because they leave less chance to stray. Also helps to take the time with the discs and let them set the paste, as well as not to continue to cut for long periods. The electric tape was merely applied to cover unsanded edges as I was too lazy to sand them.
I have finished with my project, with this project I have learn to make to case before you build your computer. When go to do my next mod I plan to buy a computer case and when the case is finished, I will purchase other computer parts. I decided not to paint the inside of this computer case or cut out the honeycomb like I have seen other mods do, because when I receive all my parts, I got to thinking about the power of the machine and not the looks. Because I thought that, I figured out that everything is where I like it and don't want to mess it up. I might just buy a case, mod it, and put my computer components into that case that is new and modded. Any ways, here is what I have done to finish up this case, till the day I can get another.:hurt:
I have done some work and not post it for a while, simply because it was to make a temporary fix so it was in a condition that allowed me to use it and not be so damn ugly.The letters A.O.D. were severely messed up as you all know already, so I took "several" reinforced dremel to make a rectangle cut that I traced by simply measuring a inch from the predrilled hole made earlier. I cut the rectangle on the unpainted side so as to not to scratch the paint and cause me to repaint it. Once that was done I had taken white electric tape to create a round edge, with electric tape being latex like, I knew that I could put my window there at one time or another and there be a seal sort of. I grabbed me some cardboard and made me a temporary plexi and put a picture of my family on there so it would be nice. Just recently I have set out to fix it all.:D
As going back into working on this project again, I have a demon case that I hated. Not as in "8) demon case, how cool 8)" but as in ":evil: demon case, must exercise the evil out of you :evil:", the stupid thing just killed two hard drive for no reason. When I mean no reason I mean as in no physical or data like reason for the drives to crash other than the case thought ":twisted: I hate you, and for that you shall have no more freedom of a good drive. ZZAAPP!! :twisted:". So I destroyed the evil and used it for part. Thus the last supplies needed for the project was there, and I can continue to finish it. I just hope the parts carry some kind of curse, that would really be bad.:eek:
So I took the front and put it to the back, there was no problem for this because the plexi from the front was the one use the make the marks for the back. These pictures show you what held the cardboard into place and what is hold the front plexi in place which I tend to move to the back. As well as the plexi in place, I put the bolt on the outside so that the panel could slide back on. On this window, I can put my notes and pictures here. Sort of collage of stuff, nerdy stuff any way.:glasses:
With that moved to the back, I proceeded to the front panel and got the side panel of the demon case and measured up. With the pictures, you can see that the plexi is whole and there is merely a metal design on top. Well, actually there is the wholes for the fan, but besides that it is whole. After removing it from the demon panel, lined it up with the holes of the screwed that were in place for the front panel, I mark where the holes go with a perm marker. I had to do this since the plastic from the demon case was too big and the hole did not line up, so i will make new ones. Since the plexi from the demon case seemed flimsy like plastic, I just took a drill and made the holes real easy like. Once that was finished, I found that I had to cut some of the plastic off and found that a dremel can pick up plastic and fling it at you .:eek:
Than I simple put the fan back into place with it little cover and wallah I have a additional cooling for my monster. Here is the finish product, cool eh?8)
Now for my very front I thought that there needed a change, so took the dremel once again and did a few cuts. After which, I found that some cheap led light rod fit into the front bars. I did not cut the front bars cause, I want the light to illuminate what I have and not blind me. Wires were easy to manage thankfully so I was able to put it back together quickly.:)
Thus it is done, I will not do more till I have finished my other mods up. LOL, I haven't been finishing what I start.:redface:
Hey man it looks good. Maybe if you want I can do that back side pannel for you and it will give me a chance to break out that old dremal agian. btw hows my wiring and mesh job holding up for atleast i hope its doing good ;) Btw guys i'm the one that modder that helped him out in geting started. Now that i know were he posts his mod projects i might start posting some of mine now. but i have to hand it to him for some one that was kinda just jumping into the modding with both feet not trueling knowing what to expect he did a great job. As of right now it looks really good and honstly i say leave it the way it is because it looks good. But if you still wana put the DOA or the AOD hehe yeah that was fun :rolleyes: you can take it over to Shari at Splash designs there in town tell her that one of the guys from PC Tech sent ya and she can laser etch that side pannel with what ever you want for around 10-20 bucks well hehe depends on how much laser etching you want ;) also if you want some spare side pannels to do tests with i've got about 5 extra so you can pop on over to my house and tell who ever is there that you wana buy the sheets of plexie i have for 20 bucks. Just let me know if ya want them... not a hole lot of good there going to do me almost 2,000 miles away. :think: But honstly guys of the Fourm give him some props for this one becuase he really honstly didn't know what to expect but also he went into this knowing that something could go wrong but still went ahead with it. not many people will do that with there already competed system. DRece I congrate you on your job with this system and hope that all your futher system will go more smothly and may the moding gods smile apon you :D
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Nice mod so far, and Damn Renegade what a 1st post lol.
Ya, I wish I had waited to do the modding when the case was just itself, and not a completed system. It was fun none the less.:p
laser etching? You got an example?:eek:
Yes, I would love to have some plexi but I do not have money, this mod was finished with spare parts.:redface:
Thanks Ren for the +rep, I glad got to start into this but now I can't stop. :)
Tell me what you think of "little blue", ren?:?
