i also find that flat IDE cables can be easier to hide, round ones can sometimes be hard due to them not bending as easy, atleast flat ones can be folded into shape, i used to have all my HDD's backwards just so you couldn't see my cables!
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i also find that flat IDE cables can be easier to hide, round ones can sometimes be hard due to them not bending as easy, atleast flat ones can be folded into shape, i used to have all my HDD's backwards just so you couldn't see my cables!
Still working on minor details lately, here are some of the molex cables...
I decided to build a trim/guard so that the larger power cables and others don't screw up the foam beneath the mother board. I started with a piece of the same plastic as the case and some clear plastic trim that I once used to seal the edges of a subwoofer box...
The trim that I used was crap that was lying around in a junk pile so over time it lost it's clean 90 degree angle. An easy fix was to throw together a jig and use a heat gun to soften them up while a pressed them back into shape...
The rest was just cutting, sanding, and gluing...
It was just a suggestion. I know money can be a bit tight when it comes to modding. I admit the flat ones are easier to route and manipulate but I'm a sucker for UV round cables lol.
The progress is looking good mate, keep it up.
Well, I leave for California in a couple of days so this project is going on the shelf until I get back. Here are some shots of the progress thus far...
This one is just the beginning of another trim piece like the last...
And the rest are the assembled components...
Internal layout looks fantastic my friend, very nice work.
One thing, please tell me your going to paint the front of the disk drive ;). +rep
Thanks bro! Yes, the whole front will look much different in the end result. I probably won't paint the drive, but I will more likely "stealth" it in a way.
Ah glad to hear, I forgot you still had to make the outer shell. Best of luck with that, I can't wait.
looks great, super clean :up:
Nice wire management. Although dislike the white optical.
Lookin amazing!
But like Kumo said, the white drive needs something done to it..
At least in my opinion anyway.
it all looks very neat and professional :)
Great work!
Thanks guys! If you read a few posts above you will note that I am not finished with the front, the drive will not remain like that.
I found some relevant information on the Beijing National Aquatics Center
in the October issue of LED Magazine. Haven't downloaded it yet, but it looks to be good.
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/magazine
I haven't been keeping up with this one like I should, excellent progress! The box itself came out very well, and the cable management is excellent as well. Waiting to see the finished front. +rep
Feachured, Biatches!!
lol nice work con grats... and nice work crimson
Congratz mate.
Yikes!!! I am very honored for the bump to featured, though I'm not sure my little project compares to some of these other mods. Many thanks in any event, and I'll get right back on this as soon as I return home.
BTW- Thanks for the tip Eck, I've been looking for something like that.
You deserve it mate.
Thanks guys, it means so much!
I need some help from the LED gurus though. Once I build the outer shell, I need to design a programmable LED array to do things like this:
Any ideas?
Perhaps you should get onto rendermandan, he is pretty good with LEDs and his mate is good with everything electronic lol.
Found these at Sparkfun.Com
BlinkM - I2C Controlled Programmable RGB LEDs.
BlinkMs are Programmable! With ThingMs sequencer software, you can create
a mix of colors with different time slices, upload that sequence to the Blink, and then let it rip.
They also have the BlinkM MaxM - I2C Controlled RGB LEDs.
MaxM Master runs our unique firmware that creates virtually any RGB color,
fades smoothly between two colors, and blinks in virtually any pattern.
Not sure if these are what you need or not. That is the best I could find.
Maybe a good way to go about creating the shell would be creating a mold, and using clear plastic. To create Lens basically. And spread those all around in different directions, with LED arrays underneath them.
That's a great find Eclec.
You could use someting like my xps ground effects controller. Send me a PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
Oh, yeah. Congrats on getting featured.... Sure wish Dark Carbon was, (hint, hint)... LOL
I'm sure you will get there :D:banana::banana::banana:Quote:
Originally Posted by rendermandan
Those were some great suggestions Eck, I looked into them. The problem with the LED Mag issue was that it was only talking about the lighting of the actual water cube which didn't help me much, unless I'd like it to be brighter than the sun. The other BlinkM's are interesting, but they look a bit bright for my application. Plus they are out of stock, and expensive. But essentially that is what I am wanting to produce, just with my own two hands and for less money. The closest lead I have found is something called a "Peggy" which actually posts the blueprints online for free. I'm just not sure about the multicolor and how hard it would be to build. But it's a start. Any more ideas?
Wow! Absolutely stellar work Jon.
On the LED front, my old stand by is phidgets who have a 64 LED controller. On another thought, what about ps1 screens(can you still ebay these?) or similar lcds instead of leds?
http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?product_id=1030
On the water cube effect, have you seen illusion film from Tap Plastic.
It's holographic and available in blue serpentine or clear honeycomb pattern. I have a sample from Maker Faire somewhere. Pictures on the web don't do it justice as the effect is fairly trippy. Here's the link: http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=451& I can't recall how transparent it was. If I find the sample, I'll post video.
That's pretty cool stuff Mach.
Yeah, I need to find the piece of it that I have.
On the point of the PSone screen, here's what I was remembering when I mentioned it
There's also this:
http://hehe.org.free.fr/hehe/lightBrix/index.html
Thanks for the input Mach! I'm not sure i understand that video though, I thought a PSone was a handheld game. Anyway, I definitely want LED's in a controllable array. The Peggy board is almost perfect. If I could figure out how to broaden the array a bit and then convert a 2D array into one with 4 walls that seam together at the edges I'd be exactly where I want to be. That material you pointed out is very slick, but I have already picked out some acrylic that I plan to use to make the "bubbles". It's getting the light show to work that is killing me.
Very nice man great atention to detail +rep
Sorry for the confusion. Watching the colors change in the building video reminded me more of a muted LCD than it did LEDs. The PS1 mod is the old trick of putting a PS1 LCD into a case. The benefit was that they were cheap and easy to ebay.
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2004/07/07/psone_lcd/1
Damn Jon, that's looking slick dude! Congrats on the feature. I'm trying to work something out in my head about the lighting for you, but Im not good with circuits. I can get LED's to turn on and off for you, but that's about it. Check out ledshoppe.com when you go to buy LED's (if you don't already have them).
Lookin sweet bud. Like Rick, I'm at a loss as well--circuits are not that strong of a point with me.
For some reason I keep thinking "sound activated". Although it would detract from watching a movie.
Hey, any progress on this? We are dying for an update.
rip me... lol been waiting.. lol
Sorry guys, I'm away from home trying to find work. Might have some updates in the near future, at least I hope so.
so do i :P
Wow Jon, this looks great!
I found this little video using an 8X8 RGB led panel.
They are 2.38 inches squared, so unfortunately it will take a bunch to cover your case.
You can get the plain panel
For 29.95, but you will still need the circuitry to drive it.
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/pro...roducts_id=683
OR they have one with a SPI serial input backpack attached for 59.95
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/pro...roducts_id=760
Both are pretty expensive.
If you check the datasheet here.. http://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/C...-2388CRGBC.pdf if shows the schematic of how its all put together which could give you some direction if you want try and build your own diy style.
Also you should check out the Arduino boards and project forums. Maybe someone has done something similar that you can use.
Looking forward to how this turns out, its fantastic work so far!!
That's an awesome find OvRiDe, thye look amazing.
