:) I thought I commented on this earlier Doh!, the motorized door looks awesome m8, great progress :) + rep.
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:) I thought I commented on this earlier Doh!, the motorized door looks awesome m8, great progress :) + rep.
thanks guys! I have some more parts coming this week, so there should be some interesting progress this week!
QFT!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by chaksq
Great work!
Ok, not much today. I have been waiting over a week for this, and it finally came.
It's a 5" lcd screen for use with various gaming systems
Kind of a cool little deal, too. Also came with a base to attach it to, whatever, as well as a cable for use with xbox or playstations.
But I'm not interested in all that! Here's what I want!
Hmm. Not quite what I was hoping for.
Here is where the monitor is going.
The backside;
This is going to be a challenge. I'll keep you posted as I make progress on this.
Nice that lcd is going to look awsome on your rig.
Sweet screen bro, I should pick one up for myself :D.
That is a nice screen. Nice to see that it comes with its own driver board, which includes some standard inputs. +Rep ('cause apparently I didn't already do that.)
Nooooo tragedy strikes!!
My trusty Dremelike has officially taken a dump on me.
I was working on those damned fins, the cutoff wheel jammed, and it broke the flex attachment, and I guess it was just too much for my old rotary tool to handle. Damn you, hard ass aluminum! Damn you.
Idk if I'll be able to get a new one today... Still have to work on my car (again). Can't really put that off much longer or I won't have power steering anymore.
So, after 6 years of trusty service, it's time to give my loyal tool a proper send off....
Good bye old friend.
Some progress,
Cut out the hole. Now, bear in mind, I will have to eventually cut this hole larger, to accomodate the mechanics for the doors that will cover it.
I started grinding down the fins behind the screen, so it will sit down flush.
Eventually I decided to just cut the fins off. The don't serve any purpose, and they won't be seen back there.
Plus it's a little weight reduction. win-win.
Ohh yeah ps, I set my stuff up on the table while I went to the store, and when I looked at it, that would be a sweetass place for a monitor. Not many 3.5" bay devices to use, for the most part anyway. Just sharing an idea, mebbe someone can use it :up:
Damn that sucks about the Dremalike, I had one, lasted 3 months HAHA got myself a genuine one after that, works a treat. You shouldn't throw away that flex shaft though ;).
the flex shaft broketed too. ends spin independently
Damn that sucks, those things are expensive lol $50AUD.
yeah, bout 30 bucks here. gonna delay things a bit.
looks sweet!
Well, won't be any updates this weekend. Just had surgery, and I'm in mondo pain... I thought I would be able to get some stuff does this weekend, but it ain't gonna happen. Once I get back on my feet, I'll get some work done. As always, I'll keep ya posted
Get well soon mate :D.
Hope you get better soon I am sure you will be back to modding in no time.
Recovery's a PITA. Possibly literally, depending on what you had done. Best of luck.
lol I had a hernia fixed. So, I guess you could say that's close, but this is worse.
Thanks guys, for your kind words.
Hey! Been there twice, in my young life. I know what you're going through. Just don't overdo the pain pills and puke like I did. That was the worst pain ever, on fresh stitches.
Twice? egads wtf r u doing man?
Oh yeah, I didn't take any pain pills. A couple ibuprofen and that's it.
I'm doing ok, I'm back to work now. As long as I don't move too quick, jerk around, or strain too hard, I'm ok. So I take it easy, limping around like an old man...
Well, they say when you get one inguinal hernia, you're a whole lot more likely to get a second. First was from coughing too hard from a cold. >< Glad to hear you're up and moving again. When can we expect more progress outta you? ;)
That's what I had, inguinal hernia. Most common type of hernia. The result of a weak spot in the abdominal wall in males...
Anyway strange thing was the doctor said I was most likely born with it. wtf?
Well, half assed update. I'm still not feeling all that great, but I wanted to try and get some work done. Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse.
I decided to go a different route for the screen. I need to have room for the hinge mechanics, so a flush mount won't work. I decided to cut out the whole area and recess it. Basically, it will kinda look like the main drive bay area. After a couple of ill advised, not carefully planned cuts, I have this;
Not what I was going for. At all.
Soooo, I started cutting out what is now the bottom section, since the front piece is now two pieces. Sigh. Then this happened;
Grreeeaaat. Sure that's what I was going for. Here is the line I was cutting along;
The idea, like I said, is to cut out this whole area. It will be covered by doors.
So that's it. yippee. Sorry, I started out in not that great of a mood, and it sure didn't get any better. :mad:
That really sucks I am not having the greatest day or should I say night either but I am sure you will troop through this I am sure you can think of some sort of a fix for it. :(
Really suck about that split mate, nothing some alu, epoxy and bondo can't fix though ;).
/\ yeah bad luck mate
So, made a little progress today. Turns out, that piece breaking made it easier to cut right. (See the focusing on the positive part there?) Here's those two pieces;
Now, I have been puzzling over what material to use to build the new back and mount the screen. I didn't want to use sheet metal, I would rather use plastic, and a good plastic epoxy. Then it hit me, just use the casing the screen came in! So, trimmed it down a bit, and it will fit as such;
Maybe that will provide a little clearer picture as to where I am going here, too. Now, of course it still needs more trimming, and I will fill the various holes so it looks like a solid piece, but it's perfect cause it's already ready for the screen to be mounted.
All this speak of the screen, I will sequay into bad news. Here is my screen;
Yeah.... and that's all it does. So that sucks. Nothing like some bad news for a change. Hey, could be worse though.
Anyway, came across something the other day that finally struck me for use as mesh. I have been searching and searching, cause I just wasn't crazy about the usual suspects. Walking down the isle at My Friendly Local Neirbourhood Home Depot and my wife said, "Hey what about this?"
It's a screen filter for hood vents that are over stoves. Pull the frame off and the layers apart,
Voila instant modders mesh. Holes are too small to really see through, but light can come through, and the holes aren't round. Yay so that's settled!
Till next time....
looking good mate. cant wait to see more.
shame about the screen, Cant wait to see more
Will
Sorry I haven't updated in a while... Been feeling run down a lot lately. Plus a lot going on. Plus stifled by a lack of supplies (ie lack of funding for supplies). I will try hard to get something this weekend, and resume my usual once a week updates. :)
My lucky stars, an update! Not a huge one, though. I'm gonna keep working through the weekend, so hopefully some real progress will ensue.
Here is one thing I need to do, this part broke. Some jb weld to the rescue there.
What I actually have done so far,
glued the piece for the monitor in place. Here I used a plastic epoxy instead of JB. I thought I would spice it up a bit lol.
Then I cut it to the right length to match up to the heatsink. As you can see here, the cuts far from match up nicely. Oh well, I'll get it smoothed out, I always do.
Now I have to make more cuts and stuff, and some of the areas I will be cutting away are actually areas that show me how the two pieces line back up. So, I got everything lined up pretty, then drew the outilne on paper, so now I have a template, should anything happen.
Then I started cutting away even more of the heatsink, to acommodate the pcb that's larger than the screen.
That's as far as I got then my dremelike started smoking pretty good. Whoopsie, guess that means I need to take a break. Oh yeah if you havent figured it out, I got a new dremelike. The ol' Black and Decker RTX, as well as a new flexshaft. Here is a pic I took trying to capture the smoke;
I really like it. Smooth, quiet... course my Craftsmen dremelike was older than three of my kids so I guess anything would seem quieter and smoother. My flexshaft is quieter, too. Think my old one was no good to start with maybe.
One more thing, I cut away this section on the side. Gonna put wire mesh there instead, and make it blend into the sides of the heatsink. The other side is cut identically.
Left me with this nifty lookin piece of scrap.
Nice little bit of progress :D.
Alright, got some more stuff done today.
Finished cutting out the material in the back, to make room for the pcb.
And, just when I was finishing the last bit,
Dammit! This crap is going to fight me every step of the way, I swear. Can be fixed, but more pita....
Now I need to cover and build up the bottom. Recognize this piece?
No? How about now?
I'm after the bottom of this. It has the angled front, like the rest, so it should match up nice...
Or not.
So, here's the little bit of plastic I cut off the bezel for the monitor to the rescue.
Obviously it's not level, but that will get fixed. All in due time.
If that stupid heatsink hadn't broke in half it would have been an even cut. [/expletives]
Then I'll sand this excess plastic down so its nice and flush....
Also, I got to use my "modders mesh." Working out pretty nice, I think.
Here's a little sneaky-peeky at what's in store here.
That picture was a nightmare to capture, so I took several, so you can get the idea. It looks sweet.
Got lots and lots of JB Welding to do tonight. Gonna fix the broken part I showed, fill the holes in the bezel by the monitors, and two parts of the front bezel for the mini-case.
looks fantastic mate!
i really am enjoying this one!
Nice mate, the display looks great.
Small update today.
Lots of gluin' Filled in the speaker grills;
Added some reinforcement behind the monitor bezel;
Yay for globs of glue!!
Also fixed the broken part;
I will slowly drill out the old useless glue, and refill with new, so it is nice and sturdy.
And, as far as this piece goes. I'm gonna nickname it the hemorroid cause it's such a pain in the arse! But see the difference in height? Thats cause it broke while cutting it. I decided that I am going to wait until I get another tool so I can make a nice straight, level, even cut here. So that's all for today.
Sorry for the picture quality, light in living room is broke.
this is gunna look sweet when its all painted and stuff :)
The front is really coming together, looking great.
Congrats man. You deserve it.
congrats. well earned :)
