heres the LEDs and resistors:
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heres the LEDs and resistors:
and the first batch of SS hardware
and spacers mounted to mobo
I've got some longer SS screws coming in today, the ones I ordered work fine for a few things but they're too short for others
heres the HDD cover and PSU cover next to each other. the HDD isnt mounted yet but htisis where it will be
heres the PSU cover after I put 4 UV LEDs in it. I need to frost them to disperse the light better though
heres how the LEDs will be layed out for the bottom of the strings
testing the lyaout
and soldered
testing colors
and both boards done and hot glued for protection and hooked to the RGB controller kit
and workin
this is the layout for got 4 LEDs at the top of the strings
and thats as far as I got last night. I'm going to try to get more done this morning, as I work 12-8 today. other than that it'll be tomorrow night before I get more work done
minor update. the rest of my mcmaster-carr order and my entire performace-pcs order came in today. hopefully I can take an hour or two tonight after work and get some more work done
update time!
heres my Performance-PCs goodies:
Vandal-resistant switch
2x AC Ryan 80mm fan filter and 1x 120mm fan filter
1 120mm UV green fan dampener
a Zalman ORB CPU cooler
and a recessed red LED HDD activity light
stock cooler
nice new Zalman cooler, and mobo finally mounted to the back plate
as you can see the wiring on my switch is WAY too long
so I cut and soldered it to a connector I had laying around
and same with the HDD light
the switch and light mounted, along with the speed control for the 120mm fan (sorry for the blurry pic)
switch and light sleeved
thats as much as I got done in 2 hours last night. I've got all night tonight and tomorrow though, so I should get a ton more done
this is coming along awesome man, !!! lol. keep it up! :D
Nice
smallish update. the LEDs are done! well the ones for the strings anyhow. I also did some work on the HDD mounts. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the 120mm fan all wired up to the controller and the strings at least partially layed out and such. we'll see what happens.
red LEDs soldered
and testing
blue LEDs soldered
and testing
green LEDs soldered
and testing
and the wires sleeved and both modules hooked to the RGB controller kit
another update! :D
got the neck glued on
fan contorller wired in and sleeved
holes drilled for the bottom of the strings
and picked up some goodies.
Win7 home
500GB HDD
and a wireless PCI card
heres what I'll use for the side panel molds. I'm guing 5 together in a stack, then sanding each and glig 2 stacks togetehr. from this I'll trace the shape of the side and cut it with the bandsaw, then sand it and use it as a 2-piece mold to form the acrylic for the sides
I traced a pattern for the pick guard out of a folder and cut it out, then traced it onto the carbon fiber
then a rough cut with the band saw
and after sanding the edges
and here's how it will mount with the 4-40 SS screws
the power buttin and HDD light will also be in this piece
I sanded the surface with 320 grit and sprayed it with clear coat. I let that dry then sanded and sprayed again
I got the cutout done for the bottom LEDs
mounted
holes drilled for top LEDs and board mounted
I glued on the lower string mount
then proceeded to form the 4 strings and mount them
I took each string and sanded it lengthwise with 2000 grit, then hand polished each with #3 novus and a microfiber cloth. this leaves the surface not perfectly smooth but still clear
I also got the 4 UV cathodes sleeved
along with the switch and wiring for them
thats all for now, but I'll be working on it more tonight :D
looking good!
UPDATE TIME!! :D
after the two stacks of wood were dry, I sanded one side of each nice and smooth, then glued them together. Once they're dry I'll sand one edge smooth again,a nd trace out the guitar side profile onto it, then cut it out and end up with a 2-piece mold.
I also made this piece with 12 UV LEDs that I frosted with 2000 grit that will mount as shown in the PSU to help light the cover up. I've got some bright white LEDs on the way that I"ll put right under the music note to light it up as well
The idea popped into my head to put some frets on the neck for realism. I marked out the lines as shown
Then cut the pieces of acrlic rod to rough length
Then it was onto figuring out the best way to mount them. On real guitars they're recessed into the neck itself.
To get this effect I used my dremel with the spiral cutter and the grout removal attatchment. I clamped the ruler to the neck to act as a guide to cut along.
I set the depth of the bit to roughly 1/2 the diameter of the acrylic rod
First one cut, with a piece of rod in it to show how it'll mount
And after I cut them all
After they were cut I used a small square file to smooth out the grooves and remove any excess acrylic from cutting
I then fit each rod into its groove then sanded down the ends until they fit perfectly. then I sanded each one lengthwise with 220 grit to give them a nice frosted look
then I peeled back a little bit of backing paper from each groove and put some acrylic cement in each groove multiple times to soften it up. Then I just layed each rod into its groove one at a time
I also found these that I'm going to use as the tuning knobs on the side of the head. I drilled small holes into the sides of the head that these will go into. I just need to hit them again with a bigger drill bit, then I think I'll heat each one up and just press it in to get a nice snug fit
Thats all for now. Hopefully I can get more done tomorrow night, but I'll definitely get more done on monday.
I had to place another order with performance pcs for a few more things, that shipped today from them so I should see it tuesday hopefully.
Until next time, stay tuned :D
Awesome idea on the frets and machine heads!
Dang! Quite awesome work man. Oh how I would kill to have a space to work like that. *Looks out at tiny balcony in the freezing cold and cries*.
Seriously, Nice work!
ok smallish upadte. I've got both sides formed, I jsut bought an 18" metal brake @ harbor freight this morning. I'm going to bend a strip of green plexi 90º then cut it into pieces to use for brackets to secure the top and bottom to the sides. I've got pics, havent had time to upload them.
I may not update again until after christmas when its done, I need all the time I can get @ this point to finish it, but I'll definitely post up more progress!
HUGE UPDATE coming probably tomorrow.
IT WILL BE FINISHED TONIGHT!!! :banana:
I've got tons of pics and a vid or two ready to upload, so probably tomorrow I'll get them up here. It came out better than I expected, and looks AMAZING.
WOOOHOOO!!! Can hardly wait to see this baby done!Quote:
Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA
heres a little teaser. I just texted this pic to my email (I'm @ work right now) and uploaded it. Enjoy :D
mobo needs to go in still and some wiring needs to be finished up :banana:
Awesome!
wow that looks amazing put together! wow wow wow. :D
thanks! I'll get the rest of the pics and whatnot uploaded sometime within the next few days, most likely over the weekend. It is 100% done though!! :banana:
its time for THE FINAL UPDATE!!!
thats right, its FINISHED! well actually it was finished on the 23rd, just havent had time to get pics up till now lol.
on to the update!!
heres is the pattern traced onto the wood that I glued together
I made a L and R sides (both sides are a slightly different shape)
and cut in half
now the original plan was to cut it with the bandsaw and have a 2-piece mold to form the sides. my bandsawy had other ideas though, so I ended up spending 2 hours at the belt sander to get this:
first piece clamped ready for bending
partially bent
now the clamps werent working good enough. the acrylic would heat up and the clamp would leave an impression in it, so I switched to painters tape
one side done
and set down for a test fit after cooling
I did the other side the same, then had to make minor adjustments to each to get the proper fit to the base
I used my bending brake I got at Harbor Freight to bend a strip 90 degrees
my two strips ready for cutting and sanding
cut
and sanded
I loosely mounted them to the sides with elongated holes. this way once I got them all mounted up I could make position adjustments as necessary
and mounted to the top
heres the guitar stand I bought at Guitar Center for $12. looks like it will do nicely
then I found that the neck was too thick to fit into the holder. I tried heating and bending it but it wouldnt go far enough
here is the 6" UV green IDE cable I got from Performance PCs
fits perfectly
and the UV green PSU kit also from P-PCs
the old slide switches I was originally using werent looking or fitting nicely, so I got these nice rocker switches from P-PCs as well
everything mounted to front panel
now for mounting the strings I simply put a dab of hot glue in each mounting hole and pushed the string in until hit bottomed out on the LED
lit up for testing, looks great!
I also used the same hot glue method to attatch the "keys" to the neck
I had to make bigger mounts for the bottom, and I only needed 6 total. I used these rubber expanding nuts and screws to attatch the top/sides to the base for easy removal.
and mounted to the base
once I got the sides mounted back to the top, then the assembly mounted to the base, I went wround it with the heat gun to help form the sides exactly how they needed to be. this also helped to iron out wrinkles in the sides from the bending process
top finished
mobo remounted to the base
lastly I made the top cover piece. I cut a piece to fit and notched it for the power cable and wiring for the LEDs
mounting holes for the 80mm fan and the neck supports I made earlier
fan sleeved and LEDs removed
I just drilled and tapped the neck supports and attatched them with some 4-40 SS screws
test fit - fits good :D
80mm exhaust fan mounted with vib damper
and a little heating and tweaking to make it fit right and she's done! this panel will just sit in there, it doesnt need any mounts. the weight of the neck holds it in between the top and the base
I ended up notching the neck a little where it will sit in its holder. I was worried how it would look, but the foam where it sits covers it up and you cant notice it unless you look closely. but I had to do it to get it to fit
And heres all the final pics and even a vid! :banana:
I hope you all enjoyed following this build, thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. I never would have finished this without all of you guys!! :bowdown:
how it all began:
and how it ends:
Looks great - bet you're Mr. Popular in the house right now - awesome work!
thanks!
Man that rocks no pun intended . +rep
lol thanks!
Rock on SXRguyinMA :up::D:up:.
Congrats on finishing your scratch build mate, looks awesome +rep 8).
thanks!
Looks sweet dude! Great job.
Dude, thats awesome, great job on the strings.
That came out so freaking awesome man! Damn, that is sweet! All I can say is WOW!
HAD to share:D
http://www.itrends.dk/7841/
i love it big time! cant belive i actually missed this one Oo the finished product looks nothing less than amazing man! gratz on finishing it:D
