That looks amazing!
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That looks amazing!
Very nice... have some rep
Man fantastic work, coming together really well. BTW, you have an octopus in your PC ROFL.
Tell me about it! I really don't want to void the warranty on my new psu as OCZ has an excellent warranty program. but I don't think there is any way I can get around it. There are just too many wires that will go unused and that much extra wire is going to get in the way of things when it comes to all the stuff I've got going on in the void space below the motherboard.Quote:
Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz
hmm... bit late but did ya think about a modulizable psu?
The only thing you can do is bundle them together. Or make a storage rack from some offcut CF, that would look cool, shame you wont see it :D lol.
The only PS I had fail was a Sunbeam Tech one (my first PS) Since then I have only used top o the line ones and honestly I mod just about every part so I rule out any RMAs.Quote:
Originally Posted by rendermandan
I have been on a consolidating kick the last year or so by eliminating the un needed wiring (about 60% of them)
Il get a thread going this week showing things I have done to clean up the wiring mess
That would be great! Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by markkleb
Sorry guys, I took a few days off to spend some time with the family for the holiday. Hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving. (Those of you that celebrate it, that is.)
Here is a small update for you.
I got the bottom of the case mounted after drilling some holes and tapping them for some more cap head screws. -Man I'm using a lot of them.
I also took the side off the case that the radiator will vent though and cut the hole for the fan.
I also cut a piece of CF for the dvd mount on the other side. I still have to mount it though.
I then took a break from the case and decided to work on the feet for a little while. I started buy using a 2" dia. hole saw.
I cut out 8 blanks out of 1/4"t. black and 1/8"t. Flor. red plexi.
Here is a shot to compare the size between the bottom feet and the CF tubes I bought a long time ago.
I made a makeshift lathe out of a drill and some clamps and a block of wood for the tool rest. Not bad!
I rounded over the top corner.
Then while the piece was still in the chuck, I did some polishing.
here is the red plexi. I Beveled its edge.
Then I drilled the center hole out larger to make room for the bolt head.
All 8 of them. glued up.
This is what they look liked stacked together.
Then I hot glued some red led's onto the red plexi.
Added the CF tube.
And a resistor and soldered it up.
And here is the result. Not bad but not perfect. I wanted the red ring to glow evenly. Instead you can see through it too much. It looks kinda spotty. Keep in mind the red is not polished. It is sanded to give it a "Frosted" look. So I'm not sure what else I can do. :(
There will be 8 of these total for the feet of the case. I still have to build the others, but I want to make sure I get the glow right before I do the others.
Thats it for now.
It's coming together nicely. I like how you're using CF almost exclusively.
Man those feet look awesome, great work. +rep
Those feet are amazing looking. I think the red light looks great how it is. +rep
Those turned out great looking! :up:
I'm starting to see a pattern in your mods though. You do such a good job that I don't want the updates to stop! Yet they always do. I can't get enough! :)
the feet look great! maybe for a more even lighting try some EL wire? :think: looks great though! +rep
Yeah, I think its decided that you dont need to change the feet at all, they look great. +rep
Just sand the top of the LEDs down a bit Dan to diffuse the glow, that would give you a more even glow. EEL wire is great but it tends to burn out fairly quickly.
Well, I thought about the el wire idea. I used it in Motorized Madness and after a while the High pitch whine that came from the 3 transformers was driving me batty, so I switched them off. Plus the el wire isn't as bright as I wanted. trust me, I have something cooked up for the lighting in this case.
And I'm glad that everyone liked the feet. However I did make a small change.
I remade the bottom of the case feet. -Yes Another 8 round blanks out of black and red plexi. But this time I didn't glue them together. I noticed on the one that I had glued that as soon as the two pieces were fused together, the red stopped "Glowing" having no air between the two pieces caused all the light to be absorbed by the black and having small bubbles in the glue is what was causing the "Spotty" look.
So after remaking the pieces and only gluing the very inside edge. (still strong enough!) I gave another one a test. And this is the result.
Before:
After:
I think everyone will agree. this is a much more uniform glow. It does have some hot spots, but its better than the first round.
Here is a bunch of them all wired up.
Here is what they look like on the bottom panel.
I also spend a little time today building the cover to go over the radiator and fans.
I would have gotten more done but I had to wait for some epoxy to dry.
Later.
Your right, they do glow better, much more uniform glow. The rad box is looking really good, nice work.
The uniform glow looks a lot nicer.
Yeah, definately does look better.
Those feet look great.
look awsome... nice work... what voltage does each one run at??? i must of missed it
love those feet, look much better second time round :D
Just wondering tho, is it essential to glue them at all? could you not just drill the hole to the right size for the bolt and alow that to hold them in place like you want? just an idea, feel free to shoot it down in flames if you like :D :lol:
They all run at 12v. I used a 220 ohm resistor for 3 led's in each foot.Quote:
Originally Posted by DonT-FeaR
How dare you suggest that. LOL> Just kidding.Quote:
Originally Posted by VitzĄ^
Actually I used only a slight amount of glue on the inside where the bolt hole is at that way it didn't wick out to the outside edge. I had to use some type of glue because the bolt head pulls against the red plexi, not the black. The hole in the black is large enough to fit around the bolt head. If the bolt head were to pull against the black, then it would stick out of the bottom of the foot. This way it is recessed inside the foot.
-I'm going to add some felt pads to the bottom to cover the bolt heads and so the feet don't scratch the table. Plus they make good vibration isolation.
Thanks though.
Ok, another update to keep you guys satisfied... LOL
In my last post, I was showing the radiator/fan assembly cover. Well, here it is finished and mounted. I added some modders mesh to match the intake fan on the other side. and the exhaust fan. I'll be using alot of that later on, on the bottom.
I also got all the case feet mounted and wired up.
here is a shot with the bottom mounted to the case.
This is the underside of the bottom. -Does that make sense?
Here is a shot with the flash on. The red glow is so bright you can still see it over the flash on the rear feet!
And here they are all lit up. -again, the board is upside down. I had to pull some power from Motorized Madness to test the lights. I destroyed my test psu for parts. :) Also, the color looks a little orange in the pictures, but trust me, they are a deep red color, just like I wanted!
Lastly I worked on the DVD mount. here are the two panels. You can see I cut slots in the panels so I can adjust the depth as needed if I ever change out equipment.
I set the lcd panel inplace just for fun.
Thats it for tonight.
Coming together very well Dan. I very much like the feet and the rad box.
once again you never cease to amaze. You did this with motorrized madness and R2 and now have to step it up again to top yourself. Well sir you have succeded. +rep for all teh hardwork and extreme focus on detail
i believe this is one sweet ass machine.... so nice... love to see it in person
Ahhhh, fair nuff then :)Quote:
Originally Posted by rendermandan
Looking amazing anyway tbh :D
Thanks you guys!
she's coming along nicely :up:
It looks great!
Got one comment, You need to make a Carbon fiber surround for your LCD!
And Please tell us it has a Red backlight :)
Don't worry, It is red. -at least its supposed to be, I haven't plugged it in yet, so I don't even know if it works. I'll do that tonight.
And yes, I have some plans for a surround around the lcd. Its silver bezel will be painted with the same red anodizing paint that I've been using, but you won't see much of it. :)
Looking great man. This is one amazing build. +rep
Thanks again guys! It really is encouraging to see that so many people like the build.
I checked out the lcd display, and yes it is red. I need to come up with some custom logo or text though.
Do you have a link to where you got that LCD from. I am interested in picking on up for a future mod. Looks great BTW.
/\ yeah same.. been looking around lately... nice find with that lcd
I ordered it from Performance-pcs.com They have a huge selection of lcds in many different types.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...1a35712770dcda
Thanks for the link Dan, I must bookmark that.
if you want to save a few bucks you can order them direct from Matrix Orbital
If you don't need the bay plate you can save more (look for the part numbers that end in USB for USB LCD all others are serial Rs232)
Sorry about the thread jack... Just wan't everyone to know they had some options :)
Great work :eek::D
