Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA
My popcorn is stale, and my soda is flat. Curse you, purchased dvd-I mean curse you, CJ!
Sorry there hasn't been an update in a while. That will be changing soon guys. Got some stuff ready, all I need to do now is take some pics and write it up.
Yay! Updates! :up: Good job!
Uh huh. Sure. I'll probably get Frankenstripe Mach 3 done before you get this done!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oneslowz28
Yes sir, that is a challenge.
OOOoooooo.... FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!
Not if I give you so much work to do here at TBCS that you have no time to mod..... Nah no reason for us both to be jammed up with work. I cant wait for your mod to be finished. I was thinking about coding a Red and White LED light show for it.
This mod will be updated next week. I am just need to break out the dremel and cut some metal and then file everything down.
Here is the damage done to the case during shipping. The only thing you can not see is the broken bracket that holds the right door on. Its just a hollow plastic tube so there is not much to see anyway.
At least the ashtray survived... :D jk
LOL
Thermaltake sent me a new top piece as soon as I notified them of the damage
I got some work done yesterday. Update this weekend.
I have decided to mount the Thermaltake TMG 2 120.2 radiator under the floor of the case. There is enough room under it for it to fit. Unfortunately the holes thermaltake pre punched into the floor do not match up to this radiator. So I will have to have a custom floor plate laser cut from acrylic for this.
You still aren't done with this yet? What a slacker :rolleyes:
Patience young Daniel-son. The best mods always take the longest. After all Doom 3 was not built in a day!
Maybe when I come back that will be my niche. Speed-mods... Lord knows the last two case mods I did turned out great cause I took so much time. Hey, go to the ForSale section and buy some of my stuff. It's tuition time again...
If I buy your stuff how will I be able to afford my new Phenom II x4 rig
lol
less chit chat. more mod mod :banana: :D
Yes it is true. I am posting an update!!! I haven't done much due to not having any free time the last month or so. Being the Editor in Chief of this site and owning a photography business are great ways to remove free time from your life.
The first thing on my list was to disassemble the frame so I could sand and paint it easily. So after 10 minutes of drilling out rivets I was left with this...
Before the frame is painted I need to make a few cuts and holes in the sheet metal. The first one will be the mounting point for the Danger Den Fillport Reservoir.
The first thing to do was pick a spot on top of the case that allowed me to place the reservoir with out interfering with the elements on the top of the case or the ones on the inside. I chose this location because it would be partially hidden by the lid on top of the case and it completely cleared all of the interior elements.
Then I used a 1" hole saw to cut the hole out. Note that I did this on the damaged piece of plastic for mockup. I am glad I did this because the hole saws I purchased from harbor freight turned out to be slightly out of round and this caused some unwanted scaring of the plastic around the hole. The hole in the replacement plastic will be drilled out using my step bits.
With the hole in the plastic cut it was time to transfer the hole to the steel top. I simply traced the hole with a pencil and then found the center.
I gave the HF hole saws a try again. They were marked for use on "wood, steel, plastic and composites." Unfortunately the only thing I accomplished was to melt the teeth on the 1" hole saw. So I dug around in my tool box and found my large step bit. The Danger Den Fill port only requires a 3/4" hole but will still seal in holes as large as 1 1/4". I went with a 1" hole to add a little room for adjustment in case something did get in the way.
So I test fitted the res and found another problem. Thermaltake rolled the edges on the hole where the "storage tray" goes. Rolled edges are something we asked for for ages and now I have to destroy one so my res fits flush and seals properly.
The red lines mark off the area I needed to remove. So out comes the dremel.
I ground down a good portion of the lip before using a thin screwdriver to lift it up. Notice the rust under the lifted lip. With this lifted I continued to grind until everything was nice and flat.
I filed down the sharp edges and used the dremel to add a nice slope where the lip ends now meet the ground down area. Primer during paint should fill in the minor imperfections left.
Time to test fit the res again. PERFECT!!! Nice and flat.
The res will interfere with one of the top 140mm intake fans but that is nothing I can not fix at a later date.
And with the plastic on the case top. There is plenty of room for me to place a funnel in the fill port hole. I plan on closing this up with a rubber grommet of some sorts. Any ideas or links?
And a side shot. She is going to look good in the case.
As mentioned earlier I plan on mounting the radiator in the bottom of the case. Unfortunately the factory stamped radiator mounting location does not fit Thermatake TMG2 Radiator I was sponsored with for this project. So I have decided to cut that section of the floor from the case and replace it with a laser cut black acrylic radiator mounting plate. To do this I needed to make a template of the radiator for some test fitting .
Technical drawing is something I have always found fun. So this task was very relaxing for me. I had an old desk calender laying around so I used the cardboard backing as my template material.
With the drawing finished it was time to cut it out with an Exacto knife.
And after some careful cuts she was finished.
A test fit to make sure my measurements were accurate.
Well that's is for tonight. I will try and have another update posted by this weekend. So what do you think so far?
Finally we get an update!
Looks good! Keep it up!
I love your workbench. and nice start!
Lasers are for wusses. Come on, dremel that sucker!
Yea it took me long enough didn't it. I am close to having enough for another, just need to sand down 3 more parts and paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trace
Thanks BG! Its still a work in progress. Should be getting in some nice banners from a few of my sponsors to replace the monster banners. I also have some shelving and a few custom tool racks to install in the near future.Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat333
But LASSSOOOOORRRED acrylic is 99% ready to go and its much faster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayin
I had an idea the other day about the water pump I will be using on this build. Its not the most aesthetically pleasing pump so I want to design a cover for it. This being a military themed build a brick of C4 instantly came to mind. But I want to take it a step further and turn it into a brick of C4 with a digital timer on it. The timer will actually be a temperature monitor that will tell me the temp of the water in the loop.
So I did some searching and found a few bricks of C4 and some have timers on them. I am hoping that some of you can post a few photos or renders of more C4 or time bombs that are square in design.
Here are the ones I found.
I like the 1st or 2nd the best. great idea!
the first or the second r the only ones that rly apply to this build if you want a clock, i say the first one looks a lil more high tech :)
but the second looks like the clock piece is bigger which gives you more room to work with..
im rly not sure heh
the 5th is remote controlled :)
Just a quick sketch. This is just one of the designs in my head.
Your Crayon work is getting so much better. Good job staying in the lines.
Its colored pencils :p
bahahaha.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueonblack
awesome.
and love the actual sketching on grid paper. makes me miss drafting class.
Thanks BG. I was bored and had the pad lying around. Will model something in SU later.
I just started playing with sketchup... its not that bad of a program actually. but pen and paper/colored pencils and grid paper are the way to go! haha
Hehe - just man up and admit to it....
Is it a bird?
Is it a plane?
No, it's CRAYOLA boy!!!
I did some work today on a sketchup model of the C4 time bomb water pump cover. This is just about 5 minutes of work. I will try to do some more on it tomorrow.
I got some sanding done today on the thin rails and a few other parts of the frame. Had to quit due to hand cramps. (early signs of carpel tunnel?) What ever they coat the inside of these cases with is super easy to remove with 320 grit paper. I hope I can have everything ready for paint by this weekend but that might be stretching it.
I am still trying to figure Kerkythea so I can make my water pump cover render look realistic. The decision has been made to create a custom display for it using an arduino and LCD.
Probably not. Carpal tunnel is in..well, the carpal tunnel, where the nerves and ligaments enter the hand. ..oh, and it hurts like a b****. :dead:Quote:
Originally Posted by Oneslowz28
Lay off the fireman drills? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Oneslowz28
There will be an update this weekend I think. Depends on some stuff getting delivered.
Hears a quick teaser. And yes the box is FULL!
Heheh, congrats! Let's see what the real bitspower sent you. :P
Ok I guess I can share some photos. I would like to thank Bitspower for sponsoring this build. I will get a logo and link up later today.
Bitspower hooked me up with:
Bitspower Premium G1/4" Black Sparkle High Flow 3/8" (1/2" OD) Compression Fitting* Bitspower Black Sparkle "T" Fitting - 180 Degree Bitspower G 1/4" Black Sparkle 45 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter Bitspower G 1/4" Black Sparkle 90 Degree IG 1/4" Adapter* Bitspower G 1/4" Black Sparkle Temperature Sensor Stop Fitting* Bitspower Crystal "Stop" Fitting G1/4" with O-Ring & 5mm LED Holder* Bitspower BP-BSWP-C25 Black Sparkle G1/4" Fitting Spacer* Bitspower G1/4" Stop Fitting with O-ring - Black Matte Finish*
Purchased from x88x
Bitspower Case Top Water Fill/ Through Hole Fitting Set - Shiny Silver Finish* Bitspower G1/4" Stop Fitting with O-ring* Bitspower Premium G1/4" Fitting Spacer* Bitspower Dual G1/4" High Flow Fitting - Male to Male Thread Bitspower Multi-Transfer Base (Coupler) - Set of 2* Bitspower Premium G1/4" "Stubby" High Flow 3/8" Fitting*
Bitspower was kind enough to send me 22 Black Sparkle 3/8" Compression fittings.
Here is a pic with all of my Bitspower bling. Some of these were purchased from our own x88x.
