TRIBALOVERKILL, "Blackout"

WOW,... first update on this project in a LOOOONG time. Well,.... here it is! I remade the HDD rack because the last one flat out sucked. Seriously. The new one is soooo much better. Check it out...

feb-18-2006

My new HDD rack, the aluminum I plan on using that is. It's cut and filed to size and taped off for drawing the design out.

Started drawing out the design. Making the the lines for where the HDD mounting holes are going to to be are right on, which they are:)

Don't know how well you can see this design but it looks easy enough:) Right,...

Definitely recommend penciling out the areas that you will be cuttingt out. With all the lines down on the aluminum it gets confusing as hell.

Using a razor I cut out all the tape I dont need. The tape I dont need is covering the areas I will be cutting out. This makes it very easy to see where I am cutting when using the scroll saw. When cutting for so long using the scroll saw,... you begin seeing ****. Well not really but you do have trouble paying attention to where your cutting. Scracthes on the aluminum begin looking like the lines your are following.

Fresh out of the scroll saw. Doesnt even look like it needes filing. Surgeon's hands. Excuse me while I go pull out an insurance policy for them,...

Filed clean and center punched,... ready for drilling.

Drilled. I drill 4 of the holes to the wrong size. To big. Its the rack's mounting holes. I hve to go get some bigger rivets to mount this now:( I like my litte 1/8" rivets.

Now,... I used the bending brake to bend this rack. Sad to say I thought it would of done a better job. The aluminum is thicker then it can really handle but yea,... still a cool piece of tool.

Hi,........... you. What thaaaaaaaaa?

What the hell did you do to your face! And you crotch! Dog? The cute little white one? AWWWWWWW. I'm going to let her chew on you some more so I can watch. Now get out of the way,... your ugly.

Had to use the good ole vise to finalize my bends.

Perfect!

NIIIIIICE.

120mm fan soon to be. Have to figure out how I'm going ot get it on but I think I have an idea.

All 3 racks. First one of obviously the newest one, the next is my old, and the last is a lian-li rack. MINE IS BETTER! LIAN-LI,... you ain't got S@#$ on me:)

Sanded it down nice and clean,... ready for polishing?

Yaaay !! Update !! :eek: :D

SWEET!!!! nice harddrive cage :D

as long as it won't shake with the HDD in place it should rock.

looks sweet, again nice work.


btw how thick is the aluminium your using for the HDD rack? I thought about making a customn rack myself but gave up, but looking at this is giving me some inspiration to suck it up and do one myself :D. Despite certain...err...financal problems....ie) lack of $

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Originally Posted by Aero

as long as it won't shake with the HDD in place it should rock.

looks sweet, again nice work.


btw how thick is the aluminium your using for the HDD rack? I thought about making a customn rack myself but gave up, but looking at this is giving me some inspiration to suck it up and do one myself :D. Despite certain...err...financal problems....ie) lack of $

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Im using 1/16th inch aluminum. I believe its 5056-H38 I am using. Cant quite remember. The stuff I am using it very soft. Can be bent without heat. Why did you give up?

money. I wqas using aluminium angle channel, and when I realized just how much I was going to need I had to stop. But having just done some odd jobs I think I can start refunding my project, so looking at my case I noticed how akward it looks with what I did and then I saw ho you built your and got an ide to use mucho less angle channel by bending it.

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Originally Posted by Aero

money. I wqas using aluminium angle channel, and when I realized just how much I was going to need I had to stop. But having just done some odd jobs I think I can start refunding my project, so looking at my case I noticed how akward it looks with what I did and then I saw ho you built your and got an ide to use mucho less angle channel by bending it.

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Cool. So do what you can to get it done and do your best. Can't wait to see it:)

Actual HDD rack is done. Now time for all the accessories.

Feb-22-2006

HDD rack chromed out.

Very Cool!!! Looks GREAT!!