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Cherry wood Case with water cooling
This is the first time I have ever kept a work log on one of my projects. I am building a wood case from cherry. I have a complete wood shop in my Garage.
I started this project in cad trying to layout and work out all the bugs with my design.
On the side I am going to use plexiglass to lay in a rabbet cut.
From there the bottom will be the pump housing.
On the water cooling I made a 1:1 file to layout on the plywood bottom.
The actual plywood with the template looks like this.
From there I began to layout the water cooling rig.
I will continue to update this worklog as I build this unit.
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The cooling layout is pretty cool I think. Here is the cad file for the layout.
At this time I am not going to cool the video cards ... YET!
I might be a nut but here are all the componets in cad file that I drew out.
The fillport that I will be using will run up the side of the case and be hidden
by the 5.25 inch card cage.
The card cage (salvaged from a old case) will be inlaid to the front of the
case.
I hope everything goes as well as the drawings.
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Today I finished the top and bottom boards for the pump housing.
Now that I cut these boards I finished mounting the components and making sure the layout will work.
That's a Ultra 600 watt power supply that I will be using for cooling only(update I used this PS for another build for my son. Since it was not necessary that I have more than 100 watts for this unit I put an old 350 watt PS in its place). That includes the fans, water pump and the TEC chip to cool the water reservoir. I wanted to see if this would assist the cooling process and I needed 234 watts for powering the chip.
The secondary power supply will be remotely turned on by the primary power supply using a 12vdc relay that will close the power on signal and return the power good signal from the second power supply latching it on.
If you don't have any idea where these signals are, the Grey wire is power good and the green wire is power on.
I built the pump house with the water pump first to locate the radiator and how its going to mount to the side wall with the grills that came with the fans.
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Did ever see the commercial with the guy telling another neighbor that he wasn't allowed to get any more tools until his wife got her dining room set? When the neighbor asked where was the dining room set, he replied you're standing on it. It was a stack of lumber! Well here is my new case in the raw kinda!
All of this wood came from a guy who just started his lumber mill and didn't want this cherry! Lucky me...
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Good luck with your project, it looks ambitious...! and welcome to TBCS. Now kill that annoying sig ;)
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Wow. Those are some detailed diagrams. Lmao @ your sig. Its friggin' huge.
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Crimson Sky
Good luck with your project, it looks ambitious...! and welcome to TBCS. Now kill that annoying sig ;)
Ahh you were just jealous (LOL):p Ok I dropped it but thats whats going into my case.
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The equipment I will be using is a list a mile long
Delta contractor saw tricked out including dual cast iron table wings
DeWalt Planer with digital readout for thickness
General joiner
Jet 14" Band Saw with Kreg fence
Several different routers
More router bits then I ever wanted to list
7518 Porter Cable 3.25 horse power router on a lift
Delta Drill press
DeWalt Scroll saw with stand
I will be making a raised panel door for the computer case. This presented a major problem in that the DVD recorders stick out. I came up with a plan to create a extension of the case that the door will shut against and not hit the DVD recorders.
This will be fun for me because I am doing both of my hobbies together. I work in the medical field as an engineer and have a great love for computers. I have built about 200 for friends and family.
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Nice plans man. Looks like you have this thing all planned out nicely. Hope it turns out as you plan ;)
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Those plans look good man. Good luck with the project
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Plans look great and way to score on the cherry wood! Can't wait to see this as it comes along.
Agnat
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agnat
Plans look great and way to score on the cherry wood! Can't wait to see this as it comes along.
Agnat
Thanks I needed that tonight. Im really bummed out here and just needed some kind words instead of the other...:)
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Well I got some time for the next step. I've cut all the boards into workable size. The boards are thicker then needed which is what you want so that you can plane them down to a great finish.
I used my circular saw with laser and a speed square to cut them down.
Lots of cherry planks to work with here. Next stop is at the DeWalt Planer.
The DeWalt has a digital readout (add on) to insure the thickness. This is a necessity when doing cabinet building. Well I didn't have a bunch of time tonight to do much more and it takes about 1.5 hours to clean up. An the planer is very loud and the neighbors I sure would not want me to start this late.
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Ok NO missing thumb pics or bloody mishaps..promise?
Love the laser guide on the circular saw
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Well now the fun has begun to take more shape. Not in the way of a computer case but a piece of quality board to which something can be made.
Now that this is beginning its going to take shape a little quicker.
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Crimson Sky
Ok NO missing thumb pics or bloody mishaps..promise?
Love the laser guide on the circular saw
Now where did I put that finger tip?:dead:
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DOH! Let me take a wild guess...router table+dado bit.
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Crimson Sky
DOH! Let me take a wild guess...router table+dado bit.
Sliding Van door actually LOL
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Tale Gunner
Sliding Van door actually LOL
DAMN!!! That makes me cringe just thinking about it!!:dead: :dead:
Very detailed designs, very cool.
What kind of finish are you going to put on it? Im a fan of the darker stains on cherry wood.
Very cool though.
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would be nice with a dark cherry red dye and hand rubbed finish
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it sounds like a great idea good luck
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SSGM4DCOW
it sounds like a great idea good luck
Thank you. Its beginning to come along. My biggest problem is that I am remodeling my basement at the same time and they both fight for my time. Stay tuned, after the boards are jointed then I will begin the real fun. My father in law is going to lend me his DeWalt scroll saw. (I have an old Craftsman) I drool over it evertime Im at his house. He tells me some day it will be mine but I'd rather have him around.;)
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Ichbin
DAMN!!! That makes me cringe just thinking about it!!:dead: :dead:
Very detailed designs, very cool.
What kind of finish are you going to put on it? Im a fan of the darker stains on cherry wood.
Very cool though.
Yes it will be a dark finish. I haven't gotten that far. I picked up the hinges for the door Saturday and got some new toys for my wood shop. I also picked up a new camera to use for pics. It should arrive by Wednesday if all goes right.
Im using a hidden hinge (barrel hinge that will give me a full 180 degree swing. Easy to install and very attractive.
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Nice move with the barrel hinge. +rep
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Ichbin
Nice move with the barrel hinge. +rep
Thanks Love that sig! Hammertime.....................
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I finally got my stock down to 3/4". I've been working on the basement that I don't have a bunch of time to devote to this project right now.
Also picked up some more of the hardware I need for this project.
The TDX is for the CPU. I had the other water block for another project but I may have a use for it here. The switches, barrel hinges, fillport, magnetic latch, and leds are for this project.
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now is that a nice ice cube relay i see there? whats that hunny for?
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Maz
now is that a nice ice cube relay i see there? whats that hunny for?
That will be part of the remote turn on circuit. When the power is applied to the computer 12 vdc will be sent to the relay to close the contacts and create the signal power on to the second power supply located in the pump housing. Then the second set of contacts will provide the signal return called power good so that the PS will latch and stay on. I am thinking about putting a switch in parallel with the contacts to turn on the pump housing without the main system on. (For maintenance or additional cooling after an overclocking session)
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I had thoughts of something like this.
Where I can run the water system during start up to fill it and not damage the computer turning it off and on. Then I can also switch it on for extended cooling after shut down.
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Its been a while and my wife's closet is finished so I got to work on my project. I finally got all the boards jointed and ready for the router.
I used my router to then cut a locking glue joint for strength.
Then it was time for glue up.
These boards will have to cure overnight before I can proceed to the next step. Once the glue cures it can be scraped off very easy. I plan to run it through the planer one more time after drying. Stay tuned.
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Well here is the finished boards in all the glory of planed, jointed, routed sanded and ready for the next step, one that will be more exciting for me finally.
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Sorry its taken so long. With work and the basement I have to make time for my project. Today I made great strides getting the pump housing on its merry way. I took the glued board and cut it to size for preparation of making the sides. This is what the glue joint looked like after the cuts.
From here I was able to set up the boards in a mock up layout.
Now was the time to create the joints that would allow me to miter the corners and get a great looking corner for the pump house.
I loved the router bits I was using. The locking joints made it so easy to get a great miter joint on the corners.
Now it was time to make the dado cut for the top and bottom of the pump housing.
There was a small lip the occurred but a little sanding and no problems.
Then it was time to put the top and bottom on the pump housing for fitting. Nothing at this point is glued up, only dry fitting.
That was as far as I got today. To bad for me next week I'm away at a company training class and won't be able to make any more progress. And of course I have to get back to the basement to keep the wifey happy!
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+ rep and /subscribe as well. This is gonna be sweet once it's done!
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Well I just couldn't leave it alone before I left. I went into the shop to cut the power supply and air ports for the pump housing.
From here I can begin to use a little of that glue to get something finished here. I have not selected the fan grills yet. I am looking for something unique. I love Mountain Mods original design with the big M in the center. Theres reasons for that but I would like them to be metal and they are plastic.
Any suggestions?:banana:
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MMm..Yummy wood goodness. For the fan grills, why not get some thin aircraft grade plywood and break out the scroll saw? Whip up a nice design in photoshop and get cuttin'! You could cut a rectangular piece of ply and cut both holes for the radiator, making a nice facia. If you have a lathe, turn some nice little cherry button head pegs to attach the grille ;)
Oh and you've been featured! Keep it up man.
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Are you going to stain the wood? Not saying that i hate the natural color or anything, just curious. Oh! and Good Luck!
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Nice work. I always liked working with wood. its ultimatly versitile and well done woodwork is a pleasure to see, smell and touch.
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This project is so cool. I can't wait to see it come together. The woodwork is great. I know who to ask questions of now, when I build my next desk.
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this looks great bro, keep up the good work. Congrats on getting featured!
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Originally Posted by
Crimson Sky
MMm..Yummy wood goodness. For the fan grills, why not get some thin aircraft grade plywood and break out the scroll saw? Whip up a nice design in photoshop and get cuttin'! You could cut a rectangular piece of ply and cut both holes for the radiator, making a nice facia. If you have a lathe, turn some nice little cherry button head pegs to attach the grille ;)
Oh and you've been featured! Keep it up man.
Thanks for the featured. I will come up with a grill to honor TBCS. I am humbled ...:up: