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    Default Re: Project: Motorized Madness!

    Looks crazy complicated. Keep going. + rep to ya!

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    I have some good news and some bad news.

    First the good news. here is an update on the progress.

    Here is what I got in the mail yesterday. 2 turbine fans to replace the thermaltake fans in the turbine mod. and the Water temperature monitor.



    I replaced the fans in the Turbine Mod. I think the fins really make it look more like a turbine.



    Next are the electronics that I'm going to mount in the side motorized panel.
    It consits of a SD Media card reader, USB ports and reset switch and the Temperature Monitor.



    So I started to layout the placement on the panel.


    then I cut the holes.


    I then glued the media card reader and added some gussets for support to the back side.


    Then I cut the switch board that came with the case kit to seperate the usb ports.


    and I mounted them in the panel.


    here is the back side.


    next I de-soldered one of the reset switches.


    and mounted it in the panel.


    Here it is will everything so far.




    and I reinstalled it back in the case.


    I stil lhave to install a HDD light and some more status monitors like maybe the dvd activity light and others. -Not sure about the design of those yet.

    The last small thing I did was mount one of the nose caps that came with the turbine fans onto a thermaltake fan that will become the intake fan.



    Now for the bad news. The IRIS is not going to happen. Yesterday my Friend and I worked on getting the parts laser cut. Basically the machine is only a Laser etcher, not a cutter. Although it will cut through material, the time it would take and the number of passes would basically talk way too long.

    there were 4 sheets total that needed to be cut. 2 sheets were .030 thick and 2 were .100 thick. We started with the .030 sheet. and after 20 minutes, it was only 1/4 of the way through the entire sheet. but that was just about 1/4 through the thickness as well. So if you run the numbers thats 80 minutes per pass X 4 passes = over 5 hours for 1 sheet. Now the .100 sheet is over 3 times as thick and would take all day to cut. so I'd be looking at around 3 days total of cutting. -keep in mind you can't tell it to run multiple passes, you have to tell it to send each pass after its done. I can't tell it to keep running all night long, and this is located at a High school on the other side of town for me. -So basically due to time restraints. I can't get the pieces cut.

    Also, the piece it did etch. I noticed that the edges wern't smooth either. they were somewhat "Melted" from the laser. so I would have to sand everything down and I'd be back to where I started.

    So my here are my 2 options. I can try and rebuild it from scratch and hope it works again using some other method of aligning the holes, or I can come up with a different idea to have a motorized cover over a window in my case that will still be cool, but not an Iris.

    What do you guys think I should do?

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    I really dont know what else to say,exept ZOMFG
    this is surely one of the best modds i ever seen in my life,and i've seen a lot of them.
    I've tried to give you +rep again,but i cant to do that atm.

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    Hmm. What about doors that would swing out of the way. Think Lady bug wings. 2 half circles, rotating out of the way. Or you could do 4. And you could make them overlap and shave as necessary.
    I also would give rep, as the story goes.

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    hmm... you should try to have the iris made in a different way, manually.. the link few pages back about the iris principle and possible mechanisms was cool.... And maybe you could make the iris in 2 layers.. use a very thin window between and have the blades alternating.. when the iris is closed, it should overlap so no light comes in/out.. when it is opened, it is opened. The thin window would allow this. Could look interesting.. I didn't quite manage to make a working 3d model of an iris, so I can't really show what I mean.. Instead of having half an iris on each plane, you would have alternating blades.. it would have a unique look. And you could do an etch to match..

    Oh, and the panel looks awesome

    EDIT: if all fails, don't lose the iris.. try having lots of patience and do it the laser way. slowly.... . ..

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    or ask b417, he got many mills at his modding station, maybe he could mill you something..for money or reps

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    small update. I got some more parts in the mail today. -power switch, sleeving kit, some elbow fittings, some servo extensions and some more hardware (nuts and washers).

    I also picked up some clear printer sheets for making the button and switch iluminated labels.

    FUN-FUN!

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    How about another laser cutter?

    http://www.bclaserworks.com/cutting.html

    I've used these folks in the past to cut 1/8" & 1/4" plexi. He does good work but can be difficult to get a hold of sometimes.

    The other direction that you may consider is an iris valve or a variant of a scissor valve with 2 scissor joints mounted at 180 degree to one another.

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    Ok, here is another update.

    I worked on some of the labeling for the parts. I started with the fan controller. So I made a built a channel to enclose the leds.


    Then I made the lables. Basically these are laser printed onto clear printer sheets with sticky backing. then I stuck them to a translucent piece of plastic.


    here it is mounted in the panel.


    and here it is lit up. I only connected 1 fan but you should get the idea.


    and here it is back in the case.



    Next I turned my attention to the Hard drive activity light.

    This time I just cut an opening in the panel and installed the label behind it.


    To illuminate it, I made a box with a hole in the back for an led.


    Then I just glued it behind the panel.


    While I was at it, I sleeved the led for the HDD.


    Lastly, I worked on the front switch panel.


    Using the same methods as before. here it is.




    The center switch is the dvd eject button. I still have to install the other switches as soon as I take them out of my current case.

    Later,

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    Jesus man, looks fantastic. Your attention to detail is remarkable. Keep up the good work.
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