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Awesome!
\m/ d(-_-)b \m/
R9 290X+Kraken+Corsair H90, Xeon 5649@4ghz, Asus P6T-WS Pro
wow that looks amazing put together! wow wow wow.
Centurion 5 Mod <<--- ON HOLD FOR THE WINTEROriginally Posted by Omega
thanks! I'll get the rest of the pics and whatnot uploaded sometime within the next few days, most likely over the weekend. It is 100% done though!!
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its time for THE FINAL UPDATE!!!
thats right, its FINISHED! well actually it was finished on the 23rd, just havent had time to get pics up till now lol.
on to the update!!
heres is the pattern traced onto the wood that I glued together
I made a L and R sides (both sides are a slightly different shape)
and cut in half
now the original plan was to cut it with the bandsaw and have a 2-piece mold to form the sides. my bandsawy had other ideas though, so I ended up spending 2 hours at the belt sander to get this:
first piece clamped ready for bending
partially bent
now the clamps werent working good enough. the acrylic would heat up and the clamp would leave an impression in it, so I switched to painters tape
one side done
and set down for a test fit after cooling
I did the other side the same, then had to make minor adjustments to each to get the proper fit to the base
I used my bending brake I got at Harbor Freight to bend a strip 90 degrees
my two strips ready for cutting and sanding
cut
and sanded
I loosely mounted them to the sides with elongated holes. this way once I got them all mounted up I could make position adjustments as necessary
and mounted to the top
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heres the guitar stand I bought at Guitar Center for $12. looks like it will do nicely
then I found that the neck was too thick to fit into the holder. I tried heating and bending it but it wouldnt go far enough
here is the 6" UV green IDE cable I got from Performance PCs
fits perfectly
and the UV green PSU kit also from P-PCs
the old slide switches I was originally using werent looking or fitting nicely, so I got these nice rocker switches from P-PCs as well
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Tempest SXR * Power House * Red Comet * ICHIWZ * Acrylic Headphone Hook
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Arctic Cat * Maximum Security * Cribbage Board * Rockin Case * Armor Redux
Tempest SXR * Power House * Red Comet * ICHIWZ * Acrylic Headphone Hook
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I had to make bigger mounts for the bottom, and I only needed 6 total. I used these rubber expanding nuts and screws to attatch the top/sides to the base for easy removal.
and mounted to the base
once I got the sides mounted back to the top, then the assembly mounted to the base, I went wround it with the heat gun to help form the sides exactly how they needed to be. this also helped to iron out wrinkles in the sides from the bending process
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top finished
mobo remounted to the base
lastly I made the top cover piece. I cut a piece to fit and notched it for the power cable and wiring for the LEDs
mounting holes for the 80mm fan and the neck supports I made earlier
fan sleeved and LEDs removed
I just drilled and tapped the neck supports and attatched them with some 4-40 SS screws
test fit - fits good
80mm exhaust fan mounted with vib damper
and a little heating and tweaking to make it fit right and she's done! this panel will just sit in there, it doesnt need any mounts. the weight of the neck holds it in between the top and the base
I ended up notching the neck a little where it will sit in its holder. I was worried how it would look, but the foam where it sits covers it up and you cant notice it unless you look closely. but I had to do it to get it to fit
Arctic Cat * Maximum Security * Cribbage Board * Rockin Case * Armor Redux
Tempest SXR * Power House * Red Comet * ICHIWZ * Acrylic Headphone Hook
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Arctic Cat * Maximum Security * Cribbage Board * Rockin Case * Armor Redux
Tempest SXR * Power House * Red Comet * ICHIWZ * Acrylic Headphone Hook
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