Project: PrometheusCu

[Langer]

UPDATE:

Today was an intimate day between myself and my scroll-saw. =)

I started making some carbon accents from .8mm sheet - I had a few of these sheets left over from an earlier project. Their intended purpose was the outer shell of the Acer Ferrari series laptop .

I popped out the stainless steel - and cut out a replacement on my scroll saw:

I made some more carbon covers for the I/O and the RAM.

And another for the RAID card, because it's PCB was green:

I also covered the ATX plug with a little cover - because I wont be needing it:

A little overview:

I made little circles for all the fan motors as well, but I forgot to take pics. I'll take some with next update.

Tune in soon for more.
-Jesse

[SXRguyinMA]

looks amazing! I've got some spare carbon cloth left...I thik I may just resin up a single sheet and try that...looks great! +rep

oh, what kind of blade did you use? and how long did it last?

[Langer]

Sheet metal snips, followed by lots of filing.

On the scroll say I just used whatever blade was on it when I arrived. This stuff is really thin, it cuts easily

[SXRguyinMA]

I'll give that a shot. I know the fabric is easy to cut with sharp scissors. thanks!

:EDIT: have yer 2nd lt green rep bar my friend

[Langer]

Here are some slightly better pics now that the sun is out.

The Pico's rad - push pull Kama Kaze fans (great 40mm fans, nearly silent)

=)

-Jesse

[EspoNation]

pure hottness! love it!

[SXRguyinMA]

[Langer]

I decided to add HDD Activity Indicators to the 'RAID Box', 1 per drive. =)

I also added an LED that will just be on all the time to add a bit of internal p'zaz.

More soon

- Jesse

[dead4life]

Im not entirely sure on what word describes that mountain of toned carbon fiber and copper...

+rep


5 minutes later and I still cant stop staring at these.. its..

[Langer]

Thanks a lot mate... and if that's the case, you'd better pull up a chair:

JUST A TEASER:

Anyone who has ever sleeved an ATX plug knows its a pain in the ass...when you have a half inch of wire to work with it becomes a painful... when you then have to cut, crimp and solder the pins onto the little stumps it elevates maddening... if not enough - getting the ATX plug onto that mess could drive a man suicidal... and don't even get me started on the soldering end.

Suffice to say - won't be doing this again with a ribbon cable!!! It made the process about a million times more difficult.




The ribbon cable will be coated in black rubber so as to keep things perdy.

More soon. I need to run the 12V power and make the ATX power black, amung other things.


Tune in tomorrow kids - same bat time; same bat channel!