Hi,
Welcome to my first mod project! As I am climbing a steep learning curve this project will undoubtedly change over time. However in the meantime I have modified this message to list the material and tools I have been useing as I believe this will be very useful.
Description
This is an aluminium case made into a cube shape with the rough dimensions of 270x270x270mm.
Please note this list is ever growing!!
Case Material
1 x 900 x 900mm sheet of aluminium
4 x 1400mm x 12mm x12mm L shaped angle bars
1 x 1000mm x 10mm U shaped bar
4 x Soft rubber feet (from Antec 3480 case)
1 x motherboard tray (from Antec 3480 case)
1 x back panel (from Antec 3480 case)
1 x Front port usb and audio connectors (from Antec 3480 case)
1 x Box of 100 Rivets
1 x Hard Drive Holder
Case Items
1 x Pioneer Slim DVD Drive
1 x 120mm 3 speed fan (from Antec 3480 case)
1 x 380watt Antec power supply (from Antec 3480 case)
2 x Red/Black Sata data cables
1 x Motherboard (ASUS P5KPL-CM)
1 x Intel Dual Core E5200
1 x DDR800 2gig Kingston
Still To Get
* Switches (undecided)
* Hard drive (I have a few laying about just not picked it out yet)
* LED's (I have purchesed RGB LED's but may just use Red Led's).
Tools Used
* Jig Saw (used a fair bit)
* Hack Saw (used a fair bit)
* Files (used a fair bit)
* Drill (used a fair bit)
The case will fit the micro-ATX format motherboard. The power supply and hard drive bay will also be standard size; however I will be installing a slimline notebook dvd burner as there is NO chance of fitting a full size one in there nicely.
The front of the case will have 2 x USB, firewire and a mic/speaker port. There will also be a 120mm fan taking in air. I was hoping to put a 120mm fan at the back however I can't fit it in so I'm rekuctantly settling for a 80mm. The red line you can see going around the case is in actual fact a 1cm groove.
As I'm going up a steep learning curve this project could change quite significantly along the way possibly involving things such as anodizing, back lighting and penguins. But I guess we will have to wait and see!