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[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok guys, I have made a start on my plexi spacers, here are some pics.
Firstly I drew up 4 identical templates on a sheet of graph paper, this way they will all be 99% the same.
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Here is a shot with a case foot roughly in place:

An aerial shot:

Now I masked off 2 good spots on my un-protected piece of plexi and glued a template onto each of the marked spots:

I then stuck the other 2 templates onto 2 more scrap bits of plexi:

Time to start cutting.
Here is the first spacer cut out, quite roughly I should add. Damn I wish I had a scroll saw, jig saws suck lol.
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Well that's it. Now I have to go cut out the other 3 spacers and then file them all smooth and sand them *sigh* well it will all be worth it...I hope. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well my final update for today.

Bad news is one of my spacers snapped while I was cutting it out.
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I have made another template and glued it to another piece of plexi.

Another bit of bad news. I was about to go out and cut this last bit of plexi but the rain beat me to it. I usually work in the shed but there is no bench space at them moment so I was stuck with working outside. I guess I just have to do it tomorrow, along with the filing.

Well at least I have 3 out of the 4 spacers cut.
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Well that's it for today. Before I go though, I will leave you with a teaser pic of what this will look like once completed.
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See ya tomorrow. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Thanks buddy. I am still gonna use your idea of painting the stem black but I will be putting a piece of silver MeshX over the painted stem to give it a slightly different look. This will also add just a little bit more height which is what I need.

I am thinking of using 2 domed nuts to help hold the mesh in place. I will space them evenly between the two stems of the feet. This will just bring some of the inside design to the outside of the case and they look great with the mesh.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Just caught back up with project...

You are the king of green plexi!

Lol I don't think I am the king. Xperiment would have to be the king of green plexi, his Project Reality mod is fantastic.

Thanks for the +rep and the comments guys. It's a good feeling to know people enjoy and appreciate looking at your work.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok so I have cut out my last spacer.
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One thing I didn't realize while cutting was the backing paper had come slightly unstuck. Now I have a crappy cut on one side of the spacer.
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This shouldn't be a problem though. After I file and sand down the edges there shouldn't be that much difference along the line. I can always mount it with the bad side facing towards the center of the case and besides the mesh should mask it anyway. Well I might go do some filling now, I'm not promising anything though. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.

[The boy 4rm oz]

@ Xperiment - thanks mate, hope to get them done this weekend.

Ok only a small update before I have to go out for an Easter lunch with one half of the family.

I have filed down two of the spacers. I did the one with the crappy cut first and it took me near an hour to do. The other one I filled only took me 20-30mins to completely file, and may I say it looks great.
Here is a pic of both the filed spacers (bad one on left, good one on right):

Well that's it for now guys, I may have more tomorrow but I have another Easter lunch so I don't know. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well I don't know about finished soon. To be honest it was meant to be finished before Christmas but with the lack of a new 240mm radiator I stopped work completely. I am hoping to get the radiator this month and mount that. Then all I have to do is order some fans, paint the rest of the case and make a pump platform and it's all done.

An update on the feet though. I have filed down 3 of the 4 spacers. Once this is done I have to cut some mesh strips to size and paint the stem of the spacers black. Then I have to mount the feet and spacers to the case floor and drill holes through the case to let UV light shine through to the plexi.

Well I guess I have to get back to finishing my homework, the long weekend id almost over, damn school. I may have an update later today. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Guys I have made progress with the spacers but nothing worth posting. Well I can at least say that they are all filed down.

So instead I have a treat for you. This is a BF2 movie I made. Special thanks to silverdemon for help with a video converter.
Enjoy.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Sorry I haven't updated in a while guys. I have been really busy but managed to squeeze some modding in this arvo.

Ok. I have filed down all 4 spacers so now I need to cut some mesh strips.
Marking the mesh:

The 4 cut strips of mesh:

There is a bit of filing to do but that can be done later.
Some sneak peek pics of how this should turn out:

I am still undecided whether to use 2 or 3 domed nuts to help hold the mesh flat. Do you think 3 is a little bit crowded?

Well that;s all for now. May have some more later this week, it's getting close to the end of term and I have ons of work to finish. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I don't have a picture update at the moment guys. One of my teachers lost one of my assessment essay drafts so I have to re-do it (the downside of not having a PC to use to start with). I do have a matter I would like to discuss with you though.

When I get my new radiator I will be requiring 2 new 120mm fans for cooling. which fans should I chose?

Silverstone Suscool 121 120mm Case Fan:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...d1c60d5e8bbb5c

Zalman ZM-F3 120mm Silent LED Fan Blue:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...oducts_id=6682

Antec TriCool LED Fan 120mm Blue:
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...oducts_id=4995

CoolerMaster Silent Blue LED Fan 120mm (2pk):
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...oducts_id=6580

This is why I have chosen these fans.
Silverstone - quiet plus comes with a thermal sensor, colours look ok, may shine under UV light

Zalman - quiet, 4 bright blue LEDs, doesn't noise levels and speeds (can't find a cfm rating)

Antec - built in variable speed controller, bright blue LEDs, descent cfm and noise ratings

CoolerMaster - basic, silent (I have one already), pack of 2

Can you help me out? I am leaning towards the Antec because I have an 80mm version of that fan and find it really good. The Zalman one may also be good but I can't find a cfm rating so I don't know about them.