Project - CLOWNED!!

[Elum!nal]

OMG
not my taste, but good

[Rankenphile]

For the window, I would put in frosted plexi surrounded by a set of different colored LEDs that would turn on and off in sequence - red, green, blue, yellow, purple, white, etc. in a circular patern around them. It should be easy enough to do with an IC or even a series of resistors and capacitors and such, and would add an appropriate circus-y feel to the case.

Nice work, btw. It's a... unique choice of theme, but you're doing a remarkable job in coming up with clever ways of incorporating it into the overall design.

[xmastree]

I'm not sure about that dog though... How about a bigger, circular window made to look like a custard pie?

[TheGreatSatan]

I decided I wanted red thumb screws, so I'm painting them.

Since I'm not using the top hat, I'm thinking of going with a case handle. What do you think?

[OvRiDe]

For the window, I would put in frosted plexi surrounded by a set of different colored LEDs that would turn on and off in sequence - red, green, blue, yellow, purple, white, etc. in a circular patern around them. It should be easy enough to do with an IC or even a series of resistors and capacitors and such, and would add an appropriate circus-y feel to the case.

I think that is an AWSOME idea.. and here is some help on how to do it..

http://hw.metku.net/index.html?path=...fade/index_eng

[TheGreatSatan]

So I should mount a breadboard within the case?

[Rankenphile]

No, the breadboard is jsut a testing circuit. How are you at soldering? If you can handle making a basic circuit on a standard Radio Shack blank board, you can get everything you need, from resistors to the IC, from online shops for cheap and make it yourself. The diagram there is a good example on how to do it, and we'll all be glad to give you a hand with it, if this is something you're interested in making.

If you wanted to use a breadboard, then by all means, but a better and more permanent solution would be to simply get a blank IC board, like this one:

...and just configure the circuit to fit that board. It's not tough, I basically walked through the process with a friend of mine and we taught ourselves using online tutorials and help from other members when I was working on my sound-reactive circuit for my arcade project.

I would drill small holes in the edges of the plexi to insert the LEDs into, the way that Defyant did on his HP-Rez 3 (I think that was the one) with the blue and red LEDs. It's really not tough work, just requires some patience, willingness to learn and fiddle with things, and a steady hand.

[TheGreatSatan]

The 600 Watt PSU came today. Wait till you see how I braid the wiring.

[TheGreatSatan]

I bought some silly looking plastic sheets for braiding the PSU wiring.

Then I cut myself when cutting the plastic.

The ATX connector cable is done.

And the rest...of which I used a lighter to melt it to the cables.

I also finished the handle. I went with the longer chrome one, I didn't feel like messing up those black handles with paint.

[tybrenis]

Woah! Looking great!