TRIBALOVERKILL, "Blackout"

[hungrych]

Heh, it almost looks like a Powermac G5. Turning out really well so far, keep up the good work.

[MrSlacker]

wow man!! thats kick @$$

[Xbrid]

.that looks mad!!

[MrSlacker]

stop spamming!

600th post! w00t

[Zeus]

it is surely shaping up very nicely

[Aero]

lookin good, I like the mesh. Good luck with the mod.

[tribaloverkill]

So today I accomplished nothing! This is because I made a stupid mistake that cost me the tinted front panel. This means that I have to make a new one. This isnt really bad seeing that it really took me no time at all to make it. It's just that I could be doing something else as oppose to working on something that SHOULD be finished. Anyways,... I messed up when I went to cut ou tthe hole for the LCD. The width of the hole was to big. I was suppose to subtract these two values from the width of the optical drive trays but ended up only subtracting the one value. STUUUUUUUUUPID! Thats ok,... because just like the readiator housing,... the new panel will be better even though the panel came out pretty damn good despite the goof! I made a video too! I made a video of my drilling through the tinted acrylic! Exciting isnt it! The point of the video is to show you how a correctly ground drill bit cuts through acrylic. Enjoy.

Here I am marking where the trays will be coming through the tinted panel. I am not relying solely on the trays shadows. I messured where the trays are in comparison to the surface of the table. Im ussing the shadows to check the messurements. It was dead on.

Finished mapping out the trays,...

Finished mapping tou the whole thing,...

This is a correctly ground drill bit to be used to drill through acrylic. Notice the point. The point will keep the the drill bit from running around of the surface of the acrylic. Notice the flatsided cutting edge. This is so that the bit scrapes to cut and doesnt gouge.

Here's a video of my using this bit. Try this with a regular drill bit and you'll see what I mean. Notcie how fast I drill though without breaking the acrylic. I don't reccomend drilling that fast to finished holes. You want to go somewaht slow for a finished hole.
http://images.gruntville.com/casegal...ll/acrylic.wmv

Proof that your bit worked.

Nice holes.

Heres how I cut of the tray and LCD holes.

Got vacuum? LOL. I couldnt use the vacuum when using the router this time because I had to remove the fence to make these cuts. I s@#$ you not,... the shavings are flying right up in my face!!! All over the place! I was blowing them out my nose!!! So messy.

One tray finished.

All finished! Look how PRO!

DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! DOH!!! To much width. I have to make this all over again. No big deal. I'll do that in the morning.

[tribaloverkill]

Here's the replacement pictures.

This is the old messed up tinted panel.

This is the new panel all mapped out ready to go.

The LCD now, is going to sit right up on the back of the tinted panel. So,... I want rounded edge for the LCD hole to make it look more "open". You know what I mean?

[Xbrid]

how do u press the buttons on the drives? they are covered from looking at the pictures.

[tribaloverkill]

CHEK DIS SHI OUT!

The new front panel! Perfect

LCD hole with rounded edges.

Rounded USB notch.

Panel over LCD. Look how that fits! Perfect. This exactly what I was trying to accomplish. I am going to put black electrical tape over the silver border of the LCD so it wont be visible.

Another shot.