Project: Black Zipper

[bentleya]

Thanks for the tip.

yer i only found out my self this week

[bentleya]

14th March 2008

well some of my products came that I ordered, my red Perspex and tubing for my cables

well now you’ve seen them lets start chopping it up (a row of five pictures because I think it is self explaining)

well after doing all of that I drilled the 5 mm holes and the B**** cracked, I’m not to fussed about it because this time I will make it better,

I have made a quick sketchup model for you to see what it should look like. And this bit of Perspex will fit over the top of the divider plate where the tube holes are.

well before I redo that little piece of Perspex, I’m going to apply another layer of filler to the side panel so it can dry a bit while I do my Perspex.

I have marked off areas of the side panel with masking tape, these area are area I don’t want filler on, you while notice in the picture that o have marked with a marker pen on the side panel, these are the areas I am applying filler to

I tried to put the side panel back on the case the other day and the Perspex was stopping it, so the dremels out and it’s going to get cut

Well now I got that cut out, now out with the sand paper for the side panel

There will be an update later, I just fort u guys wound want this update wile I sand for hours

Till the next update happy modding

[The boy 4rm oz]

I like the idea with the red plexi.

[bentleya]

15th march 2008

my leds came today, 100 red, 100 white and 100 uv, there all came with resterias and i brought them of ebay, from a ebay shop that is in china

now on to today i am going to be doing some work on the divider plate, so to start i have marked out holes for bolts and leds

i will be drilloing 6 holes for leds using a 3mm drill bit and 4 holes for the bolts using a 5mm drill bit

i have centre puched ready for the drill bit

all the holes drilled, i got scared when i was driling for the bolts as it was right on the bend but it was fine

next up i have cut out w section of red perspex, one to go over the tubing holes and one to go over the fan holes

first up i will drill 2 5mm holes for bolts in the tubing perspex

and 4 5mm holes for bolts in the fan area

i am mking 9 6mm holes at the back of the divider plate for stero jacks, i have marked it out below

ready to be drilled

it was all going to plan till i drilled the last hole, i had to change the batteriy on the drill and was to much power and a cracked the perspex, ooo nose i really feel like C***

so i will be making number 3 tomoz but i'm not sure hoe much perspex i'll have to do it, i have decided to deign all my perspex on sketchup and get it laser cut out as i have made it twich by hand and it has gone wrong

till next time happy modding

[p0Pe]

looks goooooooood man! +rep worthy for sure:O

but DAMN thats alot of tubes xD

[Eclecticos]

I agree looks great! Can't wait to see it lit up.

[bentleya]

thanks guys, i'm going to spend tomorrow doing my deigns for the perspex in sketchup ready to be laser cut

[jdbnsn]

I added your header and just realized that you have already made one (probably tired of waiting). Sorry for taking so long, I won't be offended if you would rather not use it.

Jon

[bentleya]

I agree looks great! Can't wait to see it lit up.

I added your header and just realized that you have already made one (probably tired of waiting). Sorry for taking so long, I won't be offended if you would rather not use it.

Jon

i'll have a look first and see

[bentleya]

24 March 2008

Well long time no update, so heres a big one, i have started work on the front bezel of the case

I have marsked of the front bezel and marked ready to be dremeled out

Here is the pipe i will be using for the corners of the hole

Here the hole is cut out

i have cut the piping to the right size for the hole

i have marsked up the pipe to the case while i apply the filler

Here i have used body filler on the underside to hold the plastic in place

A test fit to see what it looks like

i have marsked up the other corner

and here it is with the filler

test fit

Remember this perspex, yes it is the old plate divider i will be using stripes to make the straight edges

here there are cut out

I have marsked them up like before ready for filling

Filled

And a test ft

From this point i will not be explain the pictures as i go along, basically it is layers of filler applied followed by sanding down of it then a test fit on the case

well the front bezel is not finished yet i have got to measure and cut perspex for the drive bays for a fan controller and power switches, filler in side the intake hole, sand down the bottom of the pip so there uniform and some more stuff but i don't want to bore you.

i also have got some more plans for the case, one of which involves motorized gas struts. i have been searching for these but as i don't do what there are called it is a bit hard trying to find them so i ask dose anybody know what there called, and it wound be even better if you post a link to the shop

so till next time happy modding