Project: Green Light

[The boy 4rm oz]

All in all it looks good lol. Yeah I thought the case was an Antec one.

[Frenkie]

Looks promising ! Keep it up !

[Fuganater]

Woo!! Front Page Thanks TCBS!!

[jdbnsn]

Woo!! Front Page Thanks TCBS!!

it was well deserved, you are doing a great job!

[Spawn-Inc]

wow, i haven't seen thing case in a while and its come out really nice. i like that colour of green and the black. +rep and i gotta watch this more often.

[Fuganater]

UPDATE - FRONT PANEL

Here is my little sketch of the measurements.

Measuring up for the cuts.

My workshop out side again lol.

(Man I wish I had a garage....)

After the cuts.

After it was all done it looks awesome! Left enough room for the epoxy to hold it on nice and tight. Now for more planning.

Here are some items I bought.
3" and 2" PVC Piping.

I got 2 sizes because I didn't know which one I would need.

Epoxy

More painters tape.

My marking for where the tubes will sit on the front pelxi.

My dad is going to take the 2" PVC pipe to work tomorrow and get the guys there to cut it for me on the band saw. The sections are going to be:

3- 1" sections
3- 1 1/2" sections
3- 2" sections

We figured because I have 2' of the PVC, mind as well use it. This way I can see what size looks the best in real life because its way too hard to tell in Sketchup.

Now for the interesting part. I wanted to see what the case would look like if I had a UV light in the case. So I grabbed one of my blacklights off of my wall, dusted it off lol, (haven't used it in like years), and put it by the case. Here are the results.

UV light, Case Lights off

UV Light + Case Lights on

No UV Light, Case lights on

Which do you guys think looks the best? If I would get a UV cathode kit, it would probably be this one because it has a switch like the green lights do to turn it on and off. UV Cold Cathodes They are the exact same make as my green ones which I am EXTREMELY impressed with. And for the placement... idk. I would probably put one on the top of the case and one at the bottom. What do you think?

And don't forget TCBS! I still need some help finding a sweet fan grill for the top of my case. It has to kinda blend in. If anyone could "make one" I would be more that willing to pay for it and the shipping Please post your ideas.

wow, i haven't seen thing case in a while and its come out really nice. i like that colour of green and the black. +rep and i gotta watch this more often.

Great to see you watching again Spawn. You've helped me a lot earlier and now I'm going to be doing the LED's soon so I might need to call upon your services again

Now watch for an update Saturday or Sunday. I'll be doing some more measuring, adjusting, calculating and seeing what looks the best. If I can get a hole saw for the plexi I'll even be cutting this weekend.

Till then,

-Fuga

[The boy 4rm oz]

Nice work mate. The sleeving looks great.

[blueonblack]

Man, this thing is lookin' good! I love the shade of green you chose, looks excellent with the black, more more more.
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[Fuganater]

UPDATE - FRONT TUBES AND TOP FAN

Finally got the tool and stuff needed to get the front moving along.

Hole saw set from Harbor Freight Can't beat a sale like $9.99 for $2.99!!!

Goes from 3/4" to 2 1/2".

Like I said before, my dad took that PVC piping to work and the guys there cut it for me. Into 3: 1" pieces, 3: 1 1/2" pieces, and 3: 2" pieces. 3

So here are the pics that i used to decided on what size I was gonna use.

1"

1 1/2"

2"

In the end I decided on the 2" tubes. They gave the best depth and anymore would make it look funky. So having decided on that I drilled the 3 holes in the piece of plexi that the tubes will be attached to.

Remember I have limited room... so anything becomes my bench lol. In this case its the edge of my front porch and a block of wood.

All cut and sanded smooth.

Epoxied to the faceplate.

I'll have some more pics of it when it finally dries. Takes 7 minutes to set but 24 hours to fully dry.

Now for the top fan. I've never worked on aluminum before so this was a learning experience for me. Here are my measurments plotted out on the top of the case.

I tried to use the 2 1/2" hole saw to try and cut down the cutting, but the plastic and metal bit had little effect on the aluminum

So we had to do it the hard way... they way I've never done before. Wait what am I saying?? I've never done ANY of this before lol!

And this is where my dremel skills stop. I'm not that good with it so I did my best. So to cover my lack of cutting a circle skills, I purchased a case grill. I asked for suggestions but got none, so I just got a cheap biohazard one from FrozenCPU. It will cover up the edge so it will be ok.

Here's what it looks like now with the fan in.

Oh ya.. and I messed up when drilling one of the holes... noob. So I hope the grill will cover that up too.

I also sleeved the wires for the fan.

And a top pic before the repaint.

Ill probably paint the screw green just like I did for the back of the case. Should look ok in the end.

I also ordered a set of 12" UV cathode lights from FrozenCPU that will give me a huge improvement on the inside look of the case. I asked everyone in my class and they all said with the UV and lights.

And the last thing I did today was paint the other side of the rear I/O panel.

I kinda forgot to do that before

One thing I am throwing around is redoing the switches for the power and reset. I found some that I like on Performance-PC's website that look good but idk how to do it or if they are the right ones. I'll be watching and searching other mods tomorrow to see if I can find some hints.

Well thats all for today. Got alot of work done I can't wait till I get some time, hopefully Tuesday, to mount the tubes to the front. Then after that I'll be putting on bondo.

Till then,

-Fuga

[p0Pe]

i have a case just like that one so i am keeping an eye out here;P nice work
and btw. go for the green light and the uv! that looks wicked awsome!