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    As promised I will be scratch building two plexiglass case's, one of witch i might sell the other however i will use as a spare system,here are the specs

    THD-80JB CA :: Western Digital Caviar 80GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, ATA-100, EIDE, OEM (1.14 lbs)
    $48.99

    ULT33134 :: Ultra X-Connect V-Series ULT33134 ( XVS) 400-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 120mm Fan, 20/24-Pin, Modular (4.4 lbs)
    $48.72

    O261-8034 :: OCZ Dual Channel 1024MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Platinum Memory (2 x 512MB) (0.25 lbs)
    $36.99

    ULT33193 :: Ultra X-Wind CPU Fan Aluminum Socket 775 with PWM Control (0.8 lbs)
    $24.99

    XFX MG-610i-7059 Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 Processor 2.20GHz OEM
    $115.99

    Total $275.68

    Also heres my new toy, yay
    Will

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    Default Re: scratch plexi case builds

    thanks for all the replies
    brought my supplies home today

    found out that the pieces are indeed wide enough

    and got marking

    all replies welcome so please comment
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    Yay Update, i started cutting and got the basic pieces done
    heres the side panels 20"x17" and the frame pieces

    then these white pieces will be bent in a 90 degree angle so they will end up as the corners

    wow i used a multi purpose blade and it was snowing

    thats all for the moment, Comment please
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    ok not do much of an update bcause i was in such a hurry i forgot to take pictures, i got all the peices cut except 80mm fan holes dvd drive and io shield holes, took some of that "waste" plexi bent it, drilled it, and wet sanded it to make the hdd cage. im going to take pics, and should have it assemled for the most part on sunday, thats all for the moment comment if you please
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    Yea soooo... i bought some special adhesive and did some final trims, got the dvd drive hole cut roughly so still got a bit of work to do on that, in perspective heres what still needs to be done:
    -cut out io sheild hole
    -cut out 80mm fanholes
    -cut out power button hole
    -assemble pieces
    -order parts
    -install parts
    -Tell my parents im Not CRAZY...well not too much anyways
    comment please
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    Thought it was about time for a photo update,
    heres a pic of the frosted hdd cage

    heres one of the dvd drive hole that took forever to fit right

    heres one of the glue i bought for this project still havent tried it yet,

    and finally heres one of all the pieces after being wetsanded lighty

    now all i have to do is the steps above this post.
    comment please
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    Well...thanks for the Enormous amount of helpfull replies jk, i have decided to go ahead with that power button and cut the hole
    here you can see the power supply hole
    the inside of the case
    and with the door on
    this was done with masking tape it is not permanent i assembled it just to see it i am impatient, really all thats left6 to do is drill some ventlation holes cut out the io shield hole and install the parts
    Will

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    Ok then so i got the io shield hole done and drilled some ventalation holes

    heres one with the io in place

    and finally i added the fan to the top

    , I ordered the parts on friday so if everything goes to plan it should be done by the end of the week. Please Comment
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    no packages yet, hoping for tomarrow, heres a pic of the ugly hole

    and good news the glue works

    thats all ive glued so far as i dont wont to glue it all together without all the holes being drilled
    Comment Please
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    yea i know its just me and my dad are perfectionists so...but what ever.
    So yea i got bored and decided to glue the rest together, heres the top and back glued on

    heres it with the side on

    heres where it gets sketchy with the fan and power supply, i always do have extra plexi though

    and because im impatient i took some parts and throught them in to see what it would look like only the dvd drive is goin in the finished product

    so yea...Please Comment
    Will

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