Water Cubed

[Drum Thumper]

Wow, Jon can mod with the best of em!

Keep it up!

[jdbnsn]

Thanks fellas!

Not much excitement today, mostly sanding and reinforcing joints but I'll toss up some pics anyway...

There are still lots of edges from the initial cutting that need cleaning up so I start with a metal file, then 220 grit sandpaper, then 600 grit, then smooth cloth to polish them up nice and tidy. I don't have any finished shots, but a couple of near finished shots...


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then I drilled and tapped some holes around the inner ridge to bolt down the platform...

[CENTER]

lastly, I cut out the drive bay windows for the optical drive and the LCD screen...

[Computer-Geek]

This is a very nice clean build!

[Vitz¥^]

seriouisly sleek, love it.

[Frenkie]

Looks really nice and clean. Did you ever consider black screws? It might make it even better.....

[rendermandan]

Nice job on the polishing!

[jdbnsn]

Thanks fellas! I didn't think about black screws at first because I plan to conceal them all by the time it's finished. The black cube structure you see now is only the inner frame and will be mostly covered in due course.

[M!ST!CX]

very nice and clean,just what i like

[Vital]

What did you use to polish the aluminum angle?

[jdbnsn]

What did you use to polish the aluminum angle?

I start with a fine metal file to work out any notches and deep scratches made while fitting/cutting. Then sandpaper, depending on the need I usually just start with 220 grit followed by 600 grit. Lastly, I run them over a buffer wheel ($6 at Lowes) to bring out the clear shine.