Project: Black Water

[x88x]

Nice gear.

That stuff with EasyJet though..that's...absurd, to say the least. How does a service company that treats its paying customers with just ill regard stay in business?

[flare]

It was ridiculous! You can't really believe it as well when someone comes up to you and says sorry you have no seat on this plane (not that I was late for check in or anything, there was still an hour to go..)

It's because they are cheap and people will always take that risk even if it means paying £10 less. I will never be flying with them again though :p!

[SXRguyinMA]

damn at least the airlines in the US will give you a travel voucher or put you on the next earliest flight. most will even give you an option. That company just plain old sucks to say "sorry find another way to get there"

[x88x]

Yeah, I mean, how long do you think a company would last if they were, say, a burger joint, and every 10th (or whatever) person who bought something, when they went to pick it up got told "Sorry, we don't have enough to fill your order, but there are other restaurants around..go find something else. Oh, we'll be keeping your money though."...

[flare]

I had another package delivered today (the biggest yet ) from the awesome people over at Specialtech:

Les contents of les package:

The reason why I have to mount the hard drive cage in a different place:

Where I am thinking of putting the cage and also the pump:

The total space I can use for the rad and fans (with help from Mr. Hawg)

Total space taken up by the rad and fans:

Just enough space! The only problem is that the feet on the radiator stand stick out too much and take up to much space.

I think it’s finally time to cut something

The Hawgs saying farewell to their much beloved friends: Mr and Mrs Feet:

Begging me not to be so cruel

The cut feet:

The total space between the mobo and the rad:

The next problem was the radiator stand was to tall to allow the case to close so yet more cutting had to be done to it:

The finished product:

The Hawgs getting used to their new home:

Space between the roof and the radiator:

Tiny Fractal Design fans:

So I have to big issues that I want to deal with tomorrow, the first being that if I have the rad grill exactly where the fan holes are, it will protrude over the top of the case but my thinking is that because the grill and the fans won’t be attached anyway I can just mount it like this:

Thanks a lot

[flare]

Just to say a massive thanks to EK waterblocks for sponsoring the project and offereing me a nice little discount on the needed blocks for the build.

Another update will hopefully follow today as well

[flare]

Sorry for the lack of update, I’ve just started a new job to try and fund my gap year so it’s a bit hectic at the moment (not that I’m different from anyone who has a 9-5 job, it just took me a little getting used to it )

So it was about gorram time I started cutting into the beautiful case, though I did hesitate a little but not enough for me to start :dremel:

I made a mock up of the roof and sides to get an idea of what the rad grill would look like:

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Happy with the results I started to mask up the case (with help from the Hawgs of course…)

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I can’t take them anywhere…

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Getting ready to cut:

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Safety first applied to everyone in the workshop!

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First cut:

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What the first cut did to my dremel disk:

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35 dremel disks later, here is the finished cut: Fits quite nicely

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Thanks all for reading!

[x88x]

Looks good, but yikes! 35 cutoff wheels?! I can't quite tell from the picture, are you using the 'heavy duty' (I think some sort of ceramic?) or fiberglass cutoff wheels? I used the 'heavy duty' ones for a long time, especially on thick steel, but they just burn out so much faster than the fiberglass ones. If you're using fiberglass wheels, it sounds like you're not running the dremel at a high enough speed. In my experience I have found that not only does it take longer to make cuts at lower speeds, but it also burns through cutoff wheels faster. Also, next time you run out, I would highly recommend getting a quick-swap cut-off wheel set; not only does it make your life a lot easier, it also gives you slightly more wheel (larger inner diameter, but also larger outer diameter), and you're less likely to snap a wheel since a) the force is spread out over a larger surface, and b) the wheel has a metal insert in the middle. As a result of this, they last longer and I have yet to break one since I switched (though that might just be because I'm getting better, idk ).

[flare]

Looks good, but yikes! 35 cutoff wheels?! I can't quite tell from the picture, are you using the 'heavy duty' (I think some sort of ceramic?) or fiberglass cutoff wheels? I used the 'heavy duty' ones for a long time, especially on thick steel, but they just burn out so much faster than the fiberglass ones. If you're using fiberglass wheels, it sounds like you're not running the dremel at a high enough speed. In my experience I have found that not only does it take longer to make cuts at lower speeds, but it also burns through cutoff wheels faster. Also, next time you run out, I would highly recommend getting a quick-swap cut-off wheel set; not only does it make your life a lot easier, it also gives you slightly more wheel (larger inner diameter, but also larger outer diameter), and you're less likely to snap a wheel since a) the force is spread out over a larger surface, and b) the wheel has a metal insert in the middle. As a result of this, they last longer and I have yet to break one since I switched (though that might just be because I'm getting better, idk ).

I am using damn cheap cutoff wheels that are £1.50 ($2) for 36 so it was not too bad. I'd deff use the quick swap wheels if they were compatible with my dremel (not really a dremel just a generic rotary tool :p )

Thanks for the kind words about the project and the time you invested to write that post out!

How much do you pay for your cutoff wheels?

[x88x]

As long as the mandrel is the right diameter (1/8" in this case), any rotary tool can use Dremel bits.

I don't remember exactly what I paid for my wheels and quick-change adapter, but according to Lowes, the adapter set (only way you can get it, but it comes with iirc 8 wheels as well) is $15USD and a 12-pack of discs for it is $21USD. So yes, way more expensive than yours, but they last way longer too. For example, the cut that you did above that took 35 cheapo wheels, assuming normal thickness for steel case panels in the last few years, would have taken no more than 2. If you started with a fresh wheel and ran it fast, I think you could probably do it with 1. Yeah, Dremel sometimes overcharges for stuff, but sometimes it's worth it.