Celtic Knot Inspired

[Espie79]

Looks good. Nice rich tones.

Are you going to paint the chassis before final assembly?

I have been thinking I should paint it, maybe just black, but I'll see when the time comes.

[Espie79]

Day 8:
Today I have cut out the whole for the 120mm fan at the top of the case. I went and bought some cutting discs for my dremel. I haven't cut metal before so it was quite an experience with all the sparks flying. I ended up using 2 discs to cut the circle. The first disc broke in about 2 seconds but the disc I used after that was a reinforced disc which managed to finish the job although it is quite worn down.

I also drilled holes for the top panel and fixed the panel with brass dome head screws which I think match the colour of the case.

Here are some pics

Case fan cutout.

This is the pattern for the side panel. I have printed out 6 A4 sheets and taped them together. I was lucky it printed as the printer said out of ink, so I took out the empty cartridge and put it back in the printer and it worked.

Technically day 8 is still going and I am now tracing the pattern on the side panel with a carving knife.

[Espie79]

Day 9:
So today I have started carving one of the side panels. I drilled some ventilation holes in the panel - not sure if they will be very effective though.

[xr4man]

damn that is looking awesome!

[Espie79]

Thanks everyone for the compliments and comments.
Day 10:
Today I finished off carving the side panel which was starting t become a chore due to it's size.

I was looking at ways to fix the side panel so came up with the idea of fixing a strip of aluminium to the existing case edges. I bought pop rivet gun to help with this and it is awesome. You can see the rivets in the next 2 pics.

Top

In the next 2 pics, you can see the side panel leaing against the case after I stained it. The colour doesn't match as it seems to take a couple of days for final colour to come out. I think it has something to do with the linseed oil darkeing the mdf.

I am thinking of putting the side panel on the other side of the case so I can perhaps put a mesh vent on the main access side. Just have to buy some more aluminium strip.

[Espie79]

Day 10:
Today I finished off carving the side panel which was starting t become a chore due to it's size.

I was looking at ways to fix the side panel so came up with the idea of fixing a strip of aluminium to the existing case edges. I bought pop rivet gun to help with this and it is awesome. You can see the rivets in the next 2 pics.

Top

In the next 2 pics, you can see the side panel leaing against the case after I stained it. The colour doesn't match as it seems to take a couple of days for final colour to come out. I think it has something to do with the linseed oil darkeing the mdf.

I am thinking of putting the side panel on the other side of the case so I can perhaps put a mesh vent on the main access side. Just have to buy some more aluminium strip.

[Espie79]

Day 11:
I haven't done a great deal since my last update. I basically fixed some aluminium bars to the other side of the case with rivets and attached the fan to the top of the case. I have actually stuffed up the front panel. I realised when I put the side panel on. It's not square and if I was to square it up, the panel would be asymmetrical. I can't live with that so I am going to do a new front panel with a new design. It wasn't a total waste though, I made some mistakes on the initial front panel which I have learned from.

New design for front panel:

Case with Fan - also I put the panel on the other side than previous photos. I am also getting a bit concerned that the colours aren't matching between the panels. Something I might have to address later on when I'm finished the case.

[Espie79]

Day 12:
I have started carving the new front panel. The first 2 photos show the panel leaning against the case. The colour of the top and side panel also seem to be getting closer tone colour which I was worried about. I should be able to finish carving and staining the front panel tommorrow and also clean up the DVD drive cutout.

The last photo shows what I finished today on the front panel

[Fuganater]

Another sick panel design!

[Espie79]

Another sick panel design!

Thanks