Scratch Build – In Progress Project: FrozenCPU: Billet Pron Bench; Sponsored by CORSAIR

Ah, the port-****. Now we finally see if what I drew up works.

 

im waiting to see what will be the overall colour scheme, or does it stay aluminium? cause in shiny black it would look BAD... ASS, thou im still thinking if the plexyglass is blue or is it only the protective plastic?

 

Love this build. It hits all the right buttons. I always look forward to your progress.

 

Trololol

 

looks awesome Bill as always!

 

Bill, I hate to say this, but cheaps is updating more than you. Before you get the wrong idea, that's not a good thing.

I take it you've got an order backlog?

 

Haha, It's Ok, really...hehe, and hardware should be hear this week, yay!

 

Good to hear!

 

LIES! This has not been updated today!

Shame on you!

 

Sorry, been really busy with other commitments

btw, Any suggestions for the Eight 120mm Fans for the two Alphacool NexXxos?

 

Enermax T.B. Vegas Trio

 

Scythe gentle typhoons are my favourite at least, although given this crazy bench, we could go more exciting.

How about Noiseblocker e-loops? I don't think I've ever seen such a beautiful fan before, they're supposed to be good performers too.

 

Crazy build needs crazy fans(not just us ), so yes, I agree on the e-loops.

 

Thank you for the suggestions on cooling fans guys! EVGA 780 GTX gpu arrived from frozen, along with EK-FC Titan SE blocks for nvidia reference NVA-P2083, Geforce GTX Titan and 780 series ...and EK backplates

 

holy crap. physical progress! Just when I was thinking it was dead in the water!

Crazy gorgeous blocks there, bill!

 

yes, was just matter of waiting for evga again, haha...., but it's great to get back on this build! altho, still waiting on 480 rads to arrive...

along with blocks, we got Black Acetal dual parallel terminal for 780 GTXs by EK.

 

Ohhh. Shiny.

 

Thanks for tuning in again... I'm just waiting on handful of parts now, so we're almost there! ....I received Primochill's 1/2" OD acrylic tubing, so we can see what these "Revolver" compression fittings are all about...., although the carton I received states "Ghost" on the label?....





Jewelers hand saw



Cutting down the primochill tubing to length



Some pieces of Extruded acrylic tubing need to have ends shaved or sanded, so fittings fit over the acrylic. Extruded acrylic isn't always going to perfect 1/2" OD...

To clean and debur edges of the primochill acrylic tubing, you can use hand file or medium grit sandpaper. I've opted for quicker solution and used Plumber's tubing reamer. You can pick-up these Tubing / Pipe Reamers at most Home Improvement Stores, in their Plumbing Aisle. Pretty handy tool for this task, so placed a bulk wholesale order and stocking them here, Pipe / Tubing Reamer

http://mnpctech.com/pc-computer-alphacool-ek-bitspower-hardwarelabs-heatkiller-liquid-cooling/acrylic-tubing-and-pipe-reamer.html



Tubing Reamer / Deburr for Rigid Acrylic Tubing, used for Hardlined Liquid loops in Pcs




Place reamer on flat surface, hold it in place, apply pressure while twisting or rotating tube clockwise or counter clockwise between three blades, then flip reamer upside down and repeat for inner diameter.



...then flip reamer upside down and repeat for inner diameter.



It does decent job... you can also use medium grit sandpaper or hand file as alternative



Place "Revolver" compression shell over acrylic first, then o-ring



then insert tubing into compression fitting...





Bending the primochill acrylic tubing next....

 

Okay Bill, you're next on my list

I finished Cheaps GwassGween project log today, so I'll go through this one next.

For what it's worth with the acrylic tubing, I'd go a tad long with the cutting tool of choice (I'd probably use a bandsaw if the jaw-depth allowed it) and then sand it down at the disk sander with a 90 degree miter gauge. The inner bevel would be quite easy to do with a regular countersinking bit, but for the outer bevel your tool seems to be quite handy compared to sanding or filing the edge.

Darkened

 

The lines on the tubing imply it's extruded, (OOp. Bill even said it's 'struded.) -So using power sanding/cutting on it might melt it if you go too heavy.
Glad you enjoyed.