Scratch Build – In Progress F3nix MS1.1 - MOTM Nominee :D

The connections boxes

I'll have a couple of boxes at either side of the desk to keep cabling a bit tidier and hide some of the connections.

Forgot to take some pictures of the first few cuts but can still get a good idea of how it was done.

First top done and designing the 2nd


Ready to cut...




And the final result


The boxes will screw onto the plates shown which in turn will be secured to the F3nix enclosure


Like this...​

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F3nix Cable Combs

Talking about connections and cables.

It makes me think about all the cable combs currently available to the public, well, I really like that but I guess I'll have to give it a bit of the F3nix treatment

I won't bore you with pictures of the CAD designing but here are a few ones of the finished article.

They went down so well that I have made a few to some people that asked for them...








The big brother...




...and the whole family. 24, 16, 14, 8, 6 and 4 slots available




By the way, there are still a few available

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Sexy! Love those combs!

 

Thanks Bartacus. Appreciated

 

Painting the F3nix and adding the neoprene base

Hi guys

There's been quite a bit done before painting the beast but nothing really worth showing as it was mainly fine tuning of some of the parts.

As such, decided that it's best to fast forward this a bit and show you the painting process.

After some research decided that I'd go with some silver marble and deep red candy effects, had some conversations with Paul at Specialist Paint that definitely helped choosing the right combinations to get the right effects.

I'm linking their website as I believe most of you will like what they offer.

http://www.specialistpaints.com/custom-paints

Also, a huge thanks to my good friend Daniel Harper, aka B Neg, who accepted to paint the beast for me. I'll be learning as much as possible along the way as the next build will definitely be painted by me. Looking into air compressors and spray guns already

http://www.specialistpaints.com/custom-paints





First of all had to dismantle the whole thing. Hadn't seen the enclosure that bare for a long time. However, the amount of parts on one of the work surfaces left me wondering if I should have done a manual to reassemble the whole thing. lol



Mr B Neg.





Primer



Black metallic base







Deep red candy...

And of course, some smart clear to top it off









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Brought it into the house to apply the neoprene base. Thanks to my brother for the help, would have been hard to this on my own, the neoprene was really big, bendy and awkward to manoeuvre without someone's help. Thanks bro!!!

That's it for now, more updates soon

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The F3nix Wheels

After so much time spent doing the case feet I have decided that due to the weight of the beast and for ease of access to the back the best thing to do would be to have it on wheels. Bit of a waste but better in the end, plus, can always use them on my next mod

After some research I ended up ordering these from Israel. Tell you what, there must be a bit of each country in the F3nix, lol, or almost...





Decided to go for all black caster wheels, the four in the front are lockable





Took the change to install the under desk RGB led lights whilst it looked like a turtle on it's back... lol



Another picture of the TMNT!!! lol

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Awesome. Placed second. Not bad for my first ever mod

A huge thank you to everyone that voted for the F3nix desk

 

I love the concept of these desk mods, they really do look awesome, just the size omg its huge lol, i thought my core X9 was big

I was really impressed by the metal work you did early on in the log, some really neat stuff

When you starting your second mod ?

 

Hi Stealth80. The next mod will start as soon as I finish this one

 

The painting of the F3nix continues

Hi there guys

The painting of the F3nix desk continues and is reaching the final stretch. The trays are now being painted a silver marble over black base.

Here are some pictures of the result.

On to the deep red candy parts now and clear coat to finish off...

Black base coat






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And the marble effect...

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The F3nix Power Cords

Time to mod again and it's time to do something about the not so great looking power cords that come bundled with the power supplies.

Two great power supplies deserve two visually striking power cords and that's what I'm aiming for...

Some of the materials and tools needed...


A few other bits and pieces...


First, used some dark gray 8mm Teleios to sleeve the cable.








Both connectors in place.






Repeat the procedure and voila!!! Two power cords






Ready to rock with the LEPA G1600 and the be quiet! power zone 850W ​

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Great stuff! I love marble textured stuff! Love those power cords too. You rarely see custom work on those things. I've only seen custom cables like that once before, love em!!

 

Thanks Bartacus. Must say I'm really happy with the result on the cables, cannot see myself ever going back to the old plain ones

 

amazing work so far

 

Thanks bud

 

The F3nix Headset Holder

Hello again!!!

Time for a long overdue update, sorry for the delay but been really crazy at work and the work on the desk takes the little free time I'm left with.

This update is not about the desk but about the need for a headset holder. As I didn't really like anything that it's currently available what's the only thing I could do? Correct, my own one!

Time to do some CAD work

This shows some of designing involved, not all parts are shown on the picture.














*** Really like this picture***

The last few pictures show the assembly of the headset holder. I will not show pictures of a headset on it as that's to follow soon...







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That's it guys. Hope you like it

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Be quiet! noise absorber kit

Hello again

Be quiet! was again extremely kind and sent me a couple of their noise absorbing kits. This stuff is so amazing that I've done a brief overview of the product. Shown on the last 3 pictures

Very thick but very easy to cut to size with a stanley knife





***be quiet! noise absorber kit***





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Hope you enjoy it, will be back soon with more updates

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Dat headset stand tho.......

Having hefted it in RL...all I can say is pity the fool who gets it in the head....real cranial surgery stuff!

 

Lol B Neg. That's not it's main function but you may have a very valid point there

 

that headset stand is mental!
great stuff