Case Mod - In Progress "M-CUBE2" by hotton (080321 completed)add a parts list

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275 the last screw...

 

So nice...
Are you going to polish the outside?

 

That's looking really good hotton, do you have stops to restrict
movement of each section (to stop the cables from stressing)?

 

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284 though all are ok ...but i not like the effect of light...i feel the light effect is ..confusion...i don't like the effect ...so i will chenge the fan have blue LED in the second level...


285 do you have the same feeling? confusion!


286 this is my original design picture...


287 hehe ..i will chenge the fan tomorrow

 

no...i am not going to polish the outside now...because my polish skill is not the best..i afraid i can't get the effect of i want to ..but i will polish the outside as a mirror effect...when i increased my skill of polish...in the future...

 

i love your Dual PC case MK3 too

i use the picture to answer your question....and you are right ...it can stop the cables from stressing...if each section can swivel 360 degree...i think the cables will tangle to a big trouble...

 

Oh I see, you've thought of everything. Excellent work hotton.

 

Very nice and innovative design, i love the cooling solution to. This should really be taged as a scratch build and not casemod anyway excellent work.

 

nice mod ..

 

I don't think the blue fans are bad. I like the look of the blue backlight.
Polishing is not hard. It just takes forever.
Next months' Mod of the month will be a tough choice. I'm betting it's you -vs.- Dual pc Mk3 -vs.- 5 wood.

 

who win the month is no important...Cheapskate...i enjoy the process of MOD...and i hope to share my enjoyment to everyone...that's all...

ps...i don't like the long long polish time... so i will change another method and brushed it...

 

holly words Hotton! i've got to say this stage of build is for me satysfing but i will be very pleased if you post an answer to one little question...

This cube will be brushed or polished?

Greetz!

 

i glad you like it ....i am are trying to brush the case now ....that is a llllllllooooong time and patainted process for mein my original project...i want to polish it ...but my friends arround me are say..why not brush? ok..i do it now ...maybe tomorrow can end the work.... i think brushed is really easier than polished..

 

Yeah brushed is alot easyer than polishing,for a nice brushed look i would grit down to around 400 starting with a 240 paper, that is just the early stages of griting before you even can start the polishing,for a real nice shine you will have to go down to 1200 and for a real mirror effect 2000, if the parts are small 1200 grit is enugh for mirror effect but if not you gona have to buff for a really long time before you obtain it so griting to 2000 will save you a lot of time when you gona start the polishing.

Regards.

 

I think brushing it to reflective finish would look better. Polishing it might make it look to shiny.

 

thx your very good experience for me.... i used the #200 paper to brush....and i think it is a tried work to brush.... but it looks good ..i will go on...

 

i think you are right ....i want to make a shinning box in origenal...but now i want to keep the steel feeling more...

 

Yeah 200 grit will work to, its just a mater of how you like it.
Regards.

 

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310 ok....the work are over ...last night i brushed the case nearly stay up all night....this is the completed time...


311 the blister on my first finger & middle finger of my right hand ...

 

Looks good. Don't bite your fingernails now.