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Project Malin *update 2/9*
Project Malin
Concept I ended up with an extra i5 so I decided to do something simple to keep me busy during the winter. mITX seemed the way to go so I picked up some more parts and I was ready to go. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx001.jpg http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx002.jpg According to the internet, Malin can mean "little strong warrior". Components
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Update #1
Pile O' materials
http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx003.jpg These will be the sides. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx004.jpg http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx005.jpg http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx006.jpg Pieces of 1/2" to join everything together. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx007.jpg Sometimes hand tools just work better. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx008.jpg http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx009.jpg http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx010.jpg |
Very nice so far, subscribed :)
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Pweety.
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Nice work. Reminds me of the Mini-HTPC I built.
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What a wonderful start! look forward to seeing the progress :)
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I've already had a bit of a rethink. I was set on hiding as many screws as possible and made a lot design choices based on that, but then I have four right on top where everyone can see. That top panel is only there to mask the fan intake and cover the screws holding the side rails on so I think I will make another piece but just mount it with magnets. I was also set on a minimalist, modern look but I've been thinking of adding some small accents. Some art deco-ish alu inserts in the wood may work and/or something on the side rails. It'll still be sleek and simple but I'm hoping to give it some character. I'll play around and see if any of my ideas actually look good outside of my head. Thanks for reading! |
Looks real nice, would sit rather pretty nest to my TV.
Cant wait to see the finsihed photos. |
Boner alert
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Wow ooks good so far :)
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Very nice - and good to see some wood. :)
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that's really nice :)
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Seen a lot of SFF Pcs lately. Liking this so far. Ill be watching.
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Update #3
I prefer to have the countersink the same diameter of the screw, but I didn't feel like buying a countersink to fit my 6-32 screws. So I made my own. Grabbed a cheapo from a local hardware store and ground it down to 0.300".
http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx032.jpg Used it to countersink everything and install the mobo standoffs. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx033.jpg http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx034.jpg http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx035.jpg http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx036.jpg I also went ahead and finished counterboring the screws for the front and back panel. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx037.jpg Time for the cpu intake. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx038.jpg http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx039.jpg http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx040.jpg There should be just enough space under the mobo to mount two 2.5" drives. I'll probably only be using the one ssd but there was room for a second, so why not. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx041.jpg Rabbiting bit ready to go. Don't try this at home! I purchased a mini mill for cheap but it's back-ordered so I won't be able to use it for this project. I wish I had it for this. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx042.jpg http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx043.jpg http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx044.jpg http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx045.jpg I ended up redoing the wood pieces. It was really hard to get everything lined up when I installed the threaded inserts. I cut the new ones slightly oversized and will trim them down later. It started to get late so that's it for now. It'll be pretty warm the next couple days so I hope to get some more done. |
LOL me "ooks" good.
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That HDD mount is awesome.
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Update #4
I squeezed in a little modding today. First up is finishing the hdd mount. Since I prefer to keep all my fingers, I made a jig to route the other side.
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx046.jpg http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx047.jpg http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx048.jpg http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx049.jpg I had to order more 1/8" to redo the top and it came in today. I never bothered to show how I made the other panels so I'll walk you through my technique. First, a rough cut with the jigsaw. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx050.jpg Then to true up the edges, a belt sander at a 45 deg angle works wonders. Just move side to side with it and you end up with a nice edge. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx051.jpg I also received my neodymium magnets. I'll wait until I decide on how I finish the aluminum to glue them on to the top panel, but here's how it'll work. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx052.jpg http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx053.jpg I also trimmed down the new wood pieces. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...tx/mitx054.jpg I still need to do some fine tuning and cut out the I/O panel, but it's starting to come together :rock: Thanks for reading! |
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