Time for another update... I bought some goodies to go with this build, and I was happy that they arrived this past week... I will show them off later though
What I've done since the last update is cut out some perforated steel sheet to use as a grate for the airflow opening in the back panel.
I think that will do nicely... especially since it's in the back and won't be seen for more than pictures anyway.
I also made most of the cuts on the front panel as well, including fitting the middle opening to the VFD bracket...
As you can see I cut out the two fan ports, the VFD hole, and also drilled holes for power button, power LED, and HDD LED... which brings me to some of the goodies I got in the mail this week... The switch, and the two LEDs (one Blue and one Red). The switch has a white ring around the center, but I don't think I will be using that at this point...
Yeah... in that last picture you can see where the buttons are mounted, that my free-hand router skills are somewhat lacking... Oh well, good thing it's hidden
I will try to get some better pictures taken tomorrow if all goes well....
Thanks for checking it out
-Mos