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delbert · 22nd Jun 2002, 21:43

It is not quite finished, but as little time as I have had to work on it I figured I had better show it now before it looks like an Intel 486SX.

Credit to Linear where it is due. Imitation is the best form of flattery.

delbert · 22nd Jun 2002, 21:44

And powered up.

Bindibadgi · 22nd Jun 2002, 21:48

WOW.. nice!!

BradfordPimp · 22nd Jun 2002, 21:53

that IS very very nice

I'm thinking of building a very small lan box myself, out of aluminium, can you tell me what motherboard and cooler that is please? I'd love you forever

KypD · 22nd Jun 2002, 21:55

d00d, that rocks! very nice looking, especially when lit up. i'm surprised you got it all in that tight space!

and, just so i can get it in before anyone else "can you do it bl00?"

delbert · 22nd Jun 2002, 22:20

It is not that full inside. It is a Shuttle FV24 with a 1 gig celeron CPU. It is a secondary (kids) computer that I use to watch TV in the office. I have a firewire CDRW connected to it that sits on top of my main computer under the desk. I did have a stripped down ATX power-supply inside but when I found a 1U rackmount PSU and started to strip it down to fit I decided to leave it external to help the heat and space issue. I have a USB floppy drive if I need one of those. I could have been much smaller but I have a full size TV Tuner card that Had to go in.

CriticalPoint · 22nd Jun 2002, 22:25

Me likes, I was going for small ordering my LianLi PC30, but that takes the cake. I love small, and portable, but not laptops for some reason. That is an incredible case, job well done.

Jamie · 22nd Jun 2002, 22:34

That is very nice! but red leds? blue is a must

That would make a very nice divx player for a tv

How did you bend the acrylic? strip heater?

delbert · 22nd Jun 2002, 23:20

Used paint stripper type heat gun to bend plexi.
Especially after using a filter to make the VFD more blue I gave Blue LEDs strong consideration. In my experimentation it didn't glow plexi edges as dramatically. One problem is that Blue LEDs are so focused. These red ones Im using have a nice wide angle along with brightness to spread along all the edges. However now that the red ones are in and the effect is more dramatic than I imagined Blue probably needs another shot.

CriticalPoint · 22nd Jun 2002, 23:32

Diffuse them yourself, some sanding paper and no time at all, a nice diffused blue led. You could always just go with a couple low intensity ones, diffused, and it would look the same

delbert · 22nd Jun 2002, 23:48

Hmmm It would only take about 10 minutes to build a blue set. I only have two (blue LEDs) here at home. I think I will order some or maybe even take a trip to Radio Shack and pick up some more. Stay tuned.

BluFluX · 23rd Jun 2002, 00:17

I like the "hinge" lighting effect people are doing with plexi these days... very nice!

edit: forgot to mention the hdd mod... very nice indeed.

delbert · 23rd Jun 2002, 00:50

Ah yes the hdd mod. Just did it yesterday as it was one of those things I wanted to do before I posted. You know what the worst part of doing that mod was? Wondering if it was going to work after going to all that work. It is a 7200 rpm WD 20gig drive. Not the latest and greatest, but not something I wanted to trash. Anyhow, it has been running for like 18 hours straight so far with no problems. Full surface scan checked good.

hydrogen18 · 23rd Jun 2002, 03:52

gr8t mod though I cant stand the fact of an external PSU I would go for green leds...

Morphine · 23rd Jun 2002, 04:27

diffused high intensity blue LEDS up front and green in the back. that would be a sweet lookin transition. orrr...... make it all glow blue normall and then with HDD activity use high intensity white LEDs. then it will flash white like lightning. im doing that for my clear case. full sized case though.

Ubermich · 23rd Jun 2002, 04:35

This is definately one of the nicer cases I've seen recently. Only thing that gets me is that ribbon cable dangling helplessly out in the open, screaming, "Save me! Saaave meeeee! Any way you could get some of that temporary sticky stuff (like the stuff they seal mailed ads with), or double-sided tape, or something like that, and stick it up to the hdd bay?

delbert · 23rd Jun 2002, 06:02

Quote:

though I cant stand the fact of an external PSU

I hear ya, and I must admit it sounds bad. When I removed the hacked up internal PSU and looked over installing the new 1U rackmount PSU I didnt want to cut it up just yet. It was close to fitting inside without being cut up but was about 1/4 inch too long.
The small brick sized power supply lives in the wall cavity behind a tackbord at my desk. When I built this office in my home I intentionall did this to hide all the cords.Notice the grey outlet in the pic with all the labels and arrows above. Then compare it with this pic and perhaps you will understand where it lives.

ViperZ · 23rd Jun 2002, 06:05

Wow Great work!

DreXeL · 23rd Jun 2002, 06:32

I really like that. And I think the red looks nice as it is, a really nice contrast to the blue of the VFD.

Good work M8!!

Jamie · 23rd Jun 2002, 11:02

I would probably have made it slightly taller (almost a cube) so that the PSU could be put in there.

22nd Jun 2002, 21:43	#1
delbert Modder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 52	Curved Plexi Case It is not quite finished, but as little time as I have had to work on it I figured I had better show it now before it looks like an Intel 486SX. Credit to Linear where it is due. Imitation is the best form of flattery.

22nd Jun 2002, 21:48	#3
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22nd Jun 2002, 21:55	#5
KypD Multimodder Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 200	d00d, that rocks! very nice looking, especially when lit up. i'm surprised you got it all in that tight space! and, just so i can get it in before anyone else "can you do it bl00?" __________________ Well glory be, the funks on me, Bubba G; Keep that funk alive! Well uh, back in 1975, we're just trying to keep that funk alive. Do that funk! Keep that funk alive!

22nd Jun 2002, 22:25	#7
CriticalPoint Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 148	Me likes, I was going for small ordering my LianLi PC30, but that takes the cake. I love small, and portable, but not laptops for some reason. That is an incredible case, job well done. __________________ Member of the Bit-Tech Dolphin team. I have error checking inside. Two plus two for me equals four. What about you, Mr. Athlon?

22nd Jun 2002, 22:34	#8
Jamie bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 7,687	That is very nice! but red leds? blue is a must That would make a very nice divx player for a tv How did you bend the acrylic? strip heater? __________________ bit-tech hosted by tsohost.co.uk twitter \| flickr \| last.fm \| moot \| PSN Jayseeyou

22nd Jun 2002, 21:44	#2
delbert Modder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 52	And powered up.

22nd Jun 2002, 21:53	#4
BradfordPimp Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: www.picotec.co.uk Posts: 277	that IS very very nice I'm thinking of building a very small lan box myself, out of aluminium, can you tell me what motherboard and cooler that is please? I'd love you forever

22nd Jun 2002, 22:20	#6
delbert Modder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 52	It is not that full inside. It is a Shuttle FV24 with a 1 gig celeron CPU. It is a secondary (kids) computer that I use to watch TV in the office. I have a firewire CDRW connected to it that sits on top of my main computer under the desk. I did have a stripped down ATX power-supply inside but when I found a 1U rackmount PSU and started to strip it down to fit I decided to leave it external to help the heat and space issue. I have a USB floppy drive if I need one of those. I could have been much smaller but I have a full size TV Tuner card that Had to go in.

22nd Jun 2002, 23:20	#9
delbert Modder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 52	Used paint stripper type heat gun to bend plexi. Especially after using a filter to make the VFD more blue I gave Blue LEDs strong consideration. In my experimentation it didn't glow plexi edges as dramatically. One problem is that Blue LEDs are so focused. These red ones Im using have a nice wide angle along with brightness to spread along all the edges. However now that the red ones are in and the effect is more dramatic than I imagined Blue probably needs another shot.

22nd Jun 2002, 23:32	#10
CriticalPoint Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 148	Diffuse them yourself, some sanding paper and no time at all, a nice diffused blue led. You could always just go with a couple low intensity ones, diffused, and it would look the same __________________ Member of the Bit-Tech Dolphin team. I have error checking inside. Two plus two for me equals four. What about you, Mr. Athlon?

22nd Jun 2002, 23:48	#11
delbert Modder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 52	Hmmm It would only take about 10 minutes to build a blue set. I only have two (blue LEDs) here at home. I think I will order some or maybe even take a trip to Radio Shack and pick up some more. Stay tuned.

23rd Jun 2002, 00:17	#12
BluFluX Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: USA Posts: 82	I like the "hinge" lighting effect people are doing with plexi these days... very nice! edit: forgot to mention the hdd mod... very nice indeed. __________________ Speak softly and carry a big Dremel.

23rd Jun 2002, 00:50	#13
delbert Modder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 52	Ah yes the hdd mod. Just did it yesterday as it was one of those things I wanted to do before I posted. You know what the worst part of doing that mod was? Wondering if it was going to work after going to all that work. It is a 7200 rpm WD 20gig drive. Not the latest and greatest, but not something I wanted to trash. Anyhow, it has been running for like 18 hours straight so far with no problems. Full surface scan checked good. Last edited by delbert; 23rd Jun 2002 at 01:12.

23rd Jun 2002, 03:52	#14
hydrogen18 Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: black hole-----1337: yes Posts: 1,861	gr8t mod though I cant stand the fact of an external PSU I would go for green leds...

23rd Jun 2002, 04:27	#15
Morphine weeee! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,415	diffused high intensity blue LEDS up front and green in the back. that would be a sweet lookin transition. orrr...... make it all glow blue normall and then with HDD activity use high intensity white LEDs. then it will flash white like lightning. im doing that for my clear case. full sized case though. __________________ Back from the dead. Found a bigger money pit than PCs. My Tibby!

23rd Jun 2002, 04:35	#16
Ubermich He did it! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hell. Posts: 4,390	This is definately one of the nicer cases I've seen recently. Only thing that gets me is that ribbon cable dangling helplessly out in the open, screaming, "Save me! Saaave meeeee! Any way you could get some of that temporary sticky stuff (like the stuff they seal mailed ads with), or double-sided tape, or something like that, and stick it up to the hdd bay?

23rd Jun 2002, 06:05	#18
ViperZ Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SK. Canada Posts: 367	Wow Great work! __________________ Rigs

23rd Jun 2002, 06:32	#19
DreXeL Minimodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 49	I really like that. And I think the red looks nice as it is, a really nice contrast to the blue of the VFD. Good work M8!!

23rd Jun 2002, 11:02	#20
Jamie bit-tech Staff Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 7,687	I would probably have made it slightly taller (almost a cube) so that the PSU could be put in there. __________________ bit-tech hosted by tsohost.co.uk twitter \| flickr \| last.fm \| moot \| PSN Jayseeyou

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