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Old 9th Feb 2012, 04:57   #61
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Another requirement for this case is a hidden door latching mechanism.

Look Ma! No latches!




A length of .125x.75-inch flat bar was bolted to the bottom of the door to act as a lip that will hook into the u-channel along the bottom of the case, for example:




Along the top of the door, there is a piece of angle with three "hooks", which were routed out using a cobbled together router template.






A thick piece of flat bar was filed down to where it'll slide easily inside the u-channel along the top of the case. To that three "posts" were bolted to it. When slid forward, the posts will engage the hooks.
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Old 9th Feb 2012, 05:30   #62
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Old 9th Feb 2012, 06:33   #63
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Beautifully done panel mounting methods. rep

Very Lian-Li style but done in a dudes shed instead of a nice factory, awesome work Rich.
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Old 9th Feb 2012, 14:40   #64
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Awesome build! Great craftsmanship!
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Old 9th Feb 2012, 15:31   #65
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wow spots... great work!

your build thread has been quite informative as well!

btw, how did you install the self clinching nuts? (PEM nuts)
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Old 17th Apr 2012, 02:41   #66
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wow spots... great work!

your build thread has been quite informative as well!

btw, how did you install the self clinching nuts? (PEM nuts)
Thanks.

I simply drilled the appropriate size hole and squeezed it home using my bench vise.


A large area of the right side panel was cutout for a 16x15-inch acrylic window.
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Old 7th May 2012, 03:12   #67
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I made a mistake, placing the false back too far into the case, which required having to re-fabricate the back sheet. But I figured I could take advantage of the situation by improving the mounting of the motherboard tray, by fastening the tray to the false back with a 7/8-inch long spacer.



I don't remember if I already offered this tip before, but I try to reduce the wear and tear on my 1/2-inch flush cutting router bit by first rough cutting with a 3/16-inch spiral downward cutting bit.
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A PSU mounting plate was routed out of a piece .10-inch thick aluminum sheet with the help of a custom template.

In order to accurately transfer the locations of the PSU mounting holes, threaded hole transfer punches (mcmaster.com part # 3385A31) were threaded into a PSU.






And then the PSU was carefully centered and pressed into the sheeting, with the end result being a perfect squarely mounted PSU.
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great, nice punches !
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Awesome work man, good details on that case.
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Nice to see this still rolling on Rich, looking excellent.
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Holy molly man thats SICK!!!! Excellent job !!!
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Great work. Love the rounded corners
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jejej nice actual build of the mick64 design (thats how i calll this 3 thermal area design)

i got some questions

1. how much does it weights

2. how much it cost to make and how much u are willing to sell ?
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jejej nice actual build of the mick64 design (thats how i calll this 3 thermal area design)

i got some questions

1. how much does it weights

2. how much it cost to make and how much u are willing to sell ?
#1: It weighs around 50 pounds.
#2: Unless you think the SilverStone TJ11 is inexpensive, you can't afford this case.
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#1: It weighs around 50 pounds.
#2: Unless you think the SilverStone TJ11 is inexpensive, you can't afford this case.
wait wat?

the TJ11 inexpensive , your case cant be afforded ? what? dont get it lol


#2: Unless you think the Silverstone TJ11 is expensive, you cant afford this case.


there , i think i've fixed it
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spotswood has it worded correctly.

the tj11 is a $500-600 case. unless you think $600 is cheap (inexpensive), you cannot afford his case.

BTW nice work spot!
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spotswood has it worded correctly.

the tj11 is a $500-600 case. unless you think $600 is cheap (inexpensive), you cannot afford his case.

BTW nice work spot!

Que? lol

ok i got it now lol
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There's this saying in the jewelry world: If you have to ask how much that ring is; you can't afford it.

Same applies for stuff like this case.
One of + entirely custom fabricated +made to the client's own specifications = expensive.
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One off + entirely custom fabricated +made to the client's own specifications = DELICIOUS!
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Loving the heavy-duty-fied OEM features. Those punches are a sweet find too.
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