Scratch Build Project: FrozenCPU: Billet Pron Bench; Updated Today!

[Muerlin]

@Cheap - Time Bandits is a great movie from my childhood. I'll never be able to watch it for the first time, again.

I don't think I recall anyone doing a Time Bandits project. I can't even imagine what direction it would come from as there are sooo many fascinating scenes in the movie.

If I were to do a project (assuming I ever have money again), I'd do it based on the map, itself.
Map<---Click!

There is also the scene in the movie where they break the glass and reveal the dark castle.

As I said... sooo many scenes and elements!

[mnpctech]

Time bandits theme project... hmmm, agreed the map has to be utilized

Here is the machined Top plate for the six SSDs...

[Cheapskate]

Lots of random little parts last time.
Not so much a cup holder this time around. Early on it had the potential to be a cigar cutter. The angle on the faceplate was just right. I decided it would work better with a heavy bevel on the panel hole instead.

[Scirocco]

Some great billet milling on this project. Those SSDs should show off nicely in that unit.

As far as a Time Bandits theme, how wonderful that could be!

[siliconfanatic]

The optical drive in my laptop... has held a bubba keg before

[Waynio]

Originally Posted by mnpctech

This is all soooooo awesome, think it might induce mind melt when it's all together.

[mnpctech]

@Waynio, haha, one could say "billet overkill"

@siliconfanatic, sounds like an awesome lappy!

@Cheaps, check yr email, sent message about file last night

@Scirocco, need to find them a good raid controller

Here is the Dual Aqualis mounting bracket, just waiting for drive to arrive.

[Cheapskate]

Now...Will an optical drive hold it up?

[Waynio]

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

Now...Will an optical drive hold it up?

If it's screwed in from below as well why not, will be sturdy enough.

Awesome bit of creativity Cheaps, love how you thought of using the optical for mounting things quite differently especially something like this, quite complex & looking great I like it.

[mnpctech]

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

Now...Will an optical drive hold it up?

My reaction too, but making support won't be bad if needed.

[avolla]

Loved seeing some of your work and the mid-west mod fest. This mod is living up to the legacy you guys have put forth. Love it!

[siliconfanatic]

Woof. Sexy.

[mnpctech]

@Cheaps, check yr email got the wrong file format for those hinge brackets

@siliconfanatic, Thanks for watching and commenting!

@avolla, Thanks for coming!! we're doing the next big event November 2nd ......Did we meet at the event? Trying to match screen name with real name..

If you missed it, here is the Video of our Midwest Modders Meetup. The next one will have multiple web cameras and scheduled demonstrations for the video stream

[Mosquito]

Originally Posted by mnpctech

@avolla, Thanks for coming!! we're doing the next big event November 2nd ......Did we meet at the event? Trying to match screen name with real name..

Dell XPS

[Cheapskate]

Fixed. You're lucky I didn't send an empty zip that early in the day.

[JoshH]

Originally Posted by mnpctech

Here is the Dual Aqualis mounting bracket, just waiting for drive to arrive.

Damn, very nice work!

[Cheapskate]

It just occurred to me we could do an entire case held together with harddrives used as 90 degree brackets.

[Scirocco]

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

It just occurred to me we could do an entire case held together with harddrives used as 90 degree brackets.

And you'd need a forklift to move the finished case around!

[mnpctech]

Only if we do it for Seagate.... my hometown hero.

We have 3 more parts to make, actuator extension arm and two cover ribs for the ends. So while I wait for those, I worked on the boring, but necessary stage of the build, cleaning up all of the milled pieces. I dismantled the chassis so I could clean and remove minor scratches or the manufacturer ink stamp on the surface of the aluminum.









I'm using 3M red Scotchbrite pads to remove any small scratches or marring to the surface of the aluminum. This is "very Fine" version and it's also a great alternative to sandpaper for prepping PC cases for painting. You can also use these 3M Scotchbrite pads for deburring Steel, Acrylic or Plastic.

[Waynio]

Cleaned up nicely, bought a bunch of those pads but generic ones in coarse, medium & fine, they are really handy to have, nicer to use than sandpaper.

I might be in a minority of turning lightly scuffed work into very nicely cleaned up work as not boring, adds a lot more awesome to the final look, same with polishing, turns the awesometer higher.