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MrWillyWonka · 28th Jul 2004, 23:58

Does anyone know whether I can buy a drawer which can go into the 5.25" bay so I have a bit of storage for suff like CD's and pens?

If not could u give tips on how to make one??

P2D · 29th Jul 2004, 00:12

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Originally Posted by MrWillyWonka

Does anyone know whether I can buy a drawer which can go into the 5.25" bay so I have a bit of storage for suff like CD's and pens?

If not could u give tips on how to make one??

thats such a cool idea, in fact! im gona make one, ill probaly use an old broken cd drive and take out the insides and use a Lian Li blanking blate for the front so it looks normal but have a handle on it

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 00:19

useing a old cd rom is an awsome idea for this
first thing i thought of was to make it out of a thin wood (metel work just isnt possible in this appartment!)
but that would really save sum time/monies if i find ne thing for the actualy brawer movey part consider one made

P2D · 29th Jul 2004, 00:28

wow, its REALLY easy to make.. i found an old dvd rom i snapped the tray off ripped out its guts and now have a 5.1/4" draw

MrWillyWonka · 29th Jul 2004, 00:29

Glad someone thinks this is cool! I could make it out of wood (my dad's a carpenter so that'll help!!) but 1. I don't think it will look right inside (as I have a side window) 2. It'll be too heavy I think 3.umm... just no.

I'll probably use an old CD-Drive if I can find one (Should've kept my old bust one). I've had an idea - get a sheet of metal, cut out each corner so you get a + shape with the middle the same as the 5.2" bay base, fold the sides to make a tray, get some of these things u get on the side of normal drawers and fit it onto the draw, put the case in and there u are (oh yea, attach the bezel and a handle)

That'l work wont it, shouldn't b hard!!!

But I do have a slight problem, I got a door on my comp, and a handle will prevent it from closing... have to think about that one...

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 00:33

you could make the handle outa fine chain but i think that look stoopied(first thing i thougt of hehe)

or u could drill a small hole enough to get a finger into then get sumthing to put on the inside er this is to hard to explain i'll try and make a pic

Midwinter · 29th Jul 2004, 00:33

Get some folding handles, or drill two holes in the CD-Rom tray big enough for the handle to go through -- assuming it's a round U-shaped type -- then superglue a few coins or something to the two ends of the handle (in the tray) so that when you pull the handle it slides out, but doesnt fly out of the tray, and you can also push it (almost) flush.

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 00:39

alright this is the best i could do with paint haha i duno if this help nemore

MrWillyWonka · 29th Jul 2004, 00:45

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Originally Posted by invader crack

alright this is the best i could do with paint haha i duno if this help nemore

I know what you mean, but I dont't think I can do that cos I wouldn't know how do, and the bezel mite break and it mite look a bit stupid with a hole in the bezel - sry abt that, however...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midwinter

drill two holes in the CD-Rom tray big enough for the handle to go through -- assuming it's a round U-shaped type -- then superglue a few coins or something to the two ends of the handle (in the tray) so that when you pull the handle it slides out, but doesnt fly out of the tray, and you can also push it (almost) flush.

This sounds like a good idea actually, but if the handle legs have to go through the bezel, it will hit any stuff in the tray, but if its a small one, and I do a bit of modify the tray, yea its possible. Wot I mite do (cos I got a day off from work tomorrow - woo!) is create a mini guide for this small but useful mod and put it on this forum.

Midwinter · 29th Jul 2004, 00:48

Depending on the holes you drill, it could just be two bits of wood or something that are wider than the hole you've drilled. That shouldn't interfere much

. As for a guide, go for it - certainly a new one on me, but it's such a simple and useful mod (hell, Im sick of all my LEDs rolling about my desk) that I'm sure it'll be popular. Patent it quick, and you could make a mint when companies decide to manufacture their own

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 01:04

ya i wasnt sure how pratical my idea would be but i had to get it outa my head one way or anouther

i think im gonna go ahead and make one of these myself right now, as i have an hour to kill befor i go to get the g/f from work

wish me luck hehe

Midwinter · 29th Jul 2004, 01:06

Good luck!

You could always make a motorized pop-out drawer, then you'd have no need for handles, just stealth it, and when you press the button the drawer pops out! You could even add LEDs round the edge and wire them to a microswitch, so when the drawer opens they all turn on so you can see what you're doing when it's all dark and you're ogling over your cold cathodes

A year from now: "Cupboard? Pah! I have an AT case!"

Cabe · 29th Jul 2004, 01:15

if you have one of those cases that has the rails for the drives you could bend the locking bit flush and just have the whole CDrom slide out, you'd need to add a handle and cut a hole in the top of the CDrom, but whats a little dremmeling between friends?

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 01:54

alright looks like im the first to post this mod completed

i had my broken cd rom in the drawer next to me so i couldnt resist doin this one

but i only had an hour till the g/f is to be picked up. and not realy havin ne materials around right now i decided to ghetto it up!!!!!!

basicly i have made a cardboard template of what i plane to do except fix the handle that im using here well enough talk on with the pics!

i forgot to take a picture of construction of hte box but i think its self explainitory

the box!

box go there

i know 1337 haha

the best part as been firmly add'd

stealthy o0o0o00o

all in all one ghetto ass mod i must say so my self

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 21:14

damn must be too 1337 for ne one to respond haha

Aa-chan · 29th Jul 2004, 21:16

LOL, what a use for those spare bays

. Nice use of cardboard there

.

toyomatt84 · 29th Jul 2004, 21:20

You could go to the hardware store and pickup some drawer-sliding units. They sell in pairs, and you could fabricate a drawer out of plexi or metal and use those sliding-units on the sides inside the case. Not too difficult: 2/5 rating if you ask me.

invader crack · 29th Jul 2004, 21:21

it really is a useful mod i put a pen in mine!

and yes cardboard works great

hehe i was only realy mockin it up to see how big everything would be... but knowing myself that will probly sit there for a week haha

phuzz · 30th Jul 2004, 10:51

Ahhh, cunning mod plan, I've got the day off today, I recon I can knock up a properly hidden drawer out of an old CD drive.
I'm going to try ripping the guts out of it. Glue up the front and maybe even hinge the top so I can hide 'stuff' in there. Don't need a handle, it'll look out of place and unstealthy. I can pull it out with the side metal bits that you get on the cheiftec drive rails...

CREDO · 30th Jul 2004, 12:37

I am sure I have seen this done somewhere, but i think they used the drawer mechanism of the cd rom to open and close it. not sure really.

28th Jul 2004, 23:58	#1
MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	*5.25" bay drawer NEW* How to make it Does anyone know whether I can buy a drawer which can go into the 5.25" bay so I have a bit of storage for suff like CD's and pens? If not could u give tips on how to make one?? __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig:** Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors Last edited by MrWillyWonka; 24th Aug 2004 at 20:32.

29th Jul 2004, 00:28	#4
P2D 99.999% Pure Spam! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Grimsby, England Posts: 2,425	wow, its REALLY easy to make.. i found an old dvd rom i snapped the tray off ripped out its guts and now have a 5.1/4" draw __________________ I got told to change my signature. So i did.

29th Jul 2004, 00:29	#5
MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	Glad someone thinks this is cool! I could make it out of wood (my dad's a carpenter so that'll help!!) but 1. I don't think it will look right inside (as I have a side window) 2. It'll be too heavy I think 3.umm... just no. I'll probably use an old CD-Drive if I can find one (Should've kept my old bust one). I've had an idea - get a sheet of metal, cut out each corner so you get a + shape with the middle the same as the 5.2" bay base, fold the sides to make a tray, get some of these things u get on the side of normal drawers and fit it onto the draw, put the case in and there u are (oh yea, attach the bezel and a handle) That'l work wont it, shouldn't b hard!!! But I do have a slight problem, I got a door on my comp, and a handle will prevent it from closing... have to think about that one... __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig: Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors

29th Jul 2004, 01:15	#13
Cabe Hypermodder Join Date: May 2002 Location: I'll tell ya next time I go out... Posts: 707	if you have one of those cases that has the rails for the drives you could bend the locking bit flush and just have the whole CDrom slide out, you'd need to add a handle and cut a hole in the top of the CDrom, but whats a little dremmeling between friends? __________________ [hal]"I cant let you do that Dave....."[/hal] "Out the 100 Base-T port, past the Router, off the Bridge, through the Firewall..... Nothing but Net."

29th Jul 2004, 01:54	#14
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	and then it was ghetto'd alright looks like im the first to post this mod completed i had my broken cd rom in the drawer next to me so i couldnt resist doin this one but i only had an hour till the g/f is to be picked up. and not realy havin ne materials around right now i decided to ghetto it up!!!!!! basicly i have made a cardboard template of what i plane to do except fix the handle that im using here well enough talk on with the pics! i forgot to take a picture of construction of hte box but i think its self explainitory the box! box go there i know 1337 haha the best part as been firmly add'd stealthy o0o0o00o all in all one ghetto ass mod i must say so my self

29th Jul 2004, 00:19	#3
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	useing a old cd rom is an awsome idea for this first thing i thought of was to make it out of a thin wood (metel work just isnt possible in this appartment!) but that would really save sum time/monies if i find ne thing for the actualy brawer movey part consider one made

29th Jul 2004, 00:33	#6
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	you could make the handle outa fine chain but i think that look stoopied(first thing i thougt of hehe) or u could drill a small hole enough to get a finger into then get sumthing to put on the inside er this is to hard to explain i'll try and make a pic

29th Jul 2004, 00:33	#7
Midwinter Chilly. Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 484	Get some folding handles, or drill two holes in the CD-Rom tray big enough for the handle to go through -- assuming it's a round U-shaped type -- then superglue a few coins or something to the two ends of the handle (in the tray) so that when you pull the handle it slides out, but doesnt fly out of the tray, and you can also push it (almost) flush.

29th Jul 2004, 00:39	#8
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	alright this is the best i could do with paint haha i duno if this help nemore

29th Jul 2004, 00:48	#10
Midwinter Chilly. Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 484	Depending on the holes you drill, it could just be two bits of wood or something that are wider than the hole you've drilled. That shouldn't interfere much . As for a guide, go for it - certainly a new one on me, but it's such a simple and useful mod (hell, Im sick of all my LEDs rolling about my desk) that I'm sure it'll be popular. Patent it quick, and you could make a mint when companies decide to manufacture their own

29th Jul 2004, 01:04	#11
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	ya i wasnt sure how pratical my idea would be but i had to get it outa my head one way or anouther i think im gonna go ahead and make one of these myself right now, as i have an hour to kill befor i go to get the g/f from work wish me luck hehe

29th Jul 2004, 01:06	#12
Midwinter Chilly. Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 484	Good luck! You could always make a motorized pop-out drawer, then you'd have no need for handles, just stealth it, and when you press the button the drawer pops out! You could even add LEDs round the edge and wire them to a microswitch, so when the drawer opens they all turn on so you can see what you're doing when it's all dark and you're ogling over your cold cathodes A year from now: "Cupboard? Pah! I have an AT case!"

29th Jul 2004, 21:14	#15
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	damn must be too 1337 for ne one to respond haha

29th Jul 2004, 21:16	#16
Aa-chan AA-CHAN Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Korea Posts: 725	LOL, what a use for those spare bays . Nice use of cardboard there . __________________ Follow AA-CHAN as he teaches in South Korea and enjoys his K-Pop fandoms up close! Fandom and Foreigner in Korea - AA-CHAN Follow me on Twitter!

29th Jul 2004, 21:20	#17
toyomatt84 Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ALL BLUE Posts: 322	You could go to the hardware store and pickup some drawer-sliding units. They sell in pairs, and you could fabricate a drawer out of plexi or metal and use those sliding-units on the sides inside the case. Not too difficult: 2/5 rating if you ask me. __________________ DeviantArt One Piece

29th Jul 2004, 21:21	#18
invader crack Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: deetsville Posts: 197	it really is a useful mod i put a pen in mine! and yes cardboard works great hehe i was only realy mockin it up to see how big everything would be... but knowing myself that will probly sit there for a week haha

30th Jul 2004, 10:51	#19
phuzz Hypermodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 969	Ahhh, cunning mod plan, I've got the day off today, I recon I can knock up a properly hidden drawer out of an old CD drive. I'm going to try ripping the guts out of it. Glue up the front and maybe even hinge the top so I can hide 'stuff' in there. Don't need a handle, it'll look out of place and unstealthy. I can pull it out with the side metal bits that you get on the cheiftec drive rails...

30th Jul 2004, 12:37	#20
CREDO Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 97	I am sure I have seen this done somewhere, but i think they used the drawer mechanism of the cd rom to open and close it. not sure really.

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