Scratch Build – In Progress Temporary name: Bloo Balls --6-29-'11 Bloo 2.0 refit COMPLETED page 47

Thanx Teyber.

Yeah, I've rented stuff from them before, but I'm not so sure about buying stuff. I've heard their powercoat guns are okay though, for the price. Dunno.

 

Well, Thanks EEL, for choosing me to be your first.

God! I can't believe I just said that...

 

-I had to get the saw out again. I cut sections out of my spacers for the front. These will frame the part of the drives that will be sticking out of the case.

-Don't try this at home kiddies! To get the faceplate on the press, I had to unbolt most of the base and turn it 90 degrees. I had to put my lead bottles on the foot to keep it from falling over. I don't have any pictures of the 5" hole saw cut,(all blurry) but it was done the same way. I sprayed so much water on the saw as it was cutting that I needed to disassemble the whole rig and give it a coat of grease.

-Mounted the 120mm fan. This 120mm fan is the only part I don't have a broken version of for mockup. I've decided I need to fix the bend in the front. I cut some small strips to glue on the inside.

-I Put together a floppy bay. Yes, I still use floppies...

-Countersinking the floppie mount holes was a close fit on the press.

-Finished but unsanded drivebay. I added 2 new holes in the side to correct my earlier mistake. I will probably never mount a 2nd cd drive, so no more holes.

-The lexan drive latches work SWEEEEET! -out...

-Latches bent...

-Locked in.
That's all for today!

 

That's frickin' sweet. Nice job on those drive latches.

 

wow nice job! so you got a delta drill press at freight harbor? damn those are nice!!! is that a floor one!?!?!?

 

Well, you seemed nice and my parents liked you, and-- oh, wait....not on-topic.


God, that HDD lexan mount looks awesome.

 

@ SPQQKY- Thank you. I like 'em too. They came out a little rough though. I need to sand them down, But sanding polycarbonate is a b*tch.

@ Teyber- No -I bought it at Lowes for $95. It's not a floor model, it just stays there. The table in my garage is too tall,(and full.)

@ E.E.L. -Thanks again!

 

i spent that much for my task force... i hate you ! delta> task force

 

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

drive bays look good really good

 

Thanks everyone!

I'm actually at the point where I'm fitting hardware!
Actually, this part sucks. It's where I make the really spectacular mistakes.

-Mounting the motherboard. I have a template I traced from another computer. The mother board is obsolete and has no chip. It makes a handy mockup spare. I can even test switches and led's with it.

-Yet another Bic pen has gave its life for the modding cause... A moment of silence please...

-Mounting up the radiator. The psu shell serves as a template for 80mm fan cuts. I decided to countersink using the deburring bit this time.

-Cutting the radiator hole using the Rotozip. I use a 1/8" drill bit instead of the rotozip blades. rotozip blades rip pexi to pieces. I'm using another sheet of glass as a guide here.

-I'm not sure, but I think it's kinda crooked... I must have been using that bong I made earlier...

-The floppy caddy has an awkward fit that requires gluing the nuts into place. I'd rather not use glue, so I came up with this option: Nuts in hole...

-Powder from sawing mashed into the hole...

-Solvent added. I then added more powder and solvent until the hole was full.

-After it cured I sanded and polished the whole rig.

-I need something to mount the riser cards to. I'm using some of this aluminum like I did on Hypnotoad.

-milling the unwanted bits off. I need to cut it down to an L shape.

-Back at the ghetto machine shop, I'm sanding and polishing my brass.

-I trimmed up the front faceplate at some point, so here's pic of what's to come.

 

Umm... Its not kinda crooked.....Its completely crooked LOL

That bong must have been awesome dude!!

Will you be able to fix it though? Or is it not that a big a problem for ya?

 

i don't see a bong...

 

hmmmm....

 

obviously he didn't make it out of plexi i hope... haha nice though, i (edit) DO NOT have a glass one

 

You shouldn't have let George help you with your build.

 

i really like the color combination you use! looks awesome!!!!