Scratch Build – In Progress Project: CircleButterfly (080403 New PSU comes with trouble)

So after being a longtime lurker (about 4 years) I have finally come to my senses and decided to begin a work log.

This is my first project so I´m supposed there will be some trile and error but I think it will come out great in the end if everything goes as I want it to.
Anyway nuff said and I will let the images speak for themselves (with my comments off course )

The aluminium


The circle


circle side viev


Circle wield (I didn't wield the aluminium)


Front aluminium panels


Image of front cutouts, and back engraving (probably)


Traced the sketch


engraving the contours so they wont disappear


Powersupply (only 400w)


Starting the build


Cutting


This is how far I got on one "blade"


Allmost done


the last bit to cut on this one


getting a bit tired of cutting and makes some misstakes and breaks 2 blades in a row


Finaly done



More updates tomorrow
now I have to go to bed.

 

LOL sleep tight!!!! i might start my mod next summer to much stuff to do like school!!! will be watching

 

[xXx] ãÇè_ƒr€áK Thanks for comment man, why not start a project now and just take it slow?

Anyway here is tonights update

Starting with the little aluminium bit I cut out yesterday


Drilled some holes


and some more holes


they match up


Bought a new tool today


And I used it to


The result


I guess you all can figure out what I´m about to do with this


Continuing with the engraving


And finally I´m done with the engraved guides


and a closeup of the engravings.


Well thats all for today folks
and now I´m off to bed ones again
Good night, Sleep tight.

 

very sexy engraving!

make sure u use the zerotherm butterfly cpu cooler

 

Thanks Zhangmaster, I´m strongley thinking about that zerotherm butterfly cooler it would really look good indeed but on the other hand I really whant to use watercooling and at the moment I relly dont konw wht to choose.

 

nice engraving work

 

Thanks Supra55.

So no upgrade today because I have been on a Logitech resellers event in Stockholm today and checked out some of the new stuff coming from them and I just have to say that I really like the new MX Air mouse and I really want one, it worked really well. I also tried the new Wave keyboard and looked at the VX Nano and some of the old stuff like Dinovo Edge and Harmony1000.
I´m a litle disappointedly at the G9 mouse I thought it would be something really cool for gamers but I wont change my MX Revolution for that.
Anyway It has been a really nice day and some more updates will come tomorrow.

Good night

 

WOWO so nice work really! Well done, Can't wait to see more. Good job..

Good luck.

 

Good job with the engravings. Why did you use the Ferm and cutting disks to cut straight lines? I don't get it, hacksaw is sooooooooOoOoOoOO much better in straight lines. No blades wasted and the job gets done in no time.

 

ComputerKing: Thanks man more updates coming you're way now

Jipa: Thanks, well the simple answer on you´re question is "I didn't have one at the moment " Just bought one yesterday but I haven´t used it just jet, because it sounds allot and I don´t thing my neighbor´s would like the sound of me cutting stuff at one in the morning all thou I don't mind doing it.

 

So on with todays update.

I decided to take some pictures of my new hardware now that my Motherboard has come.
It´s an ASUS P5N32-SLI, I changed my Stiker Extreme for this one, I really liked the Looks of the stiker but I only had problems with it so I dcided to try this one instead and when I´m done with this I just hav to get the Maximus Blits, or what it´s called, but for now this will have to do.

So here is the hardware all together, unfortunately this wont go in the Circle because I only have a 400W power supply in there.


With the super case I´m using for this one at the moment


Just the case, off course I´m going to mod it, but thats my next project´m starting when Circle Butterfly is almost done


Motherboard in Circle. Looks really ncie


150GB raptor


4GB memory


Graphixcards


another view


Now what is this box??


Oh it´s my 700w Recommended by Bit-Tech Tagan modular power supply



Anyhow nuff with hardware and on with moddingware

So I needed a good circle in the right sice, and I looked everywhere till I found this and I traced it


Starting the cutting of my little circle... ore drilling actually


more drilling....


Halfway there






And I´m done drilling now this was a really long proses and I have so much more to drill




Cutting


And it´s´finally free


It fits like a glove




Well thats all for today folks, now I´m off to bed as usually.
Tomorrow I will cut the big circle with my new hacksaw

Good night

 

WOW! So amazing, HOT! SOO nice work really, I love it and I love your fancy hardware can't wait to see more.

Good luck.

 

Project CircleButterfly update 070906

ComputerKing Thanx ones again man I really like you're positive spirit, keep it up.

So I didn´t have allot of time to do allot today ore actually the stuff I did took allot more time than planed so just a little update today

So I cut the fron Circle with my new saw today and it vent very well thnkt because I have never used one before, it is´t perfect but I can change that.


It´s free but not good have to fix it


Drilled some holes


And cut the peaces


All done


As I don´t have a grinder or something like that I had to make one


Now some more drilling


all done with the markings


and starting to make some holes


Halfway there


and I´m done


thats all I had time fore today, tomorrow I will cutt these parts away and start on the front panel I hope, my drill is starting to get a bit bad and does´t work as well as it used to.

Night night

 

Well you sure have a very neat style ima watch this thread, subscribed

 

Dude Really this is Kciakss work! Dam, This is so nice. Sexy work really! Can't can't wait to see more more work. WOW! I like the flower.

Good luck.

 

thanks dudes I really appreciate your´e comment´s and here is a little update of what I did last night, it´s not much but I started really late so I did´t have allot of time or energy to do so much and off course I forgot my camera so I had to use my mobile phone camera so it´s not the best quality images today. Anyway here is the update.

So I started to cut the aluminium and with all the holes it does´t take to long.


and I´m done with the cutting


and a little closeup


and in the circle




thats all for now, more coming soon.

 

So here is todays update.
It was a good day until the end, you will see.

But first some images from yesterday, I forgot my camera in workshop yesterday, so here is that update.

Setting up for some grinding,


and this is how it turns out, I will have to do the narrow parts by hand with a file


I can´t do more than this with my tools at the moment, and all my grinding rolls are out


this is all thats left no more grinding untill I go shop



So on with todays update.

I started with grinding out some guides so that my drill wont go all over the place


It doesetn look verry good I know but here its all done


Then I started to drill some holes, the guides worked pretty well


drilled allot of holes, I someone knows a better way of doing this without a saw please tell me now because I have alot more holes to do


now I start to cut away those peaces


but it really takes allot of time and those cutting disks are just all over the place, with this peas I used about 5 cutting disks, but I was a bit tired so I will blame on that


So when I had done this I tough why not try my power supply I haven't done that yet, just opened it and this is what happened

I short circuit the hole room and leaved this marks
I feel like such a NOOB trying my power supply and not moving the aluminium.

Anyway thats all for today
Good night

 

you might wanna look into getting an actual grinding wheel instead of using those replaceable sanders...
for example: the little grinder in this...can't seem to find one on it's own(usually come in a set)

 

So I had one of those grinding wheels and this is my result with it



the aluminium just get stuck on there and then it´s useless, maby i´m doing something very wrong??

anyway I have also had some time to star to cut up the front plate enjoy

 

Thats some damn good work.