Scratch Build – In Progress *** PHINIX NANO TOWER *** --- MOTY 2011 nomination !!!

Nice update, thanks for that.

 

Looks absolutely amazing mate! Happy Birthday!

 

Happy birthday and cake times!
I have loved reading and seeing this build log, thank you! big respect +

 

Happy birthday phinix .
Such a beautiful lil power box .

 

Happy B-day Phinix. Hope you have/had a great day.

Awesome case as well. Love the colour scheme

 

Happy birthday phinix! It's a great case!

 

This really has come together nice Phinix. Probably one of the best "mini" builds out there at the moment

 

Happy birthday Phinix! Quit raising the bar!

 

Happy Birthday, Man! FYI: Yer not supposed to be the one giving presents.

 

Merry Christmas!

No, wait - that didn't sound right....

Eh, yeah - NOW I know it! Happy Birthday!

 

Looking very good Phinix!

Possible http://www.delcompusales.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=353

 

Yes, and you can even get them tighter than that:

http://www.av-cables.dk/computer_ka...0_kabel_vinklet_til_venstre_03_m_4653_da.html

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...ft:da-DK&tbs=isch:1&ei=wL99TcWUBc25hAeJmJXkBg

 

Happy B-day bro even if I was the first to say that lolz Fantastic job but please finish this beauty I cant wait longer!!!

 

I see you have a nice yellow and chocolate cake for us on your birthday Best wishes to you

 

HI guys! Thank you all so much!
I had a fantastic cake, gained few pounds, but it was worth it!
I had a nice birthday, now it's time to go back to work!

I can only tell you for now, that reservoir ring cover "raised from ashes" very nicely.
I also have soldered 10 pre-wired yellow leds, which glow beautifuly and make the whole stand/cover nicely lit up. I will post some pictures in a day or two.
This weekend I will take care of front panel - I need to drill a huge holes in each of those hex shaped bits for the front design. That is 14 of them, pretty small, will get drilled, around 10mm holes. It's going to be hard to keep them steady and drill so big holes in them, but I think I will use some soft pads and acrylic plates to squeeze them in a vice. First small pilot hole, than a big one. Well, we'll say how it goes...

Thank you again for birthday wishes guys!

 

Small update today - just wanted to show you how this ring cover look like.

Before that just one more photo of that really nice fan I love the color of it.




Now, I showed these before, these are small comb pieces that will hold all rings.
I glued them together with third one, straight rectangle with holes for leds.














Then I added top and bottom small rectangles.




I pushed in those rings to see how it is goign to look like - please have in mind they are only pushed here, that is why they are uneven...




I like how they glow in my hand




Then I took them out and glued them in, all straight You may notice it is missing one ring on top - I need to get one more.












After that I spent some time on soldering 10 leds, then pushed them in those holes. They come in easily but firmly, so I dont need to use glue or anything. Perfect fit.
Then I couldn't stop myself from trying them out.
So here are photos of this ring cover, lit up like christmas tree






..b&w anyone?




I played a bit with my camera and tried to get a bit darker ones - I like how you can see every edge of each piece of acrylic, like a skeleton rentgen photos






I spent a lot of time on painting stuff. I painted all aluminum hex shapes for front panel. First 3 layers of black matte paint, then clear laquer, 2-3 layers. All look beautiful.
I also designed and cut out temperature lcd holder, which will be attached to this ring cover and stick out on the right side of it. I still need to file the edges and polish it, then paint it black. This will all happen this weekend, so please stay tuned!

 

Great job with that res-sleeve-thingy phinix. Looks top class.

 

Damn what a beautiful view, have to be honest i have been lurking your thread since the beginning and loving every step.

a sexy looking ITX-Power-tower, and awaiting your next update.
It has been, is an inspiration.

 

Phinix you are truly an artist. Not the Tracy Emin type but one of the really good ones. Like Rolf Harris or something. Perhaps craftsman is a better description, or even master craftsman. You've taken the time to get everything exactly right and are working to explicit and accurate plans. I know how long ago you planned the lighting and you knew then exactly what it was going to take.

Every update is a joy, the picture of the fan came with an intake of breath, the comb looked beautiful and is in itself a tiny piece of precision engineered artwork, adding the rings and the lights takes it to a whole new level. I'm very proud to have played a very small part in that. I can't wait to see the next step of the build. But wait I will. I'll wait patiently like the rest and enjoy it when it arrives, then eagerly anticipate the next step

It will be a sad day when this project ends, but I'm sure that the finished article will be so much more than the sum of its parts. It's probably a bit early to be talking about the next project, but I look forward to that too.

Seems I'm in a gushy mood today.

 

MOAR!