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update 6 - the 3½ drives slot (list of all updates)

like the update title said, today's i'm dealing with the 3½ drives slot. I plan to use 2 slots in there: one for the fan controller and the other for the usb/audio interface.

enough talknig, let's get some modding action in there

first: cutting the wood top panel



guidelines for the steel backplate



and dremel power



putting the panel back in place before drilling the mounting screw holes



screws in place with the bolt fitted in the wood itself



some super-glue to hold the bolt in place (will be helpful when mounting things from the inside of the case)



dremeling the side-supports from a chunk of 1mm steel



the bending



the result



fast test with a spare floppy-drive



view from behind



acrylic cover cutting



and finalyy in place (note that the butterbly bolts are momentary, will be replaced with something better)



the case up-to-date



that's it, i think i'm not going to update soon the case (at least not this week) i got some exams coming and i really have to focus on those

 

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update 7 - the case feet and cover-support (list of all updates)

the exam went pretty well, so i have some time today for another woodworking update!

cut out some more silver fir pieces



L-joints to fix them to the bottom of the case



in place already!



preparing for the rear joint



there it is (these will fix the feet to the back of the case)



view of the bottom of the case, with a little front panel added



all mounted



cut some wood bar in 45° angles



pretty good joint result



added a couple of hinges for the top.grill and filter



up to date!

 

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update 8 - the intake grill and dust filter (list of all updates)

I started with a sheet of 1.5mm german silver kindly offered by Picchiani e Barlacchi (many thanks ), in which i dremeled the hole for the grill and the dust filter

sorry for the bad pictures quality, dad took the camera today and i had to manage with my phone's camera that is not really good


then i cut the alu grill





first impression



then i cut and bent some other metal parts





a nice and thick piece of white foam (approx 6-8 mm)



white adhesive sheet to cover the metal support



the result



the result after fixing everything with rivets



the back of the filter



in place, flipped view of the bottom of the case



and the view from inside the case trough the fan holes (only the foam is visible)

 

L1U case is getting some style with those ribs added. Good job on the base and filter. Keep having fun

 

thank you! the ribs are the support for the final cover (that will be metal covered with white adhesive tape)

 

Nice mesh panel

 

Very good job! I like the desing of this case!

PS: i'm italian too

 

thanks riekmaharg2! I'll use the same system for the exhaust grill

piacere di conoscerti Herodj95, io sono di Firenze!

 

io invece sono del sud italia... vengo da catanzaro

 

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update 9 - case fans and front panel (list of all updates)

today I'll be installing the 5 case fans, 3 intake and 2 exhaust, the front usb and audio panel and the fan controller.

let's start with the fans, I purchased some Bitfenix SPECTRE fans from caseking with my own founds



I started pulling away the ugly rear sticker and replacing it with white adhesive tape





then I went to the top wood frame and painted it white





Then I disassembled the base of the case and the steel sheet



mounted fans and grills



I used 2 Y splitters to power all the base fans with a single 3-pin cable, I should not have any power issues as long as the total amperage of the fans is less then 3 A





fans in place, view from the bottom of the case



sliding the fan grill in place





view from the inside of the case



then I went to the top exhaust panel, mounted it very straightforward with no difference from the bottom panel



again, I used a Y splitter to power the fans together



in place, view from the back (top of the case)



the adapter coming out from the panel



I purchased also a fan controller and an audio/usb panel with my own founds



the top panel in place with the 2 front panels mounted too



the panel open



the top





the bottom





more details





full view of the case with the side panels off (I'll have to work on them soon enough)



that's it!

I hope you enjoyed the update!

 

fantastic!

 

Really nice mod my friend keep up the good work!!

 

use of a gentleman's saw = uber win.

Not seen one since I was a school boy, well done sir.

 

thanks again herodj95!

Thank you AnG3L I will!

haha, I used a gentleman's saw because I don't have a circular saw, the cut isn't actually very very precise

Unfortunately, I can only work with the tools I have, hoping I'll be able to do better with my next mods

 

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update 10 - top grill and fans test (list of all updates)

out of a bigger slate I did cut the structure of the grill





cut the grill



drilled holes for rivets



parts ready to be assembled



putting the white adhesive on the structure and fixing everything with rivets



detail of the joint (the rivets excess has been cut before mounting everything on the case)



and finally in place









for the testing i made a little video with some annotations



sorry fot the terribad video quality... but you get the idea

 

Im liking this more and more the top and bottom panels are nice cant wait to see the next few updates

 

you are served my friend, I had some time this afternoon so I kept going with dremel and drill this is what came out

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update 11 - the front panel and power button (list of all updates)

the front panel will be german silver (got it from my sponsor Picchiani e Barlacchi) covered with white adhesive tape as the rest of the external structure

started bending and dremeling to an appropriate size the metal



hold it in place for the guide holes



drilled a hole for the power button (I didn't have a 16mm drill so I used a smaller one and used a round file to enlarge it to the appropriate size)



detail of the hole (don't bother the scratches they'll be covered)



the power button coming out from behind



and there it is, held in place by 10 little screws, perfectly matching the rest of the case!









that's it for today (I swear ) hope you enjoyed the update!

 

Gooooooood!

 

Hi,
i like sthe wood structure, with white painted metal.
look great, go on

 

Gorgeous, glad i subscribed to this