Case Mod - In Progress The Theory of Everything. Dec. 21st. End of the world? Have some final pics. :-)

Daaaamn, you're on FIRE!
Seems like that "Danish Casemodding champion" title has really set you off, hasn't it?

 

That's some kickass cnc work there!
What kinda router/spindle are you using?
I am definately watching this one !

 

im damn jealous aboout you cnc skills :/

 

Thx man!

Yes and no. I have an idea of how the competition is going to be next year, so I really got to step up my game!

Thanks a lot! Not sure I understand your question... Are you talking about the machine or the tools?

I'm very honored you say that! Thanks a lot!

 

-A set of arms that remove the old dvd and put a new one in?

 

Nice try! But you got to think more out of the box!

And on that note, Antony is going to open a can of whopass so they get a move on with my case! Can't wait!

 

Oh, so you're assuming there's going to be a casemodding event at Beep 2012 with all the drama and foul play the allegedly took place this year?

In fact, I'm thinking about organizing a REAL "Danish Casemodding Championship" and some random LAN event next year, made by casemodders FOR casemodders. With NICE prizes, with some very clear compo rules and a jury that is NOT the crew, but some respected casemodders AND the audience gets a vote, too... sounds good?

 

Nice work Angel. Seems I've been missing a lot of great projects lately, this being one of them. Curious to see how you will incorporate that drive motor.

 

Alledgedly... That's the word! I read some of the drama, but I havn't commented at all. The problem is a lot of hear-say. People don't even know which mods got 1st and 2nd, and that there was no 3rd place, but a special gaming award instead with other judges... But nevermind that!

I actually commented that I really wanted the audience to vote instead of a panel of idiots!

And YES, I'm in if you get something like that going!

Thanks a lot man! Yeah, I'm curious to see if it is going to work myself! Since electronics is not my strong side, I'm quite lucky that I work at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tehcnical University of Denmark... Shouldn't be a problem to find someone who can give me a pointer or 2!

 

Another one? Well, this looks damn iiiiinnteeeeereeestiiiing!!

 

Thanks man! I hope I make it worth the watching!

 

Well, time for another small update. This should bring you a bit closer to understanding the idea behind the CPU waterblock. And if not, I'll make an exploded view drawing with the next update that makes everything understandable!

I milled the outside of the Acrylic top:







The top seen from... well the top. With the small aluminum insert. Imagine the fitting in the middle, and the water running through the "atom" to the holes in the aluminum plate:



Bottom view, same deal:



The block with acrylic top, no aluminum insert:





And with the insert:



I still need to drill a hole for the outlet fitting at the side. I might find time for it tomorrow, and if not, then next week. No modding planned the next couple of days. I got thursday and friday off. Since the GF and I are following the NFL, I decided to make a thanksgiving dinner with the works for Thanksgiving football. And I have a month of vacation to kill before may next year!

C ya soon guys and girls!

 

Well, since noone felt like commenting on my last update, here's another! But don't think it's gonna be like that everytime!

Drilled the hole for the outlet fitting. This is where you hope you made the right measurements in the CAD program!



And it seems I did! :



Acrylic top, non-polished surface:



Polished surface:



Testfit on the aluminum block:





And with the aluminum insert:





That's it for now. I just need to drill and countersink the acrylic top, and drill and make the threads in the aluminum block. Also I'm gonna polish the aluminum insert.

When I get around to buying some fittings, I also need to re-thread some of them. But that's just a bit of finishing up!

Next up should be the NB waterblock, and a SB passive piece.

C ya next week amigos!

 

Dude! You are a beast with those machines Your imagination really takes modding to new levels!

 

And since you posted two updates, I will give two comments

You make every Danish modder proud

 

My god that's incredible work. Can't wait to see that with some fluid moving around.

 

Thanks a lot man! I think it's a Dane thing!

Heh... See boys and girls? Whining works!

Thanks a lot! You and me both! But it's going to be a while... Hopefully before X-mas, but hope is fading on that timeline...

 

beautiful cpu block can wait to see more.

 

You will only get one "+rep" though So dont get to smart now

 

As nice as these blocks look, I'm not a friend of blocks that have multiple inlets, as they tend to not distribute the water evenly, resulting in some hotspots usually.

Nevertheless, the milling is awesome as allways.