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Project PX03 Darkcrystal wOOdcase FINAL PICS

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by piloux, 12 Nov 2003.

  1. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    thanks guys!!!


    thank you for your comment ;)

    yes of course this is a boring grey color but I don't want to paint them (just want to keep warranty...) but I m actually thinking about other solution to give psu and dvd drive nice looking :dremel:

    thank you for these precisions, i must say that you re right, the case is power-on for a few days and the cracks problem appear with wood's expansion due to the temperature of internals components (I dont think that came with humidity because the wood is very dry...) the problem come from the different rate of expansion between wood and lexan parts, hopefully it is just situated on the spots of contact of lexan and wood and at the top of case ...the face is great :D ; after have been thinking a lot about this big problem, I don't find a really satisfied painting solution :( , then I m going to repair this in another way and this will be the next update ;)

    btw if someone think about good idea, you re welcome guys :thumb:
     
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  2. sqaulidhummer

    sqaulidhummer What's a Dremel?

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    sweet work :eeek: i realy love it :rock: :clap:
     
  3. AMD_Junk13

    AMD_Junk13 What's a Dremel?

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    I would say the answer to your problem is to use a black latex house paint, maybe satin finish would be close to the finish you have now. This type of paint is made to expand, just need to find a sprayer.

    Oh and hi ppl been fallowing this post for sometime. I'm new to this forum but not to modding.
     
  4. dream caster

    dream caster just lurking from out there

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    Heat does not affect wood by itself, it changes wood moisture content; equilibrium moisture content varies depending on temperature. Even if wood is "dry", it is at equilibrium with your house humidity; if you prevent moisture change temperature effect will be much less. Paint also helps cause it makes vapor mouvement slower.
     
  5. NissanFrontier

    NissanFrontier What's a Dremel?

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    If I remember correct when we were shopping for stain for our deck they had stain that were solid colors and you could not see the wood grain so maybe that would be better because the wood would kind absorb the paint. I would think that would not crack because it's made for wood and the outside. Also with the Pro R/C cars you can get clear bodies and paint the inside and they use a speacial paint that never really dries underneath that way it will flex with the body instead of cracking.
     
  6. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    I take notes of your remarks guys ;)

    very little update : the UFO effect

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    may be I ll try it with red light:thumb:
     
  7. STellY

    STellY What's a Dremel?

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    looks great....

    red light will look good.... red and blue mix extremely well
     
  8. Tacritan

    Tacritan What's a Dremel?

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    Looks sweet in the dark , but I didn't like the non-gloss finish when using your flash or in normal light. Maybe just me, still one helluva case generally speaking. :)
     
  9. Mixx

    Mixx What's a Dremel?

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    oh man this looks sweet. cant beleived i missed this one :wallbash:

    anyways... enjoy your new case and whatever goes inside it :thumb:
     
  10. The_Resetter

    The_Resetter I LIKE CAKE!

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    piloux, i said it before and ill do it again, it's f#cking beautiful. :brrr: :brrr: Excellent work :rock:.

    I hope to see more mods of u here @ bit-tech (or on casejunkies.com :naughty: )

    U made an A grade casemod :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
     
  11. The_Sub

    The_Sub What's a Dremel?

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    This case looks really fantastic!! Are you done with it or are you still doing some other things?
     
  12. ufk

    ufk Licenced Fool

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    two words for ya....

    top job


    i'm jealous cuz i'm stick with my boring beige box for now
     
  13. FlashPanHunter

    FlashPanHunter What's a Dremel?

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    Great stuff, That is one fantastic case!
     
  14. borumas

    borumas What's a Dremel?

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    Wow, that really came out sweet, excellent job there man!! :thumb:
     
  15. A13n0rma1

    A13n0rma1 Wannabe

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    Ha, I have those phillips headphones!

    Not half bad, but they get hot after awhile.

    But aw man what a hot case. It makes me want to do things I know would be frowned upon. :naughty:
     
  16. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    greats comments , thanks a lot :)

    I still have some little things to do to finish the case and repair the cracks on the top...
     
  17. piloux

    piloux What's a Dremel?

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    well I re-read some posts and Isaw that i forgot to show you the changes I made with blowholes dust filters :

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    well I think that's better like this :dremel:
     
  18. Lord Kordir

    Lord Kordir What's a Dremel?

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    That is just incredible! Job well done indeed. It looks great in matt black I think and the filters give it a finishing touch.
     
  19. Incorpirate

    Incorpirate What's a Dremel?

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    WOW :rock:
    i love thsi mod!
     
  20. jpb

    jpb What's a Dremel?

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    WOW...

    I just finished reading the work log, and you've done a beautiful job. :clap:
     

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