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Modding pc60 custom alu drive face plates mod (PIC)

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  1. Chapman

    Chapman What's a Dremel?

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    My 1st mod was completed a couple of weeks ago (only just got round to taking a photo). Made custom aluminium face plates for each of my drives from the spare drive bay bezels on my LianLi pc-60.

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    Please note this was my 1st ever mod!
     
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  2. Lazy

    Lazy Meow?

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    looks good :)

    don't you just hate beige drives and welcome to the forums :D

    now you just have to add the window, blowholes, cathdes and neon string :hehe:
     
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  3. George

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    Hey jamchap mate. :)

    looks like a nice jobbie, what you use to cut?

    whats with not using the top bay?

    you dont post alot do you? ;)

    thanks,

    .icecube
     
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  4. Cool Hand

    Cool Hand King of the park

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    looks real nice...what do you have planned for the free drive bays?
     
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  5. Chapman

    Chapman What's a Dremel?

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    To cut them, i used a drill and saw to make a hole big enough to get a file in, then used a file to create the shape and finish the edges.

    as for the other bays..... i dont know yet. i'd like a baybus or rheobus and an LCD, but we will see.
     
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  6. Chapman

    Chapman What's a Dremel?

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    how frustrating, my blue power LED has died!
     
    Chapman, 5 Sep 2002
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  7. m00min

    m00min What's a Dremel?

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    pretty ownage that :D
     
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  8. Stu

    Stu What's a Dremel?

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    nice work :)
     
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  9. peteone

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    did you do that pioneer slot drive aswell or have lian li eventualy brought one out? If it was you its a good job. how did you bend the alu into the mouth of the slot?

    Pete.
     
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  10. Chapman

    Chapman What's a Dremel?

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    no, i didnt buy a pre-made one from Lian li (I dont think they make the pioneer slot cover) i did it myself.

    I didnt have to bend the aluminium at all, as i used one of the spare drive bay covers that it came with (and was removed when i fitted the drive) so it was already the correct shape
     
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  11. peteone

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    Ah I see!

    Nice job.
     
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  12. ViperZ

    ViperZ What's a Dremel?

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    Nice job!

    I think he was refering to the chamfer of the slot. If I'm not mistaken it is painted. That's what I did to mine.
     
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  13. peteone

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    you cant see the join in the photo

    Looks realy good!
     
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  14. Chapman

    Chapman What's a Dremel?

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    oh sorry, i was half asleep when i read that (thanks viperz)....

    yes, i painted the old plastic face of the drive, and sanded down the edges so that it would fit inside the aluminium.
     
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  15. Reaper_Unreal

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    Really nice! Good job!

    I thought of doing that with mine, but that was too much work so I just stealthed. I have to admit that even though that doesn't have the "WTF?" reaction from stealthing, imho it looks much more professional.
     
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  16. Alaric

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    wow :eek:

    nice work :D
    i prefer that to stealthing, but must be fiddly, and if you get a new drive you've got a lot of work to do :p

    Looks uberclean now :D

    Alaric.
     
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  17. Cyberdome

    Cyberdome What's a Dremel?

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    CLEAN
     
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  18. Chapman

    Chapman What's a Dremel?

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    thanks! :D
     
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  19. uk_dave

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    Very nice! I need to something to the drives on my Lian Li case.
    How have you done the try on the cd drive? Did you just cut a big slot in the faceplate and paint front of the tray?
     
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  20. Mr T

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    Looks sweet :D

    Surely the cdrom faceplate took 2 plates to make because after ur big rectangular cutout and a lot of fileing the cutout would be too small :D. Unless u cheated and used a big fancy machine ;)
     
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