Scratch Build – In Progress Case Mod: Canary Mesa

I knew your woodworking skills were good, but wood hardrives?!?!
-Just kidding!

 

What did you think the new green hard drives were made from? ;P

 

Wait till you see the wood PSU and 80mm fans...

Not really, now I have to build the mount for the PSU and the DVD. The PSU should be pretty straight forward, need some flat aluminum for the stiles. But the hard part will be holding the DVD in place below the mobo.

 

I got the stiles cut. Should have them posted tonight.

 

Here are a few update shots.

This is a shot of the Hard Drive mounting brackets. It will allow (4 x .75in HDD) or (2 x 1in and 2 x .75in).



With it loaded with hard drive, it also make a great weight.

Below is the Power Supply Unit (PSU) brackets clamped up.



Here is a shot of the PSU bracket, cleaned up.





Here is a dry fit for spacing of the pieces so far.



Here is a shot with the corner pieces in and the plexiglass cut to length.



Here is a shot of the DVD in the relative space.



I still need to build the DVD mounting brackets...

 

Here is a dryfit of the fans



Here is the set up to cut the holes for the fans.



Here is a shot of the front with the holes cut.

 

I love the designs that you are putting on the corners. My only complaint is that I would have made them all the same, but it looks great anyway.

 

Asulc,

Thank you very much. I thought about making them the same, but wanted some variety.

 

I hope that fan grill in the corner is just a rough cut! Wouldn't want to ruin an otherwise good looking case.

 

Here is a shot of the HDD mounts. I primed them and then sprayed them black.





I am also using threaded inserts to hold things together...
They recieve a 6x32 machine screw, I have plenty around...



This is what it looks like in the wood. The hard part is screwing it into the wood, since both Canary Wood and Puprle Heart Wood are hard woods, I found I kept breaking off the slot on the top for the screwdrivers...

 

looks like it broke offat just the right time I like the case, it's coming along nicely

 

Wow, the case is looking awesome. How did those aluminum brackets like being painted?

And why do you have a Java CD in your wood working area - do you have a computer there too? Not a bad Idea, you can post directly to Bit-Tech. Maybe set up a web cam.

 

that isnt a bad idea. i have always thought of putting up a webcam in my shop for whenever i work. or he could set it up, and record what he did, and post the videa.

 

Pfaffen,

Have you thought about threading a bolt through the brass sleeve then using the bolt head to get the sleeve in?

This way you could turn the whole mechanism into the hole without shearing off the top notch for the screwdriver and messing up the surface of the wood too much. You could then back the bolt out once the sleeve is placed into the wood.

~H

 

Even better -Find a steel bolt/wood screw with a mathching thread and use that to cut the threads in the wood. Brass isn't strong enough for tapping hardwoods. (But you probably already knew that and just had a brainfart day.)

 

Indeed, this would also work

 

Well, they took the paint rather well. First I sanded them with 320 grit, then primed them, then painted them (2 coats). They turned out rather nice. Here is a shot as I was painting them.



WRT to the JAVA CD. I'm really a software architect, and was monkying around in the basement. I post from my office. Alot nicer and cleaner. Web cam is currently under design, still trying to keep the dust down and figure out which angles are best. Also, would like to stream more than 1 live feed.

 

I did and thanks... I have a 1" brass machine screw (6x32) and then 3 knurled nuts on it. That allows me to thread the threaded screw and make sure it is straight, then with the screwdriver, screw it in place. I'll have to take a picture of it to show you.

 

Here are some updated shots.

My Bulgin switches arrived this weekend.



I bought some extra, but there are 2 for power and 2 for reset.

Here is a shot of the DVD mounting brackets.



another view



Here is a shot of the top with 2 coats of poly. Sanded with 220grit inbetween.

 

I love the look of the top...