Scratch Build – Complete GwassGween -FINISHED-Nov13 2013-pics start on page 67

Cheapstake my friend your work is absolute fantastic and professional! Go on my friend!

 

Thanks, everyone!

@stonedsurd - Join the competition, and you might win this. -Who am I kidding... Darkenergy always wins.
@Djayness - 3/4" and 1/2"? I'm getting it from Delvie's Plastics. They would be expensive, but I only bought small sheets. (I only got a 12" square of the 3/4") I have no clue where to get plexi like that where you are.

Big update...

-I got the fin glued in place. The solvent didn't get all the way through, but it still looks good. -Oh, the outsides got polished too.

-What the... Another experiment? I mounted some plastic to a paint stick with wood glue. I need a way to hold tiny parts. I will be making HUNDREDS of spacers like this for the case.

-The glue worked perfectly, but the masking didn't hold to the part. Right as it was finishing, the bit caught, and the spacer went flying off to I don't know land.

-Cool! The paper is on there forever. Next time I'll try this with a stronger tape masking.

-Another experiment. I know of a readily available super-soft grommet material. I was curious to see if I could machine it. YES, that's a toilet tank gasket.

-It came out pretty good.

-I used a NEW ring for this, Honest! Here's the proof!

-I knew this was a recipe for disaster before I even started... This ring was too soft. The bit touched it and it just jiggled.(EEL, No!)

-I went back to my old technique of using a sharpened pipe. It didn't work so well either. Later I put them in the drill press and tried to shape them with a trick I learned driving a '70s bigblock. I made a lot of rubber dust, and they still looked crappy.

-Anyway, I got the press out for another reason. I had to use the spacer-making collet TribalOverkill gave me to clean up the parts. A paint tarp went over the valuables.

-Here's one set cleaned up.

-Gluing time. I set up everything to fit 6-32 screws for this stage.

-I glued the first set of spacers on. It was a bad time to find out I had the shakes.

-As the masking came off, It started sinking in how effing awesome this thing turned out!

-Even unfinished and with the ugly grommets, it looks sick!

-I managed to drip and get my finger in it.
Next up, I need to clean up the bo-bos, and polish the impeller well. Then there's the leak test.

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That is gonna look amazing

 

Awesome post indeed! that is the sickest top ive seen!

Fantastic! i dunno what to add really... Its just that cool!

 

Thanks. -That's where I was at! It just hit me when I saw it, and I said "holy cr*p!" really loud. The purple was kinda plain until I shined up the edges, so it caught me by surprise.

 

I just peed myself... and not just a little.

****IN' HELL MAN! AWESOME!

 

Purple is ALWAYS a good color on H2O bits.

+rep

john

 

That is looking awesome.

 

How about putting the gasket in the freezer first? Maybe it would be easier to work on.

 

yummy! i like it.

 

Now that is one awesome pump .

 

Thanks again guys.
@perplekks - You must be getting old too.
@Sphering - I thought about that, but I would have to freeze it once for each grommet. It would have taken forever. I'm thinking about using foam next time.

 

I wasn't LEAKING!!!

I'm just 25, goddamnit!

 

F*ck me, that looks sweet!

 

+1 This is going to be really awesome mod. Subbed.

 

Let's make it a threesome with +1. Awesome work, Cheaps!

 

Thanks! everyone.

@perplekks - maybe quit drinking then?
@craig & EEL - NO Thanks for the offer.



-I need to point this out to whoever gets this. The stock DDC mounting brackets have to come off to use this top. I never liked the stock mounts.

-The leak test went well. It was certainly colorful to look at. I realized I can't pressure test the area I was worried about because it's on the intake. I will have to come up with something later for that.

-Now, back to GwassGween: Tucked away in the design is a 2nd radiator. I had to come up with something that would fit under the power supply. I bought an mcr 240 from Sidewinder for this. Once the paint stink airs out, I'll get to fitting it. I also need to do something about the sides. You might have noticed I'm not big on logos and graphics. One with a GIANT copyright mark will have to go.

Thanks again to my great sponsors!

 

that pump top looks so cool!

 

Thanks. I agree.