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Case Mod - In Progress Project; Mark1

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by Mark_Hardware, 27 Jun 2009.

  1. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    Woot woot! Free stuffs! Got a box o goodies today from the Fedex man, courtesy of

    NZXT
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    New side panels, (I only asked for the right side but hey)
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    NZXT shirt. In case you haven't noticed, white isnt really my color, but I am happy to

    have the schwag and will for sure wear it!
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    case screws and of course,

    the piece de resistance,
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    a NZXT Sentry LX fan controller!

    Here is a not-so-good picture of it next to my iMon,
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    and one with flash
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    sorry, I had a hard time getting a decent pic, but it's a great match!

    I am editing my first post to say "sponsored in part by NZXT"
     
  2. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    update for today; I spent today working on the right side panel.
    Started with this, and cut it down to the right size.
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    (that pic came out crummy)

    Dammit all.
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    Size down,
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    existing panel cut,
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    fits nice.
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    Started filing down the edges,
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    decided that sucks big. Time to call in the backup
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    oh yeah.

    sanded down most of it,
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    will sand down the rest later.
    Here's the plan, brace it with strips from behind. Hold everything together with rivets while

    the JB Weld dries. After JB dries, drill out rivets, fill the holes and the gaps. Result; a

    seamless panel on the outside. Hopefully.
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    A pic of it on the case so you know what it looks like;
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    Also I am gonna put mesh in the slats so you can't see through it.

    Here's how it sits right now.
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    cheers
     
  3. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    Little update today, just wanted to show how the side panel is turning out.
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    Not too bad! I am happy with it. I ground the rivets flat, and sanded down all the JB Weld.

    Next just need to give it a little bondo lovin.
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    Miniana, I start working on the side panel for the minicase
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  4. acey

    acey What's a Dremel?

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    Thats a lot of warez going into the case. Are those two NZXT thing going on the front with the LCD?
     
  5. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    you mean the iMon and the fan controller? The iMon is going in the minicase, the fan controller in the main case with two disk drives
     
  6. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    Well, here's my update for this week. Been working on the side panel for the minicase. Meh the steps were identical, with one exception. See, I took one regular side panel, cut out the middle section, then sandwiched the two together. Why? The result;
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    A nice folded edge on both sides. This will ensure the side is nice and flush, top and bottom. I could not have done that by hand.

    Here is the smaller side panel, with the last side all clamped up.
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    Slapped a coat of bondo on it,
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    Here's another side by side so you can see how the line up;
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    That's it for today. Hmm seems like it would have been more... Sure as hell felt like more....
     
  7. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    And now, ladies and gentleman, for my next trick, I need a volunteer. Anyone will do, yes

    you sir, up front,
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    come on down!
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    Now watch, as I turn one ordinary needle file and one ordinary jigsaw,
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    Into the Mark Hardware Filing Machine 2000!
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    In action;

    mwahahaha!
    you all remember the last time I filed a bunch of holes like that. To heck with that!

    *note to self, do not have wife hold camera anymore

    EDIT; Sooo yeah... that video was supposed to be there the whole time, and the joke about the wife holding the camera tied into that, sooo...... yeah..... :whistle:
     
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  8. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    That's a genius idea, have some rep
     
  9. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    Heyyyy it's a boy!!! Had my 6th kid today, 5 boys now wooo!!
     
  10. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Congrats on the new addition to the family :)
     
  11. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    thank you!
     
  12. acey

    acey What's a Dremel?

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    Grats, mate. 6 more boys and you get a soccer/football team xD
     
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    bootupbuddha grunge modder

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    I so have to make me one of those filing machines.... :thumb:
     
  14. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    So momma and baby came home yesterday. I have been deathly sickly ill but luckily I was passed the point of being contagious, so all is well.
    No sooner than they got home,
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    yep, that's my boy!
     
  15. The Twisted One

    The Twisted One What's a Dremel?

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    That's awesome dude , enjoy your sleepless nights .... Hmmm more time for the mod if you cant sleep :thumb: .
    So that's what i have to look forward too :eeek: .
     
  16. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    Heeeya! *cough cough* *blows away the dust* Is anyone alive in here?

    Helloo?

    OMG, its alive!!

    That's right suckas, I'm back in action! Took me a little hiatus there. Between work and school and a string of disenheartening FAILures I just had to take a break for a while. But with tax season here, That means new parts are just around the corner! As soon as my employer quits draggin ass and gives me my W-2 that is :p

    Started out by working on something kinda simple. I call it the wire box, for lack of a better term. See, one goal of this project is to see no wires what-so-ever. The back of the case (where there is usually the most wires) is no exception. This box will serve to hide these cables. I am thinking I may add a hub here, to make everything accessible at this point instead of having to get to the I/O panel.

    So this wasn't too complicated, just add some alum channel,
    make a frame,
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    curse, swear,

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    My first day back to real modding and it's like I never left. This stoopid piece broke during drilling.
    That's ok, I will fix it, make it stronger, make it better.

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    Anyway, here is that, attached and happy.

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    I also started working on the upper front pieces. I cut and sanded the plastic and replaced it with wire mesh. Both sides will be identical. I also started blending this piece of heatsink into the front plastic. It will have a similiar appearence to the bottom.
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    Just for funs, I hooked up this key switch. Originally I wasn't going to use it because it's too big, but I have changed my mind, deciding that it's actually perfect because it's big. So say hello to my new "on" button.

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    One more note, I have also come to the difficult decision to not use the front fascia, do to the exorbitant amount of problems and ongoing design changes. What I have decided to do instead is use this piece for experimenting on, and once I get everything figured out, I will make a final model. From now on I consider this a prototype. I already have the parts lined up, but I am not making a single cut on them until the prototype is done and I have everything figured out.
     
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  17. Mark_Hardware

    Mark_Hardware What's a Dremel?

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    Woo hoo more!
    Actually some kind of exciting progress for me. Been working on the heatsink for the front. (Gee that sounds

    familiar)
    So I took my Mark Hardware Filing Machine 2000 and put a saw blade back in it.

    BAM instant table saw! This was literally exactly what I needed to cut this plastic right.
    (Action shot!)

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    Also, it worked fantastically to cut some of the unwanted material off this heatsink.

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    An after shot;

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    Now let me say this! I do not advise doing this. It just doesn't seem like the safest thing. I mean, it may just be my opinion, but it seems like a great way to lose a finger. My wife concurs with me.

    Everytime I use it. Also, I don't want to get sued by any 9 fingered modders cause I gave them the idea. My wife concurs with me on that, too.

    Anyway I'm also have been removing some material to mount the red lcd screen. I'm not too worried about having

    it as a temperature readout, I just like the red screen.

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    So here is what its looking like.....

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    Me likey!!!
     
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  18. stonedsurd

    stonedsurd Is a cackling Yuletide Belgian

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    Excellent! Glad to see some progress :thumb:
     
  19. ToB1

    ToB1 What's a Dremel?

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    The iPod door seems pretty nice! ;)

    I haven't read trough the whole worklog, but how do you control it?
     
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