The Invisible Case

http://www.bit-tech.net/article/72/

I'll repost the micro-FAQ here, for the benefit of all:

Let's hear your questions, I know there will be a zillion of them....

 

That's almost exactly the same setup as im gonna use wots the intel heatsink like? any good? loud?

Ill go read it now... hopefully ull have put what mobo u used in it too

 

that is one sweet case linear, Id seen the preview pics in #bit , but the article just looks sweet, great work my friend!

 

bloody hell - 8hrs of file work and 3hrs of sanding..

This the cutting bit m8?

http://www.dremel.nl/cgi-bin/eu2.storefront/609168853/Product/View/561

with this right?

http://www.dremel.nl/cgi-bin/eu2.storefront/609168853/Product/View/565

Wot voltage is the led in the pioneers btw (cause i have a black slot one to go in my case).

pics:
http://bit.ukgn.org/images/article/72/dcsf1311.jpg
and
http://bit.ukgn.org/images/article/72/dcsf1314.jpg
not working btw

I dont get it - why does the acrylic cement/adhesive only have a 1-2yr shelf life?? What's the advantage of thinner viscosity too - cause i was thinking of getting some like WELD-ON 16 which is in a tube from my local modelling shop.

 

yeah pics on http://www.bit-tech.net/article/72/7 at top dont work

Are u gonna cover the cutting in the next article linear ... The DVD slot was really neat ... what did u use

 

That case is cooler than a cool bag full of cool things from coolville.
Absolutely top draw bro'.

 

I couldnt have puT it betteR mYself

 

Ooo just finished reading it (read each page about twice to take it all in!)

Sex on an acrylic stick m8!! - youve made me re-think my harddisk/DVD placement indefinately too. and im gonna go down B&Q and get some practice acrylic before i go about hacking up my acrylic from US plastics.

 

Wow.

 

Really nice, linear can't wait for your next project...

 

Nize

Words are not enough for that article!

But I can't really see how the cage is attached...
And does the lid have some sort of locking mechanism?

 

ok first off thats a great case

As liner seams to be the acrilic boff , iam wonder if i could pick ur brains about a few things .

If u have some spare time could u have a look this plastic at www.farnell.co.uk product code 320-2458 , do u think this type of plastic will be ridiged i.e. no flex ???

Am planning to ues the above platic for very small case 15x12x4mm and maybe another a bit bigger . Iam thinking of uesing the 3mm thick would u agree ??

Finally what sort of glue would be best , i was going to ues this from farnell product code 224-352 , is this sutiable or would u have a better suggestion ???

Thanks for any help it much apricated.

 

Wow that looks amazing I havent always liked see through cases because they dont always look that nice IMHO, but that one looks really great!

 

all the time whilst reading that article i was thinking god this would look even cooler if it had lighted water cooling and then on the last page you said you didnt want to light it! i was gobsmacked! but then i just looked at the case again and thought linear, you are amazing, that case really rocks and you really have done the best polishing job i have ever seen
well done

 

Wow, i knew it would be worth the wait, very schweet! I dont know if its just me, but a few of the pics didnt load, page 7 i think, about modding the fasteners and the holesaw...just got red X's for me.

 

Amasingly buetifull

i bet them l337abix kept you going

 

My bad--I typoed the filenames there

Sorted now though

 

w00t

Looks really cool, perhaps better than 'clear pc' case cos of originality.

I'm not too sure about the practicality of the case fans but because of the cases simplicity i think you pulled it off

very nice.

p3n

 

First, I can't seem to access Farnell's site right now, I've had trouble with that before as well...

You'll get flex from thicknesses less than about 3/16", roughly 5mm.

Sorry I can't see the cement to comment on it.

that's the bit, but I didn't use the 565 attachment. If you buy it, buy the 565 kit, it's a better deal--the attachment and three or four bits as I recall.

It was a yellow LED, so probably ~2V.

The solvent cement is essentially Methyl chloride, and as I uderstand it, it latches onto water from humidity in the air, leading to cloudy joints. So Weld-on #4 has a bit of diacetone alcohol in it to make it resist the tendency to take on water. Superscrubber could probably enlighten us somewhat more...

Weld-on #16 is thicker, and some people prefer to work with it. It's a little easier to get an invisible joint with the #4 or #3, that's why I used it.

And the fan on the Intel HS is a Sanyo Denki, seems extremely quiet.

 

great cheers lin

ill have to transfer the designs ive got from my brain onto puter soon and have ppl nit pick at it