woah, that front blow hole is gunna be bitchin. actually the whole case is gunna be bitchin... keep up the good work, and cant wait to see it finished
Update 2004-05-19 Minor update: Sketup is still cool. Finished modeling the interior of the case & put some components in there to get an idea of space & design constraints. Pictures This is about what my computer looks like now Notice the odd looking fan holder. Fan holder meet So how should I light this window? Look what I was going to give away before I learned about modding Ooops wrong power supply. Now where did I put that thing. I'm not even sure this thing still works. Can't test it without a power supply though Looking up the model number in google can turn up interesting things. I wish! I'm looking into ways to control the LCD now. I found a controller card for it, but they are kinda pricey. First I'll have to see if I can get it to work. I've even considered getting a laptop off of ebay and using the laptop as the display driver. It actually might be cheaper than a real card. Next update 2004-05-20 More sketchup images and the promised prep for primer. Progress Total cost: $44.98 Total hours: 43 Pictures posted: 76 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 1 Strips of sandpaper used: 4 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.5 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 22 Small cutting disks broke: 16 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 246
Update 2004-05-21 Well it looks like that laptop display still works. I think that's going to be my next mod (the laptop). a picture is worth 1000 words Pictures What's that red stuff? Say it with me Tech-Daddy "G-L-A-Z-I-N-G P-U-T-T-Y" So I sand... And I sand... Then I did a little shopping. Got all of that for under $20. I accidently got black primer this time. Maybe it was a happy accident. Here is the case after a few coats of primer. After more sanding it's ready for it's first color coat tomorrow Next update 2004-05-22 First color coat and start on the fan bus Progress Total cost: $61.84 Total hours: 48 Pictures posted: 83 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 2 Strips of sandpaper used: 6.5 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.5 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 22 Small cutting disks broke: 16 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 246
ROFL!!!! Hehehehe, yeah, that is about it! Was outside tonight painting sanding, painting some more, wet sanding another piece that is dry, painting another piece... I have an assembly line of pieces that are running in various states of paint!!!! Looking great! On your mod bud! Can't wait to see the painting! This thing is looking majorly sharp!
Sure doe like the flames...(A lot of cuttingwork and preceicnes isn't it) Well I like it very much. Looking out for your next pictured. Keep it up
Update 2004-05-23 skip the intro, I know you want... Pictures I got my first coat of color on. Can't start finish sanding for 5 days. I wanted to make sure these paints would work. no reaction! Spent some time figuring out how to design my Fanbus, here is what I came up with. Another view from the front. With my design worked out I began drilling the mounting holes. A test fit with the holes all drilled. Not too bad considering I used a hand drill. Part of my design was to use this strip board to run my power and grounds. Here is the completed power bus with the switch for 12v. Just a note, Don't touch the power bus when it's hooked up to power. After lots of soldering and a little work with the dremel I have this. Next update 2004-05-25 Fan bus knobs and lights. Progress Total cost: $61.84 Total hours: 58 Pictures posted: 92 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 2 Cans of color used: 1 Strips of sandpaper used: 6.5 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.65 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 22 Small cutting disks broke: 16 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 86 Times shocked: 1
Sweet!!! I like the addition of the window, didn't see that coming! Fanbus looks sweet, now you'll be able to hear people!!! break more rules!!!
Update 2004-05-26 Pictures & more pictures! Now that I cut a window I guess I have to do the inside too. Before I do any modding I should find a[n ugly] replacement. First thing to get ripped out was my SCSI card and cables. Next to go was the video card. I ended up putting it in the replacement. Bye bye mobo. Anyone else think ESD bags look like pop tart wrappers? And finally the HD. I'm going to have to find a new place to mount it too. Last but not least the PSU. That was hard work, time for a snack. After about an hour drilling out rivits I've sorted all the pieces. I don't really know what I'm going to do now. I just went crazy with the hand drill. I think I'm going to rebuild the skeleton out of aluminum and plexi. I'm going to have to play with sketchup a little more and see what I can come up with. Next update 2004-05-27 Fan bus knobs and lights. Progress Total cost: $61.84 Total hours: 60 Pictures posted: 101 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 2 Cans of color used: 1 Strips of sandpaper used: 6.5 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.65 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 24 Small cutting disks broke: 18 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 86 Times shocked: 1
Been away for some time and glad to be back. I see your project is still looking good Keep up the good work! ~Xeno~
Update 2004-06-01 It's been a while since my last update. Say cheese! Pictures The first color coat has cured now. I didn't touch it for a week, but a spider did. I spent the week designing the interior. Measurements: Top Mid Bottom Front Back. With my design in hand I went off to find my plexi. Found what I wanted at my local plastic suply company. Of course we need this to hold it together. And I found these on an old case thought I would use them here. I needed some better tools for this, so off to my dad's workshop. Here is the plexi on the tablesaw. After setting the fence we began to cut the pieces to width. A few minutes later we are almost half way done with the tablesaw. Next up was the router. It was used to cut out the holes. What ever we couldn't cut with the fence was done freehand. With all the pieces cut it was time to glue. The orange clamp is used to hold pressure while the glue cures. Sometimes you can't use a clamp so you have to improvise. Here is a test fit after the glue cured for a few hours. I still need to cut out the drive cages and the motherboard tray. I goofed one of my measurements (twice) and had to use the plexi for the motherboard tray to fix it. I plan on putting fans on both sides, so I still have to cut the fan holes too. Next update 2004-06-03 Drive cages and fan holes. Progress Total cost: $78.81 Total hours: 72 Pictures posted: 114 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 2 Cans of color used: 1 Strips of sandpaper used: 6.5 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.65 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 24 Small cutting disks broke: 18 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 27 Times shocked: 1 Measurements goofed: 2
No it's not all plexi. Just the interior is plexi. The sides panels will still be what I cut out before. I did change my mind about the bezel. Right now I think it will be plexi as well, still designing it.
Update 2004-06-04 Havn't been doing a whole lot of modding. But things should pick up soon. I did tinker a bit. mmmm... Picutres Here is a test fit with the panels. I need to do some routing on the edges to get a good fit. This was a female moltex. It's going to become a my "Modder's Mate". Here is my complete "Moder's Mate". The moltex pins are sized for male, female and ATX connectors. I decided I wanted to clean the AT power suply on my bench. So I cut all the unused wires off. I used the light bulb on the top of my "Modder's Mate" to discharge the capacitors. Next to dremel out a hole for the power button. That looks a lot better. Next Update 2004-06-6 I/O panel and drive cage contruction. Progress Total cost: $78.81 Total hours: 74 Pictures posted: 123 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 2 Cans of color used: 1 Strips of sandpaper used: 6.5 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.65 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 24 Small cutting disks broke: 18 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 27 Times shocked: 1 Times burnt: 1 Measurements goofed: 2
Update 2004-06-07 Didn't make a whole lot of progress this weekend, but I did take Pictures The optical drive tray layed out. Here is a shot of the optical drive trays in place. Here is a shot with the corners after I put at 1/4" round on them with the router. The last thing I started on was the IO port at the back. This is actually my second try. Next Update 2004-06-8 Finish IO panel. Progress Total cost: $84.81 Total hours: 82 Pictures posted: 127 Hot glue sticks used: 0.75 Cans of vinyl dye used: 1 Cans of primer used: 2 Cans of color used: 1 Strips of sandpaper used: 6.5 Hole saw blades ruined: 1 Rolls of masking tape used: 0.65 Reinforced Cutting disks used: 4 Reinforced cutting disks broke: 2 Small cutting disks used: 24 Small cutting disks broke: 18 LEDs used: 5 Sketchup trial minutes left: 27 Times shocked: 1 Times burnt: 1 Measurements goofed: 2 IO Ports broke: 1 Router bits broke: 1
http://www.corazontile.com/~bittech/beast/PrimerMoreSanding.jpg Dude that is one crazy shirt. It looks like one of those Magic Eye things. Sweet mod btw...Keep it up.
