Project Compucase update 02/08

My Hardware:
Case: Compucase 6A19
Motherboard: Asus A7V600
CPU: AMD 2500
CPU Cooling: Vantec AeroFlow VA4-C7040
Memory: OCZ 512MB 3200 Enhanced Latency 2-2-3-6 1T
Video Card: Asus Radeon V9600XT /TVD
Hard Disk: Western Digital 120GB 7200 rpm 8MB Buffer SATA
CD-RW: Lite-On LTR-52327S
DVD: Toshiba 16/48
Monitor: LG F700P

My Case:







Currently the project would be a window in the case-door(more mods are to come in the future ), the window is based on the Web-Sun grill:



I redrawed the grill (I copied one "flame" from the grill and multiplied the others by necessity). The hole in the middle of the drawing fits for a 80mm fan:



Printed it on a couple of A4 pages(it was too big to fit in one):



I put the pages together(overlapping):



And copied to a A3 page:



I put some glue on the door, the A3 page came on it. Then I usef glue/tape on it:




After 2+ hours of work and beating the crap out of 5 cutting-heads I got the result(it's not final ofcourse) :




I still need to finish the cutting and do some sanding.

To be continued

 

Looking good mate, Nice and clean

 

update!



one last corner and some fixs

 

We have the same case

It looks very nice and clean ! Good beginning !

 

Nice job on the cutouts, keep up the good work man.

PS That's a sweet case, love the 120MM in front and back.

 

case looks very nice, i you are doing some nice cutting too

 

finish to cut



now some sanding

 

Nice cut. I was wondering how you were gonna pull that off when you asked about the grill in the Modding thread

Looking good. Keep it up.

 

e.c. in your opinion does using a flexi-shaft (as in your pic) make it easier to cut fine designs than just using the rotary tool by itself?

Also how do you drill out the lines in the center so thin without snapping them?

 

That Compucase door is one though heavy metal, i guess it took him some time and alot of carefull patiance...(i have the same case..)
P.S. : the shaft really makes it easy to trace lines(just like using a pencil).

 

Impressive dremel work

 

hmmm
my dremel get hot really quickly and the flexi-shft not..
and the dremel is heavy not like the flexi-shaft
and its really like a pencil

for your second question
this metal is hard.. you can cut it even thiner


p.s
sorry for my bad english

 

In that case does anybody know if the Draper flexi-shaft will fit a Dremel? I'm not keen on forking out £45.00 for the Dremel version. I've just wasted some money on a 12W soldering iron when I should have bought a 25W one.

Hey e.c....excellent dremel work!!!

 

I'm not seeing any pics at the moment.....

Sounds like a good project, I just wish I could see it....