There seems to be some question to whether or not this project was actually completed, it was completed in November. No project log was kept due to time, so here are the final images: This project was built as a demo PC for Kingston Technologies. The other logos are from hardware suppliers. The tribal theme cuts are from Kingston HyperX logo's. The holes for the windows were hand cut, and filed smooth with no trim needed. The entire case was painted glossy black. The mouse is a MX510 with blue Firewheel (www.metku.net) The keyboard is illuminated, and has a Blue/specked paint job. The main Kingston logo was made by reverse painting plexi (Macroman style) then etching through the paint, and then filling the etch with Red paint. The logo is lit by four 3mm LEDs on each side. On the left side is the graphics card window. An grill was cut out precisely over the graphics card to allow fresh air to be pulled in. The right hand side shows Kingston's memory. The memory and graphics card are lit by two 6" cold cathodes that have aluminum tape wrapped partially around them. The inside of the case had to be trimmed to accommodate the 1/4" thick plexi at the top. The power supply was sheathed, and excess connectors removed. The faceplate was made in a similar fashion as the top, but with thinner paint to allow for backlighting from LEDs. Again this project is meant to have logo's on it. It is a stand-alone advertisement. Here is the PC as it was at CES: (2nd post down) http://www.thetechlounge.com/article.php?directory=ces_05_day_1&page=2
Zap great job as allways ...Id like to know more about the painting, etching, painting you did. Thats something I have been wanting to try on my laser but never got around to it. Could you post alittle more info on that process, like paint type used and any other usefull info? Thanks
Sure, it's one of my favorite things to do with the laser. (This can be done with a dremel just the same) Basicly you take a clear sheet of plexi, remove the protective cover from one side, and then spray that side with a plastics paint. (Vinyle dye, Krylong Fusion) Build up a thick enough layer that light doesn't make it through. Then put the piece back into the laser and deep etch your pattern out of the paint. (Remember to mirror the pattern) Then remove the peice and apply your second color of paint, if you want to backlight it spray carefully and test how much light makes it through as you paint. If you want to do more then one color, you have two choices: Etch the entire pattern, and put tape over each colored area, painting one color at a time. Or etch one colored area out, paint, then etch the next. Doing it that last way requires you to get it perfectly aligned with the laser each time. The nice thing about painting the backside is that no matter how messy the back is, the front is shiny, and sharp. Here are examples of things I have done using this process: http://www.zapwizard.com/Projects/HTPC/017.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/Projects/KittenMoi/003.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/Projects/Kingston/Faceplate/Angle.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/Projects/Kingston/Faceplate/Rear.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/Projects/Kingston/Final/07.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/ati/athlon64/Logo-Proto.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/ati/athlon64/Logo-Proto-Angle.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/ati/athlon64/Proto-Day.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/ati/modshots/28-PSU-Logo.jpg http://www.zapwizard.com/ati/modshots/35-blade.jpg
AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 ATI Radeon X800 XT 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR Ultra Low Latency Shuttle nForce3 Socket 939 barebones system 250-watt SilentX power supply. 120GB Hitachi SATA Harddrive Pioneer 120S Slot Load DVD-ROM MX510 Mouse Illuminated Keyboard
