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Scratch Build – In Progress CUBO (FINAL PHOTOS page 6)

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by Gtek, 12 Oct 2010.

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  1. miahallen

    miahallen Team IRONMODS - World Champions!

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    Looks great Gtek...I'm starting to look at a scratch build for my next mini-ITX rig as well....good job so far (but not enough GPU power :D)...
     
    miahallen, 19 Oct 2010
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  2. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    Thanx, and good luck with yours.... Yeah, I had to compromise to keep the whole thing in small.
     
    Gtek, 20 Oct 2010
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  3. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    Another update, this time with chassis almost finished. Few more bits and it will be ready for the primer :rock:

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    Gtek, 20 Oct 2010
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  4. The boy 4rm oz

    The boy 4rm oz Project: Elegant-Li

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    The chassis looks great, very well made.
     
    The boy 4rm oz, 20 Oct 2010
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  5. jrs77

    jrs77 Modder

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    I still wish you good luck with the glueing there of the whole backpanel-construction ;)
     
    jrs77, 20 Oct 2010
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  6. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    Thanx mate!

    :thumb:

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    Gtek, 20 Oct 2010
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  7. jrs77

    jrs77 Modder

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    Don't get me wrong m8. If it holds and doesn't fail after some 6-12 month in use, then more power toyou, as the constuction itself is quiet nicely done :dremel:

    I think of doing something like this for a few month now, but don't want lot's of screws nor aluminium glued together, so maybe I'm going to my local metal-worker to have some steel welded instead.
    Get's alittle bit heavier, but in SFF-size it's not as dramatic as with full ATX cases.

    Are you going to paint the aluminium afterwards?
     
    jrs77, 20 Oct 2010
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  8. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    Don't know, hope it stays as it is, just now. Do you think that epoxy will degrade after some time or something? I don't expect any additional stress or load to the joins after all mounted together so I would say it will last. I mean, we will see, but...

    Yes, it will get primer, alpine white and clear lacquer for extra protection.
     
    Gtek, 20 Oct 2010
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  9. Dark~3nergy

    Dark~3nergy what was dat sandvich ?

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    looks great, but i think that you should leave it unpainted.
     
    Dark~3nergy, 20 Oct 2010
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  10. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    :nono: :D
     
    Gtek, 20 Oct 2010
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  11. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    I had to "improve" the fans a bit, to save some space for shell mountings :D



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    Gtek, 20 Oct 2010
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  12. Paradox42

    Paradox42 What's a Dremel?

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    Nice "improvements":D
     
    Paradox42, 21 Oct 2010
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  13. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    :D thanx
     
    Gtek, 21 Oct 2010
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  14. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    I finished the front panel a while ago, and I'm really happy that it's done. I was not really sure if I will manage to get a decent result cutting it by hand, considering the dimensions and that, and I was ready do get it laser cut, but I think I came out ok.


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    Gtek, 21 Oct 2010
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  15. The boy 4rm oz

    The boy 4rm oz Project: Elegant-Li

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    The front panel looks excellent, I like the vent slits you made, looks pretty precise for hand cut stuff to me.
     
    The boy 4rm oz, 22 Oct 2010
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  16. Paradox42

    Paradox42 What's a Dremel?

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    Front panel looking nice and minimal- Me likey!:thumb:
     
    Paradox42, 22 Oct 2010
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  17. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    Thanx guys!

    Here is the whole sell for the shorter part of the case...

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    Gtek, 26 Oct 2010
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  18. IcyAero

    IcyAero What's a Dremel?

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    Is that slot-load drive a SATA drive? If so, where you bought yours? :p
     
    IcyAero, 26 Oct 2010
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  19. Gtek

    Gtek Doesn't raise the bar; he IS the bar.

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    Yes it's a slot load sata dvd writer, but it's actually a mini-sata and you still need an adapter if you want to use it with desktop mobo and psu... the adapter is that black thing at the back of it... and I got mine from scan.co.uk
     
    Gtek, 26 Oct 2010
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  20. JA12

    JA12 What's a Dremel?

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    Ehh.. it's a cube! What i carefully try to say is that I don't like the design, sorry about that :(

    Project BETA on the other hand, that's more like it :)
    And I do like the building skills on this one too. Something exotic coming with the finish?
     
    JA12, 27 Oct 2010
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