Scratch Build – In Progress Homemade Alu case /w copper highlights. FINISHED.

Nicely designed & done, and that so called "mistake" looks pretty good and actually suits the case - but those green walls are kinda ugly, you gotta paint them - any shade of grey would look good i reckon, light or dark
kill bill Cheesecake

 

lol @ the comment about the green walls. I had them painted that color when I was about 10 and never bothered to get them changed since I'll be moving out after college anyway. I have lots of posters: kill bill 1, kill bill 2, sin city, pulp fiction, pirates of the Caribbean, v for vendetta, and cowboy bebop.

 

Looks like a real solid case, i like the design to, congrats to a well performed job.

Regards.

 

great looking case! Love the look!

the copper totally pops out and grabs your attention. Love the dramatic look of the bare aluminum with all the bolts showing..



Congrats on a great job

-Tolk

 

Nice dramatic industrial look, looks really tough, great craftsmanship, the copper is a nice touch.

 

small mistake ..................the case looks awesome ........and heavy!!


If you have some of the copper left over you could "correct" the "mistake"
The idea I had for it is.....since the upper corner on that side has a larger triangle,you could do
it there too and cut out the part that would cover the mesh:




Alan

 

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I was after the industrial look, so mission accomplished.

It is indeed heavy. I'd peg it at around 50-60lbs with everything installed. As to your suggestion, that's not a bad idea, but there is no way for me to get the small triangle off It is JB welded to the aluminum. The two large triangles are 3.5" wide and 7" tall, the smaller triangles are 1.75" wide and 3.5" tall. (half the dimensions). I wouldn't want a triangle in the lower right to be the same size as the large ones, but I would kill the symmetry if I did anything bigger than 3.5x7. So I don't know...


Now the only thing left to do is figure out what to do with my old wood case....

 

theAliens idea really does make it look "planned" and not a mistake. Air vent to nowhere or air vent for future something? Very nice all in all.
John

 

well........at least you can be sure that no one will just grab it at a lan and run away with it.........

there is always a way to get it off..........

OK .....I didn't think about a symmetry reason ....... but you could still cut out the piece of copper covering the vent ........it wouldn't look like a "mistake" anymore.........

just a few thoughts........


Alan

 

I can totally dig it! The copper looks great! Cutting off 26 of those screws must've sucked, especially since they do cost $$ and all. My only suggestion:


Your resevoir looks a little crooked, I dunno if it was a temp fit for the picture or what, but mabye you could straighten it up a bit? I love the case, it looks really well built and you should be proud.

 

Thanks! The reservoir is a little crooked. Pressing down on the top of it levels it. I think it will settle in time once the tubes bend and hold their shape.

 

great skill and stuffs u've got there bud, u have my respect brother. A question off the topic, how is that board perform man? i'm thinking of buying that board so i need some personal experienced. thanx

 

Seems fine but I haven't really been able to use it much yet. I've only played a few rounds of TF2 on this new machine. Something is wrong with my CPU block so the chip is overheating. I should have it fixed within the week once a small part gets here. Until then, the machine is offline.

 

Nice looking case there, very unique! My only complaint is that you and your dad need to learn to smile. You are sitting in front of a masterpiece, LOOK EXCITED!

 

Love it dude!

Congrats on the finished project!

 

lol, my dad was making a weird face so I snapped a pic. He is smiling, his head is just angled downward. I, on the other hand, find it hard to smile for the camera.

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

 

Congrats on the finished case. You should be proud, man.

 

Thank you I won't be satisfied with it until I'm able to actually use it without the CPU overheating.

 

That is absoloutely awesome, well done man

 

Very nice done, and a very clean install!
I especially like the homemade reservoir, and the hdd setup!
Congrats is in order I think!