Hi there, I'm in the planning and designing phase for a scratch case mod that will look like the old Connection Machine II supercomputer. Here is what I have on SketchUp so far: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u79aedb63-31c9-420a-9759-2559f8b1e477 I was thinking of making it out of trespa HPL but I don't see a lot of modders using this material (or any at all) so I was wondering if there is a reason for this and If so, which material should I use? PS, A lot of parts will be cut using a water jet cutter and other stuff (like the back of the PC) will be milled. Thanks for the help!
HPL is a mixture of paper and epoxy. I cannot see why it shouldn't be a suitable material for a case. I have ordered MFG Crosswind flight pedals in the same material, those are cut on a CNC 3 axis mill.. I don't know what will happen on a waterjet with HPL..
Thanks for the response, waterjet will not be a issue for HPL or most other types of wood, I have worked with them before and I prefer the sharp (low radius) corners it gives compared to milling. Anyway, I have done some more research on HPL and apparently I has a bad expansion coefficient. This can cause problems for me so I will probably use MDF or HDF instead. This can also be cut very well using a water jet cutter: https://youtu.be/wyPLRmpdyXQ
