Planning Metaversa 2.0: Even More Messing about with concepts...

It might just be cheaper to contact the manufacturer to request a special edition non-anodized radiator.

 

Any tech schools in the area you could exploit?

 

Tried Birmingham University in the past but they always have a lot of their own stuff in the queue. I know a CNC guy called Enak (an old member of this forum) whohas done excellent stuff for me in the past, although nothing this big. I also talked to Eddie of MNPC Tech who may be able to help with some parts if I convert the SketchUp model to the right .IGES format.

Meanwhile I have also been thinking about a design that is a wooden box, but with a lid that hinges open to unfold some sort of elaborate radiator array. Lifting the lid also turns it on --something like opening a magic box. It would look a bit like those antique box cameras you see. Mahogany, brass and leather would feature. It's my plan B if the other design proves too costly or complicated to build.

 

I like that idea too! C'mon, please say that you'll use pneumatics to lift the lid of the plan B case!

 

How about getting cheeky and make this a sticky with a big, "help me make this!" in the title.

 

Have a look at the work on this page http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=2664121#post2664121 Looks like he might be a bit useful.

 

I like the second one and the fourth one. Which sketching software do you use for your models?

 

It's said in the first post, Google SketchUp

 

I really like your designs Nexxo!

For something a bit hardware oriented, you might want to look at having some back-up fans situated under the sandwich of radiators. Just in case your computer decides to go thermal in the middle of a gaming session you could use an arduino to control the fans so they only turn on if the temp reaches millions of degrees.

 

Recently I've been looking for a new direction in design, all the PC related designs float around sleek smooth also murder mods styling.

I've been plaining something along the lines of a tribute to the NeXT Cube



But now i am tempted to change the rules again!

EDIT: Cat out of the bag render

 

Nice design. Go for it.

I'm currently designing (as back-up plan) a wooden box of which the top lifts and the radiator and reservoir unfolds while the PC is switched on... I think I have the basics of the mechanism worked out.

@Picarro: there's no need for fans. The passive rad is overspecced as it is. I like to keep things as uncomplicated as possible... Er.

 

can you explain what you mean when you say that the reservoir unfolds? it sounds interesting.

 

Sooooo... You might have someone to cut for you? Bitchin'!

 

OK, I've made a parts list... Excluding motherboard (still being designed) and one or two supporting bits which are not complicated so should not add to the cost or complexity.



Now I need to start to get costings for this to see how feasible it is to make this thing...

 

They are 'turned' not 'lathed'...

 

Now u are grammar Nazi?

 

^^ 'Lathed' pisses me off too. Eventually it will evolve into lathering parts!

 

I thought turned applied more to using a lathe with wood; the term "machined" is more common for metal parts.
Javerh, does the thought of lathering your parts annoy you? Or is it the thought that Nexxo would be asking someone else to lather his parts for him?

I can't see anything in that parts diagram that looks particularly hard to make, but that's just my first thought: I am not an expert machinist (or "latherer") after all!

 

I would always say things made on a lathe are 'turned' and then CAM produced parts are 'machined' although either is better than lathed.