Mk.6 EMP -Experimental Modular Project-

lol i didnt know you are the person on procooling

 

Well, my failure at making compression fittings actually led to an amusing discovery. After some fiddling about today I discovered that the collar nuts that I hadn't finished making for the compression fittings make some strangely effective tubing clamps.

You slip the collar nut around the fitting, slide the tubing onto the fitting, then pull the collar nut onto the tubing like so.

What I end up with is basically like chinese hand-cuffs. The harder I pull on the tubing, the harder the collar nut clamps the tubing to the fitting. The tubing cannot be pulled off the fitting with the collar inplace because the inner diameter of the collar nut fits the outside of the tubing so precisely that the tubing can't get over the lip on the barb. To unclamp the tubing you just push the collar nut away from the tubing.

So basically I've accidentally made a backwards compression fitting. I want to do some leak testing with these, the pump, and one block later. But for now I'm going to get back to work on the CPU waterblock.

 

Sounds like you've really "idiot-proofed" your watercooling system.

Ha, I also laughed a couple times while reading your explanation. And yes, I have the mind of a child.

 

The nozzle plate for the CPU waterblock is done.

All done with manual power tools (drillpress and scrollsaw). Each little hole is only 1/16" in diameter with a very slight bevel on their edges added by hand with a slightly larger drill bit. The outlet hole bevels were added with an X-acto knife.
I'd have a clearer picture if my sister had done a better job of explaining how to setup the macro feature on the camera properly...

 

Wow, that looks amazing. Can you uplaod a higher res pic and link to it... or crop that pic a bit?
I want to see a cloe up of the nozzle plate.

Cant wait to see the finished product.

 

One more try but with the camera I actually know how to use the macro feature on...

 

Nice work..
Not sure how I missed this project!!

 

The NB and GPU blocks are finished.

I have a completely open schedule next week so I should be able to make ALOT of progress.

 

Interesting looking... be interesting to see temps

 

They're old Maze3z blocks. Definitely not top performers but the NB and GPU won't be overclocked (yet) so it's not really a concern right now. Eventually I'll get a full-cover block for the video card. But right now I'm feeling poor.

 

thous blocks look bloody sweet! ahh the problem of doing things right means expensive!!

 

Let's let the picture do all the talking this time.

 

hrhr quite nice...is it a special labelprinter or a normal inkjet?

 

Just a normal cheap inkjet printer.

 

you want to be careful if using a laser printer for cutting diagrams, the paper anctually expands slightly at one end due to the heat in the proccess of laswer printing, and your diagrams wont be 100% acurate.

i found this out when making a drawing theat spanned 2 pages, and it didnt line up...

anyway:

as good looking as ever Captain

 

I know a laser printer won't be accurate unless it is a professional machine, but I'm just using an inkjet printer to print label templates.

 

The fillport is done.


Brass compression cuff, delrin shell, and anti-slotted cap with O-ring seal. The cap was a booger to make because I had to add the thread with the lathe. The die block couldn't cut a deep enough thread. This will be clip-mounted to the tray as an extension off of the reservoir with a drain valve in-line to make draining and filling easier and to help seal the loop once it's bled. It will make much more sense later.

 

In alot of pain today so I'm mostly doing measuring and quality control before moving forward. I want to double-check all my measurements before I start making a CAD model of the drive cages.

 

Looking good. Keep it up.

-ed out

 

Nice work, good to finally see it come together instead of just parts