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Mk.6 EMP -Experimental Modular Project-

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by Captain Slug, 20 Jun 2005.

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  1. modsquad

    modsquad Grease Monkey Undergraduate..

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    TRUE.. I love "fast-eddies" gear (even more than AC)..
    Eddie is a giant-killer!! World class stuff from a guy in Slovenia with a shop the size of my garage..Gotta love it.. :thumb: order one--he makes--one..!!
     
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  2. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    In one shot you guessed why I ordered one today. A month ago I had asked Eddy about the posibility of getting a black delrin top for the FC79 and he said he had been thinking about it but nobody had asked. I guess it's all my fault then. :D
    Delrin has superior durability and will last much longer than an acrylic top. :rock:

    Edit: This is my 1000th post! Wooo!
     
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  3. hydro_electric_655

    hydro_electric_655 Dremelly Dude

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    Isn't delrin alkeyhol resistant?
     
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  4. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    Delrin is resistant to a very wide range of chemicals and is resistant to most solvents. This is beneficial in that frequent washdown will not damage the structure of the material. The only downside to this property is that you cannot solvent-weld it. It's used for high-friction and tight tolerance parts because it's self-lubricating under most conditions and it's extremely stable dimensionally. It's also an absolute dream to machine, provided you use the correct cutting bits and tooth counts.
     
    Captain Slug, 24 Jul 2006
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  5. modsquad

    modsquad Grease Monkey Undergraduate..

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    That is another thing I love about EkWaterBlocks..
    You deal with the "da-man"..
    DuPont (they make the stuff) call Delrin a "metal-substitute"..it's that tough!! It's essentially--"synthetic-stone"...very-cool-stuff...
    Looking forward to pictures Capt... :thumb:
     
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  6. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    Cleaned/flushed the radiator, cleaned the fans and then rewired them.
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    To make the tubing lengths straighter and shorter the loop will go
    CPU -> GPU -> NB -> Rad -> Pump
    Which can be done with wide 90-degree bends aside from the pump inlet and radiator inlet connections.
    Interestingly enough about this whole setup is that I'm still keeping things modular.
    The radiator mount, pump mount, reservoir mount, motherboard covers, and waterblocks can still all be easily removed. Which will make final leak testing a much simpler process. And once the plug-bus is made, provided that I route the cables correctly, I probably won't have to redo any cable connections to remove or install the watercooling loop.
     
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    Captain Slug, 25 Jul 2006
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  7. mattthegamer463

    mattthegamer463 What's a Dremel?

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    Very nice job with the rad, thats a good spot to put it to aid the simplistic and functional design. Its awesome how the whole thing slides out with the motherboard on the tray! Ingenius design, and flawless execution. How heavy is that whole piece do you think? Is this case quite heavy in total so far?
     
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  8. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    The motherboard tray, with everything attached, weighs around 15lb.
    I'll weigh the whole machine when it's done but considering the amount of aluminum (passive hard drive heatsinks), copper, water, and polycarbonate that's going in/on this case it will end up being heavier than any previous machine I've made.
    Won't be too bad to move thanks to the handles.
    I'm really bad with weight so I'm not even going to hazard a guess at what the end weight might be.
     
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  9. Warrior_Rocker

    Warrior_Rocker Holder of the sacred iron

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    Gotta say you are nuts man, I love this idea, and I love the mod so far, Good luck with it, cant wait to see this finished, keep up the good work
     
    Warrior_Rocker, 25 Jul 2006
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  10. yahooadam

    yahooadam <span style="color:#f00;font-weight:bold">Ultra cs

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    thats an awesome res dude
     
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  11. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    Made the pump mounting bracket (which I need to clean once the solvent cures) and added the final cosmetic details to the reservoir.
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    The new pump mounting bracket lines the pump outlet up with the inlet of the CPU waterblock. It also points the pump inlet towards the front of the case (instead of previously where it was pointing down).

    The reservoir how has two acrylic sphere "eyes" which will make much more sense once I get quite a ways further along in the project log.
     
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  12. quadbox

    quadbox What's a Dremel?

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    superb project! nice work nice work! :rock:
     
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  13. Guest-17499

    Guest-17499 Guest

    crazy=)
     
    Guest-17499, 27 Jul 2006
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  14. OldY

    OldY What's a Dremel?

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    WOW!!! Looks like everything is home made or modified!! I don't have the guts or the patience :D for that amount of work!!!
     
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  15. JAxen

    JAxen What's a Dremel?

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    OUTSTANDING!
    When this projct is finished I can die a happy man ;D
     
    JAxen, 27 Jul 2006
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  16. r4tch3t

    r4tch3t hmmmm....

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    This just keeps getting better, great work.
     
    r4tch3t, 27 Jul 2006
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  17. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    Lost another day to arthritis. During the last few hours at work yesterday I made another set of compression cuffs, but I will be sending them to a friend for him to use in his machine.
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  18. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    dang, that arthritis has got to be horrid, i wish the best for ya!!
     
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  19. hydro_electric_655

    hydro_electric_655 Dremelly Dude

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    :miffed: :p :rolleyes: :blah: You corrected me when I meant to be wrong. :waah:
     
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  20. Captain Slug

    Captain Slug Infinite Patience

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    Decided to take a break from the CAD work to design a new logo for this project.
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    Wallpaper (1600x1200)
    I'm also mulling over some decal designs that I want to figure out.
     
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