I managed to get the interior tray about 90% finished over the weekend. Here is a pic of what I've got so far. Most of it will be bent out of a single piece, and the rest will be brazed together.
Wow, bending all that from a single piece... arent you afraid you'll mess up one little corner and have to do the whole thing again? I hope i didn't just jinx it btw. I like how ultimately functional this part looks by the way. It just oozes purpose.
Thanks man! Yeah, messing up is a fear of mine. If I do screw it up, it will be in the layout, and not the bending. An aluminum sheet large enough to make the tray is going to be pretty pricey. I'll measure a dozen times, and cut once... Nothing ventured, nothing gained, it will be pretty awesome to say that it's a single piece. You are right about the piece's functionality. It's only what is needed, and every part of it has a purpose.
This project is coming along nicely. You really have the outer shell figured out and it looks really interesting. The biggest problem with my own design have been the sides, they end up boring because I can't figure out what I want to put on them
It will be 2mm aluminum for the case, and 6mm aluminum for the cage and handle. Thank you! Yeah, I've been tweaking the side panels quite a bit. It's evolved from something more sleek, to something more industrial, but I like it. I'll give you credit for inspiring me with the panel lettering cutout. It looks great on your Eutanasia project, and I thought it would look great here as well.
Okay guys, I've been playing around with renders. Since I'm using ViaCAD, Kerkythea isn't as easy to use as with Sketchup. I've basically got to export a .dxf, and then import it into SketchUp. However, when I do, not everything gets exported. I'm not sure how to fix that yet, but I'll keep playing around with it. So, the render below is missing a few components...
Thanks! I'm hoping to start in a month or so. Yeah, I did go little crazy on the details, but that's all part of the fun! Thanks man. I can't wait to get started. Despite all the labor involved, I've convinced myself that it won't take as long as the Rogue...
Okay, I've got a small update here. I've added the LCD to the front, and an Aquaero to the right side. There's also a new reservoir on the rear, but I've got to finish a little tube routing before you see that. I probably should have added a few comments. The LCD is capable of rotation and swiveling. Left, right, up down, and portrait/landscape. One more thing... I've started to order a few parts...
Love it! I can't wait to see the crazy bending that will have to be done - I don't envy you. One question, you have right-angle fittings going into the waterblock - how badly will that hinder flow? I ask from the position of a complete water-noobie (and because I avoided placing the PSU over my CPU in my design for this very reason). Looking forward to watching this project. Good luck!
Haha, thanks man! Thank you! Any right angle fittings at all will inhibit flow. However, it's a pretty simply loop, and the addition of the 90's shouldn't be that bad. A DDC should provide plenty of flow.
My old loop had two 90-degree turns more and the loop kept the cpu cool anyways so I think it's not going to be a problem for you.
