Case Mod - In Progress NPGP-A01, 22th Update [5th Sep 2015] New radiator/bezel support

Looking good! Your screwheads need to be bigger though, they're getting lost in those countersinks... Nice work!

 

Nice tools you using. And great work with that case also!

 

good progress
can't wait, till you finish!

 

10th Update [5th Feb 2010] Bending aluminium

Hi!, you awaited for several weeks to see this update, and this is the day. The aluminium bar bending. This is a bit complex for most people, also for me, because that, I didn't do by myself. We are constantly learning new things, inclusive if you've practiced modding for many years.

Now I've learned a new method, next time will surely that I will do it by myself!






This old man was my master for a few hours, he did all and explained me how to do this job.








































We changed the piece orientation to work better.



































And that's all for now, next thing to do is make holes to the piece, and do a threaded work to it.

 

The bending turned out perfectly! I love that technique

 

Now you need to weld it.

 

Very nice


How thick that the aluminum being bent?

 

looks like 7-8 mm.

 

That turned out really well indeed, I used to be wondering how you were going to bend that

 

That was so awkard to watch whilst scrolling down slowly. The suspense nearly killed me!

 

Hahahaha I was thinking the exact same thing. "Are they going to overlap?!??!"

 

Same here

 

Not neccessary, i will fit a usb port or a display.. or both! I'm thinking about it.

just 5mm, I thought it would be more width to the curve, but it stayed at 5mm like the no bent parts.

You think that I took too many pics to same thing? everything went very quickly

 

Amazing work!

 

Awesome work man i like it

 

I meant the small gap at the bottom.

 

11th Update [6th Feb 2010] Second sponsor!

I'm proudly to announce a new sponsorship! EK waterblocks & Traxtore have been collaborated to bring one of the most significant component in this mod, the front radiator.
EKWB manufactures all components needed to build a watercooling loop, waterblocks, radiators, fittings... all! Traxtore is a hardware shop and a partner that distributes EK products mainly in Spain and has a very wide choice of components.

The given radiator is a EK Coolstream XT 360, perfect to work with low flow fans, perfect for quiet operation.

I must thank to Alberto & Eddy for supporting this project. Thanks guys!

Here the pics:














Screws are well packaged and come in two sizes.




EK logo is present in radiator sides.






Here you can see in detail fins and inner tubes.








Is watching us!




Screws comes in two sizes, you can use different height fans, 25mm and 30mm (pictured fans are 25 & 31,5mm).

 

gap will not be seen, because a usb/display will take its place. Probably i'll need to make it bigger to accommodate a plate to fix the usb ports.

 

12th Update [7th Feb 2010] Making holes and tapping it.

Another day with a update. I machined holes in the aluminium bezel and into the plastic support. Too closer to de edges, but well.




I put the pieces together to see where to drill holes.






Here I marking holes only in one side, later i'll mark the another side.








This is a tap tool, it's a extremly useful tool!




First side holed, threaded and fixed. Now i'll mark the another side.




Wow, like I planned in the skech! I'm happy

 

That looks sweet!
+rep