Case Mod - In Progress PC-Beto ( 23-12-2011 - MOTY nomination!! )

thanks and the real thing came out nice too read on to see

nope just a piece of carton and a normal lamp

Sooo, after a lot of measures, and hours in front of the computer i finally got the front plate cut out.



My last attempt at bending the test front plate failed big time, so i used an akrylic bending machine. Say hello to Bender!



Bender works by heating up a small area of the acrylic, and you can then put the acrylic into the 90 degree angle you see in the front of the machine.



Cold water is running trough this thing, so that the plate cools down relatively fast.



And KAZAM! Like a glove!






Now, next machine to have a little quality time with is this one:



It cuts the foil out, like a bunny on crack! I made a little vide wich you can see here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbDg-VKU30

And here you see the foil. The middle is being cut in hand with a hobby knife.



Can anyone guess which of the plates i am using for PC-Beto?



Aplying the foil to the acrylic.



And the sides got cut out, and foil was put on them too!



And i had to cut the center out by hand.



The hardest thing was the tiny letters in the pc-beto



And the result!







And when put on the frame:



And look at this tight bend



The other side



From the inside. Remember that the frame is going to be powder coated!



And the new PSU plate that makes the psu stand vertically.



Thats all for this time More will come, and i have a nice surprise stored for you! just need to get some parts home before i will share that
If this aint worthy of a +rep, i dont know how i will impress you

Again, thanks to the sponsors

 

That work is astounding! That's come out a million times better than I ever thought possible. Good work!

 

Wow thats awesome good work!

 

That's amazing! Great job

 

best technique i've seen, best case going!

 

That looks simply incredible. Nice work!

 

That's come out about absolutely amazing! Looking great so far!

 

OMG OMG what have you done there man? That is stunning!! Fantastic job mate kee it up!

 

wow that is so cool

just looks so awesome

 

wow thank you all
i put a lot of work into this, and want it to come out as good as posible! even though this seems like a big update, there is MUCH more work to be done:/ and i look foreward to it

 

aaaaaaaand video of the cutting progress is UP!

tell me how you like it

 

hot damn.! that is one nice looking case so far.. the matte black goes well with the glossy green..
Keep it coming

 

Simple yet beautiful. I love the front pattern(s).

Mod on bro!

 

Holy Cow! How did I miss this? This is off the charts simply amazing. Excellent skills. I'm typing and drooling all over my keyboard. MOD ON BROTHER!

 

damn, how did i miss this one? Subbed!

 

Wow! Amazing! It does look real good as promised.

About cutting vinyl film to fit to shapes, when you are done cutting it out, take a tiny file and pass it lightly over the edges of the vinyl and the acrylic.
That way, you remove the edges and it is very very difficult for it to catch on while handling, then you are sure that it won't come unstuck.

epic case there! fantastic

 

Nice work, Pope. Looks good.

Like the video, too.

 

That is bloody impressive!

 

Very nicely done! The music fits the theme of the case brilliantly.