Project AloX ::UPDATE:: January 12 2006 -=new plans=-

Hello,

Today I found myself again at the workground to do some modding work.
And I must say, today, I did A-LOT of work! Everything can be seen in the pictures below.
I hope you like them .




















If something isn't clear to you...just ask!
More modding probably next week ...

greetings,
Dries

 

very nice inded!!!! awsome

 

Nice! This can get pretty cool! Are you going for that smooth and nice look, or that dirty industrial feel?

 

Everything cool and nice ... SMOOTH
But I ain't gonna polish it until it shines like a mirror, that would take ages.
I'm gonna brush it so it looks&feels like anodized aluminium.
Not shiny like a mirror, but very clean and smooth (like some parts of the front have already been brushed).

 

What style bit do you use for countersinkinking the screws into the Inox? Zero flute, four flute, HSS?

 

WOW.

Anyone that has access to this kind of machinery and has the tremendous creative spark such as you has my envy.

 

I don't use all that kind of stuff.
Not that I don't have that sort of tools, but I simply don't use them for countsinking inox, because these things get easily wrecked in inox. I do use them to countersink aluminium.
For the inox work I use normal bits, which I adjust to cut the right angle. This method is much more suitable for inox, I think.

greetings,
Dries

 

Nice - how is the weight?

 

why did u use a car adapter for power?

 

Thanks for the info, I ran into the same thing in my project. I have a set of O flute countersinking bits and they don't stand a chance against the 304 stainless I'm using. They cut halfway down and then do a fine job of work hardening the piece.

 

The weight is pretty much on the high side !
Mostly because of the use of inox...

 

I don't actually use the car adapter for power. I will cut it off and put it on a transfo which transforms power of 220V (net voltage in Belgium) to 12V at 5 amps.

 

Indeed! Countersinks are nice tools for aluminium and other soft metal.
But beware, when sharpening bits in a specific angle, it's not only a question of getting your angle, but the biggest challenge is making the bit actually cut the metal. It needs some 'feeling' to do that.

 

:: UPDATE ::

Hello,

Today we, Belgians, are celebrating our Independance Day!
So, there's not very much under the sun today (on the modding part than ).

But what I have is something and that's better than nothing !

You can see in these pictures a composition of the kind of sleeving I will be using in the casemod. The 2nd picture features a close-up of the shortened shower flexes that I'll be using for the CCFL columns.





That's it for today!

greetings,
Dries

 

Wow, you weren't lying when you said you accomplished a lot in the previous update. This case is taking shape quickly, and I'm amazed at the quality of the build and the level of creativity.

Good luck!

 

looking nicer and nicer - can you say that :-?

 

Cool ! Seems so nice with heavy weight cases. Looks awsome

 

project is dead?

 

project dead? give the guy some slack AND some time. this aint the easiest mod ...

 

Hi,

The project is NOT dead at all !
But I took some spare time to tweak out my modded Xbox AND I prepared my first mod aka "A.I.'s in the box" (somewhere on this forum too...).
But I also got a new question:
Since I'm not really familiar with acrylic (plexi) works I actually don't know how to "cold weld" plexi. I heard it can be done with Chloroform, but is this a good method? Is it better to glue plexi, with what products then?
What product to clean plexi (remove scratches etc.)?

Then about sanding plexi:
What's a good method, what are good materials for sanding plexi (wet? dry?)?
What are the techniques for a blurry (diffused light) finish? A shiny finish? A "clean sides" finish? So what sanding paper and techniques do I have to use for these results?

I'm hoping for some reply !

greetings,
Dries