We call it a Stanley Knife down here. But Stanley is a brand so thats not technically correct... Nice work. Seems a lot of people are using that drill method for cutting holes...might have to give it a go until i get my jigsaw/dremel.
Part 4.1 Led's, Button & Switch I need to make my own buttons, I was thinking in using some led's to light then up... so I used this simple connection. I used some ideas from this "how-to" - http://forums.bit-tech.net/printthread.php?threadid=32590 http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/leds2.jpg [Sorry aboute this next pictures, the quality is a disgrace but it's possible to see the essencial ideas...] I started to make my own buttons of spare acrilic http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_3.jpg Then i decided were to put the buttons http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_4.jpg got to open it up http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_5.jpg http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_6.jpg http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_66.jpg In the case I also had to open some holes http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_7.jpg the acrilic also need some spare space to put the led's into place http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_12.jpg the aluminium holes for the bottons http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_13.jpg Here I drilled the center of the button in order to put in the switch http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_10.jpg http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_11.jpg
Part 4.2 Led's, Button & Switch to put the bottons into place, I used some spare aluminium and I built a support for the switch http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_14.jpg switch in place... (****ty photo :S) http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_16.jpg this was the first time I also worked with led's... http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_17.jpg done.. http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_18.jpg putting the led's in the right position... http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/2_19.jpg the 2 led's in position http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/digi1.jpg the support for switch http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/digi3.jpg here it's possible to see the spare acrilic that I used to put the led at the right position http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0144621501/projecto/fotos/digi2.jpg Testing!!!! not bad for the first try with this
it is comunly called "exatco knife", and the other thing is called a file in english looks very keep it up
is this page to heavy with all this pictures?.. should I post the url for the images? ... :S It's a compilation of the original post, that's why it has a lot of pic per page :S EDIT: Done... changed
It's called a utility knife. At least that's what it's called in the US of A. Oh and an X-acto knife is something different. Oh and very nice mod!
Nice job... - it looks great! Just to answer your questions... yup, perfect Lima = file The yellow thing is called a "stanley knife"
Can't believe you get such nice cuts after using that method. Must have taken forever to file down the edges, but they look damn nice!
Well I needed something to protect de fan... or maybe the fingers! ehheeh so I started to draw some ideas first I draw this but this design didn't help with the airflow, so back to work and in the side of the case i'll put the
