Scratch Build – In Progress Project : Future Schlock by AnG3L (15/October Let the bench Saga begin!!)

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Well, pipes and BP....

 

LoL I didnt notice that! BP.......

 

bits power porn?

 

Indeed

 

Awesome. I was wating for the drive bays and hard drive cages to be assembled. Love the Bitspower kit too. Very nice.

 

Thanks mate, more on the cage assembly soon, I also went to my friend Chris today for the acrylic work, it will take some time though due to the "difficulty" of the designs etc. (Only one piece will take 3 hours to be done!?!?)

 

I guess acrylic takes some time to cut through. Who knows?

 

It really depends on how it will be cut and the thickness. If it's mill cut then it can take ages because you do many passes to cut through successfully. If it's laser cut it doesn't take as long but you need to look out for melting, melting can screw up the entire piece.

 

Its the engraving process. Big designs with details so its going to be slow. I will do something new again , but I prefer to show to you later on Surprises are always nice

 

One quick update for you guys, not much due to lack of time again.
I did some work on the 5.25'' cage, first some cuts so it will fit between the chassis corners and angles.



Next the divider, one part will host the fan controller and the blu ray writer and the other
will host the custom acrylic reservoir and also the pump.



Holes for the rivets



And installed!



Then I attached the double intake so I could perfectly align both cage and intake with the front panel. This is not going to be the final look of the front panel, one more like this but with acrylic will be between the case and the front and also at the sides I will attach some black acrylic corners.



And attached using rivets. The cage wont be removable, I couldnt find a reason why it should be!





And also the hdd cage installed for testing. This is going to be removed again as you will see
because I will attach some acrylic parts on it and there will be no further testing on the assembly for this part.



2 days ago I received the books from Mr.Robert Krakoff, till now I had only a text version but now I have the real deal!!! Amazing writing, a new style which it will make you feel like you watching a movie! Thanks again for the inspiration my friend!!







So lets go back to modding! After I installed the hdd cage I also attached a hard drive on it
to see where the wires will be exactly (sata and power).
This little hole if you believe it or not it took me 2 hours! You know why?
I forgot to buy some reinforced disks for my dremel and I only had some thin ones for acrylic!
It was cutting a millimeter - change disk- cutting a millimeter - change disk !!!!
OMG that was a real PITA!!! But anwz after I cut the main part I used the files and some small
sanding drums and more sanding at the end to get it done.









More to come, a loooooot to do and many more surprises to follow!
The updates will be small but frequent I need to minimize the time of working due
to some negotiations with sponsors, I must get the last parts in order to keep on working.

Till next time, peace my friends!


A special thanks to my sponsors:

 

The mod is taking shape

This is amazing work Alex. I can't thank you enough for using one of my books as your creative inspiration. I can't wait to see the final work.

Sorry that I haven't been as active in these forums as I should. My third novel is in the rewrite and editing stages and my publisher is placing presssure to have it done by this holiday season. That wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for my involvement with day-to-day Razer business.

Anyway, no excuses, I will remained glued to this thread and check back every day.

Cheers to all

 

Thank you so much Mr.Robert for commenting and also for writing this amazing books for me to inspire to create a mod! I wish you good luck with the new book even if I know that it will be a huge success! Cheers!

 

Well, thanks to you I'm on a circle kick with Sketchup. Believe me I need the practice. I'm new to the modeling thing and it drives me nuts. I'm glad your project deals with circles, love those grill designs, so I'm practicing copying them. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery they say. Got the attention of the Razer man I see. Excellent! I just ordered one of his rodents yesterday, can't wait. Great little update bro.

 

If you need a job doin properly build it yourself, loving this and its originality. I can almost hear the A-Team music ringing in my ears! Great work as always!

 

Mr.Robert is a personal friend of mine. I am glad I could inspire you my friend, I am not an expert in moddeling I am just learning. You should try and be original though my friend dont imitate anyone, you can use painting techniques or cutting methods etc but stay original cause then we are going to face the "flames" and "stripes" generation once again! Be original bro and I would be glad to help you!

A-Team music ROCKS! Thanks buddy!

 

Nice progress. The whole hole story with the bad disc is a real proof of your determination.

 

Thank you my friend once again really kind words!

 

Lets go for one more update!
I was really busy these days again, I was working on a new build for my friend's company
and also on the designing and also some changes of some acrylic parts I am going to use with
this mod.

First I am going to show you my work on the panel's stands. For the
right side panel I had to create 2 stands for the middle screws. I used 2cm aluminum angle.

Marking, cutting and filing to remove any sharp edges for aesthetic and practical reasons!
(You dont want to get some nasty scratches while you are working on the cable management!)











Next step. 2 holes for the screws to be attached on the chassis. I decided to use screws because the rivet gun was impossible to work there due to space and also for aesthetic reasons (it looks more aggressive like that) They are not going to be removable though, I might use titanium on the threads later on to attach them on the chassis.















The same process needed for the other stand so I dont have to post useless photos.
Next step was to create a "mechanism" for the double intake. I say mechanism cause the double intake is designed to bend due to the anti-vibration washers for me to be easier to install and remove fans without to have to remove the top screws which they are attached on the 5.25 bay. I used some 1.5cm aluminum and a lot of imagination.
Here you can partially see my homemade "brake" tool



Bended and also as you can see the first 2 holes.





The rest





Attached this piece with rivets as it wont be removable and also the rivets wont be visible.





Here you can see the bending ratio of the intake panel. You can easily remove and install the fans from the sides, top and bottom area.



As you can see here I also took in count the space required for the extra anti-vibration washer. The "mechanism" is attached on the chassis with a small hexagonal screw. I was
going to use a thumbscrew there but it was too small and also nobody is going to remove and install fans so often, so there isnt such need





I also did some quick filing of the bottom ventilation part, I will show more about this part
of the case in upcoming updates!







Here is the work I did on the panels (for now!)
First some countersunk holes.Thanks George for the tips even though my countersunk bit
only needed low rpm and medium pressure, I realized that each bit acts differently even if they are meant to be for the same material and usage.











Marking for the holes and threads.



First panel installed. As you might noticed I used philips screws for the top part and hexagonal for the bottom. The design is bottom and top part of the case with philips screws, so because they are two different panels, the top panel will have the philips screws on the top.... and the second panel on the lower part.



Also made some changes on the divider of the 5.25 bay. First removed the rivets to be replaced with smaller hexagonal screws and also removed 1 cm from the wings.





Back on the panels again! Marking for the holes and installation.





Here I show you a part of the case where I plan to do the engravings. That space will be empty but take in count that next to it there will be placed on stainless steel radgrill.
Let me know what you think please!



Here you can see also the right side panel installed. The big hole will be covered with an acrylic so I removed the extra aluminum cause it was useless and also that way I remove
unnecessary extra weight, also the smaller one will be a ventilation and also a small stainless
steel will be attached there. Stay tuned for more



Here are some "teaser" pictures of things meant to follow soon! Acrylic work and much more!













Thanks for watching guys, till next time, keep on rollin'!


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Beautiful!