Scratch Build – In Progress Project: OSIDIAS - Carbon fiber and 3D printed SFF (Jan. 2, 2020)

You guys haven't seen this, but this is my working design. This is what I see every time I open ViaCAD... The orange carbon fiber/fiberglass is pretty dang close, wouldn't you say?

 

My vote is A) Orange Carbon fiber/fiberglass blend

Btw, I love your design. Looks mad cool. I will be watching this one for the long run.

 

Orange fiberglass

 

ORANGE!!!!!

Then again I am biased

 

saved!
i love the orange
so chalk up another one for it

 

Orange!

 

Orange please and that looks fab.

 

Holy maoly this is fantastic!!!!!!!!!! Man I vote for orange even though I would prefer if it was possible a little more bright and close to the real orange color something like this
http://www.techdigest.tv/orange.jpg

But I believe even if you add pink (lol) that build is so awesome I wouldnt bother! Mod on!

 

Orange gets my vote too - can't believe all the carbon fibre loveliness this thread contains!

 

Thanks mate! I appreciate it!

Done!

That's true, Cold Lava is some orange sexiness! TEC too! Gotta love it!

Noted man!

Lol, that's funny. I'm a pretty big fan of British humor myself. I probably have BBC (America), on more than any other channel.

How could I say no at this point?

Thanks Alex! I wouldn't mind if it were a bit brighter as well, and that's what first caught my attention with the Kevlar. After sleeping on it, I'm now even more confident that orange is the way to go. I'm not sure why I even bothered to think otherwise. It's nice to see the b-t community share that same opinion.

Thanks matt! If you like what you've seen so far, it's just the beginning!

 

For anyone that has been following the project details closely, you'll have noticed I've got quite a few holes that need to be cut in the exterior of the case. Since I tend to try for perfect execution, I needed a very reliable and accurate method of marking those holes out on the case. I used the following method on the Rogue with great success, and will continue it here.

This is a transparent adhesive sheet used for printing labels. It's simply a matter of printing out the guidelines, which is made even easier since the entire project was designed in CAD. If you look closely, you can see an additional guideline extending to the left and right on the lower part of the design. This will help in placement.



Next was the matter of proper alignment on the case. While it's pretty easy to place the sheet, I triple checked the measurements since they had to be perfect.



Stick around for more! I'll have an update this weekend!

 

You could use the kevlar to coat your work surfaces. Would be pretty cool. Or... or cover your entire car with it. Would look stupid, but interesting.

 

Or cover your front door with it!

 

i vote orange and it sad that the kevlar is so hard to work with the panels looked beautiful

 

Bullet-proof(ish) phone cover?

 

Lol, that sounds good in theory, but staring at the fiber for too long makes your eyes go a little funny. That's the last thing I need when I mod. A car would be insane man.

Haha, I'm not thinking the wife would approve.

Yep, I'll definitely be going with the orange. Not a single person wanted anything different. The panels do look good, but their looks come at a cost I'm not willing to pay. Regardless of the material used, I am on a budget here. I'd rather spend money on tangible things like hardware, than on somebody else's time.

That would be cool. I've also been thinking a laptop would be a good candidate. I don't happen to have one that is functioning now though...

 

A kevlar laptop skin would be amazing. Save it for when you get one.

 

stick around and your using stickers
har har har

 

Oh, I'll save it for sure. There's a fair bit left, and it's still too awesome to waste.

Lol, I made a terrible pun and didn't even realize it.

 

Okay guys, I had to make a little time for something unrelated to carbon fiber. It also has nothing to do with actual modding. What follows is just an example of why I've said that the planning for the case is only about 95% finished. Little things like this are always changing and being added. I live for the little details that some take for granted.

So, what we have here is an integrated heatsink for the water pump. It also doubles as a vibration proof mount for the pump via grommets. Once in place, air from the radiator fans will help with the cooling.









This heatsink will make it's way to my CNC machine in the future. You can also see that I've changed the interior parts over to carbon fiber. Creative mold making will be coming!