Case Mod - In Progress Project: Shiny Destiny (Update 11 - 06/05/2008)

Update 1 (down there!)
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
Update 5
Update 6
Update 7
Update 8
Update 9
Update 10
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Hello

This is my first project log so don't pick holes please.

This is a mod on an old coolermaster case (know idea what) that i had lying around. The name has come from the panels and the fact i am modding it for a LAN Party which is hosted at my church (Destiny Church).

Lets start


well first off i will show you the painting of the HDD and mobo trays which i finished today.

sorry for the bad pics my camera went flat so i used my phone

don't have any pics before priming


primed mobo


primed HDD tray


colour i am using (matt black)


coat 1




coat 2

will put up more images when paint has dried properly

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120 intake fan hole

thanks mnpctech for the tutorial


tools at my disposal
I will only need the jigsaw for this

once again i forgot the before pics


hole in the chassis


hole in front panel

i will file the edges on Friday when i get my files

that it for now more later if i have time

questions and comments welcome

 

Why SHINY?

This is just a small update to explain why i have shiny in the name

I took a boring white case and am sanding the paint off

i remembered the before pictures but they didnt come out well so here is the after (will put before up 2morrow if i can get a good one will have to fiddle with settings)

I took it from white

to this



then this


(that is water on the panel before any one asks)

that is using 240 grit then 400 will post more pics as the side panels progress but it takes ages have been working on that panel for a week now manually

there will be an update this weekend with the progress on the front panel

 

looking nice. so, is the outside going to be polished metal then?

 

Polishing a steel chassis? You are going to need to clear coat it at least. Last time I checked, Scotland wasn't a very dry place.

 

looking good. Polished metal, Mmmmmmmm!

 

I once polished a steel chassis, after polishing it went to a bodyshop(?) to be clearcoated and after there were very small rust spots on it (only when looked close though), so dry your panels with great care or they`ll rust before reciving a clear coat.

 

@ 500mph yes though i might be regretting the choice after many hours of sanding

@ Cheapskate Last time i checked it was cold wet and probably raining

@ (all people that mentioned clear coat) will see how it goes might have to clear coat it

 

Update 3

I haven't done much this weekend as i have had visitors round every day but here is some pics of what i have done


paint has dried


using dvd holder cover for intake tunnel


first attempt did not go well


second worked fine. I have buffed the surface up with 240grit sand paper


messed up the foam insulation


should look like this will fix that this week


finished sanding top panel using 1200grit

any way that is it for now
all images here password 12345
questions and comments welcome

 

Update 4 (02/01/08)

Today i got a little bit done not as much as i would of liked cos one of my tools went missing more about that later

today i fixed the foam that i showed you in the last update with

a polystyrene tile


i drew on where i needed to cut. i used a blade my dad brought home from work which is used to cut the plastic used to fix cracks in windows


all cut. red dots are where i need to cut holes for the case feet


glued in with no more nails

i also made a rim for the intake tube using the cd holder


this


to this


to this


with the help of this (fuzzy image fixed)

any way thats all for now
all images here
questions and comments welcome

 

Stand Still

I am afraid to say that i have to stop this mod for NOW due to weather i cant paint or do the front panel as it is to cold (snowed all day today)

so i am forced to do sanding

so no updates for a while

 

is that cd holder cover side gonna have enough strength when you do the bondo ing and sanding because they have a lot of flex don't they?

 

that is why i am using fiber glass paste and why there is a rim

 

Update 5 (05/01/08) Going Mechanical

Right i forgot to tell you in the last update about the tool that went missing it is an attachment for my drill to use it as a sander.


180grit sanding disk


after a minute couldn't do any more it started raining

will be back sanding a soon as it stops raining

 

i have a list of resistors i need but cant get them online

 

Switch Stuff

all my stuff for the switch arrived


all the stuff


POWER/ RESET switch


rotary switch with knob


diodes


leds

i also got some sand paper from my dads work


2000grit on foam backing

that is all for now. have a LAN this weekend so no work will be done

 

Update 7

hey all after a slight delay i am back

I have done a few things

I have connected the power and reset cables to the two vandal switches


soldered the diodes to the rotary switch


drew the guides for drilling


my chosen tool for drilling the holes


drilled a test hole to see if it produced a clean hole


all holes drilled (19mm, 10mm, 19mm)


all switches in place


will be drilling holes for leds this week update then

 

Update 8

I got a bit of painting done today

I primed and did the first layer of black but then ran out





I also trimmed the fiberglass but haven't got after pics get them tomorrow

 

Update 9 (18/02/2008)

Right as you know I have been on holiday so I have been modding but I have exams at the end of this month so I have been doing things that don’t take forever and things that can stop and start.

I have sanded down the bezel using the same tool I used on the side panels. This is the first of two types of fibreglass that I have been using David's Isopon P40 (the first one) and P38 (you will see this later).

The tools I used (Belt sander, sanding attachment on drill, clamp and normal sand paper)


Before sanding


After Sanding



There are loads of marks from air bubbles but that is what the P38 is for.

The first layer of P38 (it is sanded)


Second layer

I have created a small lip so I can sand in a nice round lip in to it.


I have put the switch panel together so you can see what it will look like


In the spare drive bay cover I am thinking about inserting one of these

A small LCD temp sensor

I have painted the chassis




These white thumb screws will be replaced with black ones


I have a small problem. The HDD tray won’t go in so I will beat it into place later.


Questions and comments are welcome

 

ello

i have been thinking and i have come up with this for the side panel



that i will be cutting out

 

Cool side panel design. It might be really difficult to cut, but I'm sure you'll pull it off.

Liking the mod thus far.