Modding What Material ?

I want to make a small case to house an Epia M based media PC (MP3, DVD, DiVx etc) but what to contruct it from.

I've done aluminium and perspex is a pain to work with and is getting too common.

So does anyone have any realistic ideas as to what I could use and where to source it.

Cheers, CC

 

As carbon fibre has been done also, what about kevlar? No, I'm serious, it's actually cheaper to buy than carbon. You can get it here and here
If not, then you may be out of luck for original stuff.

 

I think the design is more important than the material... What it looks like should be decided before the name of the material.

 

i plan on doing something like this, when i get my next pay check, shouldnt cost "That" much


http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/blueplate/

 

How about a custom glass fibre case? You could make a nice smooth rounded mould. Would make a nice change from the sharp boxy designs of other cases.

 

How about a nice wooden one... I have seen a few, but they all tend to be lighter woods (pine, etc), so maybe go for a dark wood.

 

build it out of sugarcubes

ok, maybe that was a stupid suggestion

 

Cheese, You can never go wrong with cheese... The main rig from cheddar or colby, and the fan grilles out of swiss, to allow proper airflow...

It comes in many colors, and if you get hungry, you can always grab a chunk off somewhere that noone ever sees, like unused drive cages etc...

 

Cardboard shoebox... Reinfoce the insides with fibreglass, varnish the outside and it will just look like a shoebox..


Or cover it in fun fur or holographic paper.
Make it from a tree stump, carve the insides out....

Cya,
Sam C

 

Now that would be pretty cool... a garden PC

 

How about Tantalum? Nice and heavy (for a quality feel), plus pretty scratch resistant .

Or maybe Beryllium if you want something lighter. 1/3 of the weight of Titanium, but stronger then steel. Brittle though like aluminium.

Maybe for something a little cheaper Titanium might be a good option . Light and durable.

Other ones you could try;

Hafnium
Rhenium
Molybdenum
Palladium
Niobium
Scandium
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Osmium

Can pretty much gaurantee no one has yet made a computer case out of any of those

 

I suggest cardboard as it is very easy to work with, as well as being quite sturdy it is also very economical to use.

Just pop down to the local Sainsburys and you will find an abundunce of said material available for you procurment.

Or an alternative would be to use carbon fibre, not so cheap or readily available, but does produce a rather lovely effect.

 

Some good ideas there

I love the idea of using a tree stump

It's only going to be a small case so I am thinkning that I will use some off-cuts of aluminium I have and then cover it with leather...maybe padded slightly.

I've seen a fur clad machine but anyone seen leather ?

Cheers, CC