Case Mod - In Progress WOOD workstation project

Client: "Looks nice, but it smells like sausage."

 

Accomplished plexi master and wood too

 

Hi guys, update on tests with the lower shelf completed.. some spacers will be added to the lower part to facilitate the air flow.





In the meantime, the new be quiet ìLIGHT WINGS LX fans have arrived which will replace the original ones in the case


and also the heat sinks for the SSDs... but we'll see them in detail later



finishing the internal panel using the holes in the case..










This panel is used to cover the holes for the 3.5" hard drive bays.


processing of the lower left side panel I use the same geometry as the original bequiet panel


I'm getting ready to work on the right side.





these 3 panels will have to fit together perfectly..


as usual I complicated my life, I'm fine with that...


I help myself with precision chisels.



these panels will need to be further worked on with the addition of blind ventilation holes, perhaps with parts in aluminium which I haven't decided yet...

 

Very nice project, it'll be gorgeous with the wood accents.

Might I suggest a shinto rasp from Amazon (not expensive and beats the rasp easily). And maybe thread inserts made for wood if they're not too bulky. Those inserts made for plastic/3D-printed parts might work well with glue if clearaces are at a premium

 

Hi guys, let's continue.




his is the project for the processing of the front and top panel once the dimensions have been established, I print on adhesive paper and apply it to the piece, in this way I have the mathematical certainty that everything will come out exactly as planned.


I start with 3mm tips and then gradually increase the size.







these holes, besides being decorative, have an optimal airflow. I remember that this Be Quiet case, which I love, has dust filters everywhere. I was pleasantly surprised.
better pics coming soon..

 

Nice work, looks pretty much on the dot symmetric.

I also use those step drillbits on the regular, because "normal" drillbits tend to create somewhat triangular hole if you're not careful with how you use them.

 

Hi guys, more photos of the case view with the front and rear panel finished, the panels, even if well sanded, still need to be finished with linseed oil








I had completed the psu cover panel but it still needs other attention, it must be raised a little to favor the airflow with the lower psu components and hard drives. I had inserted some pins in conjunction with holes already present in the case this to position the panel that otherwise would have danced inside the cabinet, I also add some magnets, even if small they are very powerful they screw on the piece, in this way the panel is raised as much as needed for the airflow.




this way the magnets keep it anchored to the case and it doesn't move. Test on a steel ruler.




Now it's time to take the right bulkhead that I had previously cut. Once the graphics have been studied always with the procedure used for the front panel, that is, design on PC, print on adhesive paper and then apply it to the piece.


I wanted to use a three-dimensional effect, I drilled holes of different diameters to create this illusion.





Central part still to be defined.


Here too I apply magnets, unlike the internal panel I apply them at the level of the panel, I make holes, I fix them with vinavil glue, once dry it is hard as cement. In this way the boards are applied to the bulkhead without using holes.