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Samaya, that looks really cool! Nice skills man.
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I had a problem with my orbital sander a while back and had to have it replaced under guarantee. This took 4 weeks to manage, BW service is not so good when it comes to things like this. Anyway I had some time to mod yesterday and did just that.

I cut the main side panel for this case, I polished the clear plexi and then fitted everything together.

Before polishing
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Half way there
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And done.
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I did the polishing with my sander using only 1200 grit sanding paper. Obviously 400 as well because I had to get the fine scrathes out but the 1200 was used to finish it off.
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After I polished these edges I fixed the clear front to the side red panel.
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Then onto the main panel, the one that keeps everything in its place.
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After a lot of measurements and filing away excess it came out looking like this
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Back
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I still have to polish the edges of the black perspex, cut the hole for the CPU fan, add the on/off, reset and DVD drive buttons, cut out the MoBo connectors and then do some more small detailing.

I hope you enjoy this little advancement :mrgreen:
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Post by DAE_JA_VOO »

Dude.... you've got MAD bending skillz.... omw.

Awesome AWESOME update :D
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Damn that was a fast reply!!! Thanks guy, you should see what I have planned for some future mods :wink:
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You should tell me so that i can steal your idea :P

Seriously though, that bending is crazy. Really good work dude :D
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Post by DarkRanger »

I = jealous.

Very cool mod so far! just don't mess it up now!! :-P
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Hey Samaya

Here's 2 pics of the 90 angle adapter.
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Lemme know. The Casing is just how it was in the other PC, it comes apart.

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That looks suspiciously like a PCI adapter - he needs an AGP one. :P
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hmmm... didn't really check, have two different one's. Just grabbed this morning while going out. Will check and get pics of the other one.

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Instead of using sandpaper to polish acrylic, try Brasso.
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Post by Samaya »

Thanks PFS, But that does look like a PCI card. Let me know if the other card you have is a AGP one. Thanks for your help so far :D

@ GrimStoner: I use sandpaper with water and then use polishing compound to make it even shinier.
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hurry up and finish, i wanna see it :D:D:D
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I am not hurrying anything, remember "Speed kills" :wink: :D :D
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So "arrive alive" is going to be the reason we don't get to see Paris ASAP?

Yet another government screwup :P
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UrBaN wrote:So "arrive alive" is going to be the reason we don't get to see Paris ASAP?

Yet another government screwup :P
LOL Or Eskom load shedding will probably be more of a hindrance...
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lol.. ok, who stole the battery powered dremel? WORK MUST GO ON!
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Post by Samaya »

Finally time for an update.

I only had time to make one part (or modify on part) this weekend.

This is where the ODD will be accessible for this PC. That little bit of "routing" took nearly an hour and it was only two thirds done!
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Another half hour later...
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Then I finished the inside with a bit of sanding
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Test fit
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Fits perfectly 8)

Frontal
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Now a ODD needs to have media inserted for it to be of any use

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Another test fit
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Now, see if you can spot the problem... Try and open this ODD by pushing its button which sits behind the 4mm thick plexi and I think you start to get the picture...

SO
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I made a button insert which basically just extends the original button to the front.

So this is what it is looking like at the moment. Still a lot of work to be done
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And cleaning :oops:
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Post by DAE_JA_VOO »

That's insane....






Insane i tell you....
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Oh wow, when this bad boys done it's going straight to rig o the month! :P
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Post by Samaya »

Nab wrote:Oh wow, when this bad boys done it's going straight to rig o the month! :P
AWESOME!!! But its a bad girl :wink:
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Post by douglash »

Samaya - that mod is looking really good man... i've never seen anything like it... going to look good when it's finished....

oh, and btw :
UrBaN wrote:hurry up and finish, i wanna see it
Samaya wrote:I am not hurrying anything, remember "Speed kills"
Speed doesn't kill - it's the "sudden stop" that does... :wink:
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Very well done looks Schweeet
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Post by Samaya »

Thanks guys :D :D :D
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Post by Lithe_Joint »

That ODD panel looks flippin good. You have more patience than I do that's for sure. Will you be keeping the frosted effect? It should look very nice with the right lighting...
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Post by Samaya »

Ja It is WAAAYYYY easier to keep the frosted look. When I made the star fan cover in the back, I tried polishing it but in the corners I couldn't get the perspex clear, so I decided to leave it frosty. Plus it breaks the "all see through" front and back so that its not that boring.

Remember I said this is for my wife? Well "she" said she will be over seeing the "decoration" of the box. All I am going to say is "You're in for a shock" She is planning some funny things and I am not sure I would have done these were this case for myself. I have not seen anything she has done but from what she is telling me, I know its going to be VERY difficult to get right...
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