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hi guys

sOoOoOoOo...... im sure a few of you might have seen this pic somewhere

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well my friend has asked me to do a simple mod to his pc he was given and handed me a wad of cash (not really) basically this case mod is going to be a mod on a low budget, hopefully inspiring others to pick up the tools and give it a shot.

enough of the intro, its time to get stuck in:

first off ill start with the pics of the case.

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close up of innards

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front of the case (already scraped the bezel as i wont be needing it)

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the only side panel that still remains

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and now

The Designs

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so thats the basic design so far. should be makign a few changes as i go along though.



and now for the first update :D

so i decided to start work on the feet of the case (as not only is it the lowest part of the case but its also the first thing i had materials avalable to use)

i started off with a peice of 5mm plexi

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plexi marked with "basic" circle shapes

then drilled a hole in the center of each

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started to drill the center holes (started with a 2mm bit as a pilot and then moved onto the 5mm)


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close up (love close ups of plexi shavings)

and next comes out the jigsaw to cut them out

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jigsaw ready to cut


i then out them on my drill press


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ok i actually missed a shot or two but i realised that leaving them square means alot of sanding and time wasted so i cut them more circular

40 gritt seemed to make it a quick and simple task

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cue the 40 gritt

i sanded untill i got the feet to either the circle i drew on the masking tape or till i got them to perfect circles

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slowly getting there

after sanding and polishing them i present you with the case feet:

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woop woop

sadly one got cracked through the whole prosses so i had to make one more

after i finished the last one i realised that the bottom of all the feet are going to get scratched easily ruining the look. so a counter sunk the bottom of them put a cheese head nut through them and put them back on the drill press. this time with a peice of sand paper underneath them
(for some reason a few of the pics have gone missing)

and here are the feet complete:

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case feet all assembled. you can see the sanded finish underneath them slightly


Asembling Time

first off i had to remove the old feet. not wanting to wait and uber keen to see how its going to look i broke all of the feet off

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old plastic feet (pic from inside of the case)

i then basically slid them in the hole, washer on either side, and then tightend the nuts. i shall let the pictures speak now:


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case on its side

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under belly

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they sit perfect :)


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from the front


Let there be light!

so now i had the idea of lighting up the plexi feet (the whole reason i used plexi) and i really wanted to see how it looked (this was a bad idea and ill explain why later)
all i did join some 1k resistors to 2 res leds and 2 white ones. twist a wire around each lead and hook them up to the 12v lines. what folows is pure awesomeness and i cant wait to put them in properly

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front shot

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side shot


hope you guys like the new mod.

comments and ideas are always welcome

djwez signing out! ;)
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A suggestion if I may, instead of using nuts to lift the case, get a small piece of tubing (metal, plastic or whatever you want) and cut them to the desired length and run your bolt through them.
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Hman wrote:A suggestion if I may, instead of using nuts to lift the case, get a small piece of tubing (metal, plastic or whatever you want) and cut them to the desired length and run your bolt through them.
I agree. It does look a bit shoddy. I understand that it's a budget mod, but I am sure that it wont break the bank to make them look a bit more finished. Another idea instead of Hman's is to get some rubber grommets and "sleeve" the bolts.
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GreyWolf wrote:
Hman wrote:A suggestion if I may, instead of using nuts to lift the case, get a small piece of tubing (metal, plastic or whatever you want) and cut them to the desired length and run your bolt through them.
I agree. It does look a bit shoddy. I understand that it's a budget mod, but I am sure that it wont break the bank to make them look a bit more finished. Another idea instead of Hman's is to get some rubber grommets and "sleeve" the bolts.
oo i like the idea of rubber grommets. i shall see what i can get around here. i just used the nuts and washers because i wanted to see what its like.

hopefully i can post more updates soon :D
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djwez wrote:
GreyWolf wrote:
Hman wrote:A suggestion if I may, instead of using nuts to lift the case, get a small piece of tubing (metal, plastic or whatever you want) and cut them to the desired length and run your bolt through them.
I agree. It does look a bit shoddy. I understand that it's a budget mod, but I am sure that it wont break the bank to make them look a bit more finished. Another idea instead of Hman's is to get some rubber grommets and "sleeve" the bolts.
oo i like the idea of rubber grommets. i shall see what i can get around here. i just used the nuts and washers because i wanted to see what its like.

hopefully i can post more updates soon :D
cool man. can't wait.
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That's a nice way of making the round feet. Pity that case looks like a pig rolled around in it because of the dirt. But nice idea, would like to see the final product
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Samaya wrote:That's a nice way of making the round feet. Pity that case looks like a pig rolled around in it because of the dirt. But nice idea, would like to see the final product
thanks but its not entirely my idea :roll: i saw someone was using a dremel to do it but for case feet 5mm thick with a diameter of 50mm i dont think its adviseable to use a dremel.

think i shall sort the "mess" out soon :P looking forward to mounting the LEDs'. maybe i can start this weekend :D

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Are you finished yet?
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sadly no... my project logs have been gathering dust lately.. Haven't had the time or the money for any of them. hopefully i can work on some of them again soon
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