PCFormat Forum Archive

Yes as a matter of fact there has been developments Just yesterday I made a new part


The fan grill took me the better part of yesterday to cut. And getting those angles of the cover itself right was very difficult

CPU fan grill from the top


CPU cover from the side


Kind of mounted. It wasn't glued yet but I had to test fit it.



What do you think?

Looking good dude you going to leave it that colour or painting or what?

Interesting, how sturdy is it?

I find it ridiculous that you can do such great cuts with your dremel dude

Really nice work

Skidd wrote:Interesting, how sturdy is it?

Its a solid piece that was bent, it is very sturdy.

DAE_JA_VOO wrote: I find it ridiculous that you can do such great cuts with your dremel dude Sad

Really nice work Very Happy

Thanks man

UrBaN wrote:Looking good dude you going to leave it that colour or painting or what?

Leaving it that milky colour. The picture is too blurred to show you what it actually looks like. Camera phones FTL!!! I actually sanded the inside of the cover to give it that colour. Else you will see all the dust and stuff on that fan and sink and that is not so nice.

Wow it looks great

Damn , u cut it so good. Nice job.

StoneIce wrote:Damn , u cut it so good. Nice job.

i scheme you should only post replies in afrikaans, then we can all understand you

I checked up on Paris today and she felt very neglected. Lucky for her I had some time to work on her. It took for ever to get this bit just right and I have to add, WHAT A BLOODY MISSION!!!

If you had a look at the previous posts in you will see that I made a CPU cover which came out ok'ish. It had this milky colour to it and it was actually butt ugly. 8O . So I basically redid this cover today out of a single piece without cutting anything away from it. This is how I did it:

I made a "mold":


I decided to try out my new equipment on an old piece of plexi I had in the workshop. Good thing too as it didn't turn out too well...


I also realised that my heat gun wasn't going to heat up the plexi enough and evenly so I commandeered the wife's oven


So the oven attempt went ok for a first try:


I left it in the oven for too long:


On my second attempt I nailed it and this is what I got:



So after chopping off those buckling edges I got this:


So tomorrow, if I have the time, I'll do the fan cover for it.

Hope you like, cheers

Cool cool, or should i say hot hot! how does the graphics card or CPU get any ventilation?

Prime wrote:how does the graphics card or CPU get any ventilation?

That's been the question all along

She looks phat, Samaya

How long did you have to keep that piece in the oven for?

AWESOME work dude!!!

Now heres the question, does the wife know that you used the oven to cook plexi?

Lithe_Joint wrote: How long did you have to keep that piece in the oven for?

It didn't take long at all, I didn't time it but guessing it was about 10 minutes at 230'C with the grill on too.

g0ldback wrote:Now heres the question, does the wife know that you used the oven to cook plexi?

Well I only told her about it this morning...

UrBaN wrote:

Prime wrote:how does the graphics card or CPU get any ventilation?

That's been the question all along

I will be making slots and holes for air to escape and enter in various locations. I am still deciding where they will go though, I don't want to mess up the clearness again...

Samaya wrote:

g0ldback wrote:Now heres the question, does the wife know that you used the oven to cook plexi?

Well I only told her about it this morning...

I take it you're still alive then.

a Bit bruised up but I am ok. The doctor says I should be able to get out the wheel chair in about a month or so...

Thanks, awesome monday laugh

Damn... I just realised I haven't modded in about 6 months!!! I should make a plan... But life has been a bit hectic of late. I'll maybe have some time to do some modding in about 3 weeks time or so.

Samaya wrote:Damn... I just realised I haven't modded in about 6 months!!! I should make a plan... But life has been a bit hectic of late. I'll maybe have some time to do some modding in about 3 weeks time or so.

I know how you feel. Funny how time has it's own schedule...looking forward to your next work, though

It's been far more than 3 weeks Samaya!?! tsk


pics or not?

Firestrm wrote:It's been far more than 3 weeks Samaya!?! tsk


pics or not?

It's a not...

The bit of time I have is spent on studies or wife or daughter... No life for the married

Just saw this thread tonight, read from page 1, bit of an anti-climax

Hope you do get to finish it though, looks great.

I might mod tomorrow...