Building a case from scratch.....

[KeyboardCowboy]

i have been looking at full tower cases for a little while now, and frankly i am dissappointed, most of the cases that i have looked at don't leave much room for air cooling options without major surgery, and frankly i don't want to spend 160-200 bucks on a case that i am going to be ripping apart and cutting holes in it as soon as it reaches my door, i had tha brilliant idea to make my own case, i am going to rip most of the stuff that would be hard to fabricate in my basement, hard drive racks ect. making my own power switches and fan control system

i am planning to make it out of clear/black plastic, i was wondering if anyone had done this before ????

[e_storm]

no one that I know of....if you haven't looked at the addtronics line of cases, take a look...you might save yourself some time. :)
Here they are (http://www.addtronics.com).

[phiber]

u could make a Window Case out of lexan...

[KeyboardCowboy]

that is what i am planning to do, the sides of the case will be see thru, the front is going to be black plastic, i am just wondering if i can make it entirely out of plastic except for a few prefab pieces, i mean don't i need an all metal case for static or something

[Ridenow]

This is Bdf24's case. I really liked it and found the link.

http://forums.overclockers.ws/forums/Public/Uploads/Post-7-7978-case_pic.jpg

Metal cases do dissipate heat better, but that is all.

You might want to check out a case gallery like virtualhideout.net.

Lexan can be purchased at most hardware and glass stores.

[Coolio]

That looks pretty cool. At first i didn't even notice the plastic!!:rolleyes:

[Wiseass]

So I've seen posts and sites talk about using the Roto-zip bits in the Dremel tools, would the metal-cutting rotozip bit work to cut out the shape for the window?

Also on the instructions for the window kit, it says to put the window where I want it, use the washer to mark the case where to cut and then cut that out. Only thing is, won't that make the hole for the window a bit bigger then what it should be?

[KeyboardCowboy]

Originally posted by Wiseass
So I've seen posts and sites talk about using the Roto-zip bits in the Dremel tools, would the metal-cutting rotozip bit work to cut out the shape for the window?

Also on the instructions for the window kit, it says to put the window where I want it, use the washer to mark the case where to cut and then cut that out. Only thing is, won't that make the hole for the window a bit bigger then what it should be?

i usually use a hole saw when citting out a hole for a fan, it gives you a perfect hole, the perfect size, every time, the only thing is, that they are kind of expensive, i suggest getting a adjustible width hole saw, about 50 bucks but you can cut holes from 40mm up to 150mm, sweet

[Betty]

Check this out...one of my forum admins built his case out of wood..Wooden Case with Evap Cooling (http://pub25.ezboard.com/fcompuforumfrm4.showMessage?topicID=361.topic)

[parkan]

Just take a look at this cool casesgallerey! (http://www.virtual-hideout.net/cool_case/) There are cases made from wood, cardboard, tubes, etc!

[scap]

I have been working on my wooden case. Right now i ust ordered my water coolin from the den and after it gets here and i see where everything goes i will paint it. But here it is as it is now.