Home made Spiral waterblock.

[Hachet]

This block was made w/ a Bridgeport milling machine out of a scrap piece of aluminum my father had.

Here it is....
http://paran0id.homestead.com/files/spiral.JPG

W/ the o-ring installed
http://paran0id.homestead.com/files/spiralworing.JPG

All done...
http://paran0id.homestead.com/files/spiral2.jpg

http://paran0id.homestead.com/files/Jam050.jpg

[Sonny]

Great job:D How thick is the base & how did you come up with the channel size?

[Warlord2]

GOOD JOB :D
looks awesome
cant wait to see some temp reading with it

[Hachet]

Thanks guys:)
The base is .200". As far as flow channel, it was milled to .500 wide and .7 inches deep.

[Burning Phoenix]

That's a great looking waterblock. You should especially feel good you have the skills and equipment to make one yourself and didn't have to buy one like us. I'm curious how you figured the size (lenght) of cut you had to make to get a oring to work.

[Hachet]

I didn't figure it out at all actually. I made the goove for a 1/16" o-ring and then just spliced a larger one. I know it sounds like it would leak, but it doesn't! You just make the cuts at a 45% angle and make sure you have the length. I just glued the ends together and that's it!. I put a little sealant in there too just to be sure.

JFYI, they make o-rings in so many sizes that I could have bought a 50 pack of the right size for about 6 bucks. I already had the 1/16, and I was trying to go as cheap as possible. :)

[RangerJoe34]

how do you put a picture onto the post like the guy did on this thread....i have pics on my computer that i wanna post, but i dont want people to have to d/l the file every time.

[Thelemac]

Originally posted by RangerJoe34
how do you put a picture onto the post like the guy did on this thread....i have pics on my computer that i wanna post, but i dont want people to have to d/l the file every time.

Upload the pictures to a server that supports image linking (pretty sure that geocities does) and then use the img button to get them shown.

[*JEREMY*]

very nice hachet,looks cool. I made one last week from aluminum to practice at work because I never used the milling machine and its a very old one.Heres a crappy cam corder pic,i still have to drill the mounting holes and then im going to aluminum weld it togather

[Hachet]

Have you installed that block yet? If so what are the temps looking like?

Btw, this one is going in my fathers pc. I'm building him a H20 system whichI'll post some pics and temps of soon. If this get's good results, I may do a copper one for myself.

[*JEREMY*]

not yet,i have to finish this week when i get time,i doubt it will get good temps but the channels are 1/2"wide and about 1/8 from the bottom so the heat should transfer good

[Wicked Klown]

Sweet job for the new guy. You should feel really good about your self and your work. I wish I had the craftmanship you have.

[fuzzba11]

Awesome block, Hachet!! I just have a thing for spirals, though...have you ever seen Pi? ;)

[Hachet]

Funny that you say that... I was asked that same question in another forum...;) I guess I'll be renting that movie (can it be found on tape?).

[RangerJoe34]

HEY THELEMAC. IS THERE ANYWAY THAT I CAN TAKE THE PICS STRAIGHT FROM MY HARD DRIVE TO THE REPLY

[r0ckstarbob]

yo man, look to the bottom of your screen when you hit the "reply" button... when the text editing screen comes up, there should be a thing that says

Attach file:
Maximum size: 1048576 bytes

Valid file extensions: gif jpg png txt zip bmp jpeg rar

and hit the button with the "..." from there just select your file and it'll show up in the post.

[r0ckstarbob]

beautiful job hatchet. like really, no kidding...

[Colin]

Nice job Ralphing, err I mean Hachet! ;)

Regards,

Mr. Thompson

[Oni]

Originally posted by Hachet
This block was made w/ a Bridgeport milling machine out of a scrap piece of aluminum my father had.


(I deleted the pics)

thats a very nice looking block! Do tell us how it performs.

[Hachet]

Thanks guys:D I'll be sure to post temps and such when it's installed. I'm just waiting on the pump now...


Originally posted by Colin
Nice job Ralphing, err I mean Hachet! ;)

Regards,

Mr. Thompson

I tried to get the username Ralphing which I use in most other forums, but it was already taken here...:( Kinda sucks now because I just threw out the name hachet and now I hate it.

:rolleyes: oh well.:)

[r0ckstarbob]

you can change your name by going into your Options in the CP. ie you don't have to be Hatchet anymore and you don't loose any of your status/rank... right above your email addy is your user name - that can be changed. seeing as you're only 44 posts into this forum, that might be an option for you to consider.

[Hachet]

Thanks, will do now...:)

[Hachet]

Hmm. Can't seem to do it. I went into the user cp, to edit profile and my username is right above my email addy, but it won't allow me to change it.

[Ralphing]

Well, I was able to change my name to Ralphing, but I had to re-register, so I lost my posts. No biggie, I only had a few anyway.
:)