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- Mar 1, 2003
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im n00b.help please.alot of questions, you dont haveto answer allbuthelp is apreciate
I am going to be making my own case out of either polycarbonate/lexan or acrylic/plexiglass. Its not going to be that big. Here is a pic of my layout, oh and the mobo will be flat not verticle.
dont mind the arrows and stuff like that, just showing that so you get an idea of the relative size of it.
Anyways, i was wondering:
1.) How think will i need the plastic to be if i am going to use lexan? What about plexiglass?
2.) Its ok to have to mobo laying flat right?
3.) There is no question number 3
4.)What should i use to cut it? Is a jigsaw ok? Or will i have to go buy a dremel? Any specific technique for cutting?
5.) How should i fasten the peices together? are there L brackets that I need to use? Or should i just have one peice overlap the other, drill a hole, and put a screw in?
6.) Is there a special way to put screws in or do i do it just like wood?
7.) how will I get those plastic mobo standoffs installed? or can i jsut throw the mobo in and let it sit?
8.) i was thinking of making some parts hinged and also putting some L brackets like this:
and having a mobo tray inbetween them so i can slide the mobo out easy. What do you think.
9.) If i dont know all this am i better off not attempting this whole thing?
Thanks for listening, and i apreciate any feedback you can give.
Thanks again.
-f1
I am going to be making my own case out of either polycarbonate/lexan or acrylic/plexiglass. Its not going to be that big. Here is a pic of my layout, oh and the mobo will be flat not verticle.
dont mind the arrows and stuff like that, just showing that so you get an idea of the relative size of it.
Anyways, i was wondering:
1.) How think will i need the plastic to be if i am going to use lexan? What about plexiglass?
2.) Its ok to have to mobo laying flat right?
3.) There is no question number 3
4.)What should i use to cut it? Is a jigsaw ok? Or will i have to go buy a dremel? Any specific technique for cutting?
5.) How should i fasten the peices together? are there L brackets that I need to use? Or should i just have one peice overlap the other, drill a hole, and put a screw in?
6.) Is there a special way to put screws in or do i do it just like wood?
7.) how will I get those plastic mobo standoffs installed? or can i jsut throw the mobo in and let it sit?
8.) i was thinking of making some parts hinged and also putting some L brackets like this:
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and having a mobo tray inbetween them so i can slide the mobo out easy. What do you think.
9.) If i dont know all this am i better off not attempting this whole thing?
Thanks for listening, and i apreciate any feedback you can give.
Thanks again.
-f1
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