77 b'ville shroud -

weapon · Oct 9, 2004

this one is still very much a work in progress (the shroud, not the beer that is sitting on top of it - the beer was completely finished :beer:

) but it has some potential. pic of the first attempt -- look ma, no seam.

while it is a little hard to judge size in the pic, the standoff between the top of the shroud and the face of the core is approx. 1.5"

that one was made from fairly thin material but due to the seamless construction of the top plate + side panels, it feels very strong. For the next one, I'm going to try either 3/16 or 1/4" acrylic.

fhanderson · Oct 9, 2004

I built a shroud from the .093 plexiglass from Home Depot. The 11x14 sheet was less than $2. Adding a cross brace between the 2X120 fans made the setup very sturdy

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Suma · Oct 9, 2004

looks awesom man.
Suma.

ctrl_alt_del_ · Jan 16, 2005

fhanderson said:
I built a shroud from the .093 plexiglass from Home Depot. The 11x14 sheet was less than $2. Adding a cross brace between the 2X120 fans made the setup very sturdy
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Handerson how did you cut the plexiglass?? I cant cut it w/o melting the heck out of it... using a jigsaw ans a metal (fine) blade...

any suggestions?

crimedog · Jan 16, 2005

looks a lot like the dangerden shroud (a good thing imo)

Shentx · Jan 16, 2005

at first i couldn't see the plexi on the side and thought there wasn't a piece there!

That shroud looks excellent.

Mine is carboard, but you can't see mine because of where it is.

fhanderson · Jan 16, 2005

I used a plexiglass scoring tool and a straightedge then I broke it on the edge of my workbench. The breaks are very clean when scored. The tool cost about $3 or you can use a utility knife. The cuts are all straight lines. I used a 120mm holesaw to cut the openings for the fans.

ctrl_alt_del_ · Jan 17, 2005

nice... I got the holesaw too... gonna try the score method! thanks a lot!

ahhh crap forgot to ask - what did you use to glue it together???

creepy · Jan 17, 2005

Looks nice. Good choice of beer too

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skane · Jan 17, 2005

@ fhanderson: how is your shroud attached to the res? Didn't notice any through-res thrreaded rods or anything. Nice work!

fhanderson · Jan 17, 2005

I have a piece of aluminum angle at the top and bottom that holds the shroud and HC against the front of the case. I used a piece of 1/8 foam insulation between the shroud and the angle pieces.

Philup_Bowls · Jan 18, 2005

fhanderson.... just curiouse what you used to glue the plexiglass together with??? i have a couple home projects i want to do out of plexiglass??

fhanderson · Jan 18, 2005

I used epoxy glue for plastic from Home depot. This is not the neatest way to glue plexiglass but it is inexpensive.

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