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The Big Box Project...
Well, I have seen some post their mods and new systems here. So I believe I should be able to post the work log of my next rig here. If I can call it just a rig, I wanted it to be something different for me. I wanted something the wife really had something to complain about, Well, not really..
so the oddessy begins...
I began by hunting down some of the things needed to get the construction of the box started. The list:
*100Ft 1x2 pine for door frame assembly
* 6ea 2'X4' Hardboard panel (similar to particle board)
1ea 2'X2'X1/4" Hardboard panel
1ea 2'X2'X3/8" Plywood panel
110ft of 1/2X1/16 Aluminum angle
100ft of 1/2"X1/2"X1/16" Aluminum C-Channel
4 Heavy duty furniture castors
*3 4oz cans of Ebony Stain/wood preservative
* Qt Clear acrylic wood finish
*Wipe On polyurethane finish
* 2 tubes Silicone Aquarium sealer (to use like a glue, I'll explain later why)
wood glue
*2 panels of Home Depots Expanded Metal Mesh (security door type screen)
50ft of 1/2 Hardwood square dowels
200f of (if i can find that much) paneling inside plastic corner trim, at least that what i think it is called.
ghetto clamps, I mean, Rubber Bands... Hmmm...
3 - 120mm fans
*Fan fail sensor
*2 - 8 port gigabit switches (really need 3**scratch that I need 2- 25port gigabit switches)
Now if I can get one of my Dig. Cameras working right....
as a teaser if things to come in this thread, I just want to explain that this case is to hold up to 14 ATX mobo's & 7 PSU's.
or if i can swing it cash wise, up to 28 Mini ATX boards. (this has changed, since most of the Mini-atx I would use are not very good for this kind of thing)
Ebony Black Laquer in color, but I wanted to start the inside, and work to the outside. I wanted a tower 4ft tall and about 2ft on each side. BIG!
The origional was a 2 ft square cube, but this is better!
Yesterday, I started by cutting 32 20" pieces of the aluminum c-channel & 8 of the aluminum 1/2" angle at 24" each.
More to come..... (Even better when I post Pics)
**Edit: Items above marked with an asterist have either been added or quantity needed has changed..
Well, I have seen some post their mods and new systems here. So I believe I should be able to post the work log of my next rig here. If I can call it just a rig, I wanted it to be something different for me. I wanted something the wife really had something to complain about, Well, not really..
so the oddessy begins...
I began by hunting down some of the things needed to get the construction of the box started. The list:
*100Ft 1x2 pine for door frame assembly
* 6ea 2'X4' Hardboard panel (similar to particle board)
1ea 2'X2'X1/4" Hardboard panel
1ea 2'X2'X3/8" Plywood panel
110ft of 1/2X1/16 Aluminum angle
100ft of 1/2"X1/2"X1/16" Aluminum C-Channel
4 Heavy duty furniture castors
*3 4oz cans of Ebony Stain/wood preservative
* Qt Clear acrylic wood finish
*Wipe On polyurethane finish
* 2 tubes Silicone Aquarium sealer (to use like a glue, I'll explain later why)
wood glue
*2 panels of Home Depots Expanded Metal Mesh (security door type screen)
50ft of 1/2 Hardwood square dowels
200f of (if i can find that much) paneling inside plastic corner trim, at least that what i think it is called.
ghetto clamps, I mean, Rubber Bands... Hmmm...
3 - 120mm fans
*Fan fail sensor
*2 - 8 port gigabit switches (really need 3**scratch that I need 2- 25port gigabit switches)
Now if I can get one of my Dig. Cameras working right....
as a teaser if things to come in this thread, I just want to explain that this case is to hold up to 14 ATX mobo's & 7 PSU's.
or if i can swing it cash wise, up to 28 Mini ATX boards. (this has changed, since most of the Mini-atx I would use are not very good for this kind of thing)
Ebony Black Laquer in color, but I wanted to start the inside, and work to the outside. I wanted a tower 4ft tall and about 2ft on each side. BIG!
The origional was a 2 ft square cube, but this is better!
Yesterday, I started by cutting 32 20" pieces of the aluminum c-channel & 8 of the aluminum 1/2" angle at 24" each.
More to come..... (Even better when I post Pics)
**Edit: Items above marked with an asterist have either been added or quantity needed has changed..
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