Woody! 2nd Try...

Dukeman · Jun 26, 2007

I tried a wood case last fall but wasn't happy with the way it was coming together so I abandoned it. On Father's Day I started a new one that would be bigger and a little easier to build. Still had some issues but I'm happy with it so far.

Laying out the main parts.

Fitting a motherboard.

Brass wood nuts for setting the stand-offs.

Laying out the back panel.

Dukeman · Jun 26, 2007

More pics...

Back panel cut and ready.

Starting assembly.

From the back.

Front.

Added a stabilizing bar and T-Nuts for securing the side door (these will end up being replaced with brass wood nuts because they don't hold very well). Notice the bottom is cut so cool air will enter the PSU from underneath and go right out of the case. The case will sit on feed so the air can flow in.

Dukeman · Jun 26, 2007

Even more pics...

You make a better door than...well actually you are both.

Front with start of a drive cage.

Home made fan grill, courtesy of a cheap pencil holder from Wal-Mart.

After a few cuts with some tin snips.

icantfindone · Jun 26, 2007

Looks good so far. Any functional reason for the slanted side, or purely for aesthetics?

Cant wait to see how it turns out.

BTW, is that a pentium 3? What hardware will be going in it?

EmAn · Jun 26, 2007

it looks good and i like the originality of the slanted side

and wally world stuff can come in handy

also... what hardware will go in there as i dont think a p3 will work that well...

Dukeman · Jun 26, 2007

The side is slanted for asthetics. The PIII is just there for a pattern for the ATX motherboard. I'll be using the hardware from my sig until next year when I can upgrade.

I'm gonna try to finish the drive cage and start laying out the front of the case tonight. I'll post more pics over the next few days.

JamesXP · Jun 26, 2007

Nothing wrong with a P3

DorianBrytestar · Jun 26, 2007

Nice home brew look!

Going to stain the wood?

4od · Jun 26, 2007

I thought only pII used slots...

Dukeman · Jun 26, 2007

DorianBrytestar said:
Nice home brew look!

Going to stain the wood?

Yeah, I'm gonna use a cherry stain and black hardware. I will also try to wood face the optical drive and flash reader.

Dukeman · Jun 30, 2007

Starting on the front plate

I cut the front plate and began cutting out the holes for the various parts.

Sleepy_Steve · Jun 30, 2007

Nice workmanship so far man!

Brings back fond memories of me building my WC enclosure out of MDF.

Keep it up!

Dukeman · Jul 2, 2007

More Pics...

I secured the top plate of the drive cage then realized it would need a cut-out to allow for ATX motherboards (little oversite on the design). Then I cut the drive and fan holes in the front plate and secured the front.

Still need to add the power switch and power/drive light combo.

JDXNC · Jul 2, 2007

Looks good! I like the unique shape. What sort of finish are you planning for the surface?

Dukeman · Jul 3, 2007

JDXNC said:
Looks good! I like the unique shape. What sort of finish are you planning for the surface?

Thanks. I'm planning a dark cherry stain with a satin polyurethane finish. I would like to do the wiring in chrome or silver.

Dukeman · Jul 15, 2007

Staining Begins

I've filled and sanded many nail and accidental holes

using Plastic Wood from Dap. I cut feet for the case using a 1 1/4" hole saw and used hole cutouts from 3/4" plywood. After staining I will add felt pads to the feet. This will provide plenty of clearance for the airflow from the bottom into the PSU.

Staining the inside. The kids helped with this.

Staining the outside. The top and side have only one coat. The side is splotchy. I will blend this side when I put on the second coat. I have advice for using water based stain. 1) Use the pre-stain conditioner to help keep the color uniform. 2) Don't let it dry before you can wipe all of the excess off. Drying causes the worst splotchyness. 3) Have lots of clean rags ready to wipe off the excess.

Godfather1138 · Jul 15, 2007

That is looking really good Duke. Great color choice. I am looking forward to the finished product.

.:DuD3:. · Jul 18, 2007

You should carpet it

freakdiablo · Jul 18, 2007

.:DuD3:. said:
You should carpet it

Good idea, but...not really. Im sure itll build up static electricity or something.

Looks good.

Dukeman · Jul 23, 2007

Finished and More Pics

Well its done...for now. I stained and finished the rest of the box. Added felt feet to the wooden ones. Filed the opening for the flash reader because it just didn't want to fit where the floppy had been and added the power button with a wooden top.
Stained and ready to start being a PC.

Side view.

Front panel wiring

Drives installed

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