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might need to find some 2200 0r 2500 grit 
good luck ! I'm about to start on my g5 very soon
good luck ! I'm about to start on my g5 very soon 
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The Storm G5, 50 microns from perfection
- Thread starter Joe Camel
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didnt end up getting any paper, but thought it a good idea to shoot a few post-lap unassembled shots....
todays baseline:
i can live with this:
(edit: really, did anybody expect anything different?)
now the trick is to reassemble it and "make it" FLAT again...
the silver is just SO soft, i dont think there is ANY way around "warping" the base when assembeled...
looking @ the O-rings....
next post...too many pics (again)
todays baseline:
i can live with this:
(edit: really, did anybody expect anything different?)
now the trick is to reassemble it and "make it" FLAT again...
the silver is just SO soft, i dont think there is ANY way around "warping" the base when assembeled...
looking @ the O-rings....
next post...too many pics (again)
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OP
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i guess this is the problem?
yes, i pushed the O-ring in VERY well... EDIT: NOT!
this one (O-ring) seems to be deeper in the block, and no "hump"
EDIT: "BS" on me.... re shooting the "bad" plate....
no "hump" :
so thats not the problem...?
"back" of silver plate:
huh, .....
this is such a picky / accurate test, we can see the grinding wheel wasn't quite "square" (hehe) [BS on me again...look @ the pic @ full size...this is more a compression illusion than a "bad wheel"] but this sure isnt the problem!
yes, i pushed the O-ring in VERY well... EDIT: NOT!
this one (O-ring) seems to be deeper in the block, and no "hump"
EDIT: "BS" on me.... re shooting the "bad" plate....
no "hump" :
so thats not the problem...?
"back" of silver plate:
huh, .....
this is such a picky / accurate test, we can see the grinding wheel wasn't quite "square" (hehe) [BS on me again...look @ the pic @ full size...this is more a compression illusion than a "bad wheel"] but this sure isnt the problem!
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I've had a nightmare with these damn O-rings. I had trusted the machinists to get it right, and they messed them up, even after banging away at them a number of times to get the issue fixed. The problem was that they kept on second guessing what I wanted.
I have modified the base-plans, and this time I have specified the O-ring channel correctly as it should be done, and simply have not told them what O-rings I intend to use, so that way they won't second guess me and mess it up again.
If you think it drives you crazy Joe Camel, try it from my end where you never get what you ask for...
I have modified the base-plans, and this time I have specified the O-ring channel correctly as it should be done, and simply have not told them what O-rings I intend to use, so that way they won't second guess me and mess it up again.
If you think it drives you crazy Joe Camel, try it from my end where you never get what you ask for...
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got some new 1/2" tube from soja a few days ago....some Tygon R-3603
now ive always been the cheep-o who goes to the local hardware store thinking there CANT be THAT much differance...
WOW was i WRONG!!
this stuff is..."rubbery/gummy" and turns corners like a F-1 car. its real soft and SUPER easy to bend. i will *NEVER* use anything else!
- modded Laing D4 (wired to a 16v PSU. i removed the back and have a fan cooling the pump's MOSFETS)
- above tubing
- BIX-II with 4x 100+ CFM 120's
think i should lap it?
(3500 Venice)
too late:
good enough (im still sick of lapping)
now ive always been the cheep-o who goes to the local hardware store thinking there CANT be THAT much differance...
WOW was i WRONG!!
this stuff is..."rubbery/gummy" and turns corners like a F-1 car. its real soft and SUPER easy to bend. i will *NEVER* use anything else!
- modded Laing D4 (wired to a 16v PSU. i removed the back and have a fan cooling the pump's MOSFETS)
- above tubing
- BIX-II with 4x 100+ CFM 120's
think i should lap it?
(3500 Venice)
too late:
good enough (im still sick of lapping)
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well, the IHS is about 3/32" (.094") thick, so your NOT going to lap it away anytime soon...it would take "days" of hand lapping to get even close to going *through* the IHS.
you will loose your stepping (write it down!)
if you ever plan on selling the CPU, some people will probly not want it if its lapped
on the other hand, some people may want it more after lapping....
one note: i taped some "stiff" foam on/over the pins of the CPU...bending pins while lapping: NOT GOOD
getting metal "dust" on the pins: NOT GOOD
o ya, dont plan on RMAing it after lapping it! LOL
PS
to the forums Xylo !!
you will loose your stepping (write it down!)
if you ever plan on selling the CPU, some people will probly not want it if its lapped
on the other hand, some people may want it more after lapping....
one note: i taped some "stiff" foam on/over the pins of the CPU...bending pins while lapping: NOT GOOD
getting metal "dust" on the pins: NOT GOOD
o ya, dont plan on RMAing it after lapping it! LOL
PS
to the forums Xylo !!
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