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whoa dont start a forest fire in there by ocing 2 much..... btw nice case ^^
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Wood Project
- Thread starter Grosjambon
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- Jan 6, 2005
That is pretty neat. I too am working on a wooden case. I just need my own custom size since these normal cases just never work out for me. I see you used plywood/particle board.
How is that holding up?
I'm thinking of going 3/4" MDF.
I have not decided on if I should put a widow or not. I also was thinking of on the bar spots of wood on the inside (assume I put a window or not) To take this old bathroom mirror i have (its huge like 3 feet by 4 feet) and cut it into peices and put it over the bare spots so all the led's reflect
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How is that holding up?
I'm thinking of going 3/4" MDF.
I have not decided on if I should put a widow or not. I also was thinking of on the bar spots of wood on the inside (assume I put a window or not) To take this old bathroom mirror i have (its huge like 3 feet by 4 feet) and cut it into peices and put it over the bare spots so all the led's reflect
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- Surrey, England
I was thinking "That's kinda ugly..." then you painted it... WOW! That's turned out pretty sick! The textured paint look is lovely! Just make sure it doesn't catch on fire Is the paint fire resistant or anything special?
Is the paint fire resistant or anything special?
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This is what is holding everything i used at least 40
For the paint i used rust paint one because it has a gloss effect
I used number 5 1/2'' for the screw (wood screw)
For the paint i used rust paint one because it has a gloss effect
I used number 5 1/2'' for the screw (wood screw)
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That looks brilliant. Love the paint, everything's sitting nicely, hell, get some watercooling in there with red coolant and you'll have even more of a kickass setup. Great job Gros.
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I am going to use distilled water with red uv tubing
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Hi guys, Little Update
For the People that are saying wood absorb heat and etc... this is a myth! For me.
After 1hours of occt temps are way lower than in my old case.
Before
Now
Only diff is that the 80mm is not pointed at the cpu but at the GPU (in my wood case)
For the People that are saying wood absorb heat and etc... this is a myth! For me.
After 1hours of occt temps are way lower than in my old case.
Before
Now
Only diff is that the 80mm is not pointed at the cpu but at the GPU (in my wood case)
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it is already painted the wood dont come red or black
the wood dont come red or black 
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Wow, major props for DIY! Looks great!
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I dunno. I like it like this. if u ship me the paint ill do it but i dont really want to put more money on this I could maybe toss up 20$ if that cost around this but Last time i painted in my **work station that is my house and it was smelling pretty ... and its winter outside so i can't paint there
I could maybe toss up 20$ if that cost around this but Last time i painted in my **work station that is my house and it was smelling pretty ... and its winter outside so i can't paint there Ok!! lololll this is the best one i'ved seen so far bud Obviously with Aspenite you won't get any moisture problem!
Good job tho! But i think you should have taken Merantic instead! Plywood would have been a bit easier for you to work with. Hey no offense, i'm a master cabinet maker
Obviously with Aspenite you won't get any moisture problem!Good job tho! But i think you should have taken Merantic instead! Plywood would have been a bit easier for you to work with. Hey no offense, i'm a master cabinet maker
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Nice work so far Gros! 
I don't mean to hijack or anything, but I think you should check out this thread Custom wood case made by Voigts.. the craftsmanship is stunning.
His original thread is here but is like 18 pages long, I think the first link is the consolidation of pictures.
Enjoy and hope it gives ya some new ideas.
Ok!! lololll this is the best one i'ved seen so far bud
Good job tho! But i think you should have taken Merantic instead! Plywood would have been a bit easier for you to work with. Hey no offense, i'm a master cabinet maker
I don't mean to hijack or anything, but I think you should check out this thread Custom wood case made by Voigts.. the craftsmanship is stunning.
His original thread is here but is like 18 pages long, I think the first link is the consolidation of pictures.
Enjoy and hope it gives ya some new ideas.
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I don't mean change the colors the color shceme is awesome its just that spray paint is really hard to get to work right with wood, and since its plywood the chippy look sticks out a lot. I mean if you are ok with it awesome that's all that matters if it were me I'd probally sand it down to a bit smoother finish, then primer paint.
if it were me I'd probally sand it down to a bit smoother finish, then primer paint.
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Here is pic with Watercooling gear.
Doing leak testing atm. nothing is running for now
Doing leak testing atm. nothing is running for now
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coming along good =) wish I had W/C...
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Little Update I decided to put some wheels on this monster because it's painfull to move it lol... will take pic later
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+_+ O_O I need new thermal paste i want to put my atm gear in there and try watercooling since my mobo is dead and i never tested my brand new phenom II 955
grrr... I need to go to the computer shop and buy no name TIM LOL...
grrr... I need to go to the computer shop and buy no name TIM LOL...
