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FEATURED Brass Tacks: One Day Scratch Build
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- Start date
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- Jan 24, 2012
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- Charleston, SC
Looking good. You deserve a break!
OP
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3) Cut sheet plastic stock (size to be determined):
Front (#1) 454 mm x 194 mm
Sides (#2, #4) 654 mm x 364 mm
Top (#3) 454 mm x 486 mm
Bottom (#5) 660 mm x 460 mm *** 1/4" plastic
Back (#6) 454 mm x 364 mm
Slant panel (#7) to be worked on later
Plastic cut list made short work of in 30 minutes by my festool.
It has come to my attention that this case is darn long (654 mm!). Computational error during design? Oh well, better than too short.
1509 PST
Front (#1) 454 mm x 194 mm
Sides (#2, #4) 654 mm x 364 mm
Top (#3) 454 mm x 486 mm
Bottom (#5) 660 mm x 460 mm *** 1/4" plastic
Back (#6) 454 mm x 364 mm
Slant panel (#7) to be worked on later
Plastic cut list made short work of in 30 minutes by my festool.
It has come to my attention that this case is darn long (654 mm!). Computational error during design? Oh well, better than too short.
1509 PST
OP
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4) Start on Bottom panel (#5)
Notch corners
Cut shim brass pieces (1/2” trim)
Mount shim brass trim
Mount Bottom panel (#5)
I decided to nix the brass trim, and notched the bottom panel so that it would sit flush to the square tube.
5) Locate and place motherboard mounts on Panel #5
Done!
1636 PST
Notch corners
Cut shim brass pieces (1/2” trim)
Mount shim brass trim
Mount Bottom panel (#5)
I decided to nix the brass trim, and notched the bottom panel so that it would sit flush to the square tube.
5) Locate and place motherboard mounts on Panel #5
Done!
1636 PST
OP
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First things first:
Dinner with the wife. Hmmm tri tip pot roast no knife needed.
6) Mount Back Panel #6
Locate PCI rack on Back Panel #6
Cut out hole for PCI and i/o rack.
Mount PCI bracket
Cut fan holes
Mounted the back panel and locating the PCI rack:
Cutting the hole on my scrollsaw:
Hole is correct:
And everything fits together:
I'm going to wait on cutting the fan holes, so that I can do all the fan holes at the same time.
1835 PST
Dinner with the wife. Hmmm tri tip pot roast no knife needed.
6) Mount Back Panel #6
Locate PCI rack on Back Panel #6
Cut out hole for PCI and i/o rack.
Mount PCI bracket
Cut fan holes
Mounted the back panel and locating the PCI rack:
Cutting the hole on my scrollsaw:
Hole is correct:
And everything fits together:
I'm going to wait on cutting the fan holes, so that I can do all the fan holes at the same time.
1835 PST
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Where can you get pci racks like that. I need one bad
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Coming along nicely Navig!
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...=product_info&cPath=130_314&products_id=29722
I believe this is what you are looking for
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Yes, thank you!
OP
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Still going boys--Anyone who knows me knows I'm just getting startin at 2300.
Cutting fan holes
My hole cutter was getting a little janky, so I did this in a 2 step process--scribing the nice circle with the hole cutter.
And finishing it with the scrollsaw:
Fan holes cut:
Next I devised these unusual clips:
They are to hold the slant panel in place:
2249 PST
Cutting fan holes
My hole cutter was getting a little janky, so I did this in a 2 step process--scribing the nice circle with the hole cutter.
And finishing it with the scrollsaw:
Fan holes cut:
Next I devised these unusual clips:
They are to hold the slant panel in place:
2249 PST
OP
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9) Work on PSU mount
? Threaded rod and brass angle bracket
? Back panel (#6) thru hole
Well, I call it a PSU trapeze. For layout reasons, I've got my PSU entirely within the case, and I wanted it suspended above the motherboard.
And with PSU:
And I think I've officially got to say it. Not gonna happen in one day
It was ambitious. Maybe on a day with less other things to do, earlier start. I'm gonna tidy a few things up, take a few pics, be back tomorrow. I'd say I've got about 2 hours of work left.
? Threaded rod and brass angle bracket
? Back panel (#6) thru hole
Well, I call it a PSU trapeze. For layout reasons, I've got my PSU entirely within the case, and I wanted it suspended above the motherboard.
And with PSU:
And I think I've officially got to say it. Not gonna happen in one day
It was ambitious. Maybe on a day with less other things to do, earlier start. I'm gonna tidy a few things up, take a few pics, be back tomorrow. I'd say I've got about 2 hours of work left.
OP
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8) Complete slanted corners on Side Panels #2 and #4
Done.
Well here are the first day's results:
I'm about 80% there. Summary of what's left:
1) Front panel (mount 5.25 bay, USB unit, switches and LEDs)
2) Mount Hard drive rack
3) Cabling
4) Install
I'm definitely disappointed in not finishing today, but hey, I got a LOT done.
Navig
Good night, off to the showers, maybe a late night snack.
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Done.
Well here are the first day's results:
I'm about 80% there. Summary of what's left:
1) Front panel (mount 5.25 bay, USB unit, switches and LEDs)
2) Mount Hard drive rack
3) Cabling
4) Install
I'm definitely disappointed in not finishing today, but hey, I got a LOT done.
Navig
Good night, off to the showers, maybe a late night snack.
0320 PST
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Coming along nicely
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Dude, don't torture yourself because you couldn't do it in one day. Most of us couldn't even do a mod properly even in a month (at least, me!)!! So, feel proud of your work!
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That is an admirable distance in only one day! Looking great so far.
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