Build Log: MilSpec ~Cold Fusion~ Lian Li V2000B

[CyberDruid]

This is one of those once in a lifetime builds.

The Rig is for a Client who rarely upgrades...but when he does he goes to Xtremes to get what he wants :D

Let me be CLEAR. The following hardware is EXACTLY what the client wants. It's not what Cyber told him to get...or what you might want..it's what he wanted and he is completely happy with the spec of the rig as it is stated below. Thanks:)

After working out the details we settled on the Lian Li V2000B old school case. This is still one of the nicest looking cases IMO. But the amount of gear that needed to go into the case was going to make even this 24" x 24" x 8" Tower seem too small.

Where to start:shrug:

Hardware Specifications:

Qx9650
Asus P5E3 Premium Wifi@N
G Skill DDR3 1600 (7 7 7 18)
2 x 150GB VelociRaptors RAID0
Areca1212 SAS Controller>IcyDock (1 SATA Drive) and Lian Li 3-Drive HotSwap Cage (3 x 1TB Drives RAID5)
Auzen Prelude X-Fi Sound Card
2 x ATI Radeon HD4870X2 in Xfire
ThermalTake Toughpower Modular 1200 Watt PSU
Matrix Orbital Typhoon GX with Remote
mCubed BigNG T-Balancer with miniNG and SensorHub
LG BluRay/HDDVD
NEC DVD Burner

Cooling Specifications for CPU Loop:
d-Tek Fuzion Rev1 with Promount and Custom Acrylic Cube Top by Fitseries3 using Shin Etsu TIM
ThermoChill PA 120.3 with AC Ryan Blackfire fans
Alphacool Ultra Pump
mCubed Flowmeter
Custom Reservoir
Feser: Clear (UV Blue) 3/8" Tubing and Black Dye
Koolance: Green Coils, Compression Fittings, and 5-port blocks
Bitspower: Temp Sensors, Acrylic LED G-1/4 caps, M-M fittings and G-3/8 to 1/4 fittings
Danger Den: Delrin Tee Fittings, FilPort, F-F G-1/4 Fittings
Alphacool: G-1/4 Caps

Cooling Specifications for GPU Loop:
EK FC HD4870X2 Nickleplated Blocks with Acrylic Tops using IC7 Diamond TIM
HW Lab GTX240 with AC Ryan BlackFire Fans
AlphaCool Ultra Pump
mCuber Flowmeter
Custom Reservoir
Feser: Green (UV Green) 3/8" Tubing and Green Dye
Koolance: Black Coils, Compression Fittings, Quick Disconnects, and 5-port blocks
Bitspower: Temp Sensors, Rotary L Fittings, Acrylic LED G-1/4 caps, M-M fittings and G-3/8 to 1/4 fittings
Danger Den: Delrin Tee Fittings, FilPorts, F-F G-1/4 Fittings
Alphacool: G-1/4 Caps

Reservoir Details:
Almost 3 dozen individual parts using three tyupes of tube, trianlge extrusion, green and black 1/8", clear 1/4" and 1/2" stock comprise a dual chamber reservoir with a chamfered polished top mounted "lense" and a small cylinder res;
Top facing reservoir has water-tight tube-cavities for CCL and strobe lights that shine through an array of trinagular "prisms" that rest on those tube cavities. A short tube on the bottom of the pond acts as a sump;
Cylinder res is fused to bottom of the top facing res and is made of 1.5" sections of tube with rings of UV green joining 5 tube sections.

Details of mCubed Installation:
BigNG controls all the fans broken into 4 channels: CPU Loop Radiator (3 Fans), GPU Loop Radiator (2 Fans), 120mm Case (3 Fans), 80mm Case (2 Fans) and reads water temps at each Radiator. Com Links attach to the miniNG and SensorHub and an internal USB cable attaches to the motherboard.

MiniNG Controls the Two Pumps and reads water temps at each pump. A Digital Temp probe reads the Chipset temp.

SensorHub Reads two Flowmeters...one for each loop right off the pumps, controls the Automatic Shutdown of the PC, and reads a slew of Analog temp probes for air temp going into the rads, and temps from the 6 HDDs. A DIgital probe reads the RAM temp.

Lighting Specifications:
7 LED tipped toggle switches under safety shields control the Zone lighting consisting of 8 Dual Lamp CCL Kits provide UV, Red, or White light to the Upperor Lower Chambers independently as well as the 9 AC Ryan LED fans lighting independently of the fans operational speed with a mini strobe and CCL UV light kit inside the reservoir.

Lighting Details:
(Switch asignment from Left to Right)
Switch 1 (Blue Tip) controls A pair of 12" and two pairs of 4" UV tubes and the fan LEDs (8 LEDS) for the upper chamber;

Switch 2 (Green Tip)Controls a pair of AC Ryan OverBoost 8" UV tubes inside the reservoir;

Switch 3 (Red Tip) Controls a 12" pair of Red CCL tubes for the upper chamber;

Switch 4 (Yellow Tip) Controls miniStrobe inside the reservoir;

Switch 5 (Red Tip) Controls A 12" pair of Red CCL tube for the lower chamber;

Switch 6 (Green Tip) Controls a !2" pair of White CCL tubes forthe upperand lower chamber;

Switch 7 (Blue Tip) Controls a pair of 12" UV tubes and the Fan LEDs (32 LEDs total) for the Lower Chamber.

A custom harness from the Switches to a Eurostyle connector strip allows for easy tracing of circuits. Each lead is color coded at each end. The Inverters have been stripped out of their housings sealed in UV Blue Heatshrink and placed for easy access.

Fan Wiring Details:
All the AC Ryan BlackFire fans have been rewired into 4 channels to a Eurostyle Connector Strip to ease circuit tracing.

Channel 1 3 120mm Fans from PA120.3

Channel 2 2 120mm Fans from GTX240

Channel 3 1 120mm and 2 80mm fans in lower chamber

Channel 4 2 120mm fans in upper chamber

A custom color coded harness from the Connector Strip attaches to the BigNG

Case Modifications:
Powdercoat everything not Anodized black Starburst Fiasco All Fan gaurds, All Brackets, All rails and other HW, All Internal Panels, including all non plastic parts os the Icy Dock and LL Hotswap bay

(Mod Details Break Down by Panel/Zone)

Top Panel:
Rectangular opening for chamfered 1/2" thick face of Top-mount reservoir;
120mm hole for blowhole and powdercoated MNPCtech Billet Grill;
Holes for mounting and cabling Matrix Orbital Typhoon GX Display in top panel;
Custom acrylic enclosure for Tyhpoon GX Display.

Front Panel:
Custom black and UV green acrylic 7-Switch Panel;
Lian Li DVD covers cover BluRay and DVD drives;
Icy Dock Single Drive Removable Enclosure;
Lian Li 3-Drive Hot Swap Cage;
Lamptron Vandal Switches replace stock with custom black/UV green trim ring.

Back Panel:
Custom black and UV green laminated acrylic PSU Backplane;

Bottom Panel:
3 120mm Holes for PA 120.3;
2 holes for DD Filports.

BlindSide Panel:
2 120mm holes for GTX240 intake with fine Mesh filters and UV Green Trim ring.

Moboside Panel:
Opening for Lexan Window shocasing Motherboard;
Opening for Exhaust from lower chamber with Powdercoated Formed Hexmesh Guard and UV Green Trim Ring

Other Modifications:
Removed HDD racks and PSU Support to accomodate radiators;
Fabricated acrylic and aluminum support for PSU in top position with PSU fan pointing downward;
Fabricated special mount for VelociRaptors to straddle radiator using decouplers and powdercoated braces;
Fabricated brackets to support GTX240 from chamber divider;
Fabricated Enclosure forCut Down Matric Display
Mounted mCubed HW to Mobo Tray.

[CyberDruid]

This Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUgkQ-Ur3zM) will show you how the lighting systems works and some of the rig's internals;


The following shots will likely be replaced by better shots but should give you an idea of the rig.

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and a light show

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And some more effects

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[dopestuff]

nice work there ;)

[CyberDruid]

Some shots of the work in progress.

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[aspire.comptech]

This is gonna be good.

[CyberDruid]

Construction details

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Prepping for the reservoir cut out

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Roughing out opening for router.

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Working on PSU mount and Backplane

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Rad openings in bottom

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Bracket for GTX240

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Pump Mounts

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Laying out mCubed installation

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Reservoir design

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Losing it

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Louver design that I canned

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Working on res

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Switch Trim

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Enclosure for cut down Matrix Display

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Making logo for PSU support.

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EK goodness

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Working on switch panel

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Working on Logo for Reservoir

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Special power lead for Icy Dock

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Running in gear on bench

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Working on V-rap mounts

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Working on Window Cutout

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Working on Vent Cutout

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Working on Vent UV Trim Ring

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Working on Blindside Panel Vent CutOut

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Working on UV Trim Ring for BlindSide Vent

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Custom forming the hex Mesh

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Installing Window and and Vent

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[CyberDruid]

Parts

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Prepping for Powdercoat

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Back from powdercoat

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Assembly Begins

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Assembly Continues

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Test Assembling the Loops

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Final Assembly

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Cabling Begins

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That's a wrap.

[aspire.comptech]

When I originally posted my question as to why not go i7 no pictures had been posted and it was no clear to me whether the build had already been done.

I apologize for not being a genius.

[FrostyPanda]

hot damn thats insane... i'm glad I went with the Lian Li 343 cube for my build. i'd definitely run out of room in this case :rofl:

[Bojamijams]

One question.

Why not go i7?

Thats a question for the customer probably. Plus I'm sure this build started a while back seeing how detailed and involved it is, way before i7 came out.

[luxbel]

Nice build CD, definitely looks good and busy.

[LogAn'sRun]

wow

[MomijiTMO]

Ahh nice to see some CD builds again :up: It was fun right?

[Henry8601]

I really like the way you have done the pumps - and that looks really cool under the UV lighting!

What are the terminal blocks for?

[Snyxxx]

Very creative. I also like the hole saw template/guide.

[Extigy]

While i am unsure about the colors used, this is some very good quality workmanship. Top build :up:

[Bobly]

HOLY CRAP! Amazing job :D

[emoners]

looks groovy! :D

[CyberDruid]

hot damn thats insane... i'm glad I went with the Lian Li 343 cube for my build. i'd definitely run out of room in this case :rofl:

Definitely too much stuff for this size case. But it all fits and works great. CPU temps 4C above ambient, GFX at 15C above ambient.


Nice build CD, definitely looks good and busy.

That's an understatement


wow
Another understatement :p:


Ahh nice to see some CD builds again :up: It was fun right?

No it was incredibly stressful and is probably the main reason Iam going to scale back on fulltime case modding.


I really like the way you have done the pumps - and that looks really cool under the UV lighting!

What are the terminal blocks for?

For the fans and for the lights as described in post 1.


Very creative. I also like the hole saw template/guide.

Thanks. I use that way of cuitting all the time. There is a stickied guide.


While i am unsure about the colors used, this is some very good quality workmanship. Top build :up:

Just like the HW the aesthetics, color choices, lighting, tubing fluid are all specified by the client. He was was very clear in what he wanted.


HOLY CRAP! Amazing job :D

Thanks


looks groovy! :D

It'll look even groovier in the custom padded ATA case headed out to Fed Ex.

[MomijiTMO]

No it was incredibly stressful and is probably the main reason Iam going to scale back on fulltime case modding.

Well doing what you like for work takes the fun out of it so I get your point. :D

[CyberDruid]

The fan and light wiring gave me carpal tunnel syndrome. It took about three weeks for that to heal. I also cut the hell out of my left hand drilling a piece of scrap. It doesn't help that I've also been sick now for about two months with a persistent cold and various other flu bugs the kids bring home from school. I also had two falls on the motorcycle during this build...one of them tore me up pretty good and my right shoulder is still wonky. I have not had a proper night's rest in weeks. That and the fact that I spent maybe three times longer doing this than I planned has sort of taken the thrill of the build from me. It's a monument to my persistence though. I never quit. bandaged, coughing my guys out, working around my infirmities I still put in so many 14 hour days I have lost count. I started dreaming about the wiring for a while..that was not fun. And now that it's 28F outside I am just glad that I have no more shop work for this particular unit.

In the future I plan to take on less challenging work that does not wear me out to this point. 3 weeks is long enough to obsess on a build...3 months is a bit too long for my blood.

I am grateful to the client for the challenge. Like I said this is a Once in a lifetime Build and I am glad I had the opportunity. I am also glad to be prepping this rig for shipping.

[Jor3lBR]

Your work really redefines the word Modding :bsod::bows:

[EnJoY]

No offense whatsoever intended to you CD, but I think that is hideous. I hate the colors, I hate the style, and most of all...I hate the clutter! I like clean builds with as little inside as possible.

But to you sir, I always admire your craftmanship and your evident work ethic which shines clearly throughout all of your builds. :up:

[Eddie3dfx]

amazing attention to detail and you have unreal skills.
Thanks for posting this! :up:

[CyberDruid]

Your work really redefines the word Modding :bsod::bows:

:D My goal was to reach this point. What I would really like to do now is collaborate with my Inspiration Bill Owen and my Brother in Arms DarthBeavis and my fellow OldFart MKmods and just have fun...can you imagine what the 4 of us could come up with in a well equipped shop?

[CyberDruid]

No offense whatsoever intended to you CD, but I think that is hideous. I hate the colors, I hate the style, and most of all...I hate the clutter! I like clean builds with as little inside as possible.

But to you sir, I always admire your craftmanship and your evident work ethic which shines clearly throughout all of your builds. :up:

You've probably seen the stuff I do for myself. Hell my own rig does not have any windows or lights :p: This was all about understanding my client and making his vision into a reality.


amazing attention to detail and you have unreal skills.
Thanks for posting this! :up:
Aw Shucks.

[Utnorris]

You are truly an artist with no rival CD. I mean that.


:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[CyberDruid]

You're not too shabby yourself ;)

[Bojamijams]

Man this is nuts... I love doing my own stuff and pride myself on my own system and my own watercooling setup I built, but I could never accomplish something like this.. and I really WANT something like this.

CD, you're the only person I'd consider buiding a rig for me. You'll probably not fully realize what a compliment that is from someone like me, but try.

Phenomenal.

[CyberDruid]

I do hear ya man. I am the same way. That's why I bought the BenchMaster techstation from Geno (BoxGods). I build my own techstations all the time...but when I saw the powdercoated steel prototype he made I had to have it. And I am still thrilled with it.

There is something wonderful about supporting another artist. Especially when their vision and your vision correspond.

[halo112358]

So is there a 180BPM party inside the case too? Because it looks like it's full of ravers. :p

Nice loop selection and build though :D

[2low4u]

Wow CD YOu have out done yourself yet once again! Your attention to detail is well second to none! That wiring itself looks like a nightmare I don't blame you for having dreams about it! lol. The res is quite the masterpiece also! Nice work!! :clap::up:

[BlueAqua]

$9000 real US dollars? Holy crap, I think the only builds I've seen that are that expensive are Maximum PC's Ultimate PC of the year. How does it add up to 9k?

[CyberDruid]

Go to start, programs, accessories, calculator.

Go back to page 1 and start adding :D

When you've figured out all the HW costs subtract that from $9000 and that's my fee. Divide that by about 500 and you will have derived my hourly rate. But please don't tell me...I'm already on the verge of depression :p:

[ShoNuff]

No offense whatsoever intended to you CD, but I think that is hideous. I hate the colors, I hate the style, and most of all...I hate the clutter! I like clean builds with as little inside as possible.

But to you sir, I always admire your craftmanship and your evident work ethic which shines clearly throughout all of your builds. :up:

You sir have a future in politics.

CD, I must say I am more curious about your customer than anything else. Who could possibly know all that could go inside a pc?

I was not impressed by this build but I am still a CD fan!

[CyberDruid]

I'm not sure he thought all that could fit. That's the part I do :D Size-alignment Man...I have strong visual/spatial ability...almost savant. I can pack a 20' cargo container so there is almost no dead space.

The deal with a PC is that I have to also visualize airflow, servicability, aesthetics (though you might disagree ;)) and mechanical properties like the amount you can bend or flex something. It's not that big a deal...but there was so much to juggle I found that I needed a little extra time to process it. I refused to rush assembly of stuff like the reservoir because of nagging doubts about other HW conflicts: and sure enough the Icy Dock and the HD4970X2s were the pinch points. They controlled the layout of cylinder and sump. I also needed to have almost every piece of HW installed just to see all the conflicts. Some of the clearances are less than 1/8" so it's notso easy to guess or "do it by eye" without making a problem for some other part later in the assembly.

It's kind of odd but usualy it takes me at least a day to start seeing the layout...this was more like a week. And even then I would repeatedly assemble and disassemble to assure myself Iwason the right track.

A few last minute additions were managed too...like the Velociraptors. Those were a very last minute addition. That was the only real estate left. But it tunred out that they get cooled by the Rad/PSU air flow...so it worked out pretty well. And I was really having to do and undo a lot of work toward the end as I workedthe cables into position. There's slews of leads and sensors and links from the mCubed gear on top of the typical stuff you have to manage. And to get all that to lay flat so the sidepanel closes nicely was a few days in the making.

The switch panel was one of the last things installed and had literally been keeping me from getting any decent sleep. I kept feeling there was going to be a snag there. But apparently not.

The lighting kits were the last layer so fishing all those leads (8 dual lamp CCL kits, a ministrobe, 38 LEDs) was tedious indeed.

It became truly impossible to do any sort of stealth wiring...it was obvious as I got toward the end that neat bundling and routing was the only option.

I'm still thinking too much about this build. I'll be glad to do something simple like fab a techstation prototype or swap CPUs on the Blitz :)

[Razor_Blade]

Simply amazing. Not my taste, but I have MASSIVE respect for you skills CD. Well done!

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

I think the color is a bit honky myself, maybe a nice pearl sparkle white :D

*puts on serious hat*
Great job on this CD, your workmanship is impeccable :up: :up:

[SpazBoy357]

:D My goal was to reach this point. What I would really like to do now is collaborate with my Inspiration Bill Owen and my Brother in Arms DarthBeavis and my fellow OldFart MKmods and just have fun...can you imagine what the 4 of us could come up with in a well equipped shop?

Man, to be a fly on the wall in that shop...


Fantastic work, CD. Above and beyond even your normal standard of excellence. :up:

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

lol so I did some calculator work and you probably should have done this build for about 2000 dollars more.... though that may have put you in a bad situation with the customer ;)

[CyberDruid]

Trust me I earned every $4 dollars an hour I made.

[[XC] riptide]

CD, I just moved this into Liquid Cooling Worklogs. I left a redirect on the main area for a couple days.

[randomplatypi]

Excellent work Cyber! You should be applauded.

:clap:

[Kayin]

Holy God.

CD, that is amazing. I have so many questions that I wish I could ask, but I know you wanna let it rest. I've had a build like that before, in fact it just went out this weekend.

LMK if you're receptive to technique questions so I can finish off Mithril like I want to...

[BoxGods]

Wow CD...I bet your feeling like a truck ran you over right about now. I know several guys who ended up killing their business on "whale" customers like that one. having built half a dozen 10K + rigs on horrible deadlines I do feel your pain. Speaking of pain--I spent the whole day yesterday moving a 1,200 pound 120 watt laser into my new shop. I couldn't get it in the door with the fork lift so I had to stand out on the street for 5 hours in South Texas sun dismantling it. I had guys (mussel) standing around so I had to hustle and ended up just cutting about 30 or so wires...God help me today getting it all back together. The good news is if/when I do get it together it will swallow a full sheet and zip through 1.5" acrylic like it was BUTTAH =)

Take a break and play some L4D CD =)

[Eddie3dfx]

Cyber I going to pm you, but I figure I'd post it in here.
I want to take out my v2000 motherboard tray.
It seems that the tray is also attached with the IO to the case with rivets.
Can you tell me, behind the motherboard tray, if there are rivets that are attached to the top of the motherboard.
I can see them by the io ports, at the lower portion of the back motherboard (2-3 rivets).. but the on the top it's hard to tell which ones are actually attached to the motherboard tray.

[TedShred]

Wow, I can't get over how much stuff is, neatly, packed in there! Lol at your visual/ spacial savantness comment. I swear my dad had that same ability - could pack a room's worth of stuff into a single box, to everyone's amazement. (Alas, some traits aren't passed down.)

I find the price a bit surprising too, surprisingly inexpensive.

I have a pre-build and awhile ago did a lot of window shopping at at Voodoo, Falcon Northwest, Alienware, Smooth Creations, Digital Storm. (Finally settled on Fatty Bob's Lakeside Bait & PC Stop) There is no freaking way in freaking hell that someone could get anything even close to this rig for $9K at any of those places. No way, no how!

I just wish I woulda stumbled onto this site before stumbling onto Fatty Bob's.

[CyberDruid]

Simply amazing. Not my taste, but I have MASSIVE respect for you skills CD. Well done!
Booyah

Man, to be a fly on the wall in that shop...


Fantastic work, CD. Above and beyond even your normal standard of excellence. :up:
It might happen...ya never know...

And that Ladies and Gentlemen is the difference between a true Pro, and what most of us do IMO. To do all that lighting, get everything in the case, all the custom case mods and still have it be so clean and professional is just remarkable.


One hell of a rig, and a true showcase build.

andyc
Coming from you that means a lot. Thanks

riptide;3442190']CD, I just moved this into Liquid Cooling Worklogs. I left a redirect on the main area for a couple days.

Baaaaaa aaaah :D


Excellent work Cyber! You should be applauded.

:clap:
:)


Not my taste at all, but there are no words to describe the level of craftsmanship and skill you posses.

:up:


Kayin;3442517']Holy God.

CD, that is amazing. I have so many questions that I wish I could ask, but I know you wanna let it rest. I've had a build like that before, in fact it just went out this weekend.

LMK if you're receptive to technique questions so I can finish off Mithril like I want to...
PM

Wow CD...I bet your feeling like a truck ran you over right about now. I know several guys who ended up killing their business on "whale" customers like that one. having built half a dozen 10K + rigs on horrible deadlines I do feel your pain. Speaking of pain--I spent the whole day yesterday moving a 1,200 pound 120 watt laser into my new shop. I couldn't get it in the door with the fork lift so I had to stand out on the street for 5 hours in South Texas sun dismantling it. I had guys (mussel) standing around so I had to hustle and ended up just cutting about 30 or so wires...God help me today getting it all back together. The good news is if/when I do get it together it will swallow a full sheet and zip through 1.5" acrylic like it was BUTTAH =)

Take a break and play some L4D CD =)
I'm gonna got shoot some stuff instead..gotta Razer Copperhead that's acting up.

Cyber I going to pm you, but I figure I'd post it in here.
I want to take out my v2000 motherboard tray.
It seems that the tray is also attached with the IO to the case with rivets.
Can you tell me, behind the motherboard tray, if there are rivets that are attached to the top of the motherboard.
I can see them by the io ports, at the lower portion of the back motherboard (2-3 rivets).. but the on the top it's hard to tell which ones are actually attached to the motherboard tray.
It's attached. Just drill them all...any that aren't the right ones just put in more rivets :D


Wow, I can't get over how much stuff is, neatly, packed in there! Lol at your visual/ spacial savantness comment. I swear my dad had that same ability - could pack a room's worth of stuff into a single box, to everyone's amazement. (Alas, some traits aren't passed down.)

I find the price a bit surprising too, surprisingly inexpensive.

I have a pre-build and awhile ago did a lot of window shopping at at Voodoo, Falcon Northwest, Alienware, Smooth Creations, Digital Storm. (Finally settled on Fatty Bob's Lakeside Bait & PC Stop) There is no freaking way in freaking hell that someone could get anything even close to this rig for $9K at any of those places. No way, no how!

I just wish I woulda stumbled onto this site before stumbling onto Fatty Bob's.

I know it's a common thing in every trade. Unless you price yourself ridiculously high like a pro no one really can believe you are a pro. I never had any trouble doing that when I was working on yachts...I'd just slam them with a ridiculous figure and they'd take it or not...but when I am dealing with a lot of younger guys on the Forums that are not that well off I have a hard time slamming them with real shop rates. I also spend wayyyyyy too long fussing with details. Even in my trade as a carpenter I was always taking about three times longer than anybody else because I was fretting over 64ths and grain patterns and so on...which is fine when you are getting paid hourly and the client is still happy...but not so good when you are working on set fees.

One thing I adhere to is that a man's work is a self portrait...I could go faster and sloppier and probably satisfy 90% of my clients as they might not see what I see...but it's those 10% that would run my name into the mud:shakes: And a man's reputation is really all he owns.

But enough about moi

I have been commissioned by the Owner to build an ATA case for the rig and I went all out on the design and ordering. All the parts will be arriving in about a week...ten days so I'll continue this log with more shots of that little project at that time.

It's going to be a nice shipping case.

Sort of like a large padded suitcase.

31" x 31" x 14".

Black ABS laminated to 3/8" ply

Aluminum Extrusions Joining all the panels

Tounge and Groove Extrusion sealing and align the two halves

Corner Balls

Tilting Corner Casters for easy transport

Spring Loaded Handles to facilitate shipping and handling

Recessed Butterfly latches with padlock Hasps

And a Pair of 4- wheel combination TSA locks

The Interior gets lined in 3" of Convoluted EVA foam (1.2lb density)

Should make for an interesting day or two out in the shop.:)

[zlojack]

Nice...so you're going to build a case for this monster as well!

[CyberDruid]

Yeah we spent about a week researching custom built cases and they are all pretty damn expensive. I am going to try and save him a little bread and get a little more satisfaction for the final days of this build :D A box I can make...no SW involved...no wiring...yes...might even be relaxing.

[zlojack]

Yeah we spent about a week researching custom built cases and they are all pretty damn expensive. I am going to try and save him a little bread and get a little more satisfaction for the final days of this build :D A box I can make...no SW involved...no wiring...yes...might even be relaxing.
Famous last words? :D

[CyberDruid]

Maybe I could put some LEDs and a

Nevermind

[Solarfall]

although the color scheme is not appealing to me, i got to say that you did an awesome job building this monster, the build quality is top notch..good job dude :up:

[CyberDruid]

I'm having a little quality time with my techstation right now...ahhhhh. Just pure silicon scorching fun...

[tiro_uspsss]

colours to suit ur mood! :D

[CyberDruid]

Pretty Much :D

[just a noob]

i would have liked the build when lots of colors appealed to me, now i just like plain old cases :S nice build if thats what they liked, just wouldn't have been my first choice

[OPPAINTER]

My Friends, :)

My personal advice is, keep on keeping on! Stick with all the guts you have and just do it!! I’ve found out that you have to be with the program or don’t do it at all. Bottom line is lets all be friends,,, friends are hard to come by. This is a fact!!!


OPP

[CyberDruid]

Wow OP posted in my thread :D

That makes up for just about anything :p:

I hear you loud and clear.

I've got the parts ordered now for the ATA case. I'll post up what's involved in making a proper shipping case in about a week.

Thanks for the interest in this piece of work. The interest and intelligent reponses are what keeps me doing this stuff day after day.

[Spankyfart]

Mad Mad Mad props for your DIY skills, I won't comment on the colors and whatnot.
Don't want to be scolded at. :rolleyes:

Oh did I say Mad Mad Mad props already?

[CyberDruid]

Trust me I already know that this case is not to everyone's taste :p:

It's certainly not to my taste. My case is black on the outside and red on the inside and has no lights, no window.

But I still put everything I had to give into building my client exactly what he wanted.

It's a berserk looking PC...wires and tubes and lights everywhere....but it works great. I enjoyed the challenge.

[seba84_2005]

CyberDruid unfortunately but this project as he looks for me terribly:shakes:

[OPPAINTER]

CyberDruid unfortunately but this project as he looks for me terribly:shakes:


I dont get it seba !!

OPP

[SiGfever]

If we all liked the same things wouldn't that be boring? This case was made to suit one person's taste and desires. If you do not like it fine, just move along. Too often we forget that we should be polite when commenting on someone else's work. The build quality is excellent and you can't argue that the pieces parts are not top notch also. Can you imagine the skill and planning involved in putting 20 pounds of technology in a five pound box?

C_D, as always your quality and imagination shines through. :clap: :clap: :toast:

[CyberDruid]

I can see I won't be getting a lot of commisioned work from Poland :ROTF:

[Oli4v]

It's quite nice, altough I don't like the inside color, but the detail in every single part is very nice.

Another funny thing on the case is that you have the opportunity to choose like out from 5 collors of light you want :p:

the custom reservoir is very nice, that's excelent ! :up:

[CyberDruid]

Thank you.

[Marvin_The_Martian]

I don't like looking at the case either, the color scheme atm just doesn't appeal to me. Though I must add what I like and not like changes with how I feel allot.

What I do like, is reading about the time, effort and eye for details and possibilities it took to shove all that stuff in there and make it look as good as it does, per specification of his costumer. It's even more admirable to look at someone who can build something on order/specification when the build is not something he would envision for himself. If you can satisfy a customer with a product you don't really feel in touch with, that's the highest level of craftsmanship imho.

And what's with the insults Seba? As you can read I don't like it either, but can see the attention it took to put it together. Or should I say, I'm very aware I would probably end up with something looking 100 times wurse when given the same stuff and even a year time to assemble it. So while you can not like the results, atleast credit him with that :)

[zlojack]

There is much to admire about the build.

The workmanship. The quality. The attention to detail. The dedication.

It may not be to one's taste, but to insult the guy who made this to the exact spec of his client and did a damn fine job of it is just plain classless and low.

[bigslappy]

sub'd
there will be a locked thread soon .. & that's a shame as it's a great build.

[TedShred]

holy crap, it was bad enough already, but I didn't catch seba's snide and juvenile little edit.

certainly no lack of lack of class:shakes:

[CyberDruid]

I know a troll when I read one...lol. And having posted a number of my other builds I don't really feel the need to defend myself. Quite the opposite. Those who have the eye to see and have done their own work have a notion of what is involved. I am not pleased with having masses and masses of cables everywhere. But the reality of it is that there is no place to hide them :D The V2000 presents a number of challenges to cable management by being so narrow. The typical modder "hide out" of running cabling on the back of the motherboard is not practical. And considering this is exacly the opposite of a "MurderBox" type sanitary build you are going too see a lot of the cables. Not all of them...but a lot.

I think if I had the patience to take the rig completely apart knowing the end of the road as I do now I could likely retrace my steps and have a more sanitary re-installation. The issue is time. This hardware is not bleeding edge tech. If I were to spend another month or two painting the chapel ceiling I might gratify my own ego, but I feel I would be doing my client a dis-service by handing him a rig that's even "older" than it is now.

At the moment this is a 4ghz 25K 3DMark 06 rig...that's still pretty potent even with the amazing Ci7 Futuremark destoyers setting a new bar. I'd like the owner to start enjoying that right away.

[Movieman]

puts on mod hat;
Gentlemen;
First of all everyone has a certain taste that appeals to them.
If this isn't yours thats fine but no need to blast CD because you don't like it.
Yes, it is busy in that case but there is a reason for it.
It IS the case the person who is paying the bill wants.
Then have you ever tried working this much equipment into this case?
I have and it sucks the big one to work with.
Ask CD about the phone calls I've made ot him for ideas on this case as to how in God's name to fit it all in.
Yea, beautiful case from the outside but the inside layout was never designed for water cooling in anything but the most simple of systems.

Now to the Polish gentleman that posted in this thread.
Please refrain from bashing people as that gets us nothing.
Perhaps you would have a suggestion that could help or show us your work with this case and that we would appreciate but in this situation you made a few mistakes.
First Cyberdruid is a very respected member here whose talents shown over a great many builds speak to his abilities.
Second, read above and let it sink in.
Third: One doesn't need to post in any thread. If the subject of the thread is something you don't like just ignore it and find the threads that you do like.
Thanks for reading.

[bigslappy]

It's a GREAT JOB CD !! .........


I just hope that one ass wipe don't keep u from posting more of yer builds

Keep the Good Work coming ......

I Like the build guady & colorful ...Like being in New Orleans in Feb ....

[MomijiTMO]

Well maybe that came across as pure butt because their command of English isn't as good as ours? It's not the first time someone has come off as super aggressive and rude before :p:.

[TedShred]

Well maybe that came across as pure butt because their command of English isn't as good as ours? It's not the first time someone has come off as super aggressive and rude before :p:.

that's what I was contemplating too, until the late addition of the final sentence. pure malice, nothing to do with the build at all.

[@@@@]

nice build Cyber superb Workmanship class A :up::up::up:

let me just restate this build is for Cyber's Client, what Cyber's client likes, the person who is paying for the rig I just think they miss the statement in the first page.

and also nice rig saba neat and tidy.

[@@@@]

Cyber you can pm a mod for your request like Movieman who posted above

again superb Workmanship :up::up::up:

[Tulatin]

It's an amazing build, quality wise, but there REALLY is only so much you can do.

Managing the tubing and wiring in an inverted case is really a pain in the ass, especially when your client wants a big bore GPU and CPU loop. Hats off to the effort put in here!

[doox00]

I agree, great job. I wish I had the modding/craftmanship that you have. I love building things out of wood/metal and so on just not all that good at it.

[Movieman]

I tried to clean up this thread and remove the garbage and the posts that quoted the garbage.
Let's keep it to topic guys and to the gentleman from Poland:
Make your own thread. I'm sure we'll all be happy to read it.
Thanks for reading.

[MomijiTMO]

Yeah I just watched the stuff fly around. =S

Take the rest of it to PMs guys.

It must be hard doing exactly what the client wants despite it causing alarm bells in your head.

[tiro_uspsss]

I tried to clean up this thread and remove the garbage and the posts that quoted the garbage.
Let's keep it to topic guys and to the gentleman from Poland:
Make your own thread. I'm sure we'll all be happy to read it.
Thanks for reading.

:toast: I for one, am greatly thankful of this! :bows:

[alacheesu]

Awesome skills. I thought it was too busy at first, but the more I look at it and all the little things that's part of the build, the more I like it. Excellent attention to detail. I'm sure your client will be more than happy. :up:

[The[R]eaper]

Amazing work CD! always loved your builds and cant wait for more. Wish i had the patience and determination you have. Your an inspiration to us all! Great Job!

[RADCOM]

eaper;3451608']Amazing work CD! always loved your builds and cant wait for more. Wish i had the patience and determination you have. Your an inspiration to us all! Great Job!
Says it all really, truly some of the most artistic and thorough workmanship I have ever seen.:up:

[Slovnaft]

I know I'm late to the party, but I must say with no exaggeration that this is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen.

Bravo.

[seba84_2005]

This is real X-mas PC ;)

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/276/hehezl8.jpg

CD so oneself this make creeping featurism ;)

[marcus000]

This is real X-mas PC ;)

Which apart from the xmas decorations looks exactly like every other TJ07 build out there now... go troll another thread. :up:

[alacheesu]

CD so oneself this make creeping featurism ;)
Babelfish, is that you????

[CyberDruid]

Oh please stop quoting the toll...then I have to read it.

[tiro_uspsss]

seba84_2005: this is the 2nd time I have reported u for this thread alone...

just letting u know

[seba84_2005]

OK CD :) this all what I write, it was from jealousy Your PC :(

Very sorry man:up:

We want now to have such casings in the Poland :D

[2low4u]

OK CD :) this all what I write, it was from jealousy Your PC :(

Very sorry man:up:

We want now to have such casings in the Poland :D

I know your egrish isn't to good but it's not his PC it's a build he did for a client.

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?" lol

[Rise]

holy acrylic. i can't even imagine how you managed to do those louvers, and then you scrapped them?!? they looked f'ing awesome man! I'm amazed at the clean cuts having tried to work acrylic myself (and the metal as well). i can see how you poured 500 hours into that, easy. but you did yourself proud, the craftsmanship is evident in every little piece. the pump placement was genius, as were the double rad bracketry and how has no one mentioned the cut-out cold fusion text?! fantastic man! it was like watching a bob ross painting come together: at first you worry that it's not going to come out right and you're sure the artist messed it up and then all of the sudden the finished piece comes out and you sit there in astonishment.

the vision, the execution, the ingenuity and the finished product are mind blowing, IMO. and anyone complaining about the colors is clearly blind, blind to the rest of the build as well as the business of building something for another person. seriously man, I applaud your work. Please don't stop, for I would be a sad panda.

[DragoonXX]

that is one absolutely INSANE build man...that's just...wow

[FrostyPanda]

I know your egrish isn't to good but it's not his PC it's a build he did for a client.

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH?" lol

:rofl: Someone submit this to engrishfunny dot com...

Anyways...I really like the paint CD! I was thinking of doing something similar on my build, but I didn't have the balls to take the plunge and do something really whacky (whacky is a compliment;)). Muchos :up:s

[CyberDruid]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. :up:

[2low4u]

:rofl: Someone submit this to engrishfunny dot com...

Anyways...I really like the paint CD! I was thinking of doing something similar on my build, but I didn't have the balls to take the plunge and do something really whacky (whacky is a compliment;)). Muchos :up:s

Damn I forgot my n I was trying to say Engrish bahahahaha


Happy Thanksgiving everyone. :up:

Happy turkey day to you to CD & all the US members!

[FrostyPanda]

Damn I forgot my n I was trying to say Engrish bahahahaha



Happy turkey day to you to CD & all the US members!

:rofl: egrish...

Since it seems like the cool new thing....HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!


http://bp1.blogger.com/_3Cbcn3Ol2wQ/R-HnN9jPYYI/AAAAAAAADoY/_AnDUJ8XpAc/s400/turkey.jpg

[disruptfam]

now thats one packed out Lian li!!!!

[Duh]

your craftmanship is a pattern who makes your work unique.. how cant we get frustrated after seeing something like this??

Look at your hands man! They are very :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up due to the dedication to your duty. Congratz man!!!! :up:

[CyberDruid]

Here are some shots of the ATA case coming together.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3091/ata001qc4.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1481/ata002ia8.jpg
ABS laminate

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2189/ata003zd2.jpg
Hardware

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1355/ata004wf4.jpg
These are the extrusions that seal the two halves. You have to fold them and snap them lenghtwise into male/female strips...

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2204/ata005zt3.jpg
Exterior angles

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3420/ata006me0.jpg
Piano Hinge

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6106/ata007xt4.jpg
Corner tilt casters

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9712/ata008hh2.jpg
Recessed butterfly latches

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/171/ata009io6.jpg
Recessed Springloaded handles

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5784/ata010yw9.jpg
Corner Caps

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/2579/ata011ut9.jpg
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2946/ata012hs7.jpg
Rivets and Washers

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7640/ata013td9.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/4235/ata014df7.jpg
Sizing the 3/8 BC Ply (exterior rated)

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/148/ata015og8.jpg
Sizing the laminate

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/2362/ata016nb0.jpg
Scuffing

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/139/ata019qr8.jpg
Gluing

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/1483/ata017mx9.jpg
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/7302/ata020wr8.jpg
Rolling

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/1373/ata021cm2.jpg
Trimming

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6588/ata022cc8.jpg
Attaching the first exterior angle. I drilled a rivet-hole every three inches.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8031/case001aw6.jpg
Rivets are backed alternating between a washer and an angle brace.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/935/case004jx9.jpg
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5569/case005xn9.jpg
Corner Cap trims out the exterior angles.

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6741/case006uc4.jpg
Corners are braced with interior angles.

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4083/topata001tr7.jpg
Exterior corner angles are left 3/8" short to allow for the lip extrusion flange

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/6852/topata004ml7.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4360/topata005xa3.jpg
http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/8932/topata006md2.jpg
Basic construction completed

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6866/topata011el9.jpg
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/2915/topata012lj8.jpg
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/1788/topata017hp8.jpg
Routing and test fitting top of Butterfly Latch

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1695/topata019ay5.jpg
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3680/topata020go4.jpg
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/808/topata021ja0.jpg
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/5228/topata022we0.jpg
Dry fitting the lip extrusion

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/5548/topata023my5.jpg
Bedding the lip

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/1417/topata024ec8.jpg
Sometimes you just need a BFH

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1226/topata026jg9.jpg
Drilling the holes to mount the latch halves

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8268/topata027ei5.jpg
Bedding the hardware.

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/8764/topata029nt7.jpg
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7492/topata035og1.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3723/topata038ce2.jpg
Hardware installed.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/3012/topata030ux6.jpg
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8498/topata031tf8.jpg
Sealing the interior vertices with a pernicious adhesive caulk. 3M 5200 dries to a strong flexible rubbery consistancy that will keep the case watertight and help distribute some of the shocks of rough handling across the entire surface of the joint.

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/2739/topata033gr7.jpg
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/1241/topata036va5.jpg
Rivetting lip onto the edge

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/5444/topata040rg3.jpg
As the glue dries...the top half of the case is done and ready to be hinged to the lower case.

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/6995/topata039ne0.jpg
This is how the two halves of the lip join. There is enough play for the piano hinge to act.

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3416/topata041pj9.jpg
And this is how the two halves of the ButterFly Latch will join.

More next week.

The 3" Convoluted Foam ships Monday so I expect the case to be completed and ready for the rig next weekend.

[zlojack]

Nice!

[just a noob]

whats that case for, shipping the computer you built?

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

cool stuff Cyber :yepp:

I recently built a 12' bar (single handedly) in my fraternity house's dining room and I found it very refreshing to work with wood for a change :p: :up:

[CyberDruid]

Nice!
Trust me...I'm doing the best I can :D I thought it was pretty cool the Client wanted for meto build a real travel case.


whats that case for, shipping the computer you built?
Yep. The Case will be lined in 3" of foam.

cool stuff Cyber :yepp:

I recently built a 12' bar (single handedly) in my fraternity house's dining room and I found it very refreshing to work with wood for a change :p: :up:
Yeah I can do some stuff with wood...

Here's a bar I built in Florida for a SportFish (65' Jarret Bay)

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/5122/pict0961od1.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/9092/pict0964lm8.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/7595/pict0981rr1.jpg

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/302/pict0965ja7.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/9913/pict0967eu9.jpg

Thirsty yet? :D

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5434/pict0900gz2.jpg

I know I was :yepp:

[zlojack]

Mmm... I could go for a whisky right about now.

[Movieman]

Slick!:up:

[CyberDruid]

They guys working on the boat raided that thing the minute I left after installing it. The electrician got so drunk on the Chivas that he fell off the dock and lost his phone. We didn't hear from him for about 5 days.

[ballzD33P]

They guys working on the boat raided that thing the minute I left after installing it. The electrician got so drunk on the Chivas that he fell off the dock and lost his phone. We didn't hear from him for about 5 days.

LOLZ :rofl:
johnnie on the rox 4me plz

edit: whats on the back row?

[alpha0ne]

Beautiful work CD...............your a true artist :clap:

[CyberDruid]

Thanks

[evil-98]

nice! i like the freight case, cant wait to see how you manage to cut the foam.
i have a custom case for my turntables, modular really (via foam) but i can never
cut it nice enough. generally because 1. my knife is never long enough (need
something like 6" long) 2. when i do cut nice it its never straight (not like a straight
line but if you view from the front the cut is not perpendicular with the top.)
you should make a tag for it a rivet it on, that would be awesome.

[CyberDruid]

nice! i like the freight case, cant wait to see how you manage to cut the foam.
i have a custom case for my turntables, modular really (via foam) but i can never
cut it nice enough. generally because 1. my knife is never long enough (need
something like 6" long) 2. when i do cut nice it its never straight (not like a straight
line but if you view from the front the cut is not perpendicular with the top.)
you should make a tag for it a rivet it on, that would be awesome.

I was thinking about rivetting on a maker's mark. Thanks :up:

A Hot wire is really the way to go...but in a pinch an electric carving knife will do.

I plan to put a 45 degree bevel on the edes so I'll make a jig for that to guide the cut. Damn foam is so expensive I don't want to try freehanding anything.

[dingdong555]

Wow man. Amazing work, the bar is awesome too! You just need to liquid cool those bottles :up:

[CyberDruid]

My apologies if I missed it, but where did you get the extrusions from?

Oh, and awesome work btw (as usual). :up:

I found the extrusions at two different Online sources. Starcase is expensive but they have a nice selection of gear. What killed me was the $80 shipping fee their online cart calculated. I felt like they were raping me.

I ordered from Reliable Hardware and the prices were better and the shipping was about $39 for the same order. They also have some stuff that might be of interest to you like colored ABS Laminates (probably very similar to the stuff on Drum Kits) and nice case feet.

Are you going to make PC trunk? :D

[shazza]

CyberDruid ... Finally got a reliable internet connection so was able to check out all your photos of this build and the shipping case as well. It really is awesome. I can't imagine how long it took you to do all the detailed work, and to fit everything into the case. That's talent. Always enjoy your builds, and I'm sure your client is going to be thrilled.

Nice work on the boat, too. We had some custom work done on our boat, and I can't believe how expensive it was - they charged us more for the TV mount than the TV cost! (Didn't know enough at that time to look for alternatives to the boat yard that was doing the original prep work).

[septim]

CD you make pretty boxes for your pretty boxes... cool...

[CyberDruid]

An enigma wrapt in a mystery coiled in a conundrum...

How I end up doing these things is really off my radar. But I like it :D

I have the case pretty much ready for foam.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3274/donebox018ry6.jpg

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/7232/donebox017ko1.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4397/donebox016mb4.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3778/donebox015ve6.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5530/donebox013fd7.jpg

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/2719/donebox008kl9.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8307/donebox006jw7.jpg

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/3812/donebox005hw0.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/844/donebox004ur3.jpg

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5046/sesamecase154qq9.jpg


:p

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9872/sesamecase153hp4.jpg

Kind of a nice box.

I still need to finish filletting the interior with 4200 Quick Cure and cut and install the 3" foam.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

you did a great job with this cyber :up: it surprises me that you couldn't find a prebuild box like this one ....

[CyberDruid]

you did a great job with this cyber :up: it surprises me that you couldn't find a prebuild box like this one ....

I searched for several days. I got three quotes for custom built cases and they all were in the $500 range with 2" foam.

I decided to make it myself.

[evil-98]

the badge is a very nice touch!

lets see the foam!

[CyberDruid]

Still waiting for foam to arrive.

Thanks guys

After ten hours in 30F weather I am taking it easy today. Rounding up all the bits and bobs to send along when I ship the case and making sure I have not forgotten anything.

[MaddHawk]

I am floored. :shocked: To say you are talented or skilled would seem to be a gross understatement to me. :bows: I do have question the tastes of your customer, unless he turns out to be wanting this machine to go into the DJ's booth at a club of some kind and wants to show off the PC controlling the club's lighting and music with some serious matching bling. :cool:

God, I wish I had discovered the work shop at my high school sooner than my senior year. I could have so gotten into this kind of stuff. They even had a foundery for doing metal casting.

I would add Coolmeister to that list of people I'd like to see you hookup with and see what kind of just cool things ya'll could produce. I have no doubt it would be amazing. :yepp:

Your definitly gonna be an inspiration for when I can finally do something more for myself than dream. :up::up::up:

[coolmiester]

I would add Coolmeister to that list of people I'd like to see you hookup with and see what kind of just cool things ya'll could produce. I have no doubt it would be amazing. :yepp:


CyberDruid is a legend in his own right so i'd be definitely be up for that............there's just the hurdle of a few thousand miles to get over :)

Cheers for the compliment though MaddHawk :up:

[CyberDruid]

Aw shucks...I am always impressed by your work man.

Here's the last shots as I sent the case of on the 17th.

BTW I added an extra layer of 1" styrofoam and a gas strut since the last shots

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/6749/shamyow023ea4.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8956/shamyow024ie4.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/6910/shamyow025hf9.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9550/shamyow026rl8.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4011/shamyow027gm0.jpg

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/4484/shamyow028be1.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4630/shamyow029js1.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/2622/shamyow031di1.jpg
133 pounds!

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/6165/shamyow032jq5.jpg
Me so happy.

[just a noob]

that box is a work of art in its own right :rofl: its amazing to me and somewhat repulsive to my tastes at the same time but, its what the customer ordered

[dingdong555]

Very nice work CD!

Lets hope he receives it without coolant everywhere :D

I'm sure it'll be fine in your Uber box!

[CyberDruid]

I hope so...I would like for this project to end on a positive note.