I agree ^ :yepp: it's looking great. Had you used 10mm plexi you could have just tapped the holes, no pass-through's needed! but that stuff's daaaamn expensive, even offcuts :mad:
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I agree ^ :yepp: it's looking great. Had you used 10mm plexi you could have just tapped the holes, no pass-through's needed! but that stuff's daaaamn expensive, even offcuts :mad:
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I see what you did there....
And you're not worried about the pumps shaking without the bolts? Or are they attached from the bottom somehow and you just didn't show us yet?
Thanks, everyone. :)
Wezly -- the pumps will be attached to the recess cut through the bottom with the bolts that come with it. A thin foam pad will be inserted underneath as well to dampen vibration.
http://pw0nd.com/wp-content/uploads/...e-i-see-it.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Wezly
Uh oh.. have I been had? :p:
I blame it on too many hours in my cubicle and workshop.. need to loosen up a little.
If you use the 1000, 1500, 2000 Wet & Dry "wet" (with water) you will find that to works much better and will start to polish the perspex as it cuts it back.
Just have a small container of water near by to soak and rinse the Wet & Dry in.
sweet :D i just love it :D keep going ^^
Very awesome precise work Xion!
I'm a bit concerned about the pump recesses, would the pumps get too warm in there? Do you have anything in mind on how to get some air movement in the zero-g chamber?
Thanks, kg. I'll try that. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by kgtiger
Thanks, man. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelke
Thanks, Kibbler. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kibbler
Warm because of the PSU, you mean? The recess cut is only 1/8", and I don't think that these pumps generate too much heat since they're small. The SSDs run very cool as well, unlike standard HDDs.
The PSU will be vented out the front of the case to keep the chamber cool. The HX1000's intake fan is a 140mm and is located on the bottom of the PSU. So I'll be cutting a vent into the bottom of the Cosmos where it mounts (the Cosmos sits on legs off the floor, so this will work well to intake from the floor of the case) for an intake and will be cutting a vent into the front panel to exhaust the hot air.
A crude illustration--
PSU shown below:
[]--------[] >
[]--------[] > exhaust through front panel
[]--------[] >
^^^^^^^
intake air
I hope that makes better sense of it. I realize it may be a bit confusing since this is an unorthodox design, but it'll all make sense soon.
The Corsair HX1000 is the PSU that I'm using. The only real difference from a standard mount for this PSU will be that I'm mounting it backwards and on the opposite end of the case. It's made to exhaust air out the back to the left, like most PSUs do, and I'm exhausting to the right and out the front of the case, instead of the back.
I didn't know if you were going to bolt the pumps together with the plexi, because I wasn't sure if the screws would reach through to the threads in the res-top.
But I guess you are haha.
Yeah, the bolts are plenty long. They actually screw in about a full inch into the acrylic res tops. I also plan to paint them black so that they'll blend in with the base of the pumps, which are also black. And I'll likely countersink the holes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wezly
Did you notice that I also removed those two mounting tabs off the pump base? Took those off with the dremel and metal cutting disc.
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Yeah I saw that, and that's why I was asking. Helps if I mention my observations, doesn't it?
*Phew*. I'm tired. :D
Been spending a lot of hours in the shop lately.
First, some more fun with the unibits. I have a few different ones, and they all seem to cut different into this plexi. The fatter one has a better cut and gives me edges that are as smooth as a baby's behind. The skinnier ones with more depth leave a little roughness behind to sand away.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5747/dsc14820001.jpg
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/3680/dsc14850001.jpg
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2923/dsc14880001.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6133/dsc14890001.jpg
I'll have some pictures of the actual Zero Gravity shelves drilled with these in the next update.
Pieces laid out for cutting. I'll be cutting two 22.5 x 8" panels, one for the roof of the case and one for the floor.
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/7575/dsc15220001.jpg
Out comes the trusty (?) jigsaw.
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5720/dsc15260001.jpg
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/1445/dsc15270001.jpg
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5168/dsc15310001.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9177/dsc15320001.jpg
So the jig cuts came out "ok" as they always do and were filed down. And one of these pieces served for the new floor in my case to cover those ugly vents. Remember this?
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/1...xionbuild8.jpg
Now, with the improved look.
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/358/dsc15450001.jpg
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/5569/dsc15470001.jpg
And into the Zero-G Chamber.
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/1437/dsc15490001.jpg
I'll be cutting vents in this new floor only where they are needed.
*Takes a breather and a swig of bottled water*
Ok.. then I went to work on the roof of the case.
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/4734/dsc15510001.jpg
Ugly mesh vents.. and more than are needed...
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5221/dsc15520001.jpg
Out you come, ugly mesh vents. Mr. Dremel, get to work.
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5185/dsc15570001.jpg
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9791/dsc15590001.jpg
That's looking better. And since I hate jigsaws (I guess hate would be a strong word, but I dislike them for their inaccurate nature) I will clear these out with the routing table, instead.
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5752/dsc15620001.jpg
Important safety tip: Whenever placing your piece on your routing table, always make sure that you are holding it securely as above before flipping the switch. That bit will grab into it easily and fling it across your table if you don't.
And at all times, if not using a miter guide, make sure you are holding the piece securely with both hands to minimize kickback and keep your hands and fingers as far away from the bit as possible.
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7340/dsc15630001.jpg
Clearing out the right side.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1873/dsc15650001.jpg
A very clean cut, even before filing.
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/331/dsc15690001.jpg
Now for the other side.
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8172/dsc15710001.jpg
And the short sides.
http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2867/dsc00020001.jpg
And then we have the completed piece.
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5...xionzagpss.jpg
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7866/dsc00130001.jpg
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4439/dsc00140001.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7953/dsc00180001.jpg
The new piece for the roof will overlay from the inside. Since the Cosmos has a shell, you won't be able to see the top/outside roof of the frame, but I wanted it to look nice, anyway.
Both the floor and roof will have to be cut in certain places for the shell to fit back on properly. But.. let's save that one for another day, shall we!?
Well I think that's about enough for now. Thanks again for following the making of refleXion.
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I greatly enjoy this.
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router is something magical, it always leaves rounded corners behind :)
Nice update man :up:
Yes, that looks like the answer right there. That new blade is set to cut in the oposite spin as your old blade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirvash
:slap: (thats someone slaping me by the way)
I had this long paragraph on what was wrong, and even checked my tools out in the shop. You installed that aluminum cutting blade backwards. flip it around so the teath point towards you.
Beautiful build and great craftmanship :up:
However, having the pumps rest on the acrylic shelves is a bad idea for two reasons:
1) Vibrations. Pumps vibrate a lot and although the acrylic will somewhat dampen vibrations they'll still propagate to the aluminium walls and I doubt you'll be happy with the result. So you may want to decouple them.
2) Heat. These pumps can get pretty hot, and counter-intuitively they get hotter with less restriction in the loop. They risk overheating if rested on the shelves.
You may get away with some venting holes where the pumps are resting as it won't show. Getting rid invisibly of the vibrations will be more challenging, maybe have the pumps rest on rubber or silicon :shrug:
Unfortunately since the pumps need to be primed to run, it won't be easy to test the best (i.g. most silent) decoupling method.
Anyway good luck and again congratulations on a beautiful build.
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Originally Posted by Wezly
The saw spins clockwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nirvash
Thanks, bud. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by aka_GK
Are you absolutely sure about this? All the blades that I've seen so far have the print on the side that faces left against the arbor nut. Why would this one be backwards?Quote:
Originally Posted by nlancaster
Will definitely be researching this one more.
Thanks, Hannibal. :) See my replies in red below.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hannibal Lecter
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1) Vibrations. Pumps vibrate a lot and although the acrylic will somewhat dampen vibrations they'll still propagate to the aluminium walls and I doubt you'll be happy with the result. So you may want to decouple them.
The pumps will have foam pads placed underneath them. The shelves will be bolted down in all four corners through aluminum brackets which will keep them from vibrating much, and they will also have a thin rubber lining between the edge of the shelf and the chamber housing.
2) Heat. These pumps can get pretty hot, and counter-intuitively they get hotter with less restriction in the loop. They risk overheating if rested on the shelves.
I don't understand what you mean here, because pumps are always resting on something, be it shelves, the floor of a case, the drive bay or whatever. Why would these shelves be any different?
You may get away with some venting holes where the pumps are resting as it won't show. Getting rid invisibly of the vibrations will be more challenging, maybe have the pumps rest on rubber or silicon :shrug:
Yes, as I mentioned before, the pumps will have a foam pad cut to the size of the base inserted beneath them.
It looks like you did mount the new blade backwards. It doesn't mount according to which side the print is on. The cutting blades should be putting force downward onto the cutting edge. This is to keep the piece being cut from being kicked upwards by the blade. You mounted the blade so that it is cutting upwards on the alu and hence the ripping effect. It shouldn't do that if mounted correctly.
Exactly what router bit are you using to make those cuts?
I've never used unibits. Are they better than conventional bits?
Hi Xion X2Quote:
Originally Posted by Xion X2
Very careful work great!:up:
・ ・ ・ Great tool and envy:(
please dont quote the entire update :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by noeru
but great job Xion! we need more!! :stick:
Nice update, Xion
(I edited the full image quotes out of noeru's post to save our scrolling fingers)
yes this is a GREAT build. Also you did install the saw blade backwards.
Of course pumps need to rest on something but the bottom part of the pump heats up quite a lot, there need to be some space or vent holes below the pump. In fact you should also think about some (even light) airflow in the cage if you haven't already.
You could do something like this:
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/o...er22/shelf.gif
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/o...shelf--DDC.gif
Keep up the great work :up: