NOOOO !!!! I have had almost the exact same idea floating around in my head for a while now , Anyway I doubt it would have turned out that nice :)
Wonderful job man :D
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NOOOO !!!! I have had almost the exact same idea floating around in my head for a while now , Anyway I doubt it would have turned out that nice :)
Wonderful job man :D
Great job so far :) Anymore updates?
I did a few checks on temps the next day, and I may have gained fractions of a degree with curing of the CLP, but nothing significantly different than my posted temps. It's really close to a bowed/nozzled fuzion, next I've been thinking I need to focus on only very small incrimental and tested changes.
For starters I think I'd like to expand the center nozzle length clear across the block. This would force the flow through the pins to be very balanced, but it may also take some emphasis off the core. I'll give it a try, it's easy to do...will post pics when I make that small change.
I've actually been working on a custom block for someone else. It's their own design, and I'm just having fun milling it for them. I also have some other work for someone else also lined out, so I think I'm getting a much appreciated response to the work. I'll never be able to compete with a commercial block manufacturer in terms of fabrication time & costs, but I think I do have something to offer in terms of a custom service. Commercial block can't offer you the option of selecting materials or little tweaks here and there to make it a one of a kind block, but that's something I can easily do.
PM me if anyone is looking for a custom block or part. I don't have alot of capacity, but I'm interested in making different things. And since I don't really know how much time anything will take me, I'm keeping cost down to basically just cover materials and tooling...I'm cheap for now..:ROTF:
On the side I'll continue some of my own projects like this block and some different designs and testing of their performance. I already have a full time regular job, so I really don't need to make any money from this work, and I don't want it to become work. I'm fortunate to have the opportunity to work as much overtime as I could ever want and make really good money, but I like playing too much..:yepp:
Besides...with two young kids... a little milling in the very quiet garage is just soo relaxing right now..:D
Wow... great looking piece of kit you got there! Hopefully you'll considering putting it into production at some point! And props for offering to do custom work as well!
Update on Version 2... 11-2-07, deburred and dished base between pins, removed nozzle holes in favor of a continuous slot.
I decided to try very small changes to my CPU block at a time and test results thoroughly.
For this round I did the following:
Deburred the copper pin base with a 1/32" drill bit. There were some burrs left from the slotting saw that this cleaned up and it also left the base between the pins with a more efficient rounded bottom in between all the pins.
Second, I noticed that the block was fairly restrictive, almost more than my nozzled fuzion, and that the nozzle holes didn't necessarily line up with the pin openings.
The nozzle change:
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/6...echangesp0.jpg
New results...getting closer one degree at a time...:D Actually it's doing very very well for how unrestrictive of a block as it is. The nozzles on the fuzion add alot of restriction, and this is much less restriciton.
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/1...resultshe3.jpg
Might try milling the base down thinner for the next round..
Almost there to beating the Bowed + Nozzled Fuzion :)
:mad: Why are you working on someone else's block!? I already ordered 50!! :shrug:
Congratulations on your results. I've been following this thread and it's been great to see your design mature.
PS. I'll take 100 now that it looks so hawt ;)
Can you deliver next week?
Good worklog! And great job!! :shocked:
Fantastic job man, pretty sharp looking for a DIY block, and great performance as well.
Can't wait to see what you do to improve this!
Just curious, do you work somewhere that has a cnc machine? do you own one? or what? Just looks shockingly well manufactured compared to a lot of the blocks on here, wondering how you made it... didn't see it in the other posts, sorry if I missed!
I just have a multipurpose mill/lathe combo in my garage, all manual though, no cnc. I used to work in a machine shop growing up and did alot of fabrication type work many years ago. But now I'm just an engineer stuck behind a computer or in meetings most of the time. So I enjoy a little milling in the garage especially if it's for satisfying my own curiosities and need to tinker..:D
Really, really nice work there Martinm210!
Are you planning on mass production? :p: Seriously, I'd be interested in a block like this. It would need to have a Metal Hold down plate since i think that Plastic or Acrylic one looks "fragile" :shrug:
Keep up the nice work!
Yeah,
I might start making some on the side, but I want to keep up on the development until I just can't get anymore out of it.
I kind of like the idea behind the center pivot mounting plate, but yeah I don't like the 1/4" acrylic either. Acrylic is weak, but lexan is fine.
I'll have to look into some different options.
Maybe a stainless plate, or make the top 1/2" lexan block wide enough to serve as mounting plate too.
:D
:up:
acetal tops version please!!! :)
white would be cool! but you can't go wrong with a black version!!! :)
I'll order few block's if you do a black top acetal version of you block thanks...
cheers
Great, I was thinking white would be a nice change too. But I wasn't sure what folks would want. But any of the black/white acetal/delrin or lexan I think make a good strong top.
Can I ask what you guys think would be a reasonable price for one?
Still trying to figure some of that out..thanks!
Amazing! Very nice work
Have you tested it on a quadcore? or will results stay v.similar?
very nice results
No, not yet, but I did design it around both. Both the slot nozzle and raised base are specifically designed to emphasize cooling of a 23mm square section which will cover the die of a quad.
I've had some folks volunteer to do the testing, I just havn't gotten that far yet. I should probably pick up a quad just so I have that ability.