Cosmo Mod: FLYINGA2 Style

[CyberDruid]

Tubby Custard lol....send the Noo Noo over to my shop...

Well guys I was really hoping to report better news but the Damned Powdercoat shop LOST one of the key parts: that part pictured above that has the PA160 attached to it.

The part also supports the optical bay sides, motherboard tray, attaches to the front and bottom panels and basically makes the chassis rigid.

I discovered this after I started assembling the chassis and called and they looked but did not find the part.

So I bought another Cosmos case just to get the part.

Not a happy monkey about this turn of events but my #1 prioroity is to get the job done regardless of obstacles.


This makes another delay and I appreciate flyingA2 for hanging tough while I await the new case.

TBH I never want to see those powdercoat people again...but they are going to have to coat the new case for me...and I will replicate a part from acrylic for flyingA2's case once I have the new piece to work from.

Lucky for me I already have the new case sold and will just need to take it apart long enough to get the dimensions of the piece.

Seems like every build has some challenge to hurdle...

[coolmiester]

Hey Cyber, which part is it they lost as i have pretty much the entire internal bits from the mini cosmos i just did (all be it a little bent ish as care wasn't a high priority when disassembling) but your welcome to anything that might help you out.

[zodiac]

Definitely waiting for the post-powder coat pics. This is gonna look hot.
I wonder what a teflon coating would look like? Aside from the expense, which I assume would be high, I wonder if teflon would promote "slick" airflow.

[CyberDruid]

Hey Cyber, which part is it they lost as i have pretty much the entire internal bits from the mini cosmos i just did (all be it a little bent ish as care wasn't a high priority when disassembling) but your welcome to anything that might help you out.

Very kind of you to offer. I am going to make a part from acrylic using one from the new case (which just arrived) as a pattern.

Definitely waiting for the post-powder coat pics. This is gonna look hot.
I wonder what a teflon coating would look like? Aside from the expense, which I assume would be high, I wonder if teflon would promote "slick" airflow.

Non stick coating..WTH it might alleviate dust build up too

Once again I gotta hand it to Provantage.com for having a great price and super fast shipping. Two days by UPS Ground is pretty nice.

I'll tear down the new case and geet the part out and use it to design and fab up one from acrylic that will also be a shroud for the PA160 and a 140mm fan. This part will also hold, cool, and display the two Raptor X drives so it's a complex item...an it's structural because it supports the HDDs, ODDs, attaches to the mobo tray the bottom and front panels...

I have the chassis rivetted together except for the top panel. This way I have all the parts almost in proper alignment and I can easily test and mount the acrylic part.

I'll take some shots of the chassis today. It looks good.

[CyberDruid]

The lost part...damnation that still irks me.


The new case I bought just to get that part for dimensional purposes.



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So the next step is to take apoart the new case...which I will do in a few minutes...

[zodiac]

teh hotness...

(if you did teflon, or another kind of non-stick, you'd have to call your PC the "teflon Don"....sh1t doesn't stick to it LOL).

Maybe even duracote...like you'd do to a .45 cal 1911.

[CyberDruid]

TBH the stock finish on the Comsos chassis is really nice for a PC chassis... but this color suits the theme of the build best.

[zodiac]

LMAO
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007...case-mods.html

[CyberDruid]

Holy crap^^

[charles_h]

LMAO
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007...case-mods.html

brain overload...

awestruck and depressed, simultaneously.

[zodiac]

I better get ready to do a Patent on this idea... ROF

Dig this -> http://www.frypanman.com/how.html

Their prices are reasonable!
I seriously feel that this would be a feasible coating to do some test on.



My inquiry via email...



This is a serious inquiry...

I was wanting to know if it is possible for you to teflon coat
the interior (dismateld into pieces before shipping of course) pieces
of an aluminum PC case? My cohorts and I are looking into this as a
highly slick, and dust resistant coating to promote "slick" airflow and
fewer cleanings. I can provide dimensions and number of pieces if this is possible.


Thank you sincerely,

(name with held for obvious reasons)

[kinghong1970]

Holy smokes @ Dark Roasted Blend site...

i quit...

[zodiac]

response from "fryingpanman":

Hi,

I don't see any reason why not. You can send descriptions and sizes if you like.

Thanks
Mitch Behrens
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Castleman" <cii@teleport.com>
To: "Behrens" <MitchBehrens@onemain.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: FW: Teflon coating a PC case?

[biftek.]

Suhweet.
That would be great if it worked!

[CyberDruid]

What a thought...and if you want you could connect heatpipes from the processor and GPU to the case and use it to cook eggs.

[kinghong1970]

just make sure you use wood or one of thems new fancy spatulas form OxO

[CyberDruid]

Nyuck Nyuck

But Siriusly

I got the new case taken apart and have pretty much figured out how to make up the acrylic part...it's going to be a royal PITA...especially with the HDDs mounted in there in some removable manner...

I should just hot glue them in place

Once the electrician clears out I will start running some plastic through the saw..

Oh to have a metalworker nearby....

[Voo Doo]

Oh to have a metalworker nearby....

Or better yet a CNC mill... or 3d printer.

[kinghong1970]

bah... to have Home Depot as your workshop... one can dream, right?

[TedShred]

This thread is one of the main reasons I joined up the other day. Been lurking for awhile. Great info, as I'm planning a major cosmos mod myself (out of all proportion to my skill level). Loved the disassembly. Sucked about the lost part. Anyway....

Q:

Just by touch, tap, knock etc. I can't figure out if those 2 bottom rails are metal or just some kind of dense plastic? Am curious which one it is?

Thanks.

[CyberDruid]

Metal.

Found the part...

Sending the second case for the same treatment.

[aoch88]

I own a Cosmos 1000 and have a question. I'd like to spray the inside of my Cosmos to black (using paint) but does it affect the thermal aspect of it since aluminium reduces heat a lot better?

Initial observation shows that my CM690 gives better temps/air flow compared to my stock Cosmos

[TedShred]

Cosmos 1000 chassis is steel, not aluminum.

[TheGoat Eater]

Cyber - wondering if the CPU is as good as the 6850 that I sent you?... Have you tested it yet?

[aoch88]

Cosmos 1000 chassis is steel, not aluminum.

Ok, it's made from SECC so would it affect thermal capability of the casing if I spray it black with paint?