kingduris Build Log

[kingduris]

Hello all!

I've been working on my computer for about 6 months now and I decided it was time to share it I was working with a TT Armor for a while and after modding it I decided it was huge. I wanted a case that was compact and could fit my rads. I looked at Mountain Mod cases but the smallest one would require my rads to be external. The larger cases were too big for my liking. After all of this I just decided to build my own :p The whole goal is to be able to fit my PA120.3 and my PA120.2 in a small case. I ordered about 10 5052-H32 Aluminum sheets (same stuff MM uses) and a bunch of aluminum angles from here. I had been drawing the plans on paper for a long time when I was bored in school. Then I started to build it on google sketchup. I finally started working with the metal and will be updating my log here. After I finish the case part of the log I will go through the water cooling part Note, I did not copy mountain mods.. this is my own design and hard work, please don't call me a copier or I'll be sad

Thanks for reading Lets start the build!

Hm.. heres something to let you think while I upload all the pictures, the cases dimensions are 18"L x 12.75"W x 13.75H

[kingduris]

Heres what I'll be using for the side panels, top, bottom etc...they are 24"x24" and im using a band saw from sears with a metal blade for everything...i have a wood shop not a metal shop -_-



Here are some angles



This is how they will be screwed in and ill have to miter them.



Mitered


Everything is tapped to 6-32 threading


Thats it for right now, more tomorrow



6-26-08











Time to build pump/hd rack


MM HD Rack


cut the fan holes off




















Drilled new fan holes




Drive Rack time :p


used this as a template






drilling and a jig saw












I would have taken a pic with a drive in but i forgot :p i can add it later if wanted

Side Panels!




:] 4.5" hole saw


Front


Right Side


Might add this to make it more clean


Back


Mobo tray


Mobo tray cut




Left side






Window/top














clamped some angles to make corner brackets




Some pics of the case together






fan :p


I made a bracket to rest the other end of the mobo tray on for support






w/acrylic on




Test fit, sexy huh




Thats it for now, im sending all the parts of to get powder coated gloss black, before i send it tomorrow is there anything anyone wants to see? If not there will be a lot of case pics when it gets back from the pc's, o yea and here's a peek of the hardware

[kingduris]

Look what UPS brought!


aw yeah


Nice and shiny!










































Drive faces


Gotta get rid of that hump




double sided extra strength ftw


yay








I made an acrylic wire shelf that attaches to the mobo tray












Lets add more parts!

[kingduris]

More parts :P

Need some fans?


I attched the fans to this so i could solder them together






All fans sleeved soldered

Some ram










Yay










Mobo










More to com later

[kingduris]

Reserved,

[evil-98]

you really dont need all those reserves.. theres no pic limit per post..

but looking forwards to a real update

[kingduris]

ah lol well i just saw other people doing it so i assumed i better haha

[septim]

now this i'd love to see. more pics! more pics!

[kingduris]

Update

[philbrown23]

nice man cant wait to see how this turns out! sub'd!

[skinnee]

Nice...custom made is a great way to go, you can plan everything out, no surprises. Just be sure to factor in cable routing early so you can create the right spots to hide all of those cables (I keep learning this the hard way).

Sub'd

[evil-98]

now thats a real update! looking good man

[MomijiTMO]

Yummy.

I would like to try the same one day. Shipping the MM case to Australia starts at $300.

[kingduris]

yay replies haha, ill add some more pics right now

[evil-98]

whao you cut those slots out? those look fantastic

[kingduris]

drilled a hole on both sides then cut from one to the other and then a lot of filing haha

[kingduris]

added the side panels to the pics

[evil-98]

hey those are some great looking panels man, really good job

[septim]

very nice updates, this should be finished in a week at the rate you're going...

[lyl]

impressive work! your nuts and bolts are really clean

[kingduris]

thanks for the comments everyone ill be updating again later today

[\/\/ater (ooler]

wow great work man cant wait to see it finished

[DarthBeavis]

What I REALLY love about your worklog is that you show us how you do it all including showing the tools. I don't know alot about this stuff but desparately want to learn . . .your thread delivers. Excellent cutting! I am too lazy and would just draw it up and send it to a laser/plasma/or water-cutter shop for the panels if I was doing my own build. My hats off to you talented people who can do this awesome work!!!

[iandh]

Great job so far!

A small suggestion, order some single-flute countersinks, that is how you can get a super smooth shiny cut on your countersunk holes, even when using a hand drill. Multi-flute countersinks are almost impossible to prevent chatter unless you are on an automatic machine.

Don't forget to get 82 degree instead of 90 as well, they match the angle of the screw heads.

Also, kerosene wd-40, or even household oil will greatly increase the lifetime of your taps. (I get lazy and skip cutting oil sometimes but it really gums up your taps with aluminum, reduces their lifetime, and makes an inferior hole finish)

What I REALLY love about your worklog is that you show us how you do it all including showing the tools. I don't know alot about this stuff but desparately want to learn . . .your thread delivers. Excellent cutting! I am too lazy and would just draw it up and send it to a laser/plasma/or water-cutter shop for the panels if I was doing my own build. My hats off to you talented people who can do this awesome work!!!

I agree, I actually do a good bit of sheetmetal fabrication as part of my day job, and although attention to detail definitely comes into play, most of ability comes from access to the correct tools, and knowledge of their use.

Not everyone has access to some of the stuff that I do, but a lot can be done with basic hand tools, albeit not as quickly/easily.

I will be posting a worklog for my OCN case mod comp entry here in the W/C forum on July 1st when our worklogs go public, I've done a lot of sheetmetal work on the log and will be posting pics of the tools I use, and making a list of "must-have" professional tools that are within reasonable financial reach of your average modder.

[kingduris]

Thanks for all the compliments and thank you for the tips iandh