Custom Cube Case (Scratch Build)

[JayCop]

I bow to your greatness. That is absolutely amazing work. I hope you enter that in some case mod/building competitions because it would surely win.

[CyberDruid]

Wow that's the most consistent and precise sheathing I have ever seen. You are clearly mad.



I would suggest just buffingthat lovely aluminum out with Simichrome or Fliitz or whatever you like and a soft cloth. Helluva lot cheaper than paint. And it might be right up your alley Time consuming, tedious, but in the end completely awe inspiring. There is no finer finish IMO than polished aluminum.

The build is looking great man.

[zuess]

Wow that's the most consistent and precise sheathing I have ever seen. You are clearly mad.



I would suggest just buffingthat lovely aluminum out with Simichrome or Fliitz or whatever you like and a soft cloth. Helluva lot cheaper than paint. And it might be right up your alley Time consuming, tedious, but in the end completely awe inspiring. There is no finer finish IMO than polished aluminum.

The build is looking great man.

Thanks CyberDruid,

It's actually easier when you have some kind of jig, as opposed to going by eye ever time you need to cut a piece.

I like the look of the aluminum too, I just want the inside painted black.
I've had different opinions as to the phosphorous wash as to if it would tint or change the aluminum finish on the outside, which I don't want to happen.
I've been told that I could pre-clean it myself with Lacquer Thinner on just the painted surfaces, would that be your opinion as well?

[Bun-Bun]

But I couldn't find it here in the great white north as they say.


So I got a Micro-Res, and designed my own mount for it.

DuDe...

I didn't read the rest of the thread or read much of it at all but this caught my eye... that is simply genius.

You can see mine here which is a alphacool cape bullseye because they didnt have the aquatube in alluminum back when I did the build and I made a custom front plate for it out of a scap lian li side panel to match the case. But I hate that res... does nothing cool and is a pain to bleed.

You have inspired me.

another note. Dremels and Routers work ALOT better with circle jigs for making holes then a jigsaw. And yes local CNC shops are expensive for hobby stuff like this. A plate I made for a rad mount/grill cost me ~$200 to make including laser cutting, brushing, anodizing. After the fact I found a shop that would have done it all for ~$80 but yeah...

EDIT: Nice choice of bolts

[zuess]

Thanks Bun-Bun,

That res face plate looks great.

I have a router too, but haven't tried it on aluminum.

I can't imagine cutting all the fan holes with a dremel, would take
forever not to mention the cost of the disks that I hear last a few
minutes.

I'm going to be making a whole new front of the case and will try the
router on a scrap piece, if it works out good it will save me hours of
filing and sanding.

zuess

[atomic ferret]

This looks absolutely amazing!

[Bun-Bun]

Thanks Bun-Bun,

That res face plate looks great.

I have a router too, but haven't tried it on aluminum.

I can't imagine cutting all the fan holes with a dremel, would take
forever not to mention the cost of the disks that I hear last a few
minutes.

I'm going to be making a whole new front of the case and will try the
router on a scrap piece, if it works out good it will save me hours of
filing and sanding.

zuess

With the right bits you can do anything with a dremel and router. Bits for metal can get costly and hard to find but it is definitly worth it IMO. Once you cut one hole with a circle jig and a router you will wonder why you ever did it with a jigsaw lol.

[Packetloss]

Wow what a great job. This is the nicest custom case i have see yet

[Mr_Mike]

look great man, you have given me some sweet ideas when i start a project

[GJS1]

How long till you get it powder coated? sorry I'm just eager to see how it turns out