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Quote Originally Posted by masxerofkartis View Post
What's that bit you keep attatching to the jigsaw and what is its use? Other than the blade ofcourse
Sorry, which piece are you referring to?



Project Update:

Now that the PLED is in place and the display screen is flush with the plate exterior, I’ll get a reading of the minimum clearance, Clarence.








23mm; Ok.


And the standoffs…




25.4mm… I’ll have to remove about 2mm of material.


I could use a grinder but like doing it old school – with a piece of Emory cloth. I have more control this way and can give myself a fairly decent manicure while I’m at it!




Using Emory cloth will allow for greater control of the amount of material removed while keeping the end flat.


After a few minutes of vigorous… errr… stroking…





Bingo! - now I just have to do the same for the other 5.



The next step is to drill the mounting holes. I’ll keep the vertical positions consistent with the PLED mount holes. Horizontally, the three sets of holes will be positioned to make the best contact with the existing TJ07 vertical structure – while not getting in the way of mounting hard drives. I don’t want to limit Daniel’s drive mount options or interfere with the location of the optical drive. A bit of measuring and figuring will do the trick. Once completed, I’ll drill the 6 mounting holes and then countersink them.




In case you’re wondering, the notch in the bottom left corner is to accommodate a threaded fitting in the corner of the midplate – you won’t see the notch when the piece is in place.






Next, I’ll install the standoffs.




The black “washer” looking thingies were provided by Nils. Because of having to countersink the screws, I needed something on the backside to offset the small portion at the base of the tapered screw head that came through the hole. Without them, the cylindrical offsets would contact the base of the screw head before the plate. These little fellas saved my bacon. (Thanks Nils!).




The PLED mount is pretty much done.



Now, I’ll move to the facade piece (not to be confused with codpiece). Since the angled edge is longer than needed, I’ll remove the excess material. The goal is to end up with the short, right angled section of the facade making flush contact with the outer edge of the existing TJ07 vertical structure.





I’ll overlap the facade with the TJ07 part and mark it for cutting.














Before cutting, honor must be paid to the lucky Zen Frog (I know, I know…).





After cutting and cleaning up with my bastard file…





Sweet success!


Next, I’ll secure the facade to the PLED mount by using 4 countersunk flat head M3 screws. They’ll be placed at the top and bottom and should be discreet when all is done. On the back of the PLED plate, I will epoxy 4 nylon locking nuts so that Daniel can remove the whole unit from the outside.












Once powder coated, the screws should blend nicely.


The next and final step is to line up the standoffs and attach them to the TJ07 vertical structure. I’ll use a paper template to transfer the standoff positions; then I’ll mark and drill the holes.




All 6 holes are drilled.



Wouldn’t you know it! My camera battery died just as I was going to take shots of it all together. Tune in tomorrow to see how it turned out!

Ok, that was cruel – I did manage to squeeze off one shot before it croaked – from the inside.






Thanks for looking in.