Joinery Fun: Wood Radbox

[Tom128]

Threads like this combined with a Lowes that is close enough see out my window make my wallet shiver.

[voigts]

To make the window cutout, I would assume you used hole saws to cut the corners, but what did you use to cut the straight lines between the rounded out corners? The lines are so perfectly straight. Band saw?

[Spankyfart]

Good choice in music, couldn't exactly make out who it was though.
Also mad joinery skills, I love working with wood. And that sounded so wrong in many ways.
Let's just say wood > metal if you don't have alot of tools.

[Jokester_wild]

Good choice in music, couldn't exactly make out who it was though.
Also mad joinery skills, I love working with wood. And that sounded so wrong in many ways.
Let's just say wood > metal if you don't have alot of tools.

You and my dad wouldn't get along... haha (blacksmith)


The wood case looks awesome. Can't wait to see the finished product

[CyberDruid]

To make the window cutout, I would assume you used hole saws to cut the corners, but what did you use to cut the straight lines between the rounded out corners? The lines are so perfectly straight. Band saw?

I made a template with jigsaw..no holesaws involved. I fixed it up on the spindle sander and gave it a lick with the a sanding block. I then clamped it to the panel and routed it using a top bearing flush trim bit and a plunge router.

This way if I need to make more than two holes I will be ready to go next time.

Thanks for all the comments guys. I am almost done. I had to get some housework caught up today but I'll be back it at in the morning.

The only downside is weight. If there was no budget involved I'd use vacuum bagged composite panels (3mm ply sandwiching hexcell core) and tasty veneer Composite panels are more stable than ply and lighter of course and also deaden sound.

@ MartinM210 Yep a biscuit joiner is a helluva tool. A lot easier than dowels and stronger too. I miss my huge clamp collection. All those years in Florida rusted a mess of them up solid and when I moved it was easier to give them to a fellow wood worker than pack them. I still have a few dozen but I find I run short. I resisted running out and buying stuff for this project as I actually am trying to make a little money

[voigts]

I made a template with jigsaw..no holesaws involved. I fixed it up on the spindle sander and gave it a lick with the a sanding block.

Ah ha, spindle sander. Nice. I've wanted a spindle sander and shaper, but have other more important purchases that need to be made first, namely a decent table saw. I have a basic 10" tabletop that drives me nuts.

You're not kidding about the clamps. I bought a bunch of clamps when I built my case from Harbor Freight, only to find that it never seemed I had enough.

[dengyong]

I think the owner will probably not use a shroud. He wants push pull. I tried to keep the size of the enclosure down but it's already quite large.

There are a lot of ways to put the rads into a box...but most of them really pummel your ears. So far this 45 degree mount seems to be the quietest.

I agree a shroud will help with deadspots but I guess we'll be skipping that step.

Have you considered mounting a larger fan (110v) at the end of the box to draw air through the rads ?

[CyberDruid]

It would be a different build...something with less acoustic damping. The owner is considering having me line this in Sonex to further kill off the fan noises. I have a Pelko 265 CFM fan that would probably be enough for all three rads but it's hella loud.

Or do you mean like a 20" box fan?

[dengyong]

It would be a different build...something with less acoustic damping. The owner is considering having me line this in Sonex to further kill off the fan noises. I have a Pelko 265 CFM fan that would probably be enough for all three rads but it's hella loud.

Or do you mean like a 20" box fan?

Maybe a centrifugal fan or anything that would fit and not be to loud, (speed control ?)

[CyberDruid]

I think the most efficient fan would be a "squirrel-cage" type fan...which come in all sizes and shapes. I'll look into that. No sense in smothering the radiators with 18 fans if one large one would do the trick.

Thanks for the idea

[dengyong]

I think the most efficient fan would be a "squirrel-cage" type fan...which come in all sizes and shapes. I'll look into that. No sense in smothering the radiators with 18 fans if one large one would do the trick.

Thanks for the idea

"squirrel-cage"= centrifugal

[CyberDruid]

I updated the first page if you would like to see more details

[Waterlogged]

Cyber, what else can I say than simply awesome job!

From your previous work, I had high expectations for this project...and your crushing them.

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

well that does just look damn amazing doesn't it, great finish to a very cool project.

[bentleya]

the above two just said it all

[Hockeydude]

That looks absolutely amazing.

[Sadasius]

Nice work! Would like to see this all bolted and tubed. You got some serious wood skills!

[whe3ls]

looks nice cd.

[CyberDruid]

Thank you all very much. Us builders love feedback When the owner gets it put together I'll see about getting some of his shots posted up.

I enjoyed the project and compared to the other radboxes I have built this one is more technically refined and dare I say more elegant than some pop rivetted aluminum and lexan

Do you think a PC case along the same lines would be interesting? Damn heavy obviously...but what do you think? Is it worth the effort?

[CyberDruid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFnzBfu1p1c

Completed unit vid

[Sadasius]

Do you think a PC case along the same lines would be interesting? Damn heavy obviously...but what do you think? Is it worth the effort?

Hell yeah! Would be very nice. It's simple and elegant at the same time. Who cares about heavy. Fork Lift it to a LAN party if you have to...

[CyberDruid]

Maybe put some wheels on it and propel it with a couple of Pelko 265 CFM fans

[Sadasius]

There ya go! See no problem... Just strap a seat to it!

[Hockeydude]

Maybe put some wheels on it and propel it with a couple of Pelko 265 CFM fans

Lol, maybe add a hitch to the back to pull the computer along.

[Bei Fei]

WOW that is awesome.