Joinery Fun: Wood Radbox

[Groveling_Wyrm]

GREAT LOOKING BOX!!! Beautiful craftsmanship right there!!!

[exe163]

Amazing craftsmanship, definitely first class .

[The[R]eaper]

Wow freaking gorgeous! Great work wish i had the skills to make something like that.

eagerly awaiting more

[Vapor]

That's simply amazing....wow. Beautiful looking on all levels--the workmanship, the design, and the functionality (not to mention it would fit in perfectly in my room at home).

Great work as always

[CyberDruid]

That's always good to hear. Thanks guys.

[AlucardCasull]

That looks awesome, how did you cut the windows out so perfectly?

[CyberDruid]

Here are some teasers the owner just posted

[CyberDruid]

That looks awesome, how did you cut the windows out so perfectly?

Router and Template. There is a sticky on it somewhere in the Case section.

[mmansueto]

hello everyone. I am the customer this was made for. I will update some pics here in a little bit. As of right now, i am figuring out the PSU and rheostat placement, as well as the wire management. Here are some pics of the build that this will be cooling:

Skulltrail Soldam ZR-3000









Here is how everything looked last night, before splicing the fan wires and getting the other wiring organized:





From the looks of it, the MCP655's may not be able to handle it, so I may just bite the bullet and get some Iwaki's and sell these.....

[nikhsub1]

WOW CD, your skillz put 99% of us to shame! Excellent work, I can only dream of creating something like that.

[CyberDruid]

Thanks.

And thanks again to Mmansuetto for shelling out some serious coin for a wood box

[Martinm210]

Wow, that was fast. Awesome work!

Some day I'll have to finish my kitchen cabinet project... I know how much time that stuff takes. Setup, rip, Setup, miter, Setup, dado, Glue, Clamp, Wait, dado, router, Glue, Clamp, Wait, Sand, Sand, Sand, Finish, Sand, Finish, Sand, Finish, Hardware, Install.. One box done, Repeat. Repeat. After about a dozen cabinets, I'm not sure I built any two exactly the same..lol! Ideally you'd have about three dedicated tablesaws for this sort of work, one that does nothing but rip/cut and two for differing thickness dado cuts. Working with wood is alot of fun though, lots of craftsman satisfaction from it all.

[santiagodraco]

That is just amazing. Where were you when i was trying to solve my home theater water cooling problem! I'd have loved to have something like that sitting next to the home theater. With the right finish it would have blended in nicely!

[MaxxxRacer]

wow.. Your woodworking skills are superb!

For such a nice box, the rad choice is sad. I want to see tripple PA120.3 in there, paired up with some RD-30's.

[Groveling_Wyrm]

OOOOOOOOOO!!!! I like the way that manifold stain came out! NICE!!!

[Groveling_Wyrm]

Are the rads just setting in the box or do you have them secured in there?

[coolmiester]

It always amazes me to see a few bits of wood that could quite easily of made there way onto a bonfire or chucked on a skip but in the hands of a skilled craftsmen like CD can be turned into a piece of furniture art.

Absolutely incredible and also great to see its built for Skulltrail..............i'll always have a softspot for Skulltrail

[CyberDruid]

lol.

@Martin yeah I would have liked to have a much larger and more complete shop.

BTW the Manifold wood is not stained. That's Purpleheart sanded out to 320 with some Carnuba wax rubbed onto it and buffed out.

And yes I made it so the rads just lay on the cleats at a 45 degree angle.

Same design can work with any type of rad.

[mmansueto]

lol.

@Martin yeah I would have liked to have a much larger and more complete shop.

BTW the Manifold wood is not stained. That's Purpleheart sanded out to 320 with some Carnuba wax rubbed onto it and buffed out.

And yes I made it so the rads just lay on the cleats at a 45 degree angle.

Same design can work with any type of rad.

So, after looking over some comments and suggestions from everyone (on XS, OCN and HWC), i have decided to put 3 PA120.3's (CD, since you made this, will they fit?) in here and 2 Iwaki pumps. So, any suggestions on which pumps? I know the RD-30 is what CD has, but are there ones that will perform roughly the same for cheaper?

[CyberDruid]

Hmmmmm

PA rads are too long and are marginally wider too...

Alphacool 1510 is the only pump I know of that comes close to an Iwaki RD30.

[mmansueto]

Hmmmmm

PA rads are too long and are marginally wider too...

Alphacool 1510 is the only pump I know of that comes close to an Iwaki RD30.

hmmm.......from comparing the dimensions:

(L-W-D)
Pa120.3 - 430mm - 128mm - 61mm
MCR320 - 410mm - 128mm - 34mm

so the 20mm difference in length will not allow it to fit? Any other Rad choices that will fit?

So, some of the Iwaki's (MD-20RZ-N) will not perform as well as a MCP655?

[situman]

Beautiful beautiful workmanship. Puts any retail stuff to shame. I think 2 PA120.3 and one Iwaki RD30 is more than enough to handle anything.

[mmansueto]

Beautiful beautiful workmanship. Puts any retail stuff to shame. I think 2 PA120.3 and one Iwaki RD30 is more than enough to handle anything.

From looking at the measurements, the PA120.3 is 16.92 inches long and I have only a 14 1/4 inch gap for fan placement. I think that it would fit, but i may not be able to have all the fans on it, but i run the risk of not being able to close the top hatch.....

[Brother Esau]

Nice job Warren love how clean and meticulous your work always is

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

If those are MCR 320's done even bother switching. People are stupid, dont listen to them, the MCR320 is only 3-10% behind the PA120.3 and only in high heat load applications. go for the RD 30 though thats extreme