Project: Aluchill[Scratch build]

[masxerofkartis]

You've brought scratch builds to a new level. Gone away from the cube case stereotype we see around which is completely fine, however seeing something different is very good. It proves that people produce new ideas and that the world can move on.

Well Done my hat's off to you

[PrometheusCon]

Oh my God... sleeving INSIDE the dvd drive. This build is getting pretty epic. Insane attention to detail!

[NysoO]

Thank you! Glad ya'll like it

[Hockeydude]

Wow you're doing a great job on this case, it looks damn good. I can't believe you built this from scratch, I guess some people are just that talented.

[Eddie3dfx]

First let me say amazing.
The switches/lcds.. does that go on top of the case?
Also, you said you painted the cover black? but it looks like brushed anodized black.
Can you give me the info to what you did (steps, brand of paint, etc) That to me was the most shocking part.

[shazza]

Really impressed with the skill and creativity. This is coming along nicely - can't wait for more.

[NysoO]

First let me say amazing.
The switches/lcds.. does that go on top of the case?
Also, you said you painted the cover black? but it looks like brushed anodized black.
Can you give me the info to what you did (steps, brand of paint, etc) That to me was the most shocking part.

Hehe thanks. Yeah the cover / bezel was painted with "regular" spraypaint. I've used this method on a RPM guauge mounting bracket in my car and so far the paint have been holding on quite nicely actually.
What I do is nothing more than sanding the metal in one direction with some 120 grit paper (varying by how you want the surface to look like). Then I just spray a couple of thin coats with, in this case, CRC acrylic mat black pro paint (http://www.crceurope.com/csp/web/Pro...ess=AUTOMOTIVE)
When I removed paint from the counter sunk holes I could get a feel of how hard / easy the paint is stuck on the surface, and it's OK. Nothing like powder coat but it will be good on details like this one. I'm gonna make an experiment with some self etching primer, and then try to sand the brushed look on the primer. That would give the paint a bit more grip and if succesful, give it the brushed look as well.

Hope that answers your question

[NysoO]

Okay. This'll be a small update but It's about those small things that makes a big difference. Had to figure something out for my harddrives so I built a suspension out of two Scythe Himuro HDD-coolers.

Mock up. The raptor is going to go on the top because of its tendency to create a lot of vibrations. So I thought it might need some extra suspension.


And after a bit of measuring, drilling and threading we have got this


'Nother angle


Cut some holes in the mobo tray so that it'll be easier to remount the CPU block if needed. Also made a hole for the ATX+12v cables.


And last. The panels cleaned up and "polished".

[LogAn'sRun]

And last. The panels cleaned up and "polished".

Awesome job continues!

What's with this last pic though? Is it the flash because to me these panels like surface damaged? I'm sure they're not, but all I see are the specs and flecs. . .

[NysoO]

Awesome job continues!

What's with this last pic though? Is it the flash because to me these panels like surface damaged? I'm sure they're not, but all I see are the specs and flecs. . .

Um, maybe should avoid taking pics like these. I was afraid that it would come out wrong with the reflections etc. What you're seeing is panels treated for powdercoat. Still got a lot of water drops on them and the "scratches" is no way near deep. If you would hold the panels you would get a whole other opinion of them. Smooth like a babys bottom but "ruggade"-(engelska ordet?) so that the paint will stick on nicely. You'll see when I get them back from the powder coaters

[Zeus]

You're an artist! Your skills are fabulous, i will keep an eye on this thread.

What color powdercoat it's gonna be?

[NysoO]

Thanks man! I left the parts with the powder coaters this morning. They're going to be satin black

[SNiiPE_DoGG]

Thanks man! I left the parts with the powder coaters this morning. They're going to be satin black

sounds great are you going to have an accent color of sorts?

[NysoO]

sounds great are you going to have an accent color of sorts?

The only contrast that's going in is the shiny bolts etc. I'm going pure clean this time around.

[Grinch]

very nice!

[bentleya]

Sweet, Nice Work Here

[NysoO]

Thanks. kinda need it now..

Okay, both good and bad news today. Got almost everything painted. Some parts I had to paint myself because they needed some bondo to make them look good. The good news is that the powder coat turned out really great, the bad news, well.. you have to see it for your selves further down in this update..


Filled the gaps between my stealthcover and the tray with some bondo and got some primer and paint on it.


Same thing with the 5,25 bay


And the internal cover. I'm really happy with the results, taking in consideration that I'm painting this up here in sweden with a very cold climate.


Had to bondo here to make a nice edge where it used to be a bend.


Also got the frame primed and painted.




Big box, exciiting hu?


Looking good


But then the disaster strucks. This was a seriously big shock for me. HOLY FU*KING PIECE OF SH*T!?!? What the FU*K dit the do to the panel? FUUUUU*K!!!

It's bent like a f*cking banana, what the hell happened here?


Holy sh*t


......................... :wallbash::wallbash::wallbash::miffed::miffed::mif fed:


Other side was better, have managed to bend it back..


Obiously they hanged it wrong and didn't take in consideration that such large areas of sheet metal will bend easily when warmed up to 250 degress... They only suspended it in a single hole on one of the sides. This is the left side on this picture and It's much worse than on the other side which was just fine.....

Oh well, the paint is awesome though. Have to think something out for the outer panel. Gotta contact the company which coated this..


Panels and such looking very nice






Nice finish



Damn..

[OdinEidolon]

really sorry to hear that man, i'm sure you'll sort it out somehow, you are a modder, arent you

[bentleya]

That sucks

[Eddie3dfx]

The black finish looks very sharp.
I didn't realize how many pieces there were to this build.

That stinks that they bent the top, but worst comes to worse, you are a the one who modded it, so I'm sure it wouldn't take you too long to whip it up again and send it back to them for a free powdercoat. They did it wrong, so they should redo it free of charge.

Hopefully you can get the kinks out.

[theseeker]

Nyso,
Sorry to hear of your bad luck. I have had my fair share of it lately too.
Your work is truly outstanding and very creative. I especially love the HDD enclosure.

[LogAn'sRun]

dude, that sucks! I can't believe they did that. And then just packed it like 'hmm hmm, he won't notice la la la '. That really blows. I hope that you can get some money back or something. . . .

[Rise]

damn

well, i have faith that if anyone can remedy the situation, it's you so get to it!

[Darkninja462]

Where did you order your motherboard tray from ?

Many Thanks

Ninja

[NysoO]

Thank you all for your support, It makes one feel better.

Darkninja462: Bought it from "Dustinhome.se" here in sweden. It's a replacement tray from lian li, should be available in your country as well.

Neither the less, went back to the powder coaters today and got a really good "treatment". They were very understanding and are going to let a sheet-metal worker look at it. If he can't fix it they'll laser cut and fabricate a new one for me.