I'm overwhelmed with your comments Guys; THANK YOU!

Your support motivates me immeasurably.


Quote Originally Posted by Langer View Post
I have a quick query for you, if you don't mind.
In this image I see you have some very interesting stand-offs.

I'm presently faced with a hardware challenge in my Prometheus project, so I am on the hunt for stand-offs/rivnuts/etc - whatever I can find that will make life easier and with no sacrifice to aesthetics.

Do you mind if I ask what are those standoff assemblies you are using?
Is it just a screw+nut+threaded pipe?
Langer, I chose to go with cylindrical standoffs from Digi Key. I used "brainwashers" - a discovery of Nils to provide the base for the standoff. Without the brainwasher, the standoff would be loose since the base of the screw head would have made contact with the standoff and not the aluminum plate (because of the countersinking). Does that makes sense? What's nice about the brainwasher over a normal washer is the recessed seat that the standoff sits in. While it may not serve as pure function, I really like how it looks. They also really enhance the visual appeal when used with screws - not to mention protect powder coated surfaces from chips since they're plastic... I guess that makes them functional after all.

I hope this answers your question - I'm really looking forward to seeing what's next for Prometheus!


Quote Originally Posted by 3Z3VH View Post
Two by two... hands of blue.

I say MurderMod needs to build their own robotic arm, for the sole purpose of holding pieces of their projects while they are being photographed.
It's very funny you should say that - one of my aggravations is not being able to take better action shots while working. I'm trying to figure out a solution so I can get good shots while working with both hands. I've thought of a tripod but it seems so cumbersome and would likely break the work rhythm. Perhaps a robotic arm is the answer indeed!



Project Update: Still waiting on the final light panel which is kind of holding things up ATM. It should be any day now and once its done, things should start moving along nicely. I'm working on a mount design for the SSDs and have some interesting ideas I'm hoping will work out and ultimately compliment the build. I could easily go pure function but I'd like to first try something a little creative. Of course, it will either be great or a bloody eyesore... Oh well; nothing ventured, nothing gained eh!


Cheers.