Well I would love to build a case and I do have some ideas, however it would need to be a bit different than MM because I don't believe in copying there design at all. However cubed cases can only be made so many different ways so theres the challenge.
Xaxis should have those grills soon so you guys and gals can see real ones and not just pictures!
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dave are you using a waterjet or a router for these panels?Originally Posted by armeniandave
Waterjet FTW!
Drawing it in ProE and then exporting it to the waterjet.
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cool ,waterjet is fun. is your interface software flowcut? I use PRO-E as a CAD engineer at my summer job, its a great program suite.
We use the OMAX software to interface with the waterjet.
Import the DXF file and then manipulate it a little.
ProE is great once you learn it, however compared to some of the other programs the learning curve can be quite steep.
For Xaxis's grills it was great because there were so many little tweaks to make the grills not only custom for his personal tastes but also perform in a way that this build deserves.
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cool ,waterjet is fun. is your interface software flowcut? I use PRO-E as a CAD engineer at my summer job, its a great program suite.
In all seriousness guys, please feel free to go as OT as you want in regard to your discussion. I'm all ears when it comes to learning all things CNC/waterjet/CAM related.
(Or did I secretly just want to bump my thread? Muuuahhahhaa!)
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Haha! I like the name of 'Xaxis's grills'. Something remind me the prisonbreak. Yaah! waterjet FTW!
Anyone interested in the coolest thing ever, please proceed to follow this link: http://www.tapelites.com/Movies/Movi...ame=Xpandolite ... Expensive, but so cool. I think I bought what was the last of the stranded variety... Ohh the ideas are streaming in now.
For those who don't wish to watch the video:
I found it at mouser.com ... if it's old news, well it's new news to me. I'm stoked, I'll kinds of case lighting ideas now.
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LOL, weave that into sleeving
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Exactly! ... weave it around tubing, poke it through your ears and out your nose!! The potential is endless.. har.
(think I might be getting a little to excited over shiny things again)...
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just make the sleeving outa that stuff
the mdpc (the good stuff) isn't going to be around until at least July or so I gather.just make the sleeving outa that stuffOtherwise, yeah all my PSU sleeving would be in the process of turning white right now... I might even redo it in the future if I get a wild hair...
But you have to admit, that fiber obtic string could have some really cool potential uses for case mods. Least, so methinks.
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O.o i go away for 2 weeks and i see this waiting for me!!!! a mountain of fans!!!! wow cant wait to see where this goes.... damn those lights are really cool.... i pity you and your current endeavor it sleeving your psu, and 38 fans.... good luck!!!!
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armeniandave's master craftsmanship has paid off! The grills are cut and on the way! When I get them, I imagine I'll continue to flip out over how awesome they look, and then realize... I STILL DON'T HAVE MY MountainMods case!!!
I'm going to wait until I have the MM case to get the grills powder coated so I know exactly what color/gloss to decide on!
Anyway, I'm happy. Thanks dave.
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I know that this thread has become long so I thought I would remind those who are interested what I would like to do with the grills color wise. The MM Ascension + Pedestal will be powder coated frost white (high gloss) and so I intend to have all of the grills which will cover the inside and the outside of each and every location on both of the cases that has a fan, painted a high gloss black, as to be in stark contrast.
Any thoughts? Any alternative color suggestions?
The 3x3 front panel with the two UN logos is the inside cass grill as where the one with the XS logo is the outside grill.
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Make the grills an accent color IMO not black
they look awesome BTW, kudos to dave for awesome craftsmanship
Well, I'm looking to go fairly monochromatic, aside from the UV (purple) LEDs inside the case.Make the grills an accent color IMO not black
they look awesome BTW, kudos to dave for awesome craftsmanship
As far as an accent color, perhaps an extremely light charcoal gray (again high gloss)? ... hmm, this is gonna be a tough one to decide.
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very nice!!! not sure how gray would look in high gloss, but sounds like an idea.... but definitely, gray, black, and white are all colors that go together well, along with black and red imo...
for a gray maybe...
from here
or
from here
or
for a more darker gray from here
Even darker, for a more black look...
here
these are all from testors who make some really good paints so check their site out if you want to see even more colors... not sure if you wanna go powdercoating or straight painting because these are for painting not powdercoating but here are a few colors... i will remove the pics once your done looking at them if you want...
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Whoa, thx alpha... A great source to get colour ideas in the least! Thank you.
No need to delete them, unless YOU want.
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The silver one (second), looks realy nice.
Those grills looks so nice *-*
Np I was actually looking into colors a while back for an idea I had and had that site bookmarked... It's also got some great things for beginning aurbrushing I found out while browsing the site but they also sell some. awesome paints. What I really found neat was their collection of WWII uniform colors.... Really kinda cool if your into miniatures I guess
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UPDATE: I should be receiving the case from Mountain Mods no later than the end of next week. I ordered over a month ago.
In the mean time I decided to buy the below. I realize it's a scrapper, but it will be a better basis to build off of compared to some of my home made designs.
1 x FireBall V90 CNC Router
3 x Heavy Duty 1/4in Shaft Coupler
1 x Axis Monster Stepper Motor Driver Kit
1 x Breakout Board PBX-RF
1 x Kit Power Supply Upgrade 40VDC Linear RTR
1 x Ready-to-run Large Enclosure
1 x Emergency Stop Switch
3 x Limit Switch
I'm still deciding on the spindle to purchase. I'll probably end up getting the Bosch PR20EVSK Router... unless I can find anything more powerful. I also bought a lot of replacement parts in general for this "baseline" CNC... better ways, mounts, leadscrews, and a myriad of other things I know will make this template CNC into something capable of cutting aluminum slowly but with ease. (I realize fixed gantry is far more ideal for cutting aluminum and metals but I'm going to see how far I can take this CNC to essentially assist in making the next CNC.) I intend to use it for acrylic etchings as well. I estimate the precision of this thing after I'm done with it will actually be pretty good, however I've only got 12" x 18" for my x, y ways (3" for z) so most case panels will be out of the question until I make further improvements, like increase size to 4'x4' replace all blocks and Thompson linear shafts with higher quality THK linear ways, larger creations will be out of the question.
Aside from a spendel, my insano eyes are glaring at a 1024nm 10-1000Watt Q-switched DPSS Laser
EDIT: Pictures are not my own, but from the site manufacture. http://www.probotix.com/
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Wow building your own cnc huh??? Wish I had the time to do that... Good luck with that thing !!!
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Well not so much building as modifying the one I bought to the point where I start to wonder why I purchased it at all. I have built two "poor man's" CNCs in the past, all of which are complete crap unless you really really like watching the grass grow...
If nothing else, I certainly am learning a lesson in patience ... well... so I like to think.
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How long has it been since you placed your order.... just trying to get an understanding of how much time to expect to wait if I put in an order for one...Well not so much building as modifying the one I bought to the point where I start to wonder why I purchased it at all. I have built two "poor man's" CNCs in the past, all of which are complete crap unless you really really like watching the grass grow...
If nothing else, I certainly am learning a lesson in patience ... well... so I like to think.
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