Custom WC case [2x360 rads]

[Mabyboi]

may i make a small suggestion? if you go and isolate your PSU aswell, run a "plank" across the top and isolate the psu and the wires, giving you more room to hide wires and pretty up the case, you will enjoy not seeing your psu, theres plety of area for it to get enough air circulation, and it gives you more area for wires without seeing them, naturally cut your plexi off overtop of the psu cage..

[SpuTnicK]

Instead of looking for plexiglass, try looking for acrylic. Also, have you tried Google?

I looked for plexiglas as well as for acrylic. Ony white and tranparent available in needed quantity, other colors are sold begging from 1 tonn.
And if i buy abroad it going to cost me hell to get it to me and what is more important in one piece. If you have any suggestion, please make your self comfy,

may i make a small suggestion? if you go and isolate your PSU aswell, run a "plank" across the top and isolate the psu and the wires, giving you more room to hide wires and pretty up the case, you will enjoy not seeing your psu, theres plety of area for it to get enough air circulation, and it gives you more area for wires without seeing them, naturally cut your plexi off overtop of the psu cage..

Thanks for the idea. I have reorgonized the build, so now psu is at one level with bottom rad and its fan is facing rad.
I allso managed to put hdd box on the top of the front rad, while leaving space for 2 dvds, fan controler and reset/power buttons
I'll update pics as soon as i make a render

[Mabyboi]

I looked for plexiglas as well as for acrylic. Ony white and tranparent available in needed quantity, other colors are sold begging from 1 tonn.
And if i buy abroad it going to cost me hell to get it to me and what is more important in one piece. If you have any suggestion, please make your self comfy,



Thanks for the idea. I have reorgonized the build, so now psu is at one level with bottom rad and its fan is facing rad.
I allso managed to put hdd box on the top of the front rad, while leaving space for 2 dvds, fan controler and reset/power buttons
I'll update pics as soon as i make a render

sweet deal, should look great!

[Waterlogged]

I looked for plexiglas as well as for acrylic. Ony white and tranparent available in needed quantity, other colors are sold begging from 1 tonn.
And if i buy abroad it going to cost me hell to get it to me and what is more important in one piece. If you have any suggestion, please make your self comfy,

Hmm, seeing importing is out. . . .thinking. . . .do you guys have spry can paint in Russia? If so, I'd spray the inside of the clear, that should give a nice high gloss appearance. If you want a flat, matte or satin finish, I would spray those on the outside. If you actually want a smoked color (semi transparent). . .I haven't a clue.

About your "1 ton" comment, it sounds like you may have been talking to the wrong ppl for your needs. It sounds like you were talking to raw pellet dealers instead of finished sheet retailers. Exactly how much material do you need?

[SpuTnicK]

I need 2.5 square meters. Not more
I talked to retailers, they dont have it now, but they can place order to manufacturer. But last one doesn have it ethier. So if they produse it, it is going to make at least 1ton. And the retailer has to buy it. But he wont.
And yes, we have spray paint.
What do you think about tinting crear acryl?

[Waterlogged]

Tinting might work well for smoked acrylic. I don't know how dark of a tint you can get over there but here in the States, the darkest allowed by law for passenger vehicles will allow just about any light source (like MoBo LED's) inside the case to be seen outside. I think only limousine tint might possibly be dark enough to stop any light from escaping.

[SpuTnicK]

Well, i found 1% black tint on ebay. And if that doesnt work, the i can always tint both sides of case elements

[PiLsY]

Looked for polyurethane? Other alternatives: Plexiglass, PVC, TPT Urethane (expensive and flame proof - lol), vac-melt plastic sheet (for vacuum forming - get a thick sheet and cut to size), perspex, plastic laminate sheeting.

Or seeing as you can get hold of aluminium easily why not do the lot out of ally? If you want the plastic look simply laminate some Polythylene sheet onto it with bonding glue. That way you could have metal inner and plastic (coated) outer (or vice versa).

Outside possibility - Fibreglass? Or even painted carbon fibre?

Love the design though - im attempting a similar thing but have cheated and started with an old server chassis . Admire you for doing the whole thing yourself. Good luck .

[SpuTnicK]

As promised here are the pisc of probably final version of case:





Also updated first post

[Aedubber]

Looks like a sweet case ! What cad program you using

[SpuTnicK]

3dmax 9

[Origin_Unknown]

looks amazing,

you said there is 3 rads going into this but i can only see 2 in the pics??

[Aedubber]

Looks like there is 2 standing upright in the front and 1 on the bottom for the rads

[SpuTnicK]

looks amazing,

you said there is 3 rads going into this but i can only see 2 in the pics??

Never said that. I planned it to fit 2 rads only.

Looks like there is 2 standing upright in the front and 1 on the bottom for the rads

No, with fans in push/pull two rads won't fit in the front. The only place i see the third rad can beplaced is backpanel, but it will 2 section (240) rad

[SpuTnicK]

So here is a small update of my build.
I bought all the alu needed for a frame an started to put it together. Here are the parts for the main frame:

an here are the pics of how it will be connected

and corner connection pics


I am still havin problems with gettin 5mm black acryl. And i am slo thinkin about the theme to use for case design. It is a tricky one

[aka_GK]

looks promising friend, subscribed

[SpuTnicK]

Thanks....
More updates will be after New Year celebrations

[SpuTnicK]

"...Time for some action ..."

Here is what made using only my hand and dremel:
two frames, almost completed


More details:
the square ones are for rad mount


This is how it will look:


Found an old PSU case and put it in its future place just for showing:



Still waiting for black acrylic to appear
Would be nice if someone would offer his help

Also need a rad for further construction.

[aka_GK]

yeah, that thing is huge

[strike]

yap very Huge!!!!

[SpuTnicK]

Well actually it not so big as it seems to
I already wrote the dimensions 650x600x250mm
There are some case models that are even bigger than mine

[SpuTnicK]

Oh, forgot to mention, recently bought these Silver Y-Blocks With Triple IG1/4 in building material store for 3$ both.

Here how they look compared to DD high-flow fittings.

Haven't decided whether to use them or not

[tidal]

Oh, forgot to mention, recently bought these Silver Y-Blocks With Triple IG1/4 in building material store for 3$ both.
Here how they look compared to DD high-flow fittings.

Haven't decided whether to use them or not

They would definitely give the build a nice robust industrial feel with the right tubing. And they're cheap!

[miahallen]

This project looks very promising, I really like the 3D models

[Talonman]

Outstanding job!