09/10 Project

[whuzabi]

i got a a71fb its not already the same but it looks like
ures is a little bit smaler

ähm one question. how did u bend the holder for the radiator in the bottom ? if u dont want to say send me a pm i wish to know it plz

[dualbrain]

Thank you to Charles, Martin etc. to point me to this beautiful worklog. Callen: Outstanding

[Awers]

Gezz...Nice tools....great skill's. Amazing mod man.
This is too much..

[martensch]

Thank you to Charles, Martin etc. to point me to this beautiful worklog. Callen: Outstanding

glad you found your way to this epic log Nils! If I understand you in the right way, you weren`t disappointed..

[callen_1]

As long as you didn't sell your body to science and definitely not before finishing this build.

Callen, your work is truly inspiring - keep up the great work!

I may have to start selling body parts to science just to fund my stupid project! (note to self; computers are cheap, modding is expensive)

Oh and "Praise Science" is actually a quote from South Park

i got a a71fb its not already the same but it looks like
ures is a little bit smaler

ähm one question. how did u bend the holder for the radiator in the bottom ? if u dont want to say send me a pm i wish to know it plz

Sorry about the delayed response whuzabi, i missed the last part of your post . The bending of the rad bracket was done at a local metal retail/fabrication shop. They use a bending break, albeit a very expensive one, but you can get a simple one off of ebay relatively cheap. If you want more info i'd suggest asking CptDreadFlint or Xion X2 as i know they both have one. Hope that helps

Thank you to Charles, Martin etc. to point me to this beautiful worklog. Callen: Outstanding

Thank a lot, nils . I'm really happy you had a chance look through

Gezz...Nice tools....great skill's. Amazing mod man.
This is too much..

lol, thank's mate It's really appreciated

glad you found your way to this epic log Nils! If I understand you in the right way, you weren`t disappointed..

I'm really glad you liked it enough to refer it to other people, Martin. Thank you very much for the kind words

[jenia90]

WOW! i'm completely speechless!!

[callen_1]

WOW! i'm completely speechless!!

Haha thanks mate

[whuzabi]

thx 4 the information maybe for the next big case i will do this

whats about updates ? maybe some blingbling lightning for the plexi ?!

[individual]

You know I've gone though like a box of tissues just drooling over this? I just bought the same drill press, is yours a little noisy on top where you can adjust the belts? mine was, i got some u-channel edge molding and put it around the top edge, if its noisy i suggest you do the same

PS I'm going to buy a router and a table, I've seen too many good builds with these tools, it just becomes too much pressure eventually!

[C-J]

TBH I think my Jaw is Broken. Amazing Work And Skills You have Dude !!! Keep it Up Cant wait for more.

[callen_1]

thx 4 the information maybe for the next big case i will do this

whats about updates ? maybe some blingbling lightning for the plexi ?!

I'd like to say i have updates coming but i've been worked to the bone lately and haven't even had a second to do anything . Don't worry though, i should have some bling for you soon

You know I've gone though like a box of tissues just drooling over this? I just bought the same drill press, is yours a little noisy on top where you can adjust the belts? mine was, i got some u-channel edge molding and put it around the top edge, if its noisy i suggest you do the same

PS I'm going to buy a router and a table, I've seen too many good builds with these tools, it just becomes too much pressure eventually!

Thanks for the funny complement and thanks for the advice about the drill press . I actually fixed mine by just tightening the belts with the chrome handles at the back of the press, i still get some vibration though, how's yours?

I'd definitely recommend a router table too, just make sure you spend a bit of money (i know, it's hard sometimes ) and get a decent one straight up, nice and big, or you'll probably end up having to buy another one. I've said it before, but these tables are the next best thing to a cnc. i love mine

TBH I think my Jaw is Broken. Amazing Work And Skills You have Dude !!! Keep it Up Cant wait for more.

Hope you get well soon. Thanks for the complement mate

[voigts]

After seeing CptDreadFlint mention your name several times, I just went this entire build log. You work is fantastic and your level of detail is exceptional. You are so true that computers are cheap- modding is expensive! I'm going to keep watching this one from here forward.

[callen_1]

After seeing CptDreadFlint mention your name several times, I just went this entire build log. You work is fantastic and your level of detail is exceptional. You are so true that computers are cheap- modding is expensive! I'm going to keep watching this one from here forward.

Rick is a really cool guy, i've become pretty good friends with him in the last few months (his wife's also from Aus so he gets extra brownie points). He also produces very high quality work and his photo's are stunning, so it's awesome to know he's mentioned my project.

I've also seen your work and it's simply amazing! Maybe i'll try working with wood too one day, it looks like a hell of a lot of fun

I'm really glad to hear you'll be following my thread, i'll take all the help i can get from people with your experience and skill and i'll be sure to follow you new project too; it looks crazy difficult so i can't wait to see how you pull it off! I'm definitely going to come across some new tip and tricks, that's for sure.

Thanks, mate

[individual]

I found the same router and table you have, at maxis tools over on Magill road Stepney (I'm down near Hallet cove) and it think it was about 800 for the table/precision measurement add-on, is that where you bought yours?

PS I know how you feel about your dad stealing your new bench, mines always cluttered up with car parts and covered in grease, i put a plastic bag over my drill press when I'm not using it now

[avddreamr]

Truly impressive.

[callen_1]

I found the same router and table you have, at maxis tools over on Magill road Stepney (I'm down near Hallet cove) and it think it was about 800 for the table/precision measurement add-on, is that where you bought yours?

PS I know how you feel about your dad stealing your new bench, mines always cluttered up with car parts and covered in grease, i put a plastic bag over my drill press when I'm not using it now

That price sounds about right. I imported mine from the states because i couldn't find any here and it worked out about the same after postage. I bought the precision measurement and a few other add-ons after though, so it ended up costing me a bit more.

Overall i'm super happy with it, definitely glad i spent the extra $$. The fence is always parallel to the mitre slot and it's super easy to move back and forth which saves tones of time.

On another note, parents suck . I'm already planning another huge bench and shelves though, the good thing is it's at their cost (yaaay) hehe.

Anyway, good luck with it all mate

Truly impressive.

Thanks bud, it's really appreciated

[whuzabi]

update ?

[callen_1]

update ?

Sorry, not for a little while . I'll try to stop bumping until i have 1

[whuzabi]

ok than i have to make some. but no new parts jet

[Obsidian Rift]

Been lurking around for 6 months now, and I have been wondering who should I give my first time to.. er my first post I mean...
It had to go to your exceptional skills and detailed Worklog without a doubt!!! Keep the updates coming!!!

[callen_1]

ok than i have to make some. but no new parts jet

I look forward to it

Been lurking around for 6 months now, and I have been wondering who should I give my first time to.. er my first post I mean...
It had to go to your exceptional skills and detailed Worklog without a doubt!!! Keep the updates coming!!!

I'm happy i was your first . Thanks for the kind words mate, i hope you keep stopping by (and i hope i have something worth posting soon )

[callen_1]

Ok, so i rounded up some pics for an update, and by some i mean A LOT. I probably should have broken it up into
several posts but it's late and I couldn't really be bothered . So lets get started shall we -


I needed a way to power the LEDs in the slots at the front while still being able to move the slots around if i needed. To do
this i decided to use a plug and socket, as you'll see below, which will pass straight through from the back side of the lower
drive-bay region and into each slot. This will allow me to easily slide each slot into position with all the LEDs installed and
simply plug in power after.

The following pics are really just a proof of concept and the final result will be pretty different;


I started with some mono 3.5mm audio jacks -




Then I roughly cut a square of 10mm acrylic and bored an 8mm hole (same diameter as the shaft of the socket)-




Drilled a hole down -




I then re-bored the edge of the first hole with a 9mm bit to allow for the full profile of the socket to sink into the acrylic -






The rest is pretty self explanatory so i'll shut my trap and just put up the pics -
















Forgot to take pics but this is what i'm left with -








Made a bit of a mess but its a test, so who cares -




I forgot to countersink the acrylic for the last part of the socket so it isn't quite flush -







Other end -






The positive cable in the picture above (and below) is actually installed in the wrong hole in the fan socket and it didn't work
the first time i connected it to the fan controller. I corrected this but haven't taken pics yet, and i can now dim the LEDs with
the fan controller (yay ) -






Because the fan controller didn't work i did something i wouldn't really advise lol (notice the wires jammed into the molex plug
up the top ) but hey, it works -




Off -




On -




I forgot to mention that the middle row of LEDs are UV, but it was too bright to light up the coolant below (and the pics are
blue because the halogen lights above are turned off).


I did a test fit with the mobo and one of the GPUs to get an idea of how much room i'd be working with and where i would put
the last 2 holes in the res (don't mind the chunk of wood holding up the res) -




now I could start work on the res -




Drilled and tapped -




Same with the side piece -




The pieces in the middle are chambers to reduce the turbulence when filling and to stop bubbles being drawn into the
pumps.... hopefully.














Still not gluing on the top for now -




And that's it for the res for the time being.


So, next. I needed to make way for tubing from the res -




I needed to cut off more than i thought -






There's a piece that sits behind it that also needs cutting -








Got parts back from the water jet guys -






Brushed the faceplate.... again -






Now that i had the copper cut i could also start on the RAM block -










I set-up the stopper arms on the fence to reduce grabbing at the end of the cut -












After driling -






And counter sinking -








I've still got to polish and nickel plate yet but it's not too bad for a hand job (don't laugh )




Moving on then. I started work on the door -






The acrylic rests on the door hinge bracket so it needed to be modified -




All marked to cut -




















And after all that its covered up haha -




Next I cut out some acrylic for the PSU Bracket -




The rest should explain itself -














After routing to size i hit the corners with the file -








A bit bright but here's the set -










The blue acrylic in the last piece wasn't big enough to fill the hole so it had to be made of 2 pieces -




And, finaly lol, here's what i'm up to (btw the acrylic in the following pics will go under the panels, just thought i should
mention that to avoid confusion) -




















These parts aren't finished yet but the results so far look promising.


Sorry, not quite finished yet, i forgot i had pics of the gluing process.

As far as i'm concerned, Weld-On #3 and #4 is too thin and #16 (in the tube) is too thick for the work i was doing. I wanted
something like #16 that could fill gaps but i needed something thinner like #3 to cover a large area with a thin layer. So,
here's my brilliant plan (probably been used for ages though ), just mix them.







There's Weld-On #3 in there too.


Next, Glob it on. Actually, i should explain that the glue was placed between the 2 pieces of acrylic. The glue you see
on top is just the excess which was squeezed out of the edges -




And squish it down -





That's all of them


And i'm spent

If you managed to get through half of that post, i send you a big thanks. If you managed to look through all of it, i take my
hat off to you. And if you looked at every pic and read every word...... well, you've just got too much time on your hands, go
get a job ya bum haha .


Thanks for checking in everyone, It's really appreciated .

Cya guys,

Callen.

[mattlef]

that's quite the update Callen,
Amazing work as always. Your talent is unparalleled, keep up the amazing and innovative work!

[aka_GK]

wow, really stunning as usual awesome idea about the blue acrylic inside and great handmade RAM block!

[charles_h]

I need a cigarette after that update!

Wicked man, just wicked!

Keep up the brilliant work my friend!