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  1. 06-21-2008, 07:00 PM #1
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    Apogee GT- Bringing sexy back

    Although I think the Apogee GT is a good looking block in its stock form, its mounting bracket just didn't match my aesthetic plan in my current build. I made this new one from .080" copper sheet today. I drilled the mounting holes and milled the inlet/outlet hole on the CNC mill, rounded the edges on the sander, and removed material from the sides with the floor punch. I filed out the punch and sanding marks, then polished with a buffing wheel and red rouge to remove the remainder of the marks. Then I brushed it with a scotch-brite pad, and gave it a quick spray of matte finish.





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    Nice, can I send you my Storm and Apogee for the same mod?

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    Nicely done, but...I much prefer the stock silver.
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  4. 06-21-2008, 07:32 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by SoulsCollective View Post
    Nicely done, but...I much prefer the stock silver.
    It would look absolutely awful in the build I am doing right now. Not to mention I have never been a big fan of the "swiss cheese" look caused by having 17 different mounting hole patterns on the same bracket. I much prefer interchangable socket specific brackets.
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    Copper (colored) barbs and black plate->block hex screws would make it even more sick

    Very nice looking indeed

    (I do wonder if it'll be too soft though?)
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    wow very sexy indeed
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  7. 06-21-2008, 10:19 PM #7
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    very nice!
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    that looks a 1000x better than the stock plate! Nice work!
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  9. 06-21-2008, 11:02 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by LogAn'sRun View Post
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    very nice work iandh..i agree with vapor..black screws would make it look more sick!
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    Looks gorgeous, i'm jealous, since I use this block
    Though modders mart sells an acrylic top...
    but nothing like what you created.



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    Nice work... wats your results
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    Quote Originally Posted by qnsbond View Post
    Nice work... wats your results
    ? It dosent improve performance, it just looks damn sexy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nullface View Post
    ? It dosent improve performance, it just looks damn sexy.
    well he did step the base too so
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    Looks real nice, great work. Are you a machinist by trade or do you just do it as a hobby?
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    results should improve some...

    iandh very nice hold down plate... i would also like to know if it won't be too soft?
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  22. 06-22-2008, 01:09 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vapor View Post
    Copper (colored) barbs and black plate->block hex screws would make it even more sick

    Very nice looking indeed

    (I do wonder if it'll be too soft though?)
    Actually, I have some black pan head socket screws (same style as stock but black) on hand, I didn't even think about it but that may very well look better.

    Quote Originally Posted by qnsbond View Post
    Nice work... wats your results
    17C drop in temps from the bracket, maybe like 2-3C from stepping the base

    Quote Originally Posted by Giannis86 View Post
    well he did step the base too so
    My E7200 is actually a pretty flat chip, but I figured it couldn't hurt.

    Quote Originally Posted by BlueAqua View Post
    Looks real nice, great work. Are you a machinist by trade or do you just do it as a hobby?
    I build prototype electromechanical assemblies for aircraft/space, so machining is one of the facets of my job.

    Quote Originally Posted by septim View Post
    results should improve some...

    iandh very nice hold down plate... i would also like to know if it won't be too soft?
    To answer you and Vapor above, I also was worried about the same thing. Luckily the copper scrap I had was fairly thick, almost the same as the stock bracket. Since it is rolled sheet, it is already slightly work hardened, and the distance from the supported area to the screw hole on the bracket is only .625". Now that I have it made it is actually quite sturdy; the bracket seems capable of more mounting pressure than I would feel comfortable with.
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    Simply beautiful iandh! Great work as usual
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    Quote Originally Posted by iandh View Post
    17C drop in temps from the bracket, maybe like 2-3C from stepping the base


    You gotta be kidding with the 17ºC drop just from changing the plate from stock to copper...gotta be kidding.
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