.999 SILVER

rrmitko · 28 Jul 2015 at 23:55

TechMinerUK said:
I do like the front look of the case. It looks clean but not boring, in fact it almost has an aggressive touch to it. Can't wait to see those cables fitted

Keep up the excellent work

colinmcr said:
Coming along great, I really like to see your "at work" pics and that you are doing this yourself.

CapitalOne said:
In awe - a true artesan build! The attention to detail is amazing, however i have to say that Nanoxia logo on the front is not to my taste - sorry.

BRIGGBOY81 said:
really like this fella build well done.

Thanks for the good words lads, really appreciated

rrmitko · 10 Sep 2015 at 15:07

Hi all,
It been a long time since my last update. Many things have changed, including my work, but I hope for good. So finally I've made progress with my project

Last piеce of hardware arrived and I can finish the tubing

Here some parts from Betfenix.

That was before and some more how they look now

And finally rads ready for cleaning

That's all for now

rrmitko · 10 Sep 2015 at 15:25

colinmcr said:
Been waiting for you to do an update, nice job on the fans

Thanks a lot Colin

rrmitko · 10 Sep 2015 at 19:13

Hey I've been nominated for MOD of the month over at bit-tech here

I could use some help with the votes lads

rrmitko · 10 Sep 2015 at 19:37

Thanks for the vote Colin

rrmitko · 11 Sep 2015 at 08:15

Luggs said:
About time for an update fans look excellent mate, bang tidy job!

Thanks mate

rrmitko · 11 Sep 2015 at 17:14

I've made some progress today

This time I will mod the ssd,so here we go

Good bye warranty

My plan is to make custom plate from aluminium,so lets start

Half of the job is done,now the difficult part is to cut this

And job done

Well I have to make one more ( another ssd is on the way).I'm planning to paint the ssd in white.Hope you like it

Stay tuned for more

rrmitko · 12 Sep 2015 at 11:03

TechMinerUK said:
I take it metal work is your job or related to your job. I wish I had the skills to complete a project like this

As always, excellent work

Thanks mate

I work in the Tube here in London.....but I was a jeweller year ago

rrmitko · 12 Sep 2015 at 17:20

C35799Gamble said:
That SSD is such an effective mod and the craftsmanship is amazing. Well done, I really do envy craftsmanship like this - as I cant do it lol

colinmcr said:
Dude I am so impressed with your saw skills, what type of blade is that you use? What sort of thickness can you cut comfortably?

Thanks lads,really appreciate the good words.I'm using No 3/0 or No 2/0 vallorbe glardon saw blades .The silver plate was 6mm tick and it was not so hard to cut with No 2/0.I never try something ticker than 10mm with this type of saw.The thing is,that the blades are very fragile and you should alow them to overheat,because they will break very easily.

rrmitko · 19 Sep 2015 at 17:23

Luggs said:
I'm in awe of your skills...

Luggs said:
My vote is cast! your'e now in the lead

Swagger187 said:
Wish I had the talent to be able to do stuff like this. Impressive.

Thanks for the votes and for the good words lads

So both ssd's are ready to go in the case.Here some photos of them

There is some more photos also from the HDD cage. I've made that one a bit shorter.Also I changed the black rivets with white ones

That's all for now

rrmitko · 19 Sep 2015 at 22:16

colinmcr said:
Ah dude the ssd plates are amazing the black lettering really sets it off great. Can you give me any tips on getting a good polished finish on aluminium (any trade secrets )

Nice having the tape over the end of the rivet gun to protect the paint.

I hope I can get my warships anchor to look very polised when I finish the chamfering, we have some extremely fine polishing paper for the engine crankshaft might try that on a sample I have here at work. Is crocus cloth too fine?

TechMinerUK said:
Those white rivets look excellent
I'm quite amazed at how smart the SSDs look. You are an expert at achieving a professional finish.

Thanks lads

Just sand paper won't do the job,you need polishing wheels,compound or better some set and something with high rpm (bench grinder or drill).I'm planning to buy a dual wheeled bench grinder so I can use it for polishing as well.You just need very good sanding first.

rrmitko · 19 Sep 2015 at 22:24

FL630 said:
I'm not the OP and have pathetic skills in comparison, but going from (relatively) course to fine wet and dry followed by an aluminium polish like Autosol always gave me a mirror shine, though it needed constant maintenance to keep it that way. From this point on I'd also love to know trade secrets for keeping aluminium mirror shiny!

A lot of sanding

The thing is I don't really know how to keep it shine all the time :confused:

rrmitko · 19 Sep 2015 at 23:18

FL630 said:
I ended up trying a few layers of automotive wax, it did work, just it still needed maintenance for that real mirror shine. Not sure if it's approved by your industry but it worked for me

I'm sure that the method will work fo me as well

rrmitko · 20 Sep 2015 at 19:40

colinmcr said:
Maybe after the polishing apply a clear coat lacquer?

Why not, good idea

rrmitko · 21 Sep 2015 at 22:35

colinmcr said:
I hope you don't mind me posting this but I found a good site all about polishing and supplies. I went away and started polishing a piece of aluminium we had here in the engine room and I was kinda stuck as we have nothing higher than 200 grit but the brasso helped.

Anyway great site that even does polishing kits.

http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/index.html

Of course not.That is very useful information

rrmitko · 22 Sep 2015 at 15:59

Hi guys,

I've made some progress these days

The side panel is almost done,I just need to cut the acrylic

Lots of glue to clean after I removed the isolation from the panel

So this is the current status of the case

The tubing is almost done,but the problem is that I'm still missing few fittings and they are out of stock.The shop emailed me,that they expecting delivery end of this week

So fingers crossed for that!

rrmitko · 22 Sep 2015 at 19:46

TechMinerUK said:
That side pannel looks smashing, and the silver SSDs add to the clean aesthetics. Just noticed something though, why the flow meter ?

Thanks dude

I'm not 100% convinced , that I'm going to use flow meter. I'll decide when everything is on place

rrmitko · 23 Sep 2015 at 12:21

rrmitko · 23 Sep 2015 at 12:22

Luggs said:
Looking good as always, great visibility of components. I also like flow meter, don't see them too often

vantastic said:
Its all about displaying your ssd's now

colinmcr said:
Wow it looks amazing, I kinda like the flow meter...

Thanks lads

Acrylic panel on place and let's be light

rrmitko · 2 Oct 2015 at 12:50

tyler_jrb said:
Looks awesome! Love the White and silver. As others have said your sawing skills are amazing. I could never cut anything that good. Looks awesome all lit up like that. Really clean! Looking forward to seeing more .

Toober said:
Can't wait for more. I get goosebumps looking at that lit case

Luggs said:
Its like a PC operating theatre in there! so clean and precise...

johnnyrotten665 said:
So clean...

Looks like it'll be a beautiful rig.

FL630 said:
Love it! Looks almost clinical, great work.

Thank you guys

So after three long weeks of waiting,my last six fittings arrived today from Holland

They went straight to the case and leak test with Mayhems cleaning solution

So far no leaks. Final photos very soon