antec 900 cable management

NoobieOCer · 14 Jan 2008 at 23:02

hellow, i recived my antec 900 today and started driling holes with hole cutter for cable management and made a mess!!!

first thing..... am i supose to be seeing smoke? i got brunt marks all around the circle

second...should i really be putting masking tape on it? i saw it in some of the pics when drilling.. but i think thats whats burning with all the friction...

third... dude how u make it sooo neat!!!!!!!!! the steel is really a pain to cut throgh..... mine dont even look like a circle no more....

well i gona get a bigger hole cutter cuase i miss judged the size i needed and cutting it over the hole i made.... any tips apreciated!!!

o yea wh000t 200 posts!!!!!

meghatronic · 14 Jan 2008 at 23:04

Operating power tools - and posting on forums under the influence of crack is not recomended.

And good luck cable managing on the 900... it's a beautiful case but I gave up

NoobieOCer · 14 Jan 2008 at 23:06

jdickerson said:
Operating power tools - and posting on forums under the influence of crack is not recomended.

Operating power tools
i was using a hand drill.. but it was a old one so is that a problem(my dads no idea specs anything...)?

*sniffs* erm no crack here

wh00000000000000000 some one come answer

PhillyDee · 15 Jan 2008 at 07:50

You are going too fast. The scorch marks are the cutter / material getting too hot and tempering / hardening the steel. Add some thin oil to it, it will help to lubricate the job. Better to have proper cutting oil of course . . .

NoobieOCer · 15 Jan 2008 at 10:47

PhillyDee said:
You are going too fast. The scorch marks are the cutter / material getting too hot and tempering / hardening the steel. Add some thin oil to it, it will help to lubricate the job. Better to have proper cutting oil of course . . .

so i should put masking tape on it and then buy some of this oil stuff and put that on and then drill? should i drill a bit let it cool and start again and let it cool and again and again....??

PhillyDee · 16 Jan 2008 at 07:58

Just slow and steady. I have no idea where you can buy cutting oil from, if you know anyone who works in engineering they could probably nab some for you. Let the drill and part cool if you think its getting too hot, i.e., it goes dull, changes colour, starts smoking / burning. Masking tape helps the drill to not slip initially, but its not needed once its cutting.

NoobieOCer · 16 Jan 2008 at 17:36

PhillyDee said:
Just slow and steady. I have no idea where you can buy cutting oil from, if you know anyone who works in engineering they could probably nab some for you. Let the drill and part cool if you think its getting too hot, i.e., it goes dull, changes colour, starts smoking / burning. Masking tape helps the drill to not slip initially, but its not needed once its cutting.

okies so just keep it cool