CNC, perspex case design.....

BillytheImpaler said:
Why not make the front and back panels identical in how they attach, i.e. both fit over the side and top panels of the rig?
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BillytheImpaler said:
As then you wouldn't be able to slide the side panels of, with out detaching the psu and IO cables.
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Any answers to the other questions. :)[Umm, can you point me in the direction please. I seem to be going blind.
 
How do you access the inside? The sides don't seem to come off unless you remove the screws that attach them to the struts. I don't recommend you do that since the acrylic material will easily strip.

Sorry if I'm being a bit dense.

EDIT: Above you've got the front overhanging the rest of it by 3 mm on the top and bottom. Is this what you want? Or do you want it to fit flush with the top and cover the sides?
 
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BillytheImpaler said:
How do you access the inside? The sides don't seem to come off unless you remove the screws that attach them to the struts. I don't recommend you do that since the acrylic material will easily strip.

Sorry if I'm being a bit dense.
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The left hand panel, simply slots in, not held in with any screws. Although I may add a couple of black anodised screws through the side to the struts. can just drill a hole in the strut and araldite a nut in there. i don't really need easy access once, is set up, that's it till the next upgrade.

BillytheImpaler said:
EDIT: Above you've got the front overhanging the rest of it by 3 mm on the top and bottom. Is this what you want? Or do you want it to fit flush with the top and cover the sides?
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Just flush, I think the front and struts where the right size and the side panells need 6mm adding to teh height. but doesn't make much difference. It should still easily all fit inside.

Just to reiterate, the top and bottom panels have a grove running along the full length, the side panels are then notched at the end, so they slide together.
 
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Here's what I've got ATM:
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It's very rough, but I can give you detail looks if you want.

The side panels fit into notches in the top and bottom. The front and back panels (as yet I haven't poked any holes for disks and I/O etc.) fit the same way
Here's a detail look at the bottom back of the front panel:
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See how there are grooves into which the sides fit? That would give a nice flush look.

I see what you mean regarding the back. It would allow the side to slide off, assuming that there wasn't too much interference for it to do so.

Want a closer look at anything I've got so far?
 
Nope that looks great..

But been thinking, would it be worth notching the front panel, so the side slots into that as well, to give a better edge?

Also I'm thinking it would be better not to mount anything to the side panels so both can be easily removed..

Great work and thanks for doing this you deserve a cookie and a beer.
 
AcidHell2 said:
But been thinking, would it be worth notching the front panel, so the side slots into that as well, to give a better edge?
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Not sure what you mean. The bottom pic above shows slots cut into the front panel into which the sides slide. The front covers the leading edges of the top and bottom.

You must remember that 3 mm is an awfully small edge. You can't overdo it.
 
Man that's awesome, I wish I could use cad properly. I've tried so many times on so many programs and just found it to complicated..
 
To what is the PSU attached? The ATX spec has it mounting to the back panel but I don't think that'd be the best idea here.

EDIT: How do you want the back to open up to let the PSU exhaust air? Do you just want a big hole? Do you want to make it specific to the openings in your PSU? Whack together an idea in Paint and I'll see what I can do.
 
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What does it attach to?

Find a schematic for your radiator (or one just like it). I need to know where the holes are drilled for the fans so that it lines up evenly with the 3rd strut.

How are such radiators mounted? Do the holes drilled for the fans go all the way through? If they are, you need to rethink how they'll be attached to the struts, front and back.
 
I don't think mounting it straight to the 6 mm brittle plastic is wise. I think that if you jostled it in transport you might crack the back panel.

Have you considered something like a Lian-Li motherboard tray? It'd make a lot of the project easier, especially figuring out the expansion card slots.

EDIT: Regarding the radiators and fans, what sort of fan grills did you have in mind? If you had something substantial you could run long machine screws through the whole mess and use the grill as one end of your fan and case sandwich.

Screw cap
Grill
Top panel of case/front panel of case
Fan
Radiator
Nut

That would sort it out nicely methinks.
 
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Yep fan holes are standard. Only diffrence is it's 15mm between the holes instead of 24.5

and total size is a little less
420x139x45mm

The mounting holes are on the side. 3 on each
 
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