custom allu case from the ground up.

looking good mate, nice build

may i suggest purcacing a ceap jigsaw for cutting out windows etc, i used one on my water build to great effect/use
 
thought had crossed my mind lol!
i might keep my eye open for a cheap bench saw allways wanted one and it seems like it would be extremely usefull
 
wow, nice job on the window there mate, its all coming a long nicely, why does every 1 have good skills but me?
everythink i do goes in the bin :(
 
youll probably being to hard on your self, that and you probably arnt taking your time :D
just dive in and give it a shot you have nothing to loose but bordam
 
damian666 said:
youll probably being to hard on your self, that and you probably arnt taking your time :D
just dive in and give it a shot you have nothing to loose but bordam

And money :p , seriously good project mate, its going to look great when its finished.
 
****UPDATE****

ok this morning i was bored so i re designed the full front of my pc, i know i know its a bit late but i cant help my self and the other one just seem a bit blanned.
now i understand how case designers find it hard to come up with unique and likable designs.

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heres a quick sneak peak of the sort of look im going for now, theres still a load of detail that will make this look a lot more attractive.

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i started making the side trims for the face from the scrap i had from the window cut out, i told you it would come in handy lol!
i really am sick of filing :( must be some machine out there that can do it for you :D

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heres the left and right done and paired, only niggle is i have the brush on them going a differant direction to the front panel, shouldnt be a problem but its still annoying.

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hmm nice fit, the lip will be hidden behind the front panel but this just gives you an idea of there use.

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then i start cutting in the detail so they fit snuggly around the other pieces

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well thats it for now, enjoy lads and speak soon.
 
pretty nice work, will bookmark and keep checking for new pictures ;)

nice thumb u got there, how far in did it go? :cool:
 
ok update

sorry for the gap but have had a busy few days, the plasterers have been in to take care of my bedroom ceiling before i was sleeping with it in my bed :)
heres some pics of the job they done.

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not bad just need to wait for it to dry and then im sorted, so that means work can start back on the mod :D just what i like to hear.
 
I wanted to get into constructing the face plate and making sure all my measurements were correct and see how this thing was gonna take shape
this is what i got

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oooooo looks perdy :D looks real tasty doesn't she
 
As you can see i couldn't find a way to mount all the pieces without hiding the rivets so i went rite to the other end of the scale and put them rite in plane sight, i think its looking good allot better than i thought they would look.

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and hear i fitted the top piece that will join to the top struts

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starting to realy take shape im getting excited now :D
 
ok then the camera crapped out on me!!! fast forword to this stage.

got the sides put up and the mesh in by now and this is how its looking with some hardware installed

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