found something interesting :D

pastymuncher said:
How restrictive is this stuff then?
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not very really, i've been doing a little testing and cpu temps are only 1'c difference between no filter to filter fitted

when i've finished building the real thing should be able to remove even that small amount and i'll know more once i rebuild my pc in my HAF 932 when i get it about dust build up ect :cool:
 
i'm still waiting to see if i can say or not, don't want to brake the rulez :) but i think i can give you a little hint, it's a well known auction site and the "shop" i bought it from only sells mesh and other metal things

(if someone like a mod can tell me if it's ok to post a link to this "shop" it would be great, also if what i've said already is not ok let me know and ill edit/remove it)
 
yeah no probs, you might want to subscribe or something, most of the progress will be when i get my new case and that won't be till next week poss week after.

but hope to get some of the other stuff out of the way before then and still have to make some way to fit the filters to my kids pc and find a way to add the second pc and drives to box thing my main rig is, and before you ask all will be revealed soon :D
 
diverse180 said:
I've just googled 'Ultra Fine Stainless Steel Woven Wire Mesh Fat Quarter'

...you'll soon find out where you can get it from :)
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cool i did try to leave as many bread crumbs as i could and hopefully within the rules, glad you found it, i ordered 2 lots and my god there's loads of it, but i do have quite a few things it could be useful for so it's all good :D
 
right little update i had a spair 5 mins this morning so done a VERY basic pic showing the front of what i plan to do, anyway here it is :D
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and before you ask, NO i didn't get insperation from a lego console brick or anything like that it's just i'm totaly useless at drawing

as you can see from the well drawn plans (LOL) there's a dvd-rw laptop drive, power and reset buttons for my file server a temp display for cool air intake (or possably case temp if i can find one with a very long temp probe) aux power and light switch's and maybe if i have the room power, reset and power light for gaming rig
 
been having a play again, i found an old 120mm filter in my bits box so thought about using the frame and fixing the mesh to it

anyway here go's

here's the bare frame after cutting out the grill
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after cutting a piece of mesh out checking for size and showing what i'm using to fix the mesh to the frame, my good old soldering iron set to 420'c :D possable at lower temps but didn't have much time
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here's how i did it, just press lightly on the steel mesh into the plastic and the melted plastic come's through the mesh and when cool is quite strong, as you get a corner done start to pull tight
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here's the underside when done, not pretty but it's the back and nobody's going to see that when fitted :D
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close up
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after a quick trim :D the finished item :cool:
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so there you go, it took about 15mins and as i said just wanted to see if it would work as i plan to fix this mesh to the inside front plastic of my HAF 932 when i get it hopefully next week
 
razer1978 - this is the kind of modding I like to see.
Basic simple and cheap - anyone can do it if they think and are prepared to try - good on you !
Please keep us updated with how well it works, as I may follow your example soon !
 
thanks steve, sure will update when i get my new case, hopefully will be as easy as this was but i know it's going to take forever but should look good when done, the only thing that might be a little tricy is the drive bay covers but you know what they say, where there's a will theres a way :D
 
for all those interested here's a link to the new thread clicky i get my new case today so if it turns up early enough i will get started with the mods and rebuild later today :cool:
 
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Looks good stuff I'm going to look into this mesh, 1st time I've seen it, would be great for fan intake filters, but would like to know if it can be sprayed a different colour without the holes being filled.
 
I'm thinking about using some of this on the side panel of my tj07 where I have 4 fans for my rad. How would I attach it to the mesh?

RoEy
 
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