Home made case

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:17

Harib0 said:
Time for a little bump to bring this up to the top again!

How are you getting on, anymore work done pictures too add - looking very smart so far!

cheers!

I hav'nt had much time the last week or so to do anymore.

Will hopefully get some more done to it over the bank holiday with anyluck.

time permiting!!

gr1mey · 26 Apr 2006 at 18:01

whats next on the agenda for you?

this looks like it could be one of the ver best self built cases Ive seen...

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 19:19

thanks very much!!

guess theres the 2 x ally sheets to fit for the 5.25drives. Then Perhaps not a lot more to do with the chassis. Which means making a start on the front panel.... Should be interesting.

hoping to keep the front made of aluminium too in keeping with the rest of the case, but, I've got a crazy idea of welding up a mildsteel front (not ideal I know) but then spraying in a nice metallic silver. Just one idea, but I do think it could look nice.

wellibob · 26 Apr 2006 at 19:44

OMG, what an amazin thread

gr1mey · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:07

Well the front of the case is make or break really isnt it. have u made any sketches at all of what its going to look like?

any chance of showing us all a sneaky peak?

Messiah Khan · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:23

I recon keep the front all Alluminium. And keep it really simple, ie one solid allu sheet with the drives stealthed with maybe 1 or 2 blue Led's.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:26

With vents of course, or mount a matrix orbital to the case not a drive bay :eek:

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:28

gr1mey said:
Well the front of the case is make or break really isnt it. have u made any sketches at all of what its going to look like?

any chance of showing us all a sneaky peak?

Just did this very quick drawing to give some idea of the design/style I'm looking for. I mentioned before that it might look something like a v1000+ but solid instead of mesh, or maybe tj07. a lot more simple aswell without all the extra drive bay covers. Thats a resoviour incase anyones wondering.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:37

Only thing I may say, when it is in metal having that much flat space may make the case look a little to bland, coming from me that has to mean something.

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:39

fair point, its about 480mm tall so its not full but yeah could still look a little as you say, bland.

that said, I do like simplicity with anything to do with styling.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:46

How about putting a Bulgin switch with a lightup ring at the top.

Have another one down the bottom with a LED on either side to lighten it up.

Bulgin anti vandal switches, got to love them!

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:50

This pic is the top bit which is at an angle with the switch plus to blue LEDS, a design I thought about a couple of weeks ago. The switch wont have an illuminated ring though, same type switch still but just to be different, minus the blue illumination.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:51

Going to use the one used on the Lian Li V series then?

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:56

almost the same yeah, infact the lian-li switch is probably slightly better than the ones I already have, which are very slightly domed on the actual push button. Whereas the lianli looking at pics looks like the button is flush.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 20:59

Yeh it is flush, Bulgin anti-vandal is what they use.

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 21:05

These are the type I've got. Having just looked at them they are not quite as domed as I remembered them. they might even do.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 21:06

They look like Bulgins

Not bad at all, would look quite nice on a case not just out on their own.

gr1mey · 26 Apr 2006 at 21:28

going to incorporate a front intake somehow?

David230 · 26 Apr 2006 at 22:03

gr1mey said:
going to incorporate a front intake somehow?

ok need advice here. :confused:

If I'm watercooling i should'nt need a forced intake should I just entrance vent and what I plan to use is a 120mm exhaust not counting rad fans. Just to remove any warm air in the main compartment.

Yewen · 26 Apr 2006 at 22:19

If you are watercooling you will not need a front intake.

You do not need one if you extract enough air out of the case anyhow, a side blowhole could be used as a alternative to a front intake aswell, with just as good results.