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Debating about making ym own ITX case. Really really small. Just unsure how to go about joining it all togther
Ideas on how to join Acrylic Sheets
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I would make as many one piece items as you can by bending sheets after warming them up, then where there must be a join use nice looking bolts and nuts or a clear setting glue.
Dont forget to use sources such as youtube etc to see how to bend and join acrylic.
Dont forget to use sources such as youtube etc to see how to bend and join acrylic.
Urrmmm pop rivets might work. I'm looking into this to but just the case for looks and to mess about 
. Remember to laser cut 'um
Take a look here:
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/03/14/a_modders_guide_to_acrylic/
. Remember to laser cut 'umTake a look here:
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/03/14/a_modders_guide_to_acrylic/
Maybe something like this with some clear glue for the corners?
http://www.theonestopplasticsshop.co.uk/gluing-fillet-right-angle-6mm-p-8962.html
Or if a little metal is acceptable what about aluminum angle with screws/pop rivets?
http://www.theonestopplasticsshop.co.uk/gluing-fillet-right-angle-6mm-p-8962.html
Or if a little metal is acceptable what about aluminum angle with screws/pop rivets?
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What about a UV cured adhesive - something like http://www.dymax.com/products/plastic/index.php
If you manage to get someone to laser cut the edges you could end up with a V nice finish. You may wish to consider edge lighting using LED's
If you manage to get someone to laser cut the edges you could end up with a V nice finish. You may wish to consider edge lighting using LED's
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Urrmmm pop rivets might work. I'm looking into this to but just the case for looks and to mess about
Take a look here:
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/03/14/a_modders_guide_to_acrylic/
I'd be careful with these - they require quite a bit of force, and this can easily crack arcylic which is quite brittle.
I seriously considered scratching an itx box a couple of months back. I wanted it to look sort of 'centre-piece'-y so I came up with a design using stacked sheets with appropriate steel spacers. Like this:
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|____|____|
The bottom layer was for the DVD, HDD and PSU (only the front portion is split in half and the top layer housed the mobo etc. Only had a footprint of 190mm by 190mm.
This design allowed me to simply bolt it all together rather than having to faff with bending or gluing the acrylic, and it would have only cost ~£20 to have it laser cut (including materials). I think it would loo pretty sweet with transparent acrylic and nice stainless steel spacers.
edit:
Ok, so my diagram didn't work very well, use your imagination!
__________
|_________|
|____|____|
The bottom layer was for the DVD, HDD and PSU (only the front portion is split in half and the top layer housed the mobo etc. Only had a footprint of 190mm by 190mm.
This design allowed me to simply bolt it all together rather than having to faff with bending or gluing the acrylic, and it would have only cost ~£20 to have it laser cut (including materials). I think it would loo pretty sweet with transparent acrylic and nice stainless steel spacers.
edit:
Ok, so my diagram didn't work very well, use your imagination!
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