Nuclear Blast Project - Custom Acrylic Case

Hey guys

A small update.
I received a delivery of fans and some accessories.
Fans I ordered:
Powercool Glacier Pro
1200 rpm 68.4 CFM
15.8 dBA
Power usage 2.16W
Static Pressure 1.21

So overall pretty good.
So far I have only painted them with single layer of white primer spray, waiting for them to dry and I will paint them all in MTN Fluorescent Yellow.
Fan frame looks especially nice, it have a removable silicon frame, sleeve is also made of silicon.

I also bought some accessories i.e. washers, vandal switches and cables for them and 6-32 screws for radiators - I have plenty at home but they are all kinds and I want this build to look clean, so that's why bought these.

I have 2 photos for you, will add more when I paint the fans in yellow.

1. Unpainted fan.

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2. Fan with primer on.

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EDIT: Primer dried (2 layers) and I painted all fans with 2 layers of MTN Fluorescent Yellow.
I made 2 pictures, 1 with flash, one without, Don't get blind :)

3. Fan painted, flash off:

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4. Fan painted, flash on :)

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I warned you :D

Next update will come when goodies from CaseLabs arrive. I expect them around 9th-10th of September.

I will be buying Motherboard, CPU and RAM around that time too and selling my current gear, case included (so check MM when that happens, you won't get S8 with pedestal and loads of fans anywhere for that price :D ).

As always I appreciate your comments :)
They are invaluable for my success.

Bart
 
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I think about wrapping fans with white led strip after I install them on rads.
At least on the window side.
Now I can't wait to get my hands on the motherboard, planning to do something evil there :-)
 
If you are still looking for acrylic and custom laser cutting, give me a shout, I can help there :)

I personally only use Perspex Acrylic, its a bit more expensive, but far superior in colour and quality than the others I have tried.
 
Thanks :-)
I will send you a 'trust'.
I just got a reply from my supplier with a quote and it's a bit more than I anticipated.
And I have a small problem with design, so there will be changes.

I will be moving all 3 rads to right, so they create a sort of MORA.
This will make the case more compact and will put less strain on whole construction.
Case will be wider, but smaller.
Dimensions look like this:
480 H x 400 D x 300ish W (mm).
There will be less cuts and they will be more simple.
I will post updated drawings soon.
 
Love it! That fan colour is perfect for your nuclear blast theme!

You won't need lights on when this beast is booted up :eek:
 
Fans aren't the only part that will be painted in this color :-)
I am planning to paint SM5 techstation in same color.
And some other parts.
Maybe ram heatsinks and cpu block.
 
We have to arm in patience :-)
I hope to get my CaseLabs parts sent by Monday and after that it will be fast :-)

Edit: Good news. My CL parts were shipped 3 hours ago, just checked my email :-)
Expected delivery, Wednesday, 3rd September. Can't wait :)

EDIT: I removed the schematics, because it was in Paint and looked silly :)
Redoing it in Sketchup Layout :)
 
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A small update :)

There is a small chance that 'you know what' will get delivered tomorrow.
I am very excited and can't wait to paint it :)

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But most likely it will be here on Wednesday.
 
Fingers crossed Bart, looking forward to seeing this build. It brightens up my day when I check for updates - literally
 
Luggs said:
Fingers crossed Bart, looking forward to seeing this build. It brightens up my day when I check for updates - literally ��
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Haha, very funny :)

By the way, I found a quite unique way to avoid aluminum skeleton.
I will have to experiment, but it looks interesting to me :)

The simple idea is to use acrylic cubes and rods to make skeleton.
I ordered 30 25x25 x25 mm cubes and 4 meters of 10mm cast acrylic rod
If it works, I will be able to use single 5mm thickness perspex for walls.

I think I will have something to show to you soon.
This week: case parts from CaseLabs.
Next week: Acrylic skeleton.
Week after that: My motherboard should arrive :)
 
Bart_Hunt said:
Haha, very funny :)

By the way, I found a quite unique way to avoid aluminum skeleton.
I will have to experiment, but it looks interesting to me :)

The simple idea is to use acrylic cubes and rods to make skeleton.
I ordered 30 25x25 x25 mm cubes and 4 meters of 10mm cast acrylic rod
If it works, I will be able to use single 5mm thickness perspex for walls.

I think I will have something to show to you soon.
This week: case parts from CaseLabs.
Next week: Acrylic skeleton.
Week after that: My motherboard should arrive :)
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This is starting to sound very interesting mate, are you securing the rods to the blocks? If so how? Drill n tap and thread the bars maybe or glue...

Got my interest and can't wait to see what you are doing.

Oh and BTW I'm hooked on case labs site, can't stop configuring its your fault ! But like you I'd love to do something scratch or cannibalise old cases for something.
 
I would guess some kind of solvent based acrylic cement would be the best option, the kind of stuff they use to bond acrylic fishtanks would be strong enough :D and not mist up the acrylic.

Would love to have a go at making something crazy also for a LAN PC.
 
I am going to buy acrylic cement or some glue.
I have acrylic drill bits and low speed drill too.
I will make a report when I get this delivered to me :)
oh, the acrylic I ordered was from www.theplasticshop.co.uk
Not the cheapest shop, but best quality I found.
Used their services before too.
 
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