Project - Air Cube v2
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Sorry about the bumping to try & get it on a new page, just didn't want it on 2 pages 
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LOL, not a lot goes to plan & waiting for the bits for a photo boothe is no exception
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I remembered I had a couple of sheets of white foamboard that I originally bought to make a big photo boothe but didn't end up making it. Did want to take the case outside but were no sign of at least dry weather so I experimented & got a bright idea of using the light coming into my room as good as possible combined with my kodak easyshare z950 & a tripod.
So the bits I ordered for making a photo boothe won't go to waste, not at all, it'll all be perfect for any future project logs
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Placed a sheet up against the north faced wall so it could catch the light coming from the south, taped it to furniture, placed the other sheet on the floor, placed a lazy susan on it so I can easily swivel it around to catch all angles & took 151 pictures lol, a lot to cherry pick in that lot, got down to 49 cropped pics, should probably do some more picking to slim the post down but no I'll just post them, sorry if it's too many but wanted the pics to capture what it really looks like.
On with the daylight lazy susan foamboard enhanced 100% finished pics of the Air Cube woooo.
.LOL, not a lot goes to plan & waiting for the bits for a photo boothe is no exception
.I remembered I had a couple of sheets of white foamboard that I originally bought to make a big photo boothe but didn't end up making it. Did want to take the case outside but were no sign of at least dry weather so I experimented & got a bright idea of using the light coming into my room as good as possible combined with my kodak easyshare z950 & a tripod.
So the bits I ordered for making a photo boothe won't go to waste, not at all, it'll all be perfect for any future project logs
.Placed a sheet up against the north faced wall so it could catch the light coming from the south, taped it to furniture, placed the other sheet on the floor, placed a lazy susan on it so I can easily swivel it around to catch all angles & took 151 pictures lol
, a lot to cherry pick in that lot, got down to 49 cropped pics, should probably do some more picking to slim the post down but no I'll just post them, sorry if it's too many but wanted the pics to capture what it really looks like.On with the daylight lazy susan foamboard enhanced 100% finished pics of the Air Cube woooo.
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And finally the photo boothe lol & the mess I need to tidy & clean .
Massive thank you to all who tuned in to view & comment, happy modding all, I have no idea what I'll make next but I'm sure an idea will pop into my head in time
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Ahhh it all fit into the 1 page
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And finally the photo boothe lol
& the mess I need to tidy & clean .
Massive thank you to all who tuned in to view & comment, happy modding all, I have no idea what I'll make next but I'm sure an idea will pop into my head in time
:up:.Ahhh it all fit into the 1 page
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Thanks Monkey Puzzle, always looking forward to updates on Hush, freaking awesome piece mate .
I don't like having idle hands but yes it's finished, could have gone on forever adding & changing things though .
Chunky aluminium, new system components, maybe water cooling, maybe not, more diy action .
No solid ideas yet, just loose concept drawings, whenever something interesting comes to mind I'll do a rough drawing so I have plenty of ideas for something solid to start designing, with each mod I want to out do my last effort & make something unique, I think I've learnt enough to try something a bit more ambitious now.
But will need a couple of extra tools to do some things, a router is 1 tool on the list, would open up some great new possibilities, perfect flush fitting windows, awesome joints etc.
One thing is for sure though, I'll keep posting here, TBCS & bit-tech & will make a new thread once I have a design, materials & a first update to show, will be a while before I start though with money being tight.
.I don't like having idle hands
but yes it's finished, could have gone on forever adding & changing things though .Chunky aluminium
, new system components, maybe water cooling, maybe not, more diy action .No solid ideas yet, just loose concept drawings, whenever something interesting comes to mind I'll do a rough drawing so I have plenty of ideas for something solid to start designing, with each mod I want to out do my last effort & make something unique, I think I've learnt enough to try something a bit more ambitious now
.But will need a couple of extra tools to do some things, a router is 1 tool on the list, would open up some great new possibilities, perfect flush fitting windows, awesome joints etc.
One thing is for sure though, I'll keep posting here, TBCS & bit-tech & will make a new thread once I have a design, materials & a first update to show
, will be a while before I start though with money being tight.Thanks w3bbo , the layer panels are easily removable with them being put up with clear mounting tape so could switch for plain windows any time nice & easy, maybe I should have done the layer pieces much slimmer.
Ah well it doesn't look so plain now & I like.
, the layer panels are easily removable with them being put up with clear mounting tape so could switch for plain windows any time nice & easy, maybe I should have done the layer pieces much slimmer.Ah well it doesn't look so plain now & I like
.This isn't an update, it's just a few more finished pictures because I never took any of the gaming tower.
Decided to get off my bum & try out the bits for a photo boothe, gaffer taped a washing line to a wall, gaffer taped the black cloth to the wall draped the cut in half shower curtain on it & stapled them to the washing line & clipped the light fittings with daylight bulbs to a table & a dvd rack either side & had the above light in my main light fitting & started taking pictures lmao.
One thing I do know is it would be much easier to set up the boothe & better for a normal sized case.
Only change internally for the air cube is a 9800GTX for dedicated physx which I'll upgrade to a GTX460 next week.
Decided to get off my bum & try out the bits for a photo boothe, gaffer taped a washing line to a wall, gaffer taped the black cloth to the wall draped the cut in half shower curtain on it & stapled them to the washing line & clipped the light fittings with daylight bulbs to a table & a dvd rack either side & had the above light in my main light fitting & started taking pictures
lmao.One thing I do know is it would be much easier to set up the boothe & better for a normal sized case.
Only change internally for the air cube is a 9800GTX for dedicated physx which I'll upgrade to a GTX460 next week.
Cheers Monkey Puzzle & franco 22 , was worth tipping my room up for the final pictures lol .
The ps3 fans are fine but yeah I got lazy with the mounts lol, did intend to file where they are mounted round to match the fans, just got lazy hehe.
, was worth tipping my room up for the final pictures lol .The ps3 fans are fine but yeah I got lazy with the mounts lol, did intend to file where they are mounted round to match the fans, just got lazy hehe
.Thanks Paul .
My next project will be when I can afford it, so got some saving up to do for a couple of new tools & pc system parts to upgrade although I'm still kind of waiting for a big noticable difference from an upgrade & don't really feel consumer pc tech has moved forward a whole lot since ddr2 & quad cpu's from gen to gen except for gpu's & ssd's so waiting for parts that will give a very noticable upgrade at an ok price, although if I could afford it I would upgrade right now.
.My next project will be when I can afford it, so got some saving up to do for a couple of new tools & pc system parts to upgrade although I'm still kind of waiting for a big noticable difference from an upgrade & don't really feel consumer pc tech has moved forward a whole lot since ddr2 & quad cpu's from gen to gen except for gpu's & ssd's so waiting for parts that will give a very noticable upgrade at an ok price, although if I could afford it I would upgrade right now
.Very nice work (thought I would buymp the pictures). Think you might want some air filters on the cube though - unless you keep your room incredibly dust free!
Thanks. Yeah dust can build up over a couple of weeks which I flick off with a duster, & every few months give it all a good blast with a portable air compressor, keeps it all nice & new looking
.I can't see if this has been mentioned (as this thread is epically long), but how come your sound card has green on it?
Well spotted
, yeah I never mentioned that , I painted the edge of the card with green uv paint before I started doing scratch builds lol , I could take it off easily if needed though .OMG Mag feature .
The weather is getting cooler now & I updated the temperature reading pic for load & idle, took these print screen pics the other night when my room temp was 20c, to get the clock higher & stable I have to bump the volts quite a bit causing it to use near double power so it will be left at 3.8ghz.
Also bought a second 5870 to do crossfire & the temps are nice & the performance nicer, only games at 1920x1200 I have to tone down settings for it to run smooth is Metro 2033 & GTA IV (my idea of smooth is a constant 50 fps upwards).
Also got my 1st copy from my subscription of CustomPC today with the Air Cube featured inside woohoo.
Pretty chuffed.
I think up next is a rematch with my first scratch build that was based on the Lian-Li X2000, after that a new original.
.The weather is getting cooler now & I updated the temperature reading pic for load & idle, took these print screen pics the other night when my room temp was 20c, to get the clock higher & stable I have to bump the volts quite a bit causing it to use near double power so it will be left at 3.8ghz.
Also bought a second 5870 to do crossfire & the temps are nice & the performance nicer
, only games at 1920x1200 I have to tone down settings for it to run smooth is Metro 2033 & GTA IV (my idea of smooth is a constant 50 fps upwards).
Also got my 1st copy from my subscription of CustomPC today with the Air Cube featured inside woohoo
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Pretty chuffed
.I think up next is a rematch with my first scratch build that was based on the Lian-Li X2000, after that a new original
.Thanks Tealc & Paul .
Currently in the design process for my Lian-Li x2000 alike rematch Just doing a few hours here & there & figured a nice simple way to make my own pci/io back expansion piece which I shared the sketchup file on bit-tech, it includes a standard ATX & XL-ATX, it's a simple piece made from 3 layers so no complicated bending needed, just cutting, drilling, tapping with use of countersunk bolts or even sticking together.
Here's a linky for anyone wanting to make one, I believe it's one of those sooo simple ideas that no one thinks of it lol.
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showpost.php?p=2431621&postcount=2712
.Currently in the design process for my Lian-Li x2000 alike rematch Just doing a few hours here & there & figured a nice simple way to make my own pci/io back expansion piece which I shared the sketchup file on bit-tech, it includes a standard ATX & XL-ATX, it's a simple piece made from 3 layers so no complicated bending needed, just cutting, drilling, tapping with use of countersunk bolts or even sticking together.
Here's a linky for anyone wanting to make one, I believe it's one of those sooo simple ideas that no one thinks of it lol
.http://forums.bit-tech.net/showpost.php?p=2431621&postcount=2712
Here is what I have been busy designing over about a month doing bits here & there, then recently finished it up when my internet was bad for nearly a week, vents & other bits will be added when I'm actually making it as my sketchup skills are more limited than my practical skill, but I have the basic structoral form of what I want to make so I have the specs at hand as a good guide.
This was going to be a rematch with my first scratch build & still is but with more flair & a steeper challenge as I attempt to lose the squareness of my cases, I know making a square box is easy to me now so if I stuck with square cases there would be minimal challenge for me so wouldn't be learning anything new, don't get me wrong building a perfectly square case is not as easy as some might imagine especially the first time with no previous experience but when you've done it once or twice it gets really straight forward & easy.
Anyway it's going to cost me about £100 more than my last case for aluminium because I'm using a range from 1mm sheet to 4mm sheet & various flat bars & angle bars, I'll need to buy a 12" disc sander so I can make perfect joints & get perfect edges, I've worked out the cost & it's pretty scary compared to my previous cases.
£220 for aluminium with vat & delivery if using sheets
, but about £80 to £100 if only using bars .
£50 for plastic with vat & delivery
£30 round about for high tensile bolts & bits.
so £300 or £200 for absolute basics & this is going fully diy.
£50 upto £200 for finishing (paint or powdercoat or anodise or a mix of all 3)
£70 for 10 Enermax UCTB12 T.B.Silence fans or could re-use some I already have but fans keep evolving to be nice & quiet with enough airflow & nice looking which is why I'd prefer to get new ones.
I could do a budget version by using flat bars fixed together which would seriously lower the aluminium cost which I may do + it would be a chunkier case, it'll be interesting to make a case like this purely from flat bars & angle bars while being inspiring to others wanting to make a bada$$ case with a nice small budget, just needs a slight redesign which I'll sketch up before I commit to starting.
So this would be an even higher premium case than anything I've done before, but still cheaper than a top level consumer case, this time when designing I totally disregarded budget & just designed then worked out how much it'll all cost, I did design a water cooled case like this but I just don't like the size it has to be to hold all the water cooling gear not to mention the awkward tubing when it comes to maintenance so I'm skipping water cooling & staying with air for 1 last time.
£120 for the sanding disc machine, but this will be a great purchase as I know I'll always have a good use for it, the manual mitre saw I have would go perfect with this.
Met my saving goal so I could go all out on doing this now, but a 32" sharp led 100hz 1080p screen is highly tempting me, but if I got the screen I could sell my 24" led monitor & my 26" samsung monitor putting me close to my budget goal again so I'll probably do that.
About the design:
All but the rear fan would be mounted independantly to the mobo tray not being screwed into the exterior panels, the bottom storage section will be like an air tunnel, the mobo cooling section will have imediate airflow right next to the mobo & the fan below will give just enough space for the ridiculously long ati 5970 just so it's an option, there will be a fan mounted between the psu & mobo tray & a fan above the mobo tray with a duct to go out the rear, I don't think xl-atx or the like is going to be a new standard so I'm sticking with standard atx, a 10 slot mobo tray is huge & guess it's only applicable to 4x gpu users which I'll never be.
So the only cables that will be slightly visible would be the mobo power cables, sata cable, power switch/led cables & gpu power cables so should look & be really clean on the inside & out.
The hdd tunnel is nice as each hdd cage slides in being held down by flat bars, then a flat bar slots in front of them & they are secured.
The pci expansion piece will involve a chunk of aluminium with pins sticking out to act as a 1 piece lock down for all the pci slots & screwed in from behind.
I'm doing it this way instead of making a new thread because no orders have been made yet so this is fresh off the design stage, then I'll add all this to the first page of the log with some actual progress, so just think of this as a hazy preview of whats to come next from me.
And now the design pics, any suggestions for a name are welcome, I'm all thought out after designing this for the time being.
Could be a couple of weeks to a couple of months away before I start.
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This was going to be a rematch with my first scratch build & still is but with more flair & a steeper challenge as I attempt to lose the squareness of my cases
, I know making a square box is easy to me now so if I stuck with square cases there would be minimal challenge for me so wouldn't be learning anything new, don't get me wrong building a perfectly square case is not as easy as some might imagine especially the first time with no previous experience but when you've done it once or twice it gets really straight forward & easy.Anyway it's going to cost me about £100 more than my last case for aluminium because I'm using a range from 1mm sheet to 4mm sheet & various flat bars & angle bars, I'll need to buy a 12" disc sander so I can make perfect joints & get perfect edges, I've worked out the cost & it's pretty scary compared to my previous cases.
£220 for aluminium with vat & delivery if using sheets
, but about £80 to £100 if only using bars .£50 for plastic with vat & delivery
£30 round about for high tensile bolts & bits.
so £300 or £200 for absolute basics & this is going fully diy.
£50 upto £200 for finishing (paint or powdercoat or anodise or a mix of all 3)
£70 for 10 Enermax UCTB12 T.B.Silence fans or could re-use some I already have but fans keep evolving to be nice & quiet with enough airflow & nice looking which is why I'd prefer to get new ones.
I could do a budget version by using flat bars fixed together which would seriously lower the aluminium cost which I may do + it would be a chunkier case, it'll be interesting to make a case like this purely from flat bars & angle bars while being inspiring to others wanting to make a bada$$ case with a nice small budget, just needs a slight redesign which I'll sketch up before I commit to starting.
So this would be an even higher premium case than anything I've done before, but still cheaper than a top level consumer case, this time when designing I totally disregarded budget & just designed then worked out how much it'll all cost, I did design a water cooled case like this but I just don't like the size it has to be to hold all the water cooling gear not to mention the awkward tubing when it comes to maintenance so I'm skipping water cooling & staying with air for 1 last time
.£120 for the sanding disc machine, but this will be a great purchase as I know I'll always have a good use for it, the manual mitre saw I have would go perfect with this.
Met my saving goal so I could go all out on doing this now, but a 32" sharp led 100hz 1080p screen is highly tempting me, but if I got the screen I could sell my 24" led monitor & my 26" samsung monitor putting me close to my budget goal again so I'll probably do that
.About the design:
All but the rear fan would be mounted independantly to the mobo tray not being screwed into the exterior panels, the bottom storage section will be like an air tunnel, the mobo cooling section will have imediate airflow right next to the mobo & the fan below will give just enough space for the ridiculously long ati 5970 just so it's an option, there will be a fan mounted between the psu & mobo tray & a fan above the mobo tray with a duct to go out the rear, I don't think xl-atx or the like is going to be a new standard so I'm sticking with standard atx, a 10 slot mobo tray is huge & guess it's only applicable to 4x gpu users which I'll never be.
So the only cables that will be slightly visible would be the mobo power cables, sata cable, power switch/led cables & gpu power cables so should look & be really clean on the inside & out.
The hdd tunnel is nice as each hdd cage slides in being held down by flat bars, then a flat bar slots in front of them & they are secured.
The pci expansion piece will involve a chunk of aluminium with pins sticking out to act as a 1 piece lock down for all the pci slots & screwed in from behind.
I'm doing it this way instead of making a new thread because no orders have been made yet so this is fresh off the design stage, then I'll add all this to the first page of the log with some actual progress
, so just think of this as a hazy preview of whats to come next from me.And now the design pics, any suggestions for a name are welcome, I'm all thought out after designing this for the time being
.Could be a couple of weeks to a couple of months away before I start.
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