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That GPU placement is gonna look sweet finished and that's an awesome PSU shroud thingie? What camera you got?
[Project Log] "Blue Morpho"
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I know right, GPU is looking amazing, really glad i placed it there.
Now i just hope there's still room for the reservoir
..And yeah, the PSU Shroud thingie, awesome job by E22 indeed.
Actually my camera so far has been my HTC One M9
.. Will invest in a "real" cam later on tho'
my camera so far has been my HTC One M9
Will invest in a "real" cam later on tho'
WTF! you have been using a mobile phone for those shots? Damm, cant wait to see how pics with a real camera will turn out
WTF! you have been using a mobile phone for those shots? Damm, cant wait to see how pics with a real camera will turn out
Haha yep, sold my old cam some time ago because i wanted to buy a new and better one, but just haven't done it yet
But lucky for me the HTC One M9 has a pretty decent camera, and then obviously some editing in ON1 effects 10 and Photoshop helps a bit
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I can't say enough about the photography, this build was already shaping up to be one of the best but the level of effort put into the pictures has made it much more interesting. How you've managed to do that with a phone camera is beyond me, sublime, bravo.
wow, thank you very much man. Geez all these kind words from you guys, it's amazing!.. thank you..
Small Status Update
Hey Guys,
Just a small status update.. I am currently awaiting the Reservoir/motherboard block from Parvum,
and really not much work i can do until it's here. Would love to do the sleeving, but don't really
know the length of the cables until the block is here. Same goes with installing the parts or making
some sexiness to the motherboard since the motherboard is at Parvum for measurement.
So next photo update will be the reservoir block when it arrives, and it's going to be amazing!!
Also got my new camera, a Canon EOS 70D and some macro lenses, so images are hopefully going to get
even better now. If not then i will go back to my HTC ONE M9 that has delivered all the images up until now.
So stay tuned guys, next update is going to be pure sexiness!!
Hey Guys,
Just a small status update.. I am currently awaiting the Reservoir/motherboard block from Parvum,
and really not much work i can do until it's here. Would love to do the sleeving, but don't really
know the length of the cables until the block is here. Same goes with installing the parts or making
some sexiness to the motherboard since the motherboard is at Parvum for measurement.
So next photo update will be the reservoir block when it arrives, and it's going to be amazing!!
Also got my new camera, a Canon EOS 70D and some macro lenses, so images are hopefully going to get
even better now. If not then i will go back to my HTC ONE M9 that has delivered all the images up until now.
So stay tuned guys, next update is going to be pure sexiness!!
Soldato
Blown away buddy, simply stunning can't wait for the next update!
Thank you very much man!.. Yeah same here, can't wait to get the reservoir here and start installing everything
Good to see you've finally got yourself a decent camera, because the photo's so far are, quite frankly, awful...
Can't wait to see what the guys at Parvum have knocked up for you, going by the quality of the rest of the build it's going to be special
Can't wait to see what the guys at Parvum have knocked up for you, going by the quality of the rest of the build it's going to be special
Good to see you've finally got yourself a decent camera, because the photo's so far are, quite frankly, awful...
Can't wait to see what the guys at Parvum have knocked up for you, going by the quality of the rest of the build it's going to be special
Haha thank you
.. Yeah, same here, can't wait till it gets here so i can install everything and start doing the sleeving..
Soldato
Nice project.
Just Trying Some New Stuff
So as i await the big piece of acrylic block from parvum, I recieved som goodies from both CaseKing and Coolerkit.
I take photos of these later on, but first off i wanted to show some 90 degree angles adapters in acrylic that i recieved.
I kinda like the looks of these, an actually think they would be a perfect match to the big acrylic reservoir/motherboard combo.
But who knows, i might change it once the block is here and i have a better visual idea of it.
For now though, i installed them to get a visual idea of the flow direction, and also the new flow meter arrived, which had a matching
skye blue backplate that fits perfect to the rest of the acrylic custom parts!
The fittings leading towards the back of the case, from gpu, from rad and from pump, are going into the tunnels in the reservoir block,
and being guided to the next piece of hardware. Will be easier to see later folks, so stay tuned and let me know what you think of the
angled adapters. Should they stay or should they go ?
Stay Tuned Guys!!
So as i await the big piece of acrylic block from parvum, I recieved som goodies from both CaseKing and Coolerkit.
I take photos of these later on, but first off i wanted to show some 90 degree angles adapters in acrylic that i recieved.
I kinda like the looks of these, an actually think they would be a perfect match to the big acrylic reservoir/motherboard combo.
But who knows, i might change it once the block is here and i have a better visual idea of it.
For now though, i installed them to get a visual idea of the flow direction, and also the new flow meter arrived, which had a matching
skye blue backplate that fits perfect to the rest of the acrylic custom parts!
The fittings leading towards the back of the case, from gpu, from rad and from pump, are going into the tunnels in the reservoir block,
and being guided to the next piece of hardware. Will be easier to see later folks, so stay tuned and let me know what you think of the
angled adapters. Should they stay or should they go ?
Stay Tuned Guys!!
Soldato
Like you say, it's difficult to make a call on a style match with half of it not there. They're certainly different though...which is good. I think I looked at these (amongst countless others) when I was trying to find 90 degree fittings that would fit in the 19mm I had to play with. Even contemplated drilling and tapping my own as a last resort
Like you say, it's difficult to make a call on a style match with half of it not there. They're certainly different though...which is good. I think I looked at these (amongst countless others) when I was trying to find 90 degree fittings that would fit in the 19mm I had to play with. Even contemplated drilling and tapping my own as a last resort
Yep, difficult indeed.
I actually was thinking about drilling and tapping my own as well.
still thinking about taking these angled blocks and rounding them up a bit
Soldato
Worth a go if you have loads of time and a spare Unusual is good. Could take a while to sand it fine enough so that it's clear again rather than frosted.
Tungsten Carbide Dremel bits work nicely on delrin so I'd assume on acrylic too. Got a set from China (auction site) for about £16 and they're really good.
I used the Barrow non-rotary 90 degree fitting in the end but I could do the necessary rotation on a different fitting so I wasn't stuck with it pointing in a random direction.
If it helps, I finally managed to find a G1/4 tap that actually is G1/4 rather than R1/4. Völkel make three (taper, second and bottoming) and they can be had for about a tenner.
I've been playing with tapping and threading acrylic directly too. You can thread 12/10 acrylic tube but I think it would be better as 13/10 and you still need to work out how to seal it. I think 16/10 could be tapped and if the end is flat, a fitting's o-ring should seal against it.....just in case this opens up some interesting possibilities you haven't already thought of.
Unusual is good. Could take a while to sand it fine enough so that it's clear again rather than frosted. Tungsten Carbide Dremel bits work nicely on delrin so I'd assume on acrylic too. Got a set from China (auction site) for about £16 and they're really good.
I used the Barrow non-rotary 90 degree fitting in the end but I could do the necessary rotation on a different fitting so I wasn't stuck with it pointing in a random direction.
If it helps, I finally managed to find a G1/4 tap that actually is G1/4 rather than R1/4. Völkel make three (taper, second and bottoming) and they can be had for about a tenner.
I've been playing with tapping and threading acrylic directly too. You can thread 12/10 acrylic tube but I think it would be better as 13/10 and you still need to work out how to seal it. I think 16/10 could be tapped and if the end is flat, a fitting's o-ring should seal against it.....just in case this opens up some interesting possibilities you haven't already thought of.
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Worth a go if you have loads of time and a spare
Tungsten Carbide Dremel bits work nicely on delrin so I'd assume on acrylic too. Got a set from China (auction site) for about £16 and they're really good.
I used the Barrow non-rotary 90 degree fitting in the end but I could do the necessary rotation on a different fitting so I wasn't stuck with it pointing in a random direction.
If it helps, I finally managed to find a G1/4 tap that actually is G1/4 rather than R1/4. Völkel make three (taper, second and bottoming) and they can be had for about a tenner.
I've been playing with tapping and threading acrylic directly too. You can thread 12/10 acrylic tube but I think it would be better as 13/10 and you still need to work out how to seal it. I think 16/10 could be tapped and if the end is flat, a fitting's o-ring should seal against it.....just in case this opens up some interesting possibilities you haven't already thought of.
Oh, never really thought of that.. that's indeed an interesting idea, and without a doubt something i will try at some later time, i can easily imagine how sweet it would look to have acrylic tubes going directly into the reservoir block without the need of fittings, would look so sexy
.. Have gotten some G1/4 taps from my work, in the correct size, so shouldnt be a problem
Got a dremel too, somewhere in the mess at least Will wait untill the reservoir gets here (2 weeks), and see how it all look together, and then maybe if it looks terrible, i will try to give them block angled adapters some sexy curves instead
..
Soldato
Only thing to think of is that if you thread the outside of a tube, there isn't an o-ring to seal it. If you can make a shoulder in the acrylic block, you could fit an o-ring or washer so the end of the tube screws in and tightens against it.
If you tap the inside of a tube, you can connect it with male to male connectors as long as the end is flat. Koolance make some fittings with 4mm male thread either side and a 2mm ring in the middle.
You could only do this at one end as you couldn't screw it in both sides in opposite directions at once. XSPC do a rotary male to male which is longer but would let you screw the other end in - or you could use a normal fitting on one end.
Not that I've been thinking about this a while
If you tap the inside of a tube, you can connect it with male to male connectors as long as the end is flat. Koolance make some fittings with 4mm male thread either side and a 2mm ring in the middle.
You could only do this at one end as you couldn't screw it in both sides in opposite directions at once. XSPC do a rotary male to male which is longer but would let you screw the other end in - or you could use a normal fitting on one end.
Not that I've been thinking about this a while
Only thing to think of is that if you thread the outside of a tube, there isn't an o-ring to seal it. If you can make a shoulder in the acrylic block, you could fit an o-ring or washer so the end of the tube screws in and tightens against it.
If you tap the inside of a tube, you can connect it with male to male connectors as long as the end is flat. Koolance make some fittings with 4mm male thread either side and a 2mm ring in the middle.
You could only do this at one end as you couldn't screw it in both sides in opposite directions at once. XSPC do a rotary male to male which is longer but would let you screw the other end in - or you could use a normal fitting on one end.
Not that I've been thinking about this a while
hahaah !
i can tell .. was thinking since the reservoirs is a block and a lid it might be possible to make place for an o-ring inside the lid, and have it seal around the threaded tube.. Will be trying this out for sure, if and when i have a little time in between the builds
Thx for the idea, if you ever get it done please drop me some images on my facebook page: beckmodz - liquid designswould love to see the result