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This build is soooo awesome!
Project: Plasma Cannon
- Thread starter Samaus
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Soldato
MAIM. KILL. BURN. haha, looks amazing, can't wait to see it finished
Build Post 18
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After struggling to find a suitable vent for the side panels I have given up and decided to stick with my original plan of having just a black mesh coving them. So got a offcut of aluminium tube 60mm diameter with 5mm walls.
Marked up and ready to cut
Once the cuts were made I milled them down to a smooth finish on the milling machine.
First 3 test pieces theses are 16mm high 6mm will be covered by the side panel thickness leaving 10mm sticking out.
Fitted some black mesh that I had leftover from a previous pc case.
Rings fitted... What do you guys think do those stick out too much? Maybe I should mill a bit more down.
Next the first lot of brass milled plates has been done! (Cheers Paul and Simon at work!)
The first one is the surround for the peilter controller and lighting switches. So marked out and cut/drilled the aluminium behind it.
And the back side still got clearance to get the pipes to the water block but not much!
Now the side plates first by cutting down a backing for them.
Sanded down to be flush with the brass.
Then I did something called Flame polishing. Using the fine flame head (should really be smaller than this but was ok) pass the flame over the plastic at first its tricky to get the speed correct. Too slow and you will just melt it, too fast and it won’t have much of a effect, and multiple passed may damage the edges. Here you can see a before and after shots.
I bolted the plastic backing onto the side of the case then once ready I’m going to use some adhesive to attach the plate.
Just got some smaller parts arrive! so on with theses.
Fitted the Pump to the motherboard tray (still has the protective covering)
Fitted the res a bit small for this type of system but any bigger and it would have locked out of place.
Fitted some stand-offs for the radiator and will probably get some rubber to make a gasket for it.
Also tested fitting this little gem it’s a light sequencer and will control the barrel lights.
unfortunately this one had a dry solder joint on one of the pins so this had to be repaired (cheers Lee for your macro lens!)
Test fitted theses and the real fans on the barrel end (also got the hard drive bay in view too!)
And with the cover back on
That’s all fitting well so now onto the interesting part! Linking the light sequencer with the fans (I’m by far not the first one to do this, you should check out 'Tealcs' tutorial at http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18172810 )
So made a little guide that helped getting the correct position for the 12 LEDS I needed to fit theses fans are perfect for this kind of job. The fan simply pops off and all the sides are easily accessible due to the removable corners.
Into the mill to drill the holes required with a 3mm bit
All drilled
Some simple tools to get started (going to use the blowtorch for the heat shrink)
The first one 24 to go for this part over 100 I think in total for this project!
Heat shrunk fitted this didn’t take very long to do but did burn myself once or twice ;p
Now fitting them to the fans, I used hot melt to hold them in place little messy but all of this will be hidden from view afterwards
Fitted the controller to the frame and a handy connected so will help with later fitting and if I ever need to remove it.
Some time latter all fitted and tested!
And a little treat of a video sorry about the poor quality, my camera had difficulty with the lights! The controller is set on random mode at standard speed. It can be set on any mode and any speed
List of Blinking/Fading Sequences (32 modes)
1. LOOP ALL MODES
2. COMET
3. COMET BACK AND FORTH
4. TRAIN
5. TRAIN BACK AND FORTH
6. BOUNCE
7. COLLISION
8. SEPARATION
9. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT AND RIGHT
10. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT AND RIGHT (RANDOM OFF)
11. DOOR CLOSING
12. SPRING
13. CRISS-CROSS (RANDOM OFF)
14. CRISS-CROSS (SLOW OFF)
15. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT, THEN RIGHT
16. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT, THEN RIGHT (RANDOM OFF)
17. PENDULUM
18. 1 DOT WATER FLOW
19. 1 DOT WATCH FLOW BACK AND FORTH
20. 2 DOTS WATER FLOW
21. 2 DOTS WATER FLOW BACK AND FORTH
22. 3 DOTS WATER FLOW
23. 3 DOTS WATER FLOW BACK AND FORTH
24. 4 DOTS WATER FLOW
25. 4 DOTS WATER FLOW BACK AND FORTH
26. FADE IN, FADE OUT
27. FLASHING (STROBE)
28. FLASHING (STROBE) LEFT AND RIGHT
29. FLASHING (STROBE) POLICE LIGHT
30. ALTERNATE FADE IN AND OUT
31. RANDOM ON, RANDOM OFF
32. DISCO LIGHTS
Here is the manufactures demo as well to show the modes a little clearer. In the above order
And my video
Thats all for now guys hope you enjoyed it!
Sponsored by
After struggling to find a suitable vent for the side panels I have given up and decided to stick with my original plan of having just a black mesh coving them. So got a offcut of aluminium tube 60mm diameter with 5mm walls.
Marked up and ready to cut
Once the cuts were made I milled them down to a smooth finish on the milling machine.
First 3 test pieces theses are 16mm high 6mm will be covered by the side panel thickness leaving 10mm sticking out.
Fitted some black mesh that I had leftover from a previous pc case.
Rings fitted... What do you guys think do those stick out too much? Maybe I should mill a bit more down.
Next the first lot of brass milled plates has been done! (Cheers Paul and Simon at work!)
The first one is the surround for the peilter controller and lighting switches. So marked out and cut/drilled the aluminium behind it.
And the back side still got clearance to get the pipes to the water block but not much!
Now the side plates first by cutting down a backing for them.
Sanded down to be flush with the brass.
Then I did something called Flame polishing. Using the fine flame head (should really be smaller than this but was ok) pass the flame over the plastic at first its tricky to get the speed correct. Too slow and you will just melt it, too fast and it won’t have much of a effect, and multiple passed may damage the edges. Here you can see a before and after shots.
I bolted the plastic backing onto the side of the case then once ready I’m going to use some adhesive to attach the plate.
Just got some smaller parts arrive! so on with theses.
Fitted the Pump to the motherboard tray (still has the protective covering)
Fitted the res a bit small for this type of system but any bigger and it would have locked out of place.
Fitted some stand-offs for the radiator and will probably get some rubber to make a gasket for it.
Also tested fitting this little gem it’s a light sequencer and will control the barrel lights.
unfortunately this one had a dry solder joint on one of the pins so this had to be repaired (cheers Lee for your macro lens!)
Test fitted theses and the real fans on the barrel end (also got the hard drive bay in view too!)
And with the cover back on
That’s all fitting well so now onto the interesting part! Linking the light sequencer with the fans (I’m by far not the first one to do this, you should check out 'Tealcs' tutorial at http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18172810 )
So made a little guide that helped getting the correct position for the 12 LEDS I needed to fit theses fans are perfect for this kind of job. The fan simply pops off and all the sides are easily accessible due to the removable corners.
Into the mill to drill the holes required with a 3mm bit
All drilled
Some simple tools to get started (going to use the blowtorch for the heat shrink)
The first one 24 to go for this part over 100 I think in total for this project!
Heat shrunk fitted this didn’t take very long to do but did burn myself once or twice ;p
Now fitting them to the fans, I used hot melt to hold them in place little messy but all of this will be hidden from view afterwards
Fitted the controller to the frame and a handy connected so will help with later fitting and if I ever need to remove it.
Some time latter all fitted and tested!
And a little treat of a video sorry about the poor quality, my camera had difficulty with the lights! The controller is set on random mode at standard speed. It can be set on any mode and any speed
List of Blinking/Fading Sequences (32 modes)
1. LOOP ALL MODES
2. COMET
3. COMET BACK AND FORTH
4. TRAIN
5. TRAIN BACK AND FORTH
6. BOUNCE
7. COLLISION
8. SEPARATION
9. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT AND RIGHT
10. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT AND RIGHT (RANDOM OFF)
11. DOOR CLOSING
12. SPRING
13. CRISS-CROSS (RANDOM OFF)
14. CRISS-CROSS (SLOW OFF)
15. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT, THEN RIGHT
16. CENTER BUILD UP FROM LEFT, THEN RIGHT (RANDOM OFF)
17. PENDULUM
18. 1 DOT WATER FLOW
19. 1 DOT WATCH FLOW BACK AND FORTH
20. 2 DOTS WATER FLOW
21. 2 DOTS WATER FLOW BACK AND FORTH
22. 3 DOTS WATER FLOW
23. 3 DOTS WATER FLOW BACK AND FORTH
24. 4 DOTS WATER FLOW
25. 4 DOTS WATER FLOW BACK AND FORTH
26. FADE IN, FADE OUT
27. FLASHING (STROBE)
28. FLASHING (STROBE) LEFT AND RIGHT
29. FLASHING (STROBE) POLICE LIGHT
30. ALTERNATE FADE IN AND OUT
31. RANDOM ON, RANDOM OFF
32. DISCO LIGHTS
Here is the manufactures demo as well to show the modes a little clearer. In the above order
And my video
Thats all for now guys hope you enjoyed it!
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hehe its heavy! that's all I'm saying for now 
Soldato
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stunning mate, Wish I had the skills and facilities to do this. Awesome log 5 stars!
Why do I get the feeling that this Monster PC of yours is gonna roll into a Lan event on some sort of custom wheeled base that incorporates a set of mounting arms that allows you to "carry" this thing as you wheel it around.
But this build is incredible, and gets more so all the time.
But this build is incredible, and gets more so all the time.
I'm not gonna lie, I was more than a little apprehensive when you first started this build, and I didn't think you'd manage to pull it off. . . I was wrong. Now that this is starting to come together it's lookig fantastic, the attention to detail is superb and event eh simple thing like spacers, vents and intakes etc are all looking brilliant. I can't wait to see more updates on this, it's going to be Epic once it's all complete. AWESOME Work 
42 seconds in your video looks PERFECT for a plasma canon 'charge' up
I was going to post the exact same thing.
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Awesome!
Can't wait to see the finished build.
Can't wait to see the finished build.
Soldato
Man this is so cool. I love 40K and the plasma cannon is one of my fav weapons! So sick!
Soldato
42 seconds in your video looks PERFECT for a plasma canon 'charge' up
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Thanks Guys!
After a few votes I think you deserve a better view for the 42secs in effect So here it is!
I like how the light is reflecting off the inside of the barrel to give it a sparky feel
By the way this isn't the finished effect on the barrel more to come! but need a few more parts to arrive and wiring up of the trigger before i can show you.
stay tuned
oh and this little circuit stores its setting if power is removed so no constantly finding the desired setting each time you turn the pc on
After a few votes I think you deserve a better view for the 42secs in effect So here it is!
I like how the light is reflecting off the inside of the barrel to give it a sparky feel
By the way this isn't the finished effect on the barrel more to come! but need a few more parts to arrive and wiring up of the trigger before i can show you.
stay tuned
oh and this little circuit stores its setting if power is removed so no constantly finding the desired setting each time you turn the pc on
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Soldato
Not sure how I missed this!? Looks bloody awesome!