Thought I'd revisit this as it left a permanent thought bubble in my head.
It is gratifying to have been of some help. Even if it was just to give you an idea to follow up.
Keep up the excellent work! I really enjoy your build logs!
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It is gratifying to have been of some help. Even if it was just to give you an idea to follow up.
Keep up the excellent work! I really enjoy your build logs!
Very glad you mentioned them mate it's given the build a lot more strength as I can properly tighten up the bolts nowIt is gratifying to have been of some help. Even if it was just to give you an idea to follow up.
Keep up the excellent work! I really enjoy your build logs!
& I'll try to keep up the quality & regularity of the updates 
.Thanks Cookeh
.I'm up early again so should get something done today, next bit is remaking the jig according to the curve of the bars.
I can see some H&S issueslooks great though...
well... maybe apart from the top bend which I cannot really see looking great with the rest. I guess it's just user preference
H&S health & safety?
yeah there will be many I'm sure but as long as I'm well aware of them & be careful I'd be ok , at the begining of this project a vice fell on my foot but got off luckily with just a very sore foot & it's fine now but it totally encouraged me to keep the work space in better order .The thing about the top curve & the overall curve is so the case has no dead air spots & it's extra challenging with it having 2 curves.
The curved bars added a little unsquareness as expected so I need to get it squished a tiny bit so it's in perfect square form so I can get the accurate curve line for the motherboard tray, this bit really needs doing to keep the squareness of the case, so really I need to make a jig for a jig for a jig lol, I'll have it sussed & done soon, I could simplify this part but it would be a gamble for it being perfect so I'll go for the j4aj4aj
, had to take a break to have a think of a solution & the day is still young so I'll get started on it in a mo .
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What mrs, this modding hobby is part of my turning loneliness into something cool
, probably should have though, all that uptight energy is probably the special ingredient for me being like an energizer bunny lol .Can't put my finger on it, but I think there's a piece missing...
There are many pieces missing but 1 will be added in the update incoming in about an hour or less .
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Just wanted to say this is an amazing project and it is nice seeing it all coming together! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Thanks Guitarman0, glad people are enjoying it
, hopefully won't be too far away before it's complete, can never put a date on things like this though .OK
here is the jig to keep the case in correct position so I can mark the motherboard tray panel.
Here it is in the jig.
The rest of the 4mm sheet.
Cut to required size & this picture shows how much the curve bars are pushing it quite unsquare hence the need for the jig
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Lined it up which was quite fiddly to get in the exact spot but got there & marked the curve.
Jigsaw time
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Cut done.
Filed down to precise size using a rough half circle file, then a medium, then soft & forgot to file the bit at the top out where the connector pieces are so went back & filed it out.
Woo hoo, motherboard tray panel ready for mounting which I'll try & get done tomorrow
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Nice progress cant wait to see the full standing tower
cant wait to see the full standing tower Nice progress
And I can't wait to get it anodised
thanks Mister Wolf .
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What colour's it going to be?
If I'd have got the gigabyte p67a-ud7 I'd have done some little bits in gold & mostly black & gun metal, but when I seen the price of it it floored me lol so lowered what I went for.
I'm thinking black, possibly gun metal & blue
.Hehe no it's in the garage, just there's a carpet downEhhmmm.. dude.. are you making it all in your living room
Health & Safety hazard is the two top bits sticking out with sharp angles
Have a productive day today
, there not sharp really & even if they were they'd be facing the wall & I'll try & get the mobo tray mount fixed up today, the plan is to get the basic form done & then treat it like a blank canvas case mod .Well got about 4 hours in today so not bad but nothing like the days when I'm up at 6am & put a solid 8 to 12 hours in .
The jig can hold in the case upright lol but put a plank of chipboard for a little extra support, spent most of the time lining up the mobo tray with the curve bars so it doesn't need forcing in so started marking the areas that need shaving down a bit shaving bit by bit off & re marking over & over about 10 or more times until it naturally slid in, so got the mobo side of the case nice & square now even without it properly fixed in place with angle bars, but the other side is unsquare by a little but that will be fine once the side panels are made, when taken out of the jig the mobo tray stays in place which says it is doing it's job of keeping it square like in the jig .
So once I got that done I started on the side panels, they were already to rough size needed but needed straightening by filing away, so marked a perfectly straight line to file down to & got busy, my right forearm is like popeye's now lol, the next pic shows the side panels filed to size with 2x 3mm flatbars also & it's nice & ready to get them marked up, cut & filed & the 2nd pic shows how it's to precise size , actually when I think about it I could make it so the side panels click into place rather than use bolts but either way They will need a little handle of some sort on them so I can remove them .
I'm leaving the acrylic curve piece until I have the metal work ready so I can make an accurate as possible curve.
.The jig can hold in the case upright lol but put a plank of chipboard for a little extra support, spent most of the time lining up the mobo tray with the curve bars so it doesn't need forcing in so started marking the areas that need shaving down a bit shaving bit by bit off & re marking over & over about 10 or more times until it naturally slid in, so got the mobo side of the case nice & square now even without it properly fixed in place with angle bars, but the other side is unsquare by a little but that will be fine once the side panels are made
, when taken out of the jig the mobo tray stays in place which says it is doing it's job of keeping it square like in the jig .
So once I got that done I started on the side panels, they were already to rough size needed but needed straightening by filing away, so marked a perfectly straight line to file down to & got busy, my right forearm is like popeye's now lol
, the next pic shows the side panels filed to size with 2x 3mm flatbars also & it's nice & ready to get them marked up, cut & filed & the 2nd pic shows how it's to precise size , actually when I think about it I could make it so the side panels click into place rather than use bolts but either way They will need a little handle of some sort on them so I can remove them .
I'm leaving the acrylic curve piece until I have the metal work ready so I can make an accurate as possible curve
.Only got 2 hours in today, the natural alarm clock did nothing this time lol.
Left panel cut to rough shape.
Right panel cut to rough shape.
All 3 panels but the side panels only got filed to a rough form of what they need to be so I'll be filing to exact shape tomorrow as I got kicked out of the garage so my dad can get some excercise lol.
Left panel cut to rough shape.
Right panel cut to rough shape.
All 3 panels but the side panels only got filed to a rough form of what they need to be so I'll be filing to exact shape tomorrow as I got kicked out of the garage so my dad can get some excercise lol
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Already happy I got up early, filed both panels to fit perfectly, basically I only needed to get 1 of them spot on & then align it on top of the other & mark around it, then file away so they are both the exact same shape so now I'm going to go draw the simplish window design & maybe get them done today , came over to the house so I could do the measuring & drawing in the warmth & thought why not post where it's at after a few hours .
