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mate this looks epic... cant wait to see how it turns out!
[Scratch case] Project Duplex
- Thread starter Ace_finland
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Thx Guys!!!
Hey guys,
Finally an update!
Recently bought a house and have been moving things (mostly to the garage) so now i can start modding more and close to home so updates should be more frequent now
After thinking a while about the front and the back panel i decided the best way would be to have them water cut, i have countless times milled thin aluminum sheet and it usually ends with the flute snapping. Still need to cut a lot of holes in the back panel for all the connectors but i will do that at a later stage
One step forward two steps back, or however the saying goes. I wasn't very happy about the shape of the frame and the quality of the work i had put in it so i sat down and re-drew the frame and decided it was time for plan C. This time it is made from a 10mm aluminum sheet, it's 15mm wide. I changed the angles a bit and shortened it a bit length and depth wise, the width it still the same
Time to drill some holes
One drilled, one to go, hopefully it fits!
Time for some threading, i always use the cordless drill to tap with, so far i have never snapped a bit with it and its so much faster.
Had to change the "shape" of the mill so i could drill and tap the support bars
The support bars
Done
Seems like it fits!
So much better than the other frame, a lot of work but now i like it and it won't bug me anymore.
Bottom plate for the frame, drilled and counter sunk
Perfect fit except one hole which i need to file a bit.
Old vs new, i don't know what you guys think but i like the new one a lot more
New part arrived!
Another box in the box
Everything is very well packed
Lots of cables with it, needs some sleeving though
Love the brushed steel look on the top of it
Scale photo
More updates coming soon!
Very sad news about OCZ, the only SSD's i've owned are OCZ and i have been very happy with them.
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Hey guys,
Finally an update!
Recently bought a house and have been moving things (mostly to the garage) so now i can start modding more and close to home so updates should be more frequent now
After thinking a while about the front and the back panel i decided the best way would be to have them water cut, i have countless times milled thin aluminum sheet and it usually ends with the flute snapping. Still need to cut a lot of holes in the back panel for all the connectors but i will do that at a later stage
One step forward two steps back, or however the saying goes. I wasn't very happy about the shape of the frame and the quality of the work i had put in it so i sat down and re-drew the frame and decided it was time for plan C. This time it is made from a 10mm aluminum sheet, it's 15mm wide. I changed the angles a bit and shortened it a bit length and depth wise, the width it still the same
Time to drill some holes
One drilled, one to go, hopefully it fits!
Time for some threading, i always use the cordless drill to tap with, so far i have never snapped a bit with it and its so much faster.
Had to change the "shape" of the mill so i could drill and tap the support bars
The support bars
Done
Seems like it fits!
So much better than the other frame, a lot of work but now i like it and it won't bug me anymore.
Bottom plate for the frame, drilled and counter sunk
Perfect fit except one hole which i need to file a bit.
Old vs new, i don't know what you guys think but i like the new one a lot more
New part arrived!
Another box in the box
Everything is very well packed
Lots of cables with it, needs some sleeving though
Love the brushed steel look on the top of it
Scale photo
More updates coming soon!
Very sad news about OCZ, the only SSD's i've owned are OCZ and i have been very happy with them.
Sponsored by
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Hey guys!
Finally all moved in to the new house and got internet up and running again.
Just a short update but another one hopefully this weekend.
Milling the motherboard plate and the Gpu plate. Only milling the shape for now and doing all the holes and cutout later.
More milling and drilling, these are for the other panels on the side.
All slots cut out
As i haven't had any access to the press break for a while I started looking for an "affordable" sheet bender, but the quality on them are horrible. So i decided to take a different approach to bending the sheets.
60 degree V-flute, 1mm in the bottom
Milled a 1mm deep slot in both panels
Clamped it to the desk with the slot facing upwards
Put a small flat bar across the sheet so i would bend it equally everywhere
Worked a lot better than i thought it would.
Test fit of the panels. Had to try the grommet too to see if i made the hole the right size
More panels.
Also made a cut out for the motherboard in HDF, It's a lot faster and easier to redo if i have some measurements wrong
That is all for now, hopefully another update over the weekend!
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Finally all moved in to the new house and got internet up and running again.
Just a short update but another one hopefully this weekend.
Milling the motherboard plate and the Gpu plate. Only milling the shape for now and doing all the holes and cutout later.
More milling and drilling, these are for the other panels on the side.
All slots cut out
As i haven't had any access to the press break for a while I started looking for an "affordable" sheet bender, but the quality on them are horrible. So i decided to take a different approach to bending the sheets.
60 degree V-flute, 1mm in the bottom
Milled a 1mm deep slot in both panels
Clamped it to the desk with the slot facing upwards
Put a small flat bar across the sheet so i would bend it equally everywhere
Worked a lot better than i thought it would.
Test fit of the panels. Had to try the grommet too to see if i made the hole the right size
More panels.
Also made a cut out for the motherboard in HDF, It's a lot faster and easier to redo if i have some measurements wrong
That is all for now, hopefully another update over the weekend!
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Gorgeous design, looking forward to seeing how this one turns out
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Thx a lot guys!
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Thx AuXDubz!
Back with an update, was supposed to be a bit earlier but have been sick so haven't had much time. Anyways...
Did the motherboard and GPU side in aluminum
Test fit of components
Made some covers for SSD's so the cables will be hidden. No pictures of the installed yet but there will be soon enough
Same for the Pci-e extension cable
Made a sheet for holding the rads and fans. Decided to make it in two separate pieces, one for each rad.
A bit of bending
Test fit
Time for some acrylic. This is for the front panel. Was a bit tricky before i figured out how to make it in two runs. Milled some holes and put some centering axles in it. worked out pretty well.
Installed. Made it slightly bigger so i can sand it to the right size. Still need to do the rear and top and bottom. Still not sure if it will be painted or led lit. But i will need to decide very soon.
That's it for this time
As you can see i have some new parts Will do some unboxing as soon as i can get it set up
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Back with an update, was supposed to be a bit earlier but have been sick so haven't had much time. Anyways...
Did the motherboard and GPU side in aluminum
Test fit of components
Made some covers for SSD's so the cables will be hidden. No pictures of the installed yet but there will be soon enough
Same for the Pci-e extension cable
Made a sheet for holding the rads and fans. Decided to make it in two separate pieces, one for each rad.
A bit of bending
Test fit
Time for some acrylic. This is for the front panel. Was a bit tricky before i figured out how to make it in two runs. Milled some holes and put some centering axles in it. worked out pretty well.
Installed. Made it slightly bigger so i can sand it to the right size. Still need to do the rear and top and bottom. Still not sure if it will be painted or led lit. But i will need to decide very soon.
That's it for this time
As you can see i have some new parts
Will do some unboxing as soon as i can get it set upSponsored by:
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Ver' cool
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Thx!
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So been crazy busy trying to get as much done as possible. The Cooler Master mod contest ends on the 31st so i am freaking out a bit right now
have had a lot of parts lying around for a while now but thought it was time to upload some photos.
Ever since i saw the Maximus Vi Formula i knew this was the board for my next computer. I generally don't like "naked" pcb's so this is perfect for me!
A lot of accessories.
Just sexy, great color scheme and as a bonus its ready to be water cooled!
Even has a backplate, this just keeps getting better and better!
Next up GPU, decided on a GTX 780 since i seem to have no time for gaming anymore. Still there is nice to have some power when i need it.
Even the inner box looks great
Awesome, almost a shame to water cool this.
Great looking backplate, won't be seen though due to the way it will be mounted
Have always wanted an I7 since i do use Solidworks quite a lot. Never could justify to buy one. This time i just bought it and didn't think about the cost
I had 16Gb of platinum ram from before. Bought another pack just for the looks. Won't really need 32gb but it does make the case look better. And some light bars.
For some reason the old ones does not look like the new ones. The old ones still have milling marks and are slightly shiny. The new ones looks like they have been blasted with some media. Lucky i bought the light bars.
So on to the case
Made some fixtures to hold the reservoirs in place. Took a while before i figured out how to do it.
The circle pattern didn't really fit the shape of the case so i decided to make my own front. Not sure if i will sand it down to make it a bit more matte. Still need to countersink all the holes.
Lowered the led strips into the acrylic. Since the sheet aluminum is lowered 2mm from the other side and the leds need about 2.4mm depth there is only 1,6 mm left of material in the middle. Was a bit worried that the light wouldn't spread out to the edges but seems to be working just fine. Won't show you that just yet.
Made some adapters for the lamptron controllers so it will attach to the sheet metal.
This is how its now, still a lot to do and not much time left but all the acrylic and sheet metal is sanded down now and fits great.
And a bit of bonus content,
obviously it won't fit in the computer but i do have a different plan once the case is done.
Great looking piece!
Will add more photos of it once i get it up and running, will be a bit later as i need to focus on the computer right now
Next update before the competition ends !
Sponsored by:
have had a lot of parts lying around for a while now but thought it was time to upload some photos.
Ever since i saw the Maximus Vi Formula i knew this was the board for my next computer. I generally don't like "naked" pcb's so this is perfect for me!
A lot of accessories.
Just sexy, great color scheme and as a bonus its ready to be water cooled!
Even has a backplate, this just keeps getting better and better!
Next up GPU, decided on a GTX 780 since i seem to have no time for gaming anymore. Still there is nice to have some power when i need it.
Even the inner box looks great
Awesome, almost a shame to water cool this.
Great looking backplate, won't be seen though due to the way it will be mounted
Have always wanted an I7 since i do use Solidworks quite a lot. Never could justify to buy one. This time i just bought it and didn't think about the cost
I had 16Gb of platinum ram from before. Bought another pack just for the looks. Won't really need 32gb but it does make the case look better. And some light bars.
For some reason the old ones does not look like the new ones. The old ones still have milling marks and are slightly shiny. The new ones looks like they have been blasted with some media. Lucky i bought the light bars.
So on to the case
Made some fixtures to hold the reservoirs in place. Took a while before i figured out how to do it.
The circle pattern didn't really fit the shape of the case so i decided to make my own front. Not sure if i will sand it down to make it a bit more matte. Still need to countersink all the holes.
Lowered the led strips into the acrylic. Since the sheet aluminum is lowered 2mm from the other side and the leds need about 2.4mm depth there is only 1,6 mm left of material in the middle. Was a bit worried that the light wouldn't spread out to the edges but seems to be working just fine. Won't show you that just yet.
Made some adapters for the lamptron controllers so it will attach to the sheet metal.
This is how its now, still a lot to do and not much time left but all the acrylic and sheet metal is sanded down now and fits great.
And a bit of bonus content,
obviously it won't fit in the computer but i do have a different plan once the case is done.
Great looking piece!
Will add more photos of it once i get it up and running, will be a bit later as i need to focus on the computer right now
Next update before the competition ends !
Sponsored by:
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Really love this!
I want to get into real modding myself once I have the time and the disposable income!
I want to get into real modding myself once I have the time and the disposable income!
Soldato
Awesome work - love how snugly that PCI-e cover fits
Associate
Wow Amazing project! amazing skill
Soldato
That is a stunning concept and looks like it's coming together well. Subbed
Associate
This is looking mint mate, when can I place an order for the case ? 
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Thx guys!
Quick update before the competition ends!
Got all bit painted so started assembling pieces
Frame
Pumps and psu support
Lamptron controllers, had these from the old rig so was easy to make new mounts for it.
GTX 780
Test fit
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Final photos in a few min!
Quick update before the competition ends!
Got all bit painted so started assembling pieces
Frame
Pumps and psu support
Lamptron controllers, had these from the old rig so was easy to make new mounts for it.
GTX 780
Test fit
Sponsored by:
Final photos in a few min!
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Some better photos!
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Outstanding