stinka's antec p160 facia mod

stinka · 23 Jun 2007 at 18:25

so i just need to get some perspex for the window and varnish the mdf, can anyone suggest a cheap supplier for the perspex

thanks

stinka

oh and heres one of my newly converted workshop for anyone thats interested :

stinka · 23 Jun 2007 at 19:15

ChoÞÞer said:
drinking on the job aye?

oh yes mate usually got a beer on the go whilst working at home

i work better under the influance

stinka · 23 Jun 2007 at 20:21

just won a full watercooling kit off the bay including apogee gtx, thermochil 120.2, xspc passive res, swifteh mcp 350 :cool:

chuffed to bits so thats going in next week end

just need some decent memory now so i can push this baby

stinka · 24 Jun 2007 at 16:48

Troop said:
Have you decided yet, what your going to finish the mdf in ?

clear ployurethane varnish. ive got to sand it up as well as theres a couple of burn marks from cutting

stinka · 24 Jun 2007 at 18:33

bluntslide said:
looks really nice and smooth, mdf could be a useful material for me to practice on my case. im guessing the router makes it a lot easier for cutting?

the only cutting i did with the router was the drive bay opening in the front panel. obviosly i used the router for rounding the edges.

i used the chopsaw to do all cutting on the side panel piece internal and external, i could have used the chop saw to cut out the drive bay openings. router does a neater job especialy on thicker materials but its a PIA to set up

you could do all the cutting with a handsaw, if you drill a few 10mm holes in a line so you can start the teeth on internal openings etc. i finished internal openings on side panel mdf piece with the hand saw

also a jig saw would do all of this if you take youre time and just let the saw do the work

if you have a circular saw you could do all cuts with this, just plunge it like a chop saw for internal cuts, this is something i do regular when cutting holes in floors etc.

stinka · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:04

fitted side window and power button this afternoon gave it a couple of coats of clear varnish and tbh im not happy with finished product i think its too dark also i forgot to sand the burn marks off the front fan port :

im thinking of sanding the marks off the front port with my dremmel rubbing it down and revarnishing, but i might just give both pieces a light sanding then spray them gloss red or blue

stinka · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:04

and one of cable management

stinka · 27 Jun 2007 at 18:23

bluntslide said:
where did you get the button from, another pc?
i cant find a good ol button anywhere!

i went to my local,car electrical shop and they had loads of different ones

stinka · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:20

dunno why but im thinking matt black with stainless steel grill, what do ya reckon ?

stinka · 31 Jul 2007 at 21:54

Dwbreeze1982 said:
looking good mate keeep up the good work and dont forget to post pics of the watercooling.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17755230