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LOL, I had the 530W version of one of those a while back, luckily the fan died before the thing popped so I could RMA it
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LOL, I had the 530W version of one of those a while back, luckily the fan died before the thing popped so I could RMA it
Here's a few images of my old hardware.
A Zalman CNPS7000-CU (I think). At the time I thought this one was so pretty. Noisier than I expected though after reading reviews.
It replaced the cooler in this image, a Thermaltake red howler. Only had it fitted a couple of weeks before changing it. Also in the shot is a Q-Tec dual fan 'quiet' PSU which strangely didn't go bang, but rather just stopped working. The motherboard is a Abit KV8 Pro, the graphics a ATI 9500 pro.
The Thermaltake replaced the stock Athlon64 3000+ cooler shown in this image. Also of note here is the Medusa 5.1 headset (original good version).
All wrapped up in this awesome Nokia phone styled case.
Off on a tangent. Some kind of TV game system.
And finally an 'experiment' we carried out at work on an old Socket 7 (I think it was) motherboard. We sent several amps through the motherboard first with an arc welder then threw some Acetone on it and set it on fire.
A Zalman CNPS7000-CU (I think). At the time I thought this one was so pretty. Noisier than I expected though after reading reviews.
It replaced the cooler in this image, a Thermaltake red howler. Only had it fitted a couple of weeks before changing it. Also in the shot is a Q-Tec dual fan 'quiet' PSU which strangely didn't go bang, but rather just stopped working. The motherboard is a Abit KV8 Pro, the graphics a ATI 9500 pro.
The Thermaltake replaced the stock Athlon64 3000+ cooler shown in this image. Also of note here is the Medusa 5.1 headset (original good version).
All wrapped up in this awesome Nokia phone styled case.
Off on a tangent. Some kind of TV game system.
And finally an 'experiment' we carried out at work on an old Socket 7 (I think it was) motherboard. We sent several amps through the motherboard first with an arc welder then threw some Acetone on it and set it on fire.
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Would you mind if i used that image on my website and in the Memory sticky Nice picture
Whats the makerbot thing in the background?!
It's my Thing-O-Matic from Makerbot Industries, a 3D printer
It's derived from the RepRap project which started at Bath Uni, a project to build a self replicating 3D printer.It's one of my hobbies at the moment, combines programming, electronics and computers. It can print objects up to about 100x100x200mm in plastic from a design. I use Blender but you can design in pretty much anything that outputs to STL format, check out www.thingiverse.com to get an idea of what it can do.
I'm currently printing out parts for other printers and selling them on eBay.
My Thing-O-Matic #86 printing a herringbone gear:
Just after I installed an LED strip inside:
Printing a bottle opener.
It's great fun! Some people don't seem to understanding it though.
looks like its making 3D shapes by creating layers of 2d shapes ontop of one and another...
best of all is the nice loude noise it makes! just imagen someone deciding to use that at 3AM in very quite area!
Edit : could it be addjusted to make 140mm fan blades and mounting frams so you could just change the internals of used fans for new designes?
best of all is the nice loude noise it makes! just imagen someone deciding to use that at 3AM in very quite area!
Edit : could it be addjusted to make 140mm fan blades and mounting frams so you could just change the internals of used fans for new designes?
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^ That's pretty awesome, I've been looking into building a rep rap machine myself recently, I didn't know that there were other versions of it around also.
Could something like that be converted so it could etch PCB's at all?
Could something like that be converted so it could etch PCB's at all?
Pretty much spot on, you take a 3D model and pass it through a slicer which generates a toolpath for each layer.
I frequently fire it up at midnight, and I live in a flat. It's not very loud at all, I think the previous model was a lot louder.
Possibly, you would probably need to balance it but people have printed impellers for pumps and blowers with great results.
You can attach a etch-resistant pen and draw the PCB traces, I've not had chance to investigate it yet but some people have had good results.
wow, all of a suden i want one!
my school use to clame they had a 3d picture, but it was just a standard printer modifired to cut out nets insted of print images (so not technicly a 3d printer as the shape it printed wasnt 3d)
my school use to clame they had a 3d picture, but it was just a standard printer modifired to cut out nets insted of print images (so not technicly a 3d printer as the shape it printed wasnt 3d)
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Thanks, if it can use a pen then that would be ideal, I guess I could even get it to drill the holes if it had a dremel attachment...
I'll have a look on google for more info, what would you say if the rough cost of building one of these?
I've been collecting stepper motors and power supplies over the years so it would be nice to actually use them for something...
My first ever performance heatsink
Thermalright FOP38
Came with a 60mm Delta fan that rotated at 6800RPM that was a right screamer and to mount it you had to push down real hard with a flat head screwdriver and one slip meant dead mother board. Also this was before AMD started using a heat spreader so the heatsink sat directly on the cpu core so if the heatsink was'nt flat when mounting you could chip the cpu core and that also meant bye bye cpu.
I remember these were quite populat among enthusiates too
Thermaltake Dragon Orb 3
Brings back some good memorys.
Thermalright FOP38
Came with a 60mm Delta fan that rotated at 6800RPM that was a right screamer and to mount it you had to push down real hard with a flat head screwdriver and one slip meant dead mother board. Also this was before AMD started using a heat spreader so the heatsink sat directly on the cpu core so if the heatsink was'nt flat when mounting you could chip the cpu core and that also meant bye bye cpu.
I remember these were quite populat among enthusiates too
Thermaltake Dragon Orb 3
Brings back some good memorys.
no, the following layers would become one with the layber beneith it.
sometimes this method of production can acculy make more strength
My machine is the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic which costs about $1250 and is in kit form, everything you need to get up an running. If you are looking to build your own then you probably want to be looking at the RepRap project. Building your own does save a lot of money but you have to get all the parts yourself and spend some time learning what you need and how to build it.
I would recommend building a RepRap Prusa Mendel, they are the easiest and cheapest version to build. You can get a full set of plastic parts off eBay for around £75 (search for 'prusa mendel' or 'reprap') and most of the other parts are from a hardware store. Depending on where you get the parts, you're looking at under £300 to build the whole thing.
It's essentially a hot glue gun attached to a Cartesian bot, the plastic is in a filament form, typically on 2.3KG reels. It uses ABS (same as lego) or PLA (biodegradable plastic derived from sugar or other plants). Although it prints layer by layer (0.4mm per layer by default) the plastic fuses to the layer below forming a strong bond, it's possible to make very sturdy parts.
It's usually sold in 5lb (2.3kg) reels which cost about £45 but the price can vary depending where you get it from and you can get smaller reels, it's a generic product, you don't need specific plastic for every printer. You don't print objects at 100% density, typically only 25% using a honeycomb infill structure. A 5lb reel will be enough to run the extruder constantly for about 3 days.
As an example, that herringbone gear I posted about probably used about 1% of a 5lb reel.
wow, thats better then i had expected! thanks
ill probly end up getting one when i can afford it after my PC upgrade (pc really needs the upgrade) if it could be modded to make circuit boreds and the use of its 3D print. then i could make almost everything i need.
what plastic cant do my metal work can
sorry guys for the convo, ill be quite now. thanks again RobH
(would have put some up my self... unfortantly my mum trought out everything that "seams their was no need for" or "wasnt being used" so appologys on that as well)
ill probly end up getting one when i can afford it after my PC upgrade (pc really needs the upgrade) if it could be modded to make circuit boreds and the use of its 3D print. then i could make almost everything i need.
what plastic cant do my metal work can
sorry guys for the convo, ill be quite now. thanks again RobH
(would have put some up my self... unfortantly my mum trought out everything that "seams their was no need for" or "wasnt being used" so appologys on that as well)