Brainstorming: Casemodding

Delph1 · Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject: Brainstorming: Casemodding

Imagine having one of these:

standing next to these:

and a MX300.
Not very good scale but you get the picture Razz

The front is plastic (of course Rolling Eyes

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The optimum would of course be trying to get a nice "wood" finish like the one on the Shuttle, needs to do some studying first, if that's what I'll decide to do.

Any suggestions on what to do with my nightmare?

//Andreas
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Zelog · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 1:38 pm Post subject:

I tried building a mahogony "cube" with cool shiny brass handles when I was still in the US (started three years ago when wood was still unheard of in most forums), but I ran out of time and jumped on an airplane going to Sweden Smile

I had all the stuff, ready to assemble. One day I will finish it. So yes, I think a wood finish would definitely make that stuff look good, Delph1.

Delph1 · Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject:

One vote for the wood idea.

I was thinking of doing a slight mod of the front as well and replace 3 of the brackets with a fan running ultra low speed to make a better airflow. With a filter and maybe a nice fan guard it might work.

//Andreas
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Zelog · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject:

I've seen these air purifiers that ionize the air and trap all the dust particles. It would bee cool to have one of those integrated into the chassis. The room just smells so....... clean..... and no more dust in the PC Smile

Delph1 · Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

Delph1 · Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject:

Ok, picked up this again. Found a nice black color to use.

However I was brainstorming with a clleague about perhaps installing watercooling for the drives instead.

The block would consist out of copperplates and copperpiping I will do myself and a pump + radiator. I need to solve som practical issues first before I can actually do this, but I'm working on it.

//Andreas
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magicman · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 1:52 am Post subject:

depending on what you actually want as a finished product, there is a cheaper alternitive...

watching infomercials, you may come across a faux-wood stain... it comes with a rounded pad that you tilt as you drag over any surface and it creates a wood grain pattern... so you just spray that case whatever base colour you want, like a super deep red, and then you use the faux-wood stain to create a dark set of grain over it...

would look like crap really close, but if someone is just scanning around your room, it would look good... and probably cost a lot less, and take less time...

it's more of a temporary solution... till you get a real one made...
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Delph1 · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:33 am Post subject:

Cool, I'll check around to see if I can find some Very Happy

//Andreas
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magicman · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:31 am Post subject:

[NH]BigBen2k · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:11 am Post subject:

I've actually used one of those, but it was for pastries! (a student summer job, many years ago...)
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Delph1 · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

Well I lost the camera Banging head

I have found some paint now, but I need to get a saw with very small teeth so I can saw through the plastic brackets on the front to fit the fan. Can't find the wood-dealie though, but I think I'll just go with a black finish.

//Andreas
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DiDi · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject:

Hide it somewhere... Wink

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Delph1 · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:01 am Post subject:

I could throw up some pictures now, but as Coore got my tools I can't do much about anyway Sad

//Andreas
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