Jwbcomputers
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i decided to start to mod my antec 300 for a window and some cable mangent.
i started off by cut the side pannel for a window.
i started off by cut the side pannel for a window.
antec 300 mod
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dugdiamond
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IMHO - that is awful
i hope this is a practise run on a spare panel
- rough
- non-parallel cuts
- cuts are not straight
i hope this is a practise run on a spare panel
Ru5ty_t00l
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lasercut for a typical window like this will be a waste of money.
if it was for a difficult and really detailed shape ,acrylic sheet , aluminum sheet for a grill then Ok. but not for this one
a dremel for the first cut , a jigsaw, a file and a steady hand is all needed to make it perfect
if it was for a difficult and really detailed shape ,acrylic sheet , aluminum sheet for a grill then Ok. but not for this one
a dremel for the first cut , a jigsaw, a file and a steady hand is all needed to make it perfect
FTR.4500MHz
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Ouch !!!
Jwbcomputers
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yea its still a rough cut i need to clean it up and i did use a t-square
Jwbcomputers
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just ordered some u channel and a piece of smoke acrylic
i also got a new tool
i also got a new tool
FTR.4500MHz
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Get a Jigsaw with an 18 teeth/inch metal blade , tape off your panel with low-tack masking tape , draw your cut on , drill a hole for your blade , concentrate , try to be accurate and cut that sucker !
dugdiamond
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carpenters saying: measure twice ... cut once
remember... what you take off, cannot be put back on!
before proceeding any further with your modding... practise on the pieces of side panel that you have alreadybutchered cut off.
remember... what you take off, cannot be put back on!
before proceeding any further with your modding... practise on the pieces of side panel that you have already
A few tips.
Use masking tape, this makes it easy to mark out the cut. And also protect the paint work when you are doing the cut its self.
If using a jigsaw with a blade that the teeth cut on the upstroke.
Like this one.
Then mark out the window and do the cutting on the inside of the panel. Thsi will mean that you will have a nice clean cut on the outside.
If using a blade that cuts on the downstroke. like this
Then mark up your windows and do the cut from the outside. Again his will give you a nice decent cut.
When cutting get a cardboard box and stick the side panel on it, to do the cutting. this will stop the side panel from rattling and bending wile cutting.
Dremels are good. But a a nice jigsaw blade and a set up like above, is 10 times faster and neater. and you will hardly have to do any cleaning up of the edges.
Use masking tape, this makes it easy to mark out the cut. And also protect the paint work when you are doing the cut its self.
If using a jigsaw with a blade that the teeth cut on the upstroke.
Like this one.
Then mark out the window and do the cutting on the inside of the panel. Thsi will mean that you will have a nice clean cut on the outside.
If using a blade that cuts on the downstroke. like this
Then mark up your windows and do the cut from the outside. Again his will give you a nice decent cut.
When cutting get a cardboard box and stick the side panel on it, to do the cutting. this will stop the side panel from rattling and bending wile cutting.
Dremels are good. But a a nice jigsaw blade and a set up like above, is 10 times faster and neater. and you will hardly have to do any cleaning up of the edges.
FTR.4500MHz
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A few tips.
Use masking tape, this makes it easy to mark out the cut. And also protect the paint work when you are doing the cut its self.
If using a jigsaw with a blade that the teeth cut on the upstroke.
Like this one.
Then mark out the window and do the cutting on the inside of the panel. Thsi will mean that you will have a nice clean cut on the outside.
If using a blade that cuts on the downstroke. like this
Then mark up your windows and do the cut from the outside. Again his will give you a nice decent cut.
When cutting get a cardboard box and stick the side panel on it, to do the cutting. this will stop the side panel from rattling and bending wile cutting.
Dremels are good. But a a nice jigsaw blade and a set up like above, is 10 times faster and neater. and you will hardly have to do any cleaning up of the edges.
+1 Jigsaws FTW !
He could fix that with a file some sandpaper and some elbow grease......
FTR.4500MHz
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I would just make the window bigger , he still has the space to make a " decent " window .
Jwbcomputers
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just the work i just got done
Jwbcomputers
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Ru5ty_t00l
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actually it looks very bent up
