The Orange One
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Happy birthday Mate!
Chasing Dreams
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Gurt11
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Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! ^^
UPDATE!
Because the flexing in the front piece for the radiator was not be liked, I went back to the drawing board.
Idea! Great. Now the execution... This is white plexi, rough cut
Fits.
Now I need holes in the bottom two holes, here:
And here:
And there will probably be more when it develops...
Bolts! (the fan is supposed to sit inside the cut out in the plexi. it can but it didn't in this picture -_-)
More bolts!
This is how it's supposed to be bolted into the front. More holes will be drilled, be patient
need to get longer screws and there's an aluminium layer going to cover that plexi with little cut outs to show some white plexi... Get it? No? You'll see
UPDATE!
Because the flexing in the front piece for the radiator was not be liked, I went back to the drawing board.
Idea! Great. Now the execution... This is white plexi, rough cut
Fits.
Now I need holes in the bottom two holes, here:
And here:
And there will probably be more when it develops...
Bolts! (the fan is supposed to sit inside the cut out in the plexi. it can but it didn't in this picture -_-)
More bolts!
This is how it's supposed to be bolted into the front. More holes will be drilled, be patient
need to get longer screws and there's an aluminium layer going to cover that plexi with little cut outs to show some white plexi... Get it? No? You'll see
Gurt11
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Got these yesterday:
And I just made an aluminium plate to go on top of the plexi one, on top of the radgrill in the front.
More holes need to be drilled. I think I'll reuse the top ones of the original 200mm fan in the front...
And then I'll brush the aluminium and paint it black
then re-fit the front rad, see if everything still fits and finaly make the psu cover/SSD holder/reservoir holder.
And I just made an aluminium plate to go on top of the plexi one, on top of the radgrill in the front.
More holes need to be drilled. I think I'll reuse the top ones of the original 200mm fan in the front...
And then I'll brush the aluminium and paint it black
then re-fit the front rad, see if everything still fits and finaly make the psu cover/SSD holder/reservoir holder.The Orange One
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Liking the look of that front panel so far!
Nice work!
Nice work!
Gurt11
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Brushing aluminium!
- Put it on something sticky so it can't move. (like masking tape in this case)
- Clean with nail polish remover or something that just cleans it good. (I used acetone)
- And then sand it! I went with P100 first, then did it with P220. Start at the top -> go to bottom. Lift it up, set it at top again and go to bottom again. (not just down ánd up sanding) And keep going till you go over the bottom edge ^^
This was the result on my 'testing piece':
And this on the 'real piece':
Not bad me thinks ^^
Primed it up. Now waiting for the first black coat...
- Put it on something sticky so it can't move. (like masking tape in this case)
- Clean with nail polish remover or something that just cleans it good. (I used acetone)
- And then sand it! I went with P100 first, then did it with P220. Start at the top -> go to bottom. Lift it up, set it at top again and go to bottom again. (not just down ánd up sanding) And keep going till you go over the bottom edge ^^
This was the result on my 'testing piece':
And this on the 'real piece':
Not bad me thinks ^^
Primed it up. Now waiting for the first black coat...
Gurt11
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I succeeded in bending plexi without a hot air tool! this is só simple, let me explain...
Boil water in a deep or wide enough kettle. And put the plexi in the boiling water just a little further then the corner you want to bent.
Keep it there for a while (10-20 seconds or so) until you feel it becoming flimsy. Take it out, put it on the edge of something and bend.
The bended piece wasn't too straight in my case. So I put it in again, and then held it and flattened it like this:
Result:
This is how it's supposed to go in the case. I may have made it just a little too high though...
this is só simple, let me explain...Boil water in a deep or wide enough kettle. And put the plexi in the boiling water just a little further then the corner you want to bent.
Keep it there for a while (10-20 seconds or so) until you feel it becoming flimsy. Take it out, put it on the edge of something and bend.
The bended piece wasn't too straight in my case. So I put it in again, and then held it and flattened it like this:
Result:
This is how it's supposed to go in the case. I may have made it just a little too high though...
The Orange One
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Never thought about doing that before!
Nice work!
Nice work!
Gurt11
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So there we go, cutting some plexi again.
One white sheet and one clear sheet. The clear sheet comes underneath the white.
As such:
Corners:
This has to be cut out
And these
Nice
Now I need to think a little on how I'm going to run some front panel cables. Then make the aluminium cover that goes over the white plexi. And then measure out the pump/reservoir and SSD position. Then adding piece of paper and leds and make it sit stable on the psu.
I'm also still painting layers on the front piece of aluminium, but it accidently caught some dust. I'll need to work out something to get rid of that.
One white sheet and one clear sheet. The clear sheet comes underneath the white.
As such:
Corners:
This has to be cut out
And these
Nice
Now I need to think a little on how I'm going to run some front panel cables. Then make the aluminium cover that goes over the white plexi. And then measure out the pump/reservoir and SSD position. Then adding piece of paper and leds and make it sit stable on the psu.
I'm also still painting layers on the front piece of aluminium, but it accidently caught some dust. I'll need to work out something to get rid of that.
alpenwasser
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Oh yeah, this is the stuff!
I always like it when people come up with ingenious ways of doing things. And that brushed
piece of Alu looks very smexy. :wub:
I always like it when people come up with ingenious ways of doing things. And that brushed
piece of Alu looks very smexy. :wub:
Permafrost
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looking good dude!!
Gurt11
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Measuring.
Cut out.
(Yes, it will be sat straight)
Now for these. A pass through for the tubing from pump to GPU and an SSD.
This pass through thingy is too narrow to put over the plexi, and I don't want to put it over the aluminium cover.
So I made it like this. A hole just big enough for the thing to fit in without it moving around.
For the SSD, holes have to be cut out for the power and data cable.
Painting the data cable's white connector black first
And the front piece of aluminium has gotten its final coat of blackness. That dust is too bad I guess
(luckily only the right side part will be visible, and that's with the side panel off, so...)
Cut out.
(Yes, it will be sat straight
)
Now for these. A pass through for the tubing from pump to GPU and an SSD.
This pass through thingy is too narrow to put over the plexi, and I don't want to put it over the aluminium cover.
So I made it like this. A hole just big enough for the thing to fit in without it moving around.
For the SSD, holes have to be cut out for the power and data cable.
Painting the data cable's white connector black first
And the front piece of aluminium has gotten its final coat of blackness. That dust is too bad I guess
(luckily only the right side part will be visible, and that's with the side panel off, so...)
Gurt11
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A place for the sata power cable
And the sata data cable.
Filing
And because one 'MetallicAcid likes curves, here's the MA-curve ;p
So that's the white layer.
Now for the clear plexi sheet underneath...
Measuring
Progress...
Oh and I have a funny story btw
I emailed Logitech about a problem I was encountering with my G700. When I kept the left mouse button pressed in (to fire a gun or select a part of text or something), this action would be interupted without me releasing the button. It didn't do this all the time, just sometimes. So I didn't know what to do with it and asked logitech. The answer: "Seems like a harware issue, we'll send you a new one."
I was like... o.0 but, ehm, ok.
This arrived today (less than a week later):
One of the fanciest packages I've ever seen btw. That door is magnetic, how 'bout that...
And the sata data cable.
Filing
And because one 'MetallicAcid likes curves, here's the MA-curve ;p
So that's the white layer.
Now for the clear plexi sheet underneath...
Measuring
Progress...
Oh and I have a funny story btw
I emailed Logitech about a problem I was encountering with my G700. When I kept the left mouse button pressed in (to fire a gun or select a part of text or something), this action would be interupted without me releasing the button. It didn't do this all the time, just sometimes. So I didn't know what to do with it and asked logitech. The answer: "Seems like a harware issue, we'll send you a new one."I was like... o.0 but, ehm, ok.
This arrived today (less than a week later):
One of the fanciest packages I've ever seen btw. That door is magnetic, how 'bout that...
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Gurt11
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Aluminium cover time
Supposed to come on top of the white plexi
A little brushing. But I noticed with the front piece of aluminium that the effect is lost when painted. But it's nice to work with a brushed piece of ally
Measuring
A lot of measuring
First cuts
Pretty circle
That was a start.
Today I continued. I had some pretty complicated ideas, but then I changed my mind and thought less was more. I ended up with this. I hope you like it ^^
And the painted sata cable connector ^^
Supposed to come on top of the white plexi
A little brushing. But I noticed with the front piece of aluminium that the effect is lost when painted. But it's nice to work with a brushed piece of ally
Measuring
A lot of measuring
First cuts
Pretty circle
That was a start.
Today I continued. I had some pretty complicated ideas, but then I changed my mind and thought less was more. I ended up with this. I hope you like it ^^
And the painted sata cable connector ^^
alpenwasser
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Brushed aluminium is to me a bit like sex: You can survive without, but life is just so
much better with it. :lol:
much better with it. :lol:
Gurt11
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Gurt11
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OKeeej. Got lots of pictures for you guys hope you don't mind.
I put some black screws in the side of the SSD. Those little things...
Time for pump testing and stuff
This'll be my drain piece
Monsoon fittings are super easy btw. Just put tube over the main part.
And use the tool to fix the screw-on piece on.
Use can also use it to tighten the main fitting. Handy dandy.
Ready to go...
Luckily everything went perfect. Pump works like a charm and is inaudible (set between 2-3)
So then it was time to put everything together piece by piece. I'm now going to stop bothering you with words and let the pictures do the talking. If you have any questions or suggestions, please write 'em down
Fan controller barely fits.
hope you don't mind.I put some black screws in the side of the SSD. Those little things...
Time for pump testing and stuff
This'll be my drain piece
Monsoon fittings are super easy btw. Just put tube over the main part.
And use the tool to fix the screw-on piece on.
Use can also use it to tighten the main fitting. Handy dandy.
Ready to go...
Luckily everything went perfect. Pump works like a charm and is inaudible (set between 2-3)
So then it was time to put everything together piece by piece. I'm now going to stop bothering you with words and let the pictures do the talking. If you have any questions or suggestions, please write 'em down
Fan controller barely fits.
alpenwasser
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OKeeej. Got lots of pictures for you guys
I certainly don't
The better things get the more bothered I become by small details not being
quite right. Aaargh, so much work!
I have actually noticed when putting together my loop for ZEUS that they can be
a bit tricky depending on the tube. I'm using Primochill's "normal" tubing (forgot
the name, but it's not the advanced stuff) and when I push the tube down onto the
fitting completely until it hits the fitting's base I can barely tighten down the
compression nut. So I usually leave about one millimetre between the base of the
fitting and the end of the tubing, in which case it works very nicely. I have also tried
it out with Masterkleer, which does not exhibit this behavior.
Anyway, loving what I'm seeing, very nice indeed. :rock:
Gurt11
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I'm using XSPC 7/16", no troubles here ^^
