Project Arclight
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yassarikhan786
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Fantastic work on the plexi milling and get well soon mate
ITS ALIVE.. a year of hell but i am back
BEHOLD AN UPDATE.... yes, yes, I know, took my sweet time. HEY!! you try modding and having 6 kids
So where were we, Time for the Arclight front lower bezel, the AZZA9000 has a split front bezel due to the front mounted PSU, After several weeks of anguish I finally found an intake design that fits the theme, twin Horizontal slots it is!!!
TO THE CAD SOFTWAREEEEEEEE!!!!
Not the most complicated design by a long way, but the look im going for is very stark
Once the dimentions are worked out for the raw material its on to cutting out some 1.3mm alu sheet, time for the new toy
AND YES I DO HUM THE JAWS THEME WHEN CUTTING
I had been debating for a while on buying these but for under £20 worth a shot
I am actually quite impressed how easy they are to cut wit and how accurate you can cut... as an added bonus the bi-product seems to be "traditional" jewelry.....
IT has been a while since i fired up the mill so after a lot of maintenance (read playing with WD40)we were back in action
..... And yes, i do love taking pics of the mill running
All done, the opposite side has been shelled out at the ends a little to make bending easier for fitting
Bring on the rough sanding and surface finishing
Damn did i really let it get this dusty
10mins of rotary tool and some cussing at a piece of plastic in the eye (keep those glasses on kids!!!!)
15mins of hammering, inc getting told off my my wife for using the metal legs of the kitchen units as a former to hammer on......
Shaping was a lot easier then i expected (i have no metal forming tools bar a very large rubber mallet), mostly thanks to the shelling i did to the ends on the mill
one final test fit
Heres a little context as to where on the front this piece goes.... yeah its massive
LATER.........
Once again Tauntauns are roaming Hell and ye another day has been spent modding, just a short update this time (someone who shall not be named forgot to take pictures)
picture several hours of cutting and filing......... Did you enjoy that?..... GOOD!!
And suddenly the insanity and clashing panel scheme makes sence
(IT AINT MODDING UNLESS YOU HAVE BARE FEET IN SHOT)
test illumination on the Arclight intake, whilst it was milled as all one piece i masked out the center and sprayed the rest matt black. The effect is a little too bright with the Vegas fan, i may spray the blades black and just use the ambient light from the ring of LEDs to illuminate the center
What do you think? leave as is or get rid of the reflection from the fan blades?
Stay tuned for more Arclight coming soon (I PROMISE) and a new side long project on commission to be called 'SMITE'. Watch this space
BEHOLD AN UPDATE.... yes, yes, I know, took my sweet time. HEY!! you try modding and having 6 kids
So where were we, Time for the Arclight front lower bezel, the AZZA9000 has a split front bezel due to the front mounted PSU, After several weeks of anguish I finally found an intake design that fits the theme, twin Horizontal slots it is!!!
TO THE CAD SOFTWAREEEEEEEE!!!!
Not the most complicated design by a long way, but the look im going for is very stark
Once the dimentions are worked out for the raw material its on to cutting out some 1.3mm alu sheet, time for the new toy
AND YES I DO HUM THE JAWS THEME WHEN CUTTING
I had been debating for a while on buying these but for under £20 worth a shot
I am actually quite impressed how easy they are to cut wit and how accurate you can cut... as an added bonus the bi-product seems to be "traditional" jewelry.....
IT has been a while since i fired up the mill so after a lot of maintenance (read playing with WD40)we were back in action
..... And yes, i do love taking pics of the mill running
All done, the opposite side has been shelled out at the ends a little to make bending easier for fitting
Bring on the rough sanding and surface finishing
Damn did i really let it get this dusty
10mins of rotary tool and some cussing at a piece of plastic in the eye (keep those glasses on kids!!!!)
15mins of hammering, inc getting told off my my wife for using the metal legs of the kitchen units as a former to hammer on......
Shaping was a lot easier then i expected (i have no metal forming tools bar a very large rubber mallet), mostly thanks to the shelling i did to the ends on the mill
one final test fit
Heres a little context as to where on the front this piece goes.... yeah its massive
LATER.........
Once again Tauntauns are roaming Hell and ye another day has been spent modding, just a short update this time (someone who shall not be named forgot to take pictures)
picture several hours of cutting and filing......... Did you enjoy that?..... GOOD!!
And suddenly the insanity and clashing panel scheme makes sence
(IT AINT MODDING UNLESS YOU HAVE BARE FEET IN SHOT)
test illumination on the Arclight intake, whilst it was milled as all one piece i masked out the center and sprayed the rest matt black. The effect is a little too bright with the Vegas fan, i may spray the blades black and just use the ambient light from the ring of LEDs to illuminate the center
What do you think? leave as is or get rid of the reflection from the fan blades?
Stay tuned for more Arclight coming soon (I PROMISE) and a new side long project on commission to be called 'SMITE'. Watch this space
Conchubair
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Looks promising, wish I had a mill..
Conchubair
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You wouldnt mind having her around to shag though would you?
