Project: Storage and Gaming Case - Page 9

joshpond · 13th August 2012, 8:32 AM

Waiting to see the final result. Been a while but looks like it should be worth it.

Sub.

Josh

Spotswood · 19th August 2012, 11:02 AM

Drilled two 19mm holes for the vandal resistant switches (power and reset/hard drive activity).

Using such a large bit (step drill) is a bit nerve racking for me, but with an extra large work surface and some clamps, I manged to get through it.

Switches!

Spotswood · 4th September 2012, 12:34 PM

During final assembly (before paint) some rework is inevitable. With this case, early on in the build, it was widened to accommodate the front radiators. But I never went back to see if the PSU mounting bracket worked/looked okay. Plus, I never tested the PSU cutout from the back sheet with the the actual PSUs used for the build. Well, the cutout in the backsheet for the PSUs had to be widened by 3mm in order to clear the fan grill on the PSU cooling fan. And the PSU mounting plate looked to dainty and needed to be widened.

And with the old PSU mounting bracket placed in front of the new one:

Spotswood · 30th September 2012, 10:48 AM

I finished fabricating the back of the case, which consisted of drilling mounting holes through the motherboard trays and PSU mounting plate, through the back sheet and into the case frame. Holes that went into frame were tapped to #6-32 and those in the middle of the sheeting had PEM nuts pressed-in.

rthorntn · 30th September 2012, 10:53 AM

Awesome work Rich!

Kommandant33 · 30th September 2012, 11:17 AM

Getting there...

Any idea what the finish is going to be?

Cheers,
Komm

Spotswood · 6th November 2012, 2:36 PM

Powder coated parts have come back from the painter and final assembly has begun.

rthorntn · 7th November 2012, 3:11 PM

It's looking fantastic!

Spotswood · 13th November 2012, 9:23 AM

the3coopers · 13th November 2012, 6:22 PM

Wow - awesome.

Looking at the final shape, I reckon you should have put a subwoofer in there while you were at it!

13th August 2012, 8:32 AM	#121
joshpond Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Townsville Posts: 242	Waiting to see the final result. Been a while but looks like it should be worth it. Sub. Josh __________________ PC - Overclocked for faster web browsing

30th September 2012, 10:53 AM	#125
rthorntn Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 140	Love it! Awesome work Rich!

30th September 2012, 11:17 AM	#126
Kommandant33 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cheltenham VIC Posts: 920	Getting there... Any idea what the finish is going to be? Cheers, Komm __________________ Kommandant. Battlefield 3 - ollien33 Steam - ollien33

7th November 2012, 3:11 PM	#128
rthorntn Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 140	Awesome! It's looking fantastic!

19th August 2012, 11:02 AM	#122
Spotswood Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 36	Drilled two 19mm holes for the vandal resistant switches (power and reset/hard drive activity). Using such a large bit (step drill) is a bit nerve racking for me, but with an extra large work surface and some clamps, I manged to get through it. Switches!

4th September 2012, 12:34 PM	#123
Spotswood Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 36	During final assembly (before paint) some rework is inevitable. With this case, early on in the build, it was widened to accommodate the front radiators. But I never went back to see if the PSU mounting bracket worked/looked okay. Plus, I never tested the PSU cutout from the back sheet with the the actual PSUs used for the build. Well, the cutout in the backsheet for the PSUs had to be widened by 3mm in order to clear the fan grill on the PSU cooling fan. And the PSU mounting plate looked to dainty and needed to be widened. And with the old PSU mounting bracket placed in front of the new one:

30th September 2012, 10:48 AM	#124
Spotswood Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 36	I finished fabricating the back of the case, which consisted of drilling mounting holes through the motherboard trays and PSU mounting plate, through the back sheet and into the case frame. Holes that went into frame were tapped to #6-32 and those in the middle of the sheeting had PEM nuts pressed-in.

6th November 2012, 2:36 PM	#127
Spotswood Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 36	Powder coated parts have come back from the painter and final assembly has begun.

13th November 2012, 9:23 AM	#129
Spotswood Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 36

13th November 2012, 6:22 PM	#130
the3coopers Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sydney 2151 Posts: 700	Wow - awesome. Looking at the final shape, I reckon you should have put a subwoofer in there while you were at it!