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 Post subject: Project: Shiny Destiny (Update 11 - 06/05/2008)
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:09 pm 
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Hello

have decided to put log on here bit-tech and custompc

This is my first project log so don't pick holes please.

This is a mod on an old coolermaster case (know idea what) that i had lying around. The name has come from the panels and the fact i am modding it for a LAN Party which is hosted at my church (Destiny Church).

Lets start :dremel:


well first off i will show you the painting of the HDD and mobo trays which i finished today.

sorry for the bad pics my camera went flat so i used my phone

don't have any pics before priming

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primed mobo

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primed HDD tray

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colour i am using (matt black)

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coat 1

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coat 2

will put up more images when paint has dried properly

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120 intake fan hole

thanks mnpctech for the tutorial

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tools at my disposal
I will only need the jigsaw for this

once again i forgot the before pics

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hole in the chassis

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hole in front panel

i will file the edges on Friday when i get my files

that it for now more later if i have time

questions and comments welcome


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 Post subject: Update 2 (Why SHINY?)
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:11 pm 
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This is just a small update to explain why i have shiny in the name

I took a boring white case and am sanding the paint off

i remembered the before pictures but they didnt come out well so here is the after (will put before up 2morrow if i can get a good one will have to fiddle with settings)

I took it from white

to this

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then this

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(that is water on the panel before any one asks)

that is using 240 grit then 400 will post more pics as the side panels progress but it takes ages have been working on that panel for a week now manually

there will be an update this weekend with the progress on the front panel


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 Post subject: Update 3
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:12 pm 
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I haven't done much this weekend as i have had visitors round every day but here is some pics of what i have done

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paint has dried

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using dvd holder cover for intake tunnel

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first attempt did not go well

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second worked fine. I have buffed the surface up with 240grit sand paper

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messed up the foam insulation :duh:

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should look like this will fix that this week

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finished sanding top panel using 1200grit

any way that is it for now
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 Post subject: Update 4
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:13 pm 
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Today i got a little bit done not as much as i would of liked cos one of my tools went missing more about that later

today i fixed the foam that i showed you in the last update with
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a polystyrene tile

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i drew on where i needed to cut. i used a blade my dad brought home from work which is used to cut the plastic used to fix cracks in windows

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all cut. red dots are where i need to cut holes for the case feet

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glued in with no more nails

i also made a rim for the intake tube using the cd holder

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this

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to this

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to this

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with the help of this (fuzzy image fixed)

any way thats all for now
all images here
questions and comments welcome


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 Post subject: Update 5
PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:30 pm 
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Right i forgot to tell you in the last update about the tool that went missing it is an attachment for my drill to use it as a sander.

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180grit sanding disk

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after a minute couldn't do any more it started raining :sigh:

will be back sanding a soon as it stops raining


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Welcome to TMN Kylevdm :D

Those panels look sexy after wetsanding 8)

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its a good start. i would like to see more of this

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thanks

am 15 so time is precious :P

especially as i go back to school on Monday :'( but i will be working when i can

there will be an improvement in image quality as i am now allowed to use my dads camera wOOt

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 Post subject: Switch Stuff
PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:43 pm 
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all my stuff for the switch arrived

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all the stuff

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POWER/ RESET switch

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rotary switch with knob

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diodes

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leds

i also got some sand paper from my dads work

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2000grit on foam backing

that is all for now. have a LAN this weekend so no work will be done


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:53 pm 
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hey all after a slight delay i am back

I have done a few things

I have connected the power and reset cables to the two vandal switches
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soldered the diodes to the rotary switch
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drew the guides for drilling
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my chosen tool for drilling the holes
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drilled a test hole to see if it produced a clean hole
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all holes drilled (19mm, 10mm, 19mm)
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all switches in place
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will be drilling holes for leds this week update then


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 Post subject: Update 8
PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:12 pm 
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I got a bit of painting done today

I primed and did the first layer of black but then ran out

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I also trimmed the fiberglass but haven't got after pics get them tomorrow


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 Post subject: Update 9 (18-02-2008)
PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:12 pm 
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Right as you know I have been on holiday so I have been modding but I have exams at the end of this month so I have been doing things that don’t take forever and things that can stop and start.

I have sanded down the bezel using the same tool I used on the side panels. This is the first of two types of fibreglass that I have been using David's Isopon P40 (the first one) and P38 (you will see this later).

The tools I used (Belt sander, sanding attachment on drill, clamp and normal sand paper)
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Before sanding
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After Sanding
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There are loads of marks from air bubbles but that is what the P38 is for.

The first layer of P38 (it is sanded)
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Second layer
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I have created a small lip so I can sand in a nice round lip in to it.
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I have put the switch panel together so you can see what it will look like
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In the spare drive bay cover I am thinking about inserting one of these
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A small LCD temp sensor

I have painted the chassis
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These white thumb screws will be replaced with black ones
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I have a small problem. The HDD tray won’t go in so I will beat it into place later.
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Questions and comments are welcome


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ello

i had a play on photoshop and i came up with this for the side panel

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am going to cut this out and put diamond mesh behind it so the light from the cold cathodes will shine through


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Kylevdm wrote:
ello

i had a play on photoshop and i came up with this for the side panel

am going to cut this out and put diamond mesh behind it so the light from the cold cathodes will shine through


Nice updates Kyle!

Keep in mind, the center of the letters "e" and "R" will fall out when cut those letters out.. What I've done in the past is epoxy those pieces onto the window surface.

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Kylevdm wrote:
ello

i had a play on photoshop and i came up with this for the side panel

am going to cut this out and put diamond mesh behind it so the light from the cold cathodes will shine through


Nice updates Kyle!

Keep in mind, the center of the letters "e" and "R" will fall out when cut those letters out.. What I've done in the past is epoxy those pieces onto the window surface.



thanks Bill

was thinking about using the tape of the gods but epoxy is a good idea thanks

and i am getting a quote for laser cutting some time this week


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