Complete Case Build nothing Pre-Made

Trigger911 · Jun 18, 2007, 08:31 AM

Hello its me again but i got a project for my new case I'm So tired of my old Koolance pc-901 case. But i seen this one called the ufo2-horizon for 399 i cant afford it so I'm gonna fabricate it. But i might put a work log here if an admin will allow it if they post here and say its cool or ill put it on my non used blog site for msn lol.
heres my ideas but my father is an engeener hes going over these atm b4 i take them and the everything metal fabricated.

btw the red circles on my mob is the heat spots but thats why I'm building a new case I'm using a full tower and i hate it and the way its designed sucks.

but im posting here for ideas and comments
heres the drafts

moeness86 · Jun 18, 2007, 08:41 AM

what r going to build the case of ?
and the tools ?!

procupine14 · Jun 18, 2007, 08:46 AM

I'm assuming that he is having all the metal fabricated at a machine shop. Hey good plane though let me know how it turns out. I've been interested in the same case as you are planning on making. The only difference is that I am planning on making the clear acrylic version. So I am definitely interested in this little project.

Trigger911 · Jun 18, 2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by procupine14

I'm assuming that he is having all the metal fabricated at a machine shop. Hey good plane though let me know how it turns out. I've been interested in the same case as you are planning on making. The only difference is that I am planning on making the clear acrylic version. So I am definitely interested in this little project.

Well man the last case i made i did it totaly outa acrlyc and it didnt hold to well lol so make sure you use somthing that is very extremely stronge i used epoxy and a jbweild combo it didnt hold for crap hehe.

Quote:

Originally Posted by procupine14

I'm assuming that he is having all the metal fabricated at a machine shop. Hey good plane though let me know how it turns out. I've been interested in the same case as you are planning on making. The only difference is that I am planning on making the clear acrylic version. So I am definitely interested in this little project.

yes if your look at the pictures its gonna be made of aluminian plate and yes the frame pannels are gonna get made at a fabrication shop im gonna have pannels lazered and eched. But atm my dad is drafting it up and im getting the messurments still.

btw im planning of getting this eached in the lower side pannels after i cut the blow holes and such out. The white areas will be shaved down still looking for a few more cool pictures i like lol

procupine14 · Jun 19, 2007, 10:20 AM

nice that looks like you have a good plan laid out. I currently have an acrylic case that was premade and its a tank. If i do make a case it will be made out of acrylic panels that are 1/4" thick with a 1/2" front panel like my current case is setup. But yeah the lazer etching now thats a cool touch to your build

**ChaosMinionX** · Jun 19, 2007, 12:39 PM

Just a question, why do you need dual PSU slots?

Trigger911 · Jun 19, 2007, 10:23 PM

Im running 2 psus for one monitor and cooling and 1 for mobo and drives sounds weird yes i know but i only need one outlet to hook it up its nice for lan parties

Quote:

Originally Posted by procupine14

nice that looks like you have a good plan laid out. I currently have an acrylic case that was premade and its a tank. If i do make a case it will be made out of acrylic panels that are 1/4" thick with a 1/2" front panel like my current case is setup. But yeah the lazer etching now thats a cool touch to your build

btw how thick is the back area i might just do it all outa acrlyc i just whant somthing my girlfriends kids one bust the hell out of lol. but im still figuring out to do this case. But thanks for the comments.

Im also thinking about making some ascii pictures and having them put in that would look nice with the orange case and the red light going through it becasue where its cut will make it look like its a diffrant color

procupine14 · Jun 19, 2007, 11:24 PM

the back is the same as the front in thickness-wise. It took some really long screws tof attach fans and such but the case itself is a tank.

Trigger911 · Jun 19, 2007, 11:35 PM

Any way you can get me a pic of how they did the joints like the corners and such?

Thanks for reading im just tryin to roll out ideas before i spend the cash hehe and then a few years later want to redo it

I might even mount my lcd in it im not too sure yet i know it will case will fit on the desk and the lcd is already messured 13"x14 3/4" i think that would be cool been looking for how others mounted them in and such.

procupine14 · Jun 20, 2007, 10:10 AM

here are some pics of my system. When I get home from vacation I can give you a more detailed pic of the specific joints.

basically the joints are reinforced with really small L brackets and the corners are fastened with cubes of acrylic and the screws are fastened into them

However, keep in mind that this particular case is, in fact, premade. But its been tough so I can't complain. Let me know if you need more detailed pics and i can get them up as soon as the 26th since I will then be home to take more pictures.

Trigger911 · Jun 20, 2007, 08:28 PM

Ok thanks pictures would be nice becaue im just wondering how they go together. thanx bro

procupine14 · Jun 22, 2007, 08:07 PM

no prob...I am almost home and will ba able to get them to you as soon as I arrive. Unfortunately, I can't take my big system on vacation.

so i have this laptop which severly cuts down on my gaming time

RaveneR · Jun 25, 2007, 10:23 AM

nice, is it me or did you somehow managed to get a translucent PSU to go with the casing? looks cool IMO

procupine14 · Jun 27, 2007, 12:50 PM

yes i did get a translucent PSU to go with my case lol thanks
here are the pics trigger

those little metal things at the bottom of the case are the L brackets I was talking about.

and right in the middle there is the square of acrylic with screws that hold together other parts of the case