Cherry Wood case with Water cooling

Fantastic work M8, If you aren't a finish carpenter by trade, you sure could be. I haven't seen fine cabinet building like that done since my Dad retired from contracting. Anyone can build a box, but skills are truly appreciated.
 
Leadslinger said:
Fantastic work M8, If you aren't a finish carpenter by trade, you sure could be. I haven't seen fine cabinet building like that done since my Dad retired from contracting. Anyone can build a box, but skills are truly appreciated.
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Thank you very much. Your comments are greatly appreciated
 
Here what I got done tonight. First I cut the boards the proper size.

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For those who have been asking for a action shot here it is. The blade is still spinning. LOL (humor)

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I set the door up just for checking the work

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Then I used the clamp to hold it together to see what it looked like against the case.

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Great fit.

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Now from the front to see that nothing will be hit with the door.

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Here is a better pic still with the clamp on it so don't write me and tell me its up to high now! LOL

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i would love to do that with wood someday... if only i had the money.
 
Tale Gunner said:
The tools will get ya everytime. The wood is prob cheaper then the other supplies.
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I agree. My father used to do some wood work, and it's the toys.... I mean tools that cost the most. Good wood is not exactly cheep, but it's not like you are redoing an entire kitchen. (Of course, If my wife bought me some of the tools I wanted, I bet I'd be making kitchen cabinets before I even thought about making a computer case. :) ....)
 
n3g471v3 d3c1b3l said:
I agree. My father used to do some wood work, and it's the toys.... I mean tools that cost the most. Good wood is not exactly cheep, but it's not like you are redoing an entire kitchen. (Of course, If my wife bought me some of the tools I wanted, I bet I'd be making kitchen cabinets before I even thought about making a computer case. :) ....)
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Youre correct. The difference between men and boys is the price of the toys. LOL
I have more tools then most (not all) when it comes to wood working. The wood becomes cheaper when you don't have to purchase it planed and sanded. I buy rough cut boards that save a bunch of money because I can plane it to the thickness and sand it to the level needed for each project. :D
 
We are moving forward with the door. With the frame cut out and routed, the next step is to drill the hinges for the door. Barrel hinges are great but require strict accuracy. 1/32" off here multiplies X2 over there.

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Now to put the rest of the door together and see what it looks like with the case.

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And with it closed...

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Success. Now I can move to the next step of the door. Glue up then create the raised panel. Feeling great about this project.
 
While I'm waiting for the glue to dry and since its a beautiful day I'm taking advantage of the weather. I set up my router table to cut some trim. I think I'm gonna need some input as to which trim to use. I will be posting some different cuts of trim here as we go. The first is a simple cove bit cut with 3/16" lip on either side of the cove.

Here are some of my router bits to choose from.

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After setting up the cove bit and putting the rest pin in the table I route the board.

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Next step is to set up the table saw. I want the rip fence set to 3/4". Since this is way to small to attempt with only my hands I used my gripper. The gripper is adjustable to prevent from hitting the blade.

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The end result is a nice trim piece for my unit. This is the first attempt to see what kind of trim looks the best. (Thanks Norm for the lessons on making your own trim)

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So that's my first. This is the same as all the cad files show. Next its a roman ogee profile.
 
Yes I've had a great day and I wanted to do as much as possible with the table saw and router. I have more pics of the different trims.

Roman Ogee is the next set of pics.

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Does anyone like one over the other. I can create more from different profiles such as a beveled look (45 degrees), rounded over (opposite of the cove), beaded look (a 1/4" bead at the top of the trim and more. Let me know what you think, like or don't like.
 
Today I took a chance at a raised panel door. I have never attempted this before so this would be my first shot. I am pleased so far.

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As soon as I get the panels I will post more.
 
Well here is my first panel for my door. I am excited about the progress. Norm I couldn't do it without your show.

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Well I ran out of wood large enough to use for panels. So it was back to the table saw.

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Rip 2 more boards.

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Plane them to 3/4".

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Route the edges.

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And glue them up.

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Well at least its dark here so I don't have to worry about anything else tonight. I cleaned up the shop and put all the tools away for today.
 
I think I just cant quit working on this project. I am really enjoying myself. Its great therapy. I have removed the board from the clamps and scraped off the excess glue in preparation for sanding tomorrow.

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Well lets try this again. I made a mistake on the first try.

The new boards will not show the seam that was created when glued and sanded.

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The new panels were cut to size.

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Then they were routed to produce the panel shape. The bit was too large to take all of the material in one pass, there for I used two 1/4" strips of plastic to aid in this process. Both were connected to the table fence to space out the cutting 1/2" from the fence.

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Then you run the panels through the router. You want to start with the end grains first to prevent tear out. Do all four sides of the first panel and then do the next panel.

Then its time to remove one of the plastic strips to let 1/4" more of the cutter to be exposed. Here I'm showing you how I removed one strip without messing up the alignment.

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Well you should be getting the picture so to speak as we progress though the router.

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Then you do the same thing over again and following the same steps.

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Now you have completed the panels lets see if they fit in a mock up of the door.

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And they are square too.

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All thats left to do is glue and clamp.

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Well here is the final door on the frame. It turned out great.

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The great thing is that it is identical to my plan.

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New Toy for Fathers day!

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My wife and family got me a gift certificate from one of my local wood working stores so I purchased a laser alignment for my drill press.

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Well today I started out working on the drive cage and thought about working on the custom panels. I was using a 1 " chisel when I switched hands and put the sharp thingy in my left hand. Well I paid for that mistake. So after my trip to the emergency room I decided to work on the drive cage again.

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I took a small drill bit to make a hole in the metal flange of the drive cage and a small needle bit to open a hole in the cherry wood. I drove in brass nails to hold the drive cage in place.

After routing my trim on the router table using the smallest cove bit (in keeping with the rest of the wood trim) I began to trim out the drive cage.

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From the picture you can see a new trim piece on the side of the case. I later sanded that smooth and it looks great. Its to support the hinges on the raised panel door.

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Here you can see a rabbet cut in the side of the case. That is to hold smoked plexiglas panels on both sides.

You can also see more trim on the side of the drive cage.

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Things are beginning to look up on this log.

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Proper clearance on the buttons so everything is good

Until the batteries went dead on the camera. As soon as they charge I will have more pictures.... LOL
 
Well here is the picture of the front of the unit with the trim in place.
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And here is a picture of the new brace behind the hinges (looked really bad in the earlier pic LOL)

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My hand is in extreame pain so I will be saying good night to all.
 
Well here is the monitoring unit I plan to use. It will bring the USB ports to the front along with the firewire. There is a temperature display to watch the CPU. And there are 2 fan controls.

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Things are really looking good.
 
Looks fantastic.. I am really enjoying your project. You do beautiful work!

Keep it up and I'll be waiting for your next update!!
 
Looking great, although somewhat bigger than I'd personally like... wonderful nonetheless!

Make sure you backup your worklogs as you post them, in case the server goes haywire again :)
 
oneil said:
Looking great, although somewhat bigger than I'd personally like... wonderful nonetheless!

Make sure you backup your worklogs as you post them, in case the server goes haywire again :)
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Youre correct that its large but its to match a cabinet. So thats why I didn't shrink it. Roger that I will back them up.
 
The case I stole the drive cage from had slides to make it easy to remove and insert drives into the case.

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These are old drives that I have in my shop so I tested them for looks only.
 
oneil said:
I wasent aware it was to match a cabinet, it all makes sense now :)
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I never expected everyone to know the whys so np. Ask the questions I will try to give you answers and if its something I didn't think about then its a great idea!
 
I received many emails telling me that the 5.25" bay should be separated from the 3.5 inch bay. That had been my intention all along.

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This gives me three 5.25" bays, two 3.5 exposed bays and two hidden 3.5" bays. The internal bays are easy to remove and cool.
 
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