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Cheiftec Dragon side panel conundrum

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jpnelson83

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Hokay, hears the deal. Just got a new chieftec dragon mid tower from directron. One problem, there is a side panel fan in a place that I don't want one. Although I do want to have a fan in the side panel (two in fact) it is neither the right size nor in a desirable location. So I'm having some thoughts.

1. I would MIG a patch in and then grind the weld down flush.

2. I could use an oxy-acetaline torch and weld in a patch and then grind the weld flush.

3. I could TIG in a patch and grind the weld flush.

4. I could braze the patch in and then sand the weld flush.

5. I could use JB-Weld to put a patch in and then sand that down flush.

6. I'm completely off my rocker and should just deal with the whole in the wrong place.

Now...1-4 are completely acceptable solutions. However my biggest concern is warpage due to heat. Option 2 would have less heat because it's brazing, if I TIG it the heat will be more localized and thus less damaging. Option 5 induces no heat into the part but I just dont think JB would hold up the way I want it to. If you choose option 6 I'm going to have to hunt you down and kill you.:)

As far as welding goes, if I choose one of those options, I'm going to have to use some kind of backing plate to help distribute some of the heat to ward off warping.

Are there other options here that I'm not seeing? Any thoughs and suggestions are welcome (and please take your flames somwhere else:rolleyes: ).

Closing thought:
I suppose I could try silver-soldering it, that would use even less heat than brazing.
 
or you just try and trade someone... seems like things would look much better with less work there ;)
 
Have you considered a window? Just make the whole area lucite and cut holes wherever u want.
 
ok, lets do this thang...

Roach...Duct Tape is not applicable in this situation. I'm going to be painting the case with some hammered finish green rustoleum and duct tape would be unsightly. Not to mention that the adheasive would eventually dry up.

Ness1469...Trading is an option, I might use that as a next to last resort.

Syn57...I don't want a window on that side of the case. I will be putting a window on the otherside. I'm going to be sandwhiching transparencies inbetween two sheets of plexi and then backlighting it. I thought about just swapping them but that would put the hole to high up and then the lock would look kinda strange on a side of the case you dont regularly need acess to.

mtmagoo_83...Going to directron seems like a god idea. BTW I didn't know that they sold side panels and such. Thank you.

Mojo JoJo...I'm going to be putting two 92mm vantec stealths in the side panel and the new fans holes will actually intersect the current one son leaving it is not an option...at least for me.

Ok, thanks guys for your suggestions I really appreciate it. If anyone has anymore feel free to post them, and 133...congradulations.
 
i was wondering scince you actually bought a chiftec dragon if you got it in black cause they say all thier "carbon black" cases are actually gray. i want to buy one but i want a black one. this also goes out to anybody who has purchased a carbon black chiftec from directron.com

thanx:D
 
I got the carbon black one and it really is a drak grey. However since I am going to be sanding it down and painting it I really don't care what color it is. I do believe that www.tigerdirect.com has the "black" version of the dragon. If you are willing to wait it will probably go on clearance soon. The real decider is if you want to deal with tiger direct. If your willing to put more work into it I'd just go to directron and buy whichever one they have and paint it black.

I posted in the FS forum to see if someone wants to trade first. I'll wait about a week and if no one wants to I'm just going to go buy the replacement panel from directron.
 
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