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option141

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ok, i have a chieftec mid-tower case, like thishere
I want to make a front panel like this coolermaster case, here . Is it possible to fabricate, or just get a front panel from a collermaster case?

I love that look - if anybody knows any other ways to get a front like that - please tell me.

thank you.
 
Its possible but not easy, off the top of my head... you can try,
pull the bezle off that you have, and use it for a template, and cut some aluminum sheating to size bend it around, weld it, sand it, brush it, mount it

or build up the surface that you have with something (like fiber glass) sand it down, and paint, or applie aluminum, or something that looks like it,
 
Originally posted by option141

I love that look - if anybody knows any other ways to get a front like that - please tell me.

thank you.
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Buy a Coolermaster.
 
i would, but it's much less expensive when i've got a sheet of aluminum laying here at my house.
 
Originally posted by option141
i would, but it's much less expensive when i've got a sheet of aluminum laying here at my house.
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well i guess you answered your own question, if you have sheet of aluminum, how good are you a fabricating? aluminum is not the easiest thing to control when molding its shape. heating the molecules which is how most people bend it makes it loose some strength afterwards and cause a floppy effect.
 
Originally posted by option141
i would, but it's much less expensive when i've got a sheet of aluminum laying here at my house.
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I love responses like this.

Think of it this way...how much is your time and effort worth? And will the final result look as professional and polished as something coming from a manufacturer who has access to machine tools and the facilities to do it correctly?

It's sort of like overclocking in a way. There are all kinds of people out there spending way too much to have the best heatsink or elaborate watercooling setups so they can take a moderately priced processor and run it at the performance level of a more expensive one.

It starts to look silly though when you tally up the expense of the elaborate cooling system vs. the cost of just buying the more expensive chip.

So, if you were to spend all this time on fabrication is it really worth it and will the final results look that spectacular?
 
I think it is moderately difficult:

·you don't have to do any bending
·you have to give your work a really good edge with some special kind of round shape and polish everything
·you have to work very precisely

you need some rather thick aluminum, about 1/4" and should cover all of it with tape to protect it; you need files, sand paper, a drill, a small handle for a metal saw blade (those that are shorter than the blade and you use with just one hand) and lots, lots of time and patience. You should do the cutting from the backside and clean every bit of shavings each time you move your work to minimize the chance of scratching it. Some C clamps woud be very handy.
 
Originally posted by Ravenrex
1/4" seems a bit thick

Most cases are 2mm, if that, I would think.
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Yes, but to have that look without bending the edge you need thick al.
 
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