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first mod mesh front pannel

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xc_runner713

Weaksauce
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my case sucks and wont fit the wc radiator i bought and its in a bin on my desk only cooling my x850xt originally i planned to put the 2x120mm fan rad in the top 5.25 drive bay but it doesnt fit with practical room for psu cables its not one of the swiftech or w/e its a bonneville heatercore and this thing is huge

so im going to cut out all but the top 2 5.25 drive bays out as well as most of the metal on the front part and remove the front panel completely and replace it with mesh and run it so the fans pull air in through the front part of the case i dont really have my own tools and i dont want to rely on tools i cant access anytime i want so this is what im going to do
supplies
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3398
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3044
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22268

like i said im going to take the front panel off and cut the metal basically leave a perimeter of a few millimeters and i will spray paint it black and use that adhesive tape to attach the mesh which is cut and shaped to form a front panel lian li style
http://www.silverpcs.com/product_info.php?products_id=165&osCsid=55bd3c7766252f37502a9bf7e037108f
i doubt mine will be anywhere that clean

so any alternative methods to the adhesive tape i saw someone on youtube use it and he swore by it dont bother suggesting i dont use a nibbler i saw another video on youtube where this guy cut through a panel using a dremel a jigsaw and a nibbler and i think the solution for me is a nibbler

any tips on how i might be able to get those clean curves and side finishes because im honestly worried about how it will look i mean i cant even imagine how i would be able to make the top curved like that or where the mesh ends on the sides so seamless

as my first mod i dont expect anything stellar but i hope it is at least an improvement over the cheap plastic panel that came with this cheap case that i bought because it was the only one i could afford(it offered free shipping) actually pretty early on it broke when someone else was using it where it opens the top hinge thing and i put a wooden golf tee into it and that actually holds perfect but im beginning to hate the look of this cheap plastic panel

so i would greatly appreciate any advice preferably from a skilled modder or someone who has experience with modders mesh thanks in advance
 
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