Got Wood

[screwmesa]

Alright, I'm starting a case made of wood, obviously. I am tired of the lack of small cases for full atx mobos, so I decided to make my own. It will be made of 3/8" hardwood and will hold 1 5.25" drive and 2 3.5" drives. Right now the project is on paper and I will be purchasing supplies and beginning my work this weekend.

Here are the plans:
Case Dimensions: 18" wide x 12" deep x 6" tall

Black are 80mm fans
Green is the PSU
Gray is the 3.5" cage
Blue is the 5.25" cage
Purple is the mobo

There will be updates anytime I work on this case, so stay tuned. My target cost for this entire project is $25, so be prepared to see some awesome ghetto mods.

 

[BoySetsFire]

the Silverstone Lascala LC14 case is almost exactly those dimentions, has 2 external and stealthed 5.25 drive slots and a 3 or 4 internal 3.5 drive slots. it's fucking bad ass and it fits a full-size ATX mobo. it's what i have for my main system.

but i love wood cases, so rock on. just thought you could get some ideas or something from it.

 

[screwmesa]

No doubt silverstone's rock, but that case is still too big to fit on my desk. It's 17.2" x 17" x 6.8" according to newegg. Plus its $160...I'll see if I can make something functional and pretty with my $25 budget.

 

[BoySetsFire]

true enough, just thought i'd throw it out there.

 

[screwmesa]

Good band btw, boysetsfire. Going to the cabin tonight for some inspiration.

 

[BoySetsFire]

yeah, they've been one of my favorites for like 8 years now. hehe. hence the name.

 

[Silversierra]

You might like to check out my wood sff worklog, it's in my sig, copy/paste the link.

I spent less than $25 for the case.

 

[screwmesa]

Not bad at all, silversierra. I'm going to stain mine a lighter color to match my desk (cheapo from staples).