jmroberts70
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Got one of my fan adapters done. Thats the good news. Bad news I have one more to do. ::sigh::
Pic of the bottom part beveled. This is a pic before cutting out the middle and tapping the holes.
Then I moved on to the top part of the adapter. Since the pieces where angled I had to flatten the top so the sides of the duct had something to glue on to.
Shot of it before.
During the flattening process
Then after. All flat and ready to have some sides glued on to it.
Moved on to the aluminum that will be on the inside. Here it is in place and ready to be glued. I decided to use epoxy for this since I wanted the duct to be really clean and screwless. I was going to drill a screw hole in the middle of each piece to hold the aluminum (thats what the dot is on each piece) but I didnt like the way it would of looked.
After that was done here is the two pieces being glued together.
Finally all done.
Man i love this pic.
Pic of the bottom part beveled. This is a pic before cutting out the middle and tapping the holes.
Then I moved on to the top part of the adapter. Since the pieces where angled I had to flatten the top so the sides of the duct had something to glue on to.
Shot of it before.
During the flattening process
Then after. All flat and ready to have some sides glued on to it.
Moved on to the aluminum that will be on the inside. Here it is in place and ready to be glued. I decided to use epoxy for this since I wanted the duct to be really clean and screwless. I was going to drill a screw hole in the middle of each piece to hold the aluminum (thats what the dot is on each piece) but I didnt like the way it would of looked.
After that was done here is the two pieces being glued together.
Finally all done.
Man i love this pic.
DarkenReaper57
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I think that is the nicest fan adapter that I have ever seen.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
Today I started the duct part that goes above the rad. One thing I figured out was that I`m going to have the rad near the top because I need to leave room for the video card and its cables. So the top part is only going to be 3 cm tall.
I decided to mitter the corners for the duct instead of butting the sides together. It was a little bit more work but in the end I think it`ll look better. Here are the four pieces mittered and the part that will bolt to the rad. Still need to cutout the middle part and drill the screw holes.
I decided to mitter the corners for the duct instead of butting the sides together. It was a little bit more work but in the end I think it`ll look better. Here are the four pieces mittered and the part that will bolt to the rad. Still need to cutout the middle part and drill the screw holes.
ratbird said:heyy, sidekick full of plexi dust, coool
dont get it on the x5
Dont worry I have a rubber on my X5 to keep it clean.
I modified an apple one to fit over my X5. UPDATE:
After letting the glue dry here it is without the tape.
Added the aluminum to the inside and getting ready to epoxy in place.
After the epoxy is dry. Well semi-dry. Was kind of in a hurry and didnt have time to watch epoxy dry.
Being glued to the part that attaches to the rad.
Then that part being glued to the fan adapter part.
Ready to go Joe.
Attached to the fan
Then with the rad in place.
I use a dremel 1800 scroll saw to cut the plexi and then I use the side sanding wheel to sand the cut flatter. Here is pic of the scroll saw I use. That sanding wheel is the trick to making the cuts so clean.
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Got the bottom of the rad duct done.
Here is the duct after being glued together.
Aluminum being epoxied on.
Finally all joined together.
Here it is in place but I did run into a problem.
The bottom of the fan hits the hdd holder on the bottom and the duct doesnt line up with the rad because of this. I guess I didnt make the arc on the bottom large enough to let the fan fit with the acrylic on top. So I just need to go back and sand off some of the arc to make it taller.
Here is the duct after being glued together.
Aluminum being epoxied on.
Finally all joined together.
Here it is in place but I did run into a problem.
The bottom of the fan hits the hdd holder on the bottom and the duct doesnt line up with the rad because of this. I guess I didnt make the arc on the bottom large enough to let the fan fit with the acrylic on top. So I just need to go back and sand off some of the arc to make it taller.
Thanx xrdotimcr!!!
Here is a small update. Didn`t have much time to work.
I got the bottom fan sorted out. I cut the arc on the bottom of the hdd holder to let the fan slide in more. Now the bolt holes line up with the rad.
Here is a pic with the mobo in place. You can see why I had to have the rad up high. If it was lower it would get in the way of the connectors, the ide and 24 pin ones. I also put it up higher to leave room for the video card and its power cables.
Also I put a plate on the front where the original cd drive was. On the plexi that goes on the front I`m going to add the fan controller. I`m going to drill holes to let the cables run through that plate and to the fan controller.
I also got the aluminum for the floor cutout. It looks very blue now. I love the way it looks. I took pics with the flash so you can see all the detail and how it really looks.
Here is a small update. Didn`t have much time to work.
I got the bottom fan sorted out. I cut the arc on the bottom of the hdd holder to let the fan slide in more. Now the bolt holes line up with the rad.
Here is a pic with the mobo in place. You can see why I had to have the rad up high. If it was lower it would get in the way of the connectors, the ide and 24 pin ones. I also put it up higher to leave room for the video card and its power cables.
Also I put a plate on the front where the original cd drive was. On the plexi that goes on the front I`m going to add the fan controller. I`m going to drill holes to let the cables run through that plate and to the fan controller.
I also got the aluminum for the floor cutout. It looks very blue now.
I love the way it looks. I took pics with the flash so you can see all the detail and how it really looks.
Yup I agree too. An led fan would take away. Aluminum fans look better. It matches the finish of the case and all the aluminum inside the case. I will be using leds throughout the case but in a very minimilistic way. I'm going to add leds inside the duct to light up the acrylic parts that bolt up to the fans and rad. I will also use leds to light up the logo on the mobo tray. Pretty much that's it unless I get another idea. The majority of the light will come from that blacklight I'm using.
Here is what I got done this weekend. I got the faceplate done.
Here is the fan controller mounted on the front. I mounted it vertical to be different.
Power button and all the other buttons mounted to the bottom of the faceplate.
Sleeved the wires. I used silver braiding and added tube over it.
Then I had to figure out how to run the wires to the inside of the case. So I drilled 1/4" holes to run the tubing through the metal plates. I added a plate on the cd drive opening and were the original power buttons use to be.
Here is one drilled.
Done and in place. I`m going to change some things. The top two wire for the fan controller bunch up so I`m going to change the swing to the metal plate.Also that metal on the fan controller sticks out a lot. So I`m going to do something to it but I`m not sure what.
Here is the fan controller mounted on the front. I mounted it vertical to be different.
Power button and all the other buttons mounted to the bottom of the faceplate.
Sleeved the wires. I used silver braiding and added tube over it.
Then I had to figure out how to run the wires to the inside of the case. So I drilled 1/4" holes to run the tubing through the metal plates. I added a plate on the cd drive opening and were the original power buttons use to be.
Here is one drilled.
Done and in place. I`m going to change some things. The top two wire for the fan controller bunch up so I`m going to change the swing to the metal plate.Also that metal on the fan controller sticks out a lot. So I`m going to do something to it but I`m not sure what.
TSS Modder
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youre actually gonna leave the wires visible like that?? you anti-'mac-perfection' nazi!
o well.. think different. why not?
o well.. think different. why not?
That square metal plate for the fan controller face is really not going well with me. I`m thinking of changing it to a rectangle but with rounded corners and maybe extend its shape to cover more of the top of the the plexi. Almost in a a "T" shape. I`ll post some designs of it later on this week.