FlimFlam
Limp Gawd
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Alumaxx, always impressed with your craftsmanship and creativity. Love Nederland
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Project: Evolutionary
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brasherman
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Fiberglass... Ugh.... I always hated the itch and the fibers getting embedded in skin... It does work though. Especially when you want custom one off parts.
I always hated the itch and the fibers getting embedded in skin... It does work though. Especially when you want custom one off parts.The model for the airducts on top of the case are almost finished, After sanding it with very fine sandingpaper I had to put some resin over it.
This is what the model looks like after two layers of resin. Some spots may look like they are not smooth, but that's because some spots are a bit grey and most of the model is white.
Now I will have two wait for it to dry, takes 24 hours. Tomorrow I can use the moldingwax.
I'm cutting the fibreglass mat to the right size, so I can start working with it tomorrow. The fibreglass model will not be the part I will need, but only the nagative model that I will use to create four fibreglass airducts.
I also need a model for the fibreglass that will cover the top of the case, I use MDF for it.
The MDF model is treated with the same resin. It will need another two layers before I can apply the wax.
Now I'll have to wait 24 hours for it all to dry. In the meantime I started working on some plexi tubing that I will use for the airducts from the radiators to the top of the case. First I need to cut it down in size.
After thhis it will have to be cut in half.
Now I have four of these parts, only two in this photograph, but I've got four of those thing now.
They will be mounted here.
The plexi will not be visible in the endresult and the sides will be closed as well.
This is what the model looks like after two layers of resin. Some spots may look like they are not smooth, but that's because some spots are a bit grey and most of the model is white.
Now I will have two wait for it to dry, takes 24 hours. Tomorrow I can use the moldingwax.
I'm cutting the fibreglass mat to the right size, so I can start working with it tomorrow. The fibreglass model will not be the part I will need, but only the nagative model that I will use to create four fibreglass airducts.
I also need a model for the fibreglass that will cover the top of the case, I use MDF for it.
The MDF model is treated with the same resin. It will need another two layers before I can apply the wax.
Now I'll have to wait 24 hours for it all to dry. In the meantime I started working on some plexi tubing that I will use for the airducts from the radiators to the top of the case. First I need to cut it down in size.
After thhis it will have to be cut in half.
Now I have four of these parts, only two in this photograph, but I've got four of those thing now.
They will be mounted here.
The plexi will not be visible in the endresult and the sides will be closed as well.
salvationpcs
Gawd
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Also for the connectors you can get them on ebay which theres a place called "80/20 inc" that carries them. i believe there 2.60 and there called easy tubing connectors or something around there.
The polyester is removed from the clay and it looks very good. I didn't know what I could expect from this material but I'm very satisfied with the result.
So this fibreglass part I will use as a model for the 4 parts I will use as airoutlets. The inside of this model to be precise is the side I will use as the model. Just add some special black paint to the resin to get a black part.
So this fibreglass part I will use as a model for the 4 parts I will use as airoutlets. The inside of this model to be precise is the side I will use as the model. Just add some special black paint to the resin to get a black part.
I almost finished the 4 models for the airducts that will be placed on top of the case. These models will be sanded and painted later after they have been attched to the polyester top that wil cover the upper part of my case. I wanted to show where these parts will be mounted.
Also worked on something for my dustfilters. It's always difficult to get those things out and that's why I want to create something that can easily be removed. I will use three layers, two will be glued together and the third is just to keek the filter in place.
I will mount a profile underneath my case where this thing will slide in. Far from finished, will have to file it, corners wil be rounded and it will have to sanded.
Also worked on something for my dustfilters. It's always difficult to get those things out and that's why I want to create something that can easily be removed. I will use three layers, two will be glued together and the third is just to keek the filter in place.
I will mount a profile underneath my case where this thing will slide in. Far from finished, will have to file it, corners wil be rounded and it will have to sanded.
Started working on the fibreglass that will cover the top of the frame ( the top and about 17 cm. of the sides )
It's a dirty stuff to work with. You've got to work fast because it gets more and more sticky after some time.
The model that will be covered with the fibreglass is finished. Around the model I mounted a wooden frame. When the fibreglass is hardened I can push the model of. If this doesn't work I can always remove the MDF from the inside.
Before I can begin I have to cut the glass mats into the right size.
Right now there's are four layers of glass.
Tomorrow I can put on the last two layers. After this is finished it will have to harden. When it is dry I will cut out some areas for the airducts that I already have made. These ducts will be mounted with some fibreglass to the big model and with some special bondo for fibreglass it will be smoothened so you can't see that it were seperate parts.
The part I am making now will be placed over over the frame, here.
Afterwards I need to cut out some areas for the ducts.
It's a dirty stuff to work with. You've got to work fast because it gets more and more sticky after some time.
The model that will be covered with the fibreglass is finished. Around the model I mounted a wooden frame. When the fibreglass is hardened I can push the model of. If this doesn't work I can always remove the MDF from the inside.
Before I can begin I have to cut the glass mats into the right size.
Right now there's are four layers of glass.
Tomorrow I can put on the last two layers. After this is finished it will have to harden. When it is dry I will cut out some areas for the airducts that I already have made. These ducts will be mounted with some fibreglass to the big model and with some special bondo for fibreglass it will be smoothened so you can't see that it were seperate parts.
The part I am making now will be placed over over the frame, here.
Afterwards I need to cut out some areas for the ducts.
The fibreglass hood came of the MDF model without any problem and the inside is perfectly smooth.
I testfitted the hood over the aluminium frame and it fits. Could not wish for more. No image of the hood over the frame, the battery of my camera will have to be recharged first The outside has to be sanded. After that I will cut out some areas for the airducts and some other things.
Camera is working again, so here is the image from the hood over the frame. It needs lots of work, sanding, need to cut out some areas for the airducts and for some other things. When this all is finished it will be painted. The fibreglass at the bottom sticks out, but that will be removed so no problem at all.
This week I will be working on two other pieces of fibre glass that wil be mounted in this big hood. An image will make it more clear I think. The areas that are marked in black will be removed from the fibreglass.
The part in the left corner will be made this week and will also be fibreglass.
In the end it will look something like this.
In the openings I will place some acrylic, just like in the sketch some pages ago.
I testfitted the hood over the aluminium frame and it fits. Could not wish for more. No image of the hood over the frame, the battery of my camera will have to be recharged first
The outside has to be sanded. After that I will cut out some areas for the airducts and some other things.Camera is working again, so here is the image from the hood over the frame. It needs lots of work, sanding, need to cut out some areas for the airducts and for some other things. When this all is finished it will be painted. The fibreglass at the bottom sticks out, but that will be removed so no problem at all.
This week I will be working on two other pieces of fibre glass that wil be mounted in this big hood. An image will make it more clear I think. The areas that are marked in black will be removed from the fibreglass.
The part in the left corner will be made this week and will also be fibreglass.
In the end it will look something like this.
In the openings I will place some acrylic, just like in the sketch some pages ago.
The only place I can cut the polyester is outside in the garden because cutting or filing it creates an enormous dustcloud. I have to wear a mask and after work I just have to take a shower to remove all the white dust.
First mark the area that I'll have to cut away with my Dremel. The openings for the fibreglass airduct will be cut later on, after finishing these parts.
I didn't know if it was hard to cut the fibreglass so I took some distance from the marking. In fact it was easy to cut, but to be on the safe side I don't cut on the marking.
This is the model for the fibreglass part that I will create this weekend.
Keep the model in place, ofcourse this will also be fibreglass, but just to see what it will look like.
I had to draw an ellips. Need one half of this ellips to mark the lower opening for the airducts.
First mark the area that I'll have to cut away with my Dremel. The openings for the fibreglass airduct will be cut later on, after finishing these parts.
I didn't know if it was hard to cut the fibreglass so I took some distance from the marking. In fact it was easy to cut, but to be on the safe side I don't cut on the marking.
This is the model for the fibreglass part that I will create this weekend.
Keep the model in place, ofcourse this will also be fibreglass, but just to see what it will look like.
I had to draw an ellips. Need one half of this ellips to mark the lower opening for the airducts.
Ready to make two more fibreglass parts. I need two of these parts for the right side and the left side of the case.
The parts came of pretty well. Only need to cut of some material at the edges. I leave some material at these edges for mounting it to the big fibreglass part I made earlier.
With an ordinary Dremel I cut away all the stuff that isn't needed. Quite a dusty job. I wear a mask and work outside as you can so.
Later on I will draw the ellipses on the parts and cut them out.
The parts came of pretty well. Only need to cut of some material at the edges. I leave some material at these edges for mounting it to the big fibreglass part I made earlier.
With an ordinary Dremel I cut away all the stuff that isn't needed. Quite a dusty job. I wear a mask and work outside as you can so.
Later on I will draw the ellipses on the parts and cut them out.
I bought a cheapass electrical sanding machine, because I have to smoothen te surface from the lit. By hand it would take me ages. I'm glad I bought it, because it saves me lots of time.
The top of the case is almost ready, the sides will be done next days. Ofcourse I wear a mask while working on it. I almost look like a snowman after sanding :brrr:
When all the sides have been sanded I will use a special kind of bondo to fill up every little hole and wetsand it afterwards. To be able to cut of the small airducts straight my dad made something for me. Now I can saw it and all the airducts will be the same size.
Worked great. Now I can mark the lit. This has to be cut of for the airducts.
The holes look a bit big, but when the airducts are placed it already looks a bit better.
and that's not all, I will also create some sort of fingergard from acrylic. Looks fantastic, but you will have to wait for that.
The top of the case is almost ready, the sides will be done next days. Ofcourse I wear a mask while working on it. I almost look like a snowman after sanding :brrr:
When all the sides have been sanded I will use a special kind of bondo to fill up every little hole and wetsand it afterwards. To be able to cut of the small airducts straight my dad made something for me. Now I can saw it and all the airducts will be the same size.
Worked great. Now I can mark the lit. This has to be cut of for the airducts.
The holes look a bit big, but when the airducts are placed it already looks a bit better.
and that's not all, I will also create some sort of fingergard from acrylic. Looks fantastic, but you will have to wait for that.
I cut some holes in the lit for the airducts with my fake Dremel.
I numbered the holes and the airducts, it's all handwork so there all the ducts are slightly different and fit only perfectly in the hole with the same number.
After three days of bondoing and sanding the lit is almost smooth. I will need to wetsand the lit one more time.
I want to glue the airducts to the lit and want to use some UHU 2 components glue for this job. On the UHU website it says
Metals, glass, porcelain, ceramic, wood, marble, stone, concrete, Duroplast®, glass fibre reinforced synthetics, rigid PVC, rubber, rigid foam plastics such as Styropor®. Not suitable for sticking large areas of glass.
So I think it will work, but to be sure I will try it on some leftovers first.
I numbered the holes and the airducts, it's all handwork so there all the ducts are slightly different and fit only perfectly in the hole with the same number.
After three days of bondoing and sanding the lit is almost smooth. I will need to wetsand the lit one more time.
I want to glue the airducts to the lit and want to use some UHU 2 components glue for this job. On the UHU website it says
Metals, glass, porcelain, ceramic, wood, marble, stone, concrete, Duroplast®, glass fibre reinforced synthetics, rigid PVC, rubber, rigid foam plastics such as Styropor®. Not suitable for sticking large areas of glass.
So I think it will work, but to be sure I will try it on some leftovers first.
After 5 days of using bondo and (wet)sanding, the lid is perfectly smooth and ready for the next step.
This weekend I can glue the vents to the lid. The glue is perfect for this job. But first I'll need to cut some acrylic rings. Thes acrylic parts have to fit perfectly into the inside of the vents. Every vent is slightly different so I need a ring thet fits every vent and number them so I will know what ring is for what vent. This is a picture from the airduct, head on. You can see that it looks like a circle from this angle. I used some sticky tape to keep things in place. I only cut the outside of the ring. Before I'll cut out the inner side I need to sand the outside. The ring will be 6 mm. wide so it will be fragile.
I made 1 paper "arch", there will be made many more for each vent ofcourse, to visualize what I want to do. It will be a lot of work, need 52 acrylic parts for the four vents
This weekend I can glue the vents to the lid. The glue is perfect for this job. But first I'll need to cut some acrylic rings. Thes acrylic parts have to fit perfectly into the inside of the vents. Every vent is slightly different so I need a ring thet fits every vent and number them so I will know what ring is for what vent. This is a picture from the airduct, head on. You can see that it looks like a circle from this angle. I used some sticky tape to keep things in place. I only cut the outside of the ring. Before I'll cut out the inner side I need to sand the outside. The ring will be 6 mm. wide so it will be fragile.
I made 1 paper "arch", there will be made many more for each vent ofcourse, to visualize what I want to do. It will be a lot of work, need 52 acrylic parts for the four vents
Yesterday I glued the first two vents to the lid. Some weigt on it to keep it in place.
Today the last two vents.
After drying the inside looks like this.
Turning the lid over to look at the result.
I think it looks good.
Now I can glue the sides to the lid and then it will be time to use some bondo again for the finishing touch.
Today the last two vents.
After drying the inside looks like this.
Turning the lid over to look at the result.
I think it looks good.
Now I can glue the sides to the lid and then it will be time to use some bondo again for the finishing touch.
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wow....
This is one badass mod, I cant wait to see more....
Insane attention to detail, Very nice work
This is one badass mod, I cant wait to see more....
Insane attention to detail, Very nice work
Stevennoland
Limp Gawd
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I had to comment on how you drew up the ovals. I never thought to do it that way. Your thinking is on an entirely different level.
I am truly impressed!!
I would surmise you have no access to a CAD program (or the like)?
Your imagination and craftmanship put you in a league way beyond mortals (me included).
Keep up the progress! You inspire even me! Time to get to work on 'Beast III' (shameless plug)!
WarMace
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That looks so hot!
Your trick to draw an ellipse is neat, never thought of that.
Your trick to draw an ellipse is neat, never thought of that.
No CAD or CAD like program I use, just a pencil, some paper and my hands. I also only use fairly simple tools. It takes a many hours to create something in this way, but it feels so rewarding to do it this way when a part is finished.
A small problem had to be solved. The fibre glass piece I made to close the gaps in the sides of the lid didn't work out. They just were not straight enough. This is the part I'm speaking about.
I bought a piece of glass that I used for making a smooth sheet of fibre glass. From this sheet I cut some pieces that I will use to close the sides. The old part was cut up in pieces and these pieces will be used to reinforce the new part. I use glue to attach the new fibre glass parts.
It takes 24 hours for the glue to harden, so it takes quite some time to glue in all the parts. You can see where I used the old pieces of fibre glass to reinforce the corners. I turned the lid upside down and used some tape to keep the part in place till the glue has hardened.
Wanted to be sure the lid 'doesn't deform while glueing in the parts.
This is a piece I cut out of the old fibre glass part. The new sheet will be glued to this part.
And the sides are being glued in there. Used some wooden plant sticks to keep the triangles in place.
Tomorrow the glue will be hardened and I will glue in some reinforcements in the inside of the lid to be on the safe side. Then I will have to cut out those half ovals again.
A small problem had to be solved. The fibre glass piece I made to close the gaps in the sides of the lid didn't work out. They just were not straight enough. This is the part I'm speaking about.
I bought a piece of glass that I used for making a smooth sheet of fibre glass. From this sheet I cut some pieces that I will use to close the sides. The old part was cut up in pieces and these pieces will be used to reinforce the new part. I use glue to attach the new fibre glass parts.
It takes 24 hours for the glue to harden, so it takes quite some time to glue in all the parts. You can see where I used the old pieces of fibre glass to reinforce the corners. I turned the lid upside down and used some tape to keep the part in place till the glue has hardened.
Wanted to be sure the lid 'doesn't deform while glueing in the parts.
This is a piece I cut out of the old fibre glass part. The new sheet will be glued to this part.
And the sides are being glued in there. Used some wooden plant sticks to keep the triangles in place.
Tomorrow the glue will be hardened and I will glue in some reinforcements in the inside of the lid to be on the safe side. Then I will have to cut out those half ovals again.
The lid is almost finished, for as far as I want to go for now that is. The final touch, bondoing, sanding and painting it, will be done at the and of this project. I can only damage the lid while still working on all the other stuff. The oval holes are back in the side again and Im ready to start working on the "fingerguards". The ring for the inside of the airduct and the oval ring have been cut now to the right size.
The upper ring is slightly smaller then the lower one, this is because it will be mounted inside the airduct. The lower oval ring will be as wide as the outside of the airduct.
Both ends of the lower rings will have to be filed under an angle of 45 degrees. Wehn you take a look at the opening of the airducts from the side it looks like a circle.
The upper ring is slightly smaller then the lower one, this is because it will be mounted inside the airduct. The lower oval ring will be as wide as the outside of the airduct.
Both ends of the lower rings will have to be filed under an angle of 45 degrees. Wehn you take a look at the opening of the airducts from the side it looks like a circle.
Looks amazing.
Did y'all not listen in geometry?! They're called foci or focus points. Elementary property of an ellipse.
Did y'all not listen in geometry?!
They're called foci or focus points. Elementary property of an ellipse.Looks amazing.
Did y'all not listen in geometry?!
Actually I learned that in Algebra 2, not geometry :-p
Can't wait for more updates, the fiberglass work is amazing.
The acrylic rings are glued together, I only will have to file it a bit.
The lower ring is a bit wider than the upper one, that because the upper ring will be mounted inside the duct and the thickness of the fibre glass will add up to the thickness of the ring.
I glued the first acrylic to the rings, many more will follow.
The lower ring is a bit wider than the upper one, that because the upper ring will be mounted inside the duct and the thickness of the fibre glass will add up to the thickness of the ring.
I glued the first acrylic to the rings, many more will follow.
The Quality of your work is top notch, really impressive and done to a higher level of detail then most people.
I still remember your AlumaxX Case build, and it is still one of the best mods I have seen todate. As soon as I saw that you have started a new project I knew it was going to be stunning.
I really look forward to further updates!
I still remember your AlumaxX Case build, and it is still one of the best mods I have seen todate. As soon as I saw that you have started a new project I knew it was going to be stunning.
I really look forward to further updates!
The "fingerguards" are starting to shape up quite well. It's not really a fingerguard because there is not a fan just behind it. The part needs a lot of filing, but that will be no problem because it turns out to be much stronger than I expected.
Just to get an idea what it will look like when it is in place.
The fibre glass lid will be sprayed black so you won't see much in that vent when the case is finished.
From above. It looks like the acrylic parts are not straight, but don't worry it's perfectly straight.
Will have to add two pieces on the right side and three on the left before the first fingerguard is finished.
Just to get an idea what it will look like when it is in place.
The fibre glass lid will be sprayed black so you won't see much in that vent when the case is finished.
From above. It looks like the acrylic parts are not straight, but don't worry it's perfectly straight.
Will have to add two pieces on the right side and three on the left before the first fingerguard is finished.