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Storm'd !
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AtomicMoose
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I too am digging the mesh on the side panel fans. Nice job so far.
virtualheretic
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sexi!
I love Plexi cases.
Sexi Plexi, lol.
I love Plexi cases.
Sexi Plexi, lol.
Hey I have some questions... on the 45 degree angle for the front frame. What made you route it to a 45 degree angle first, before drilling? And what is your technique for drilling the holes in a perfect straight line? Even when using a edge stop on my drill press I always get 1 or 2 screws that look a tad offline
BTW: that looks great dude. By Buddie is doing a clear case project right now, ill email him this link so he can check it out
BTW: that looks great dude. By Buddie is doing a clear case project right now, ill email him this link so he can check it out
killabee is right guys! the grills stifle air flow smothing horrid!! i was amazed at how bad the air flow became..!!!
i suppose they are speaker grills ! ya just gotta wonder how much louder my speaker are with out that stuff
if you drill then rout theres always a chance the router will take a peice "outa" the drill'd hole... the router is soo fast and clean its a very cold cut.
where as the drill puts more heat ! this softens the plex and soft or warm'd plex is less likley to chip
I'm sure if you look close enuf theres a few "offline" bolts! shhhhhh!
thanx again for the awsome support
i suppose they are speaker grills ! ya just gotta wonder how much louder my speaker are with out that stuff
if you drill then rout theres always a chance the router will take a peice "outa" the drill'd hole... the router is soo fast and clean its a very cold cut.
where as the drill puts more heat ! this softens the plex and soft or warm'd plex is less likley to chip
I'm sure if you look close enuf theres a few "offline" bolts! shhhhhh!
thanx again for the awsome support
ATi_Loyalist
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cypher22 said:
sure, you could....but thats no fun!!!!
Nice work man, your a true modder, thats for damn sure. Ive been following your work since back in the day when modding was "new". Nice to see the same old faces
thanx for the great replys guys ive been off in the world of WC! WoW'ing away
a few updates to get you guys upto speed
The original Front cdrom and top panels wernt 100% square...i free hand cut them and then dremal cut the insided out and filed as streight as i could get them.....
Still looked a bit "dodgy",,, so i had 2 new panels precut and gave them the once over on the router bench! hehehe love saying that now!!!! "the router bench" !
in action!!!!
One is a "dummy panel" and is goin to also act as the front mount for the Matrix Orbital lcd display.
The second is for the cdrom.
Just a standard matrix... but being oem no mounts!
nothing flash but heres what i came up with.
ive been off in the world of WC! WoW'ing away a few updates to get you guys upto speed
The original Front cdrom and top panels wernt 100% square...i free hand cut them and then dremal cut the insided out and filed as streight as i could get them.....
Still looked a bit "dodgy",,, so i had 2 new panels precut and gave them the once over on the router bench! hehehe love saying that now!!!! "the router bench" !
in action!!!!
One is a "dummy panel" and is goin to also act as the front mount for the Matrix Orbital lcd display.
The second is for the cdrom.
Just a standard matrix... but being oem no mounts!
nothing flash but heres what i came up with.
A qik fix for an eject button for the dvdrw , same idea as used on persplexed ..but more stelthier looking.
the crom rom door is marked and drilled with a countersunk hole
The mod is all made from small hollow and sold plex rod.. a tiny button is cut
Finger sanded smooth
checked for fit
The sanded shaft is check for lenght
a back "stopper ring" is cut and glued to the main shaft
The front button is glued on and the e3xcess off the back of the shaft is meausred and cut away
Simple but effective
the crom rom door is marked and drilled with a countersunk hole
The mod is all made from small hollow and sold plex rod.. a tiny button is cut
Finger sanded smooth
checked for fit
The sanded shaft is check for lenght
a back "stopper ring" is cut and glued to the main shaft
The front button is glued on and the e3xcess off the back of the shaft is meausred and cut away
Simple but effective
With the crom pump and matrix LCD out of the way!
was time to move onto what will be the "Storm Tunnels"
The idea of the Storm tunnels will be to not only look cool but to help deliver clean air to the centre of the case.
Originall i was goin to use clear plex 80mm tubes! but had a couple of add "Baddong" cooling ducts and thought i'd give these a shot.
I also like the colour!
the first idea was to make some custom adaptors to bolt the tunnels onto the fan!
then i relised that the fans themselfs could be modded to accept the tunnels.
The solution was to trim away some of the fans mounts allowing the Storm Tunnels to slide over the left over edge.
a qick few shots to show how they will work.
With the front Storm Fans bolted in the Storm tunnels will sit more apart'
was time to move onto what will be the "Storm Tunnels"
The idea of the Storm tunnels will be to not only look cool but to help deliver clean air to the centre of the case.
Originall i was goin to use clear plex 80mm tubes! but had a couple of add "Baddong" cooling ducts and thought i'd give these a shot.
I also like the colour!
the first idea was to make some custom adaptors to bolt the tunnels onto the fan!
then i relised that the fans themselfs could be modded to accept the tunnels.
The solution was to trim away some of the fans mounts allowing the Storm Tunnels to slide over the left over edge.
a qick few shots to show how they will work.
With the front Storm Fans bolted in the Storm tunnels will sit more apart'
A custom Rear back plate will be made to secure the Rear Storm Tunnel Fans
Made from a measured and cut peice of 3mm tinted plex
Again! to keep intheme and give the Mod a finished look! some more custom grills are cut , hammered into shape and fitted in.
A hole is cut for the cdrom and pump the paper removed and the whole panel is Edge flamed.
again Hex head bolts are used to hole the rear Storm fans in place.
Made from a measured and cut peice of 3mm tinted plex
Again! to keep intheme and give the Mod a finished look! some more custom grills are cut , hammered into shape and fitted in.
A hole is cut for the cdrom and pump the paper removed and the whole panel is Edge flamed.
again Hex head bolts are used to hole the rear Storm fans in place.
AtomicMoose
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Wow....I continue to be amazed.
DarkenReaper57
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Wow, I love the duct idea. You make it look good while increasing performance, that is for sure.
cypher22 said:Awesome mod.
Not to hijack but you can buy mesh for 80mm and 120mm fans preformed in 4-5 colors for .99cents a grill
Nooooooooooo why buy when you have the skills to make it yourself. That's what modding is all about, making it and not buying.
bored-sarcasm
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yeah, i see a magazine cover mod here. that's kick ass.
thank you guys appreciate the pos feedback, sydney aust
this is some trial and error modding here!!!
From the start the original idea was to have lightening bolts, 2 on the sides and 2 smaller ones on the top of the case and one on the inside on the motherboard cover.
after making the original "plex flames" idea , i knew it was possible! but...... while making the "Bolt" i came up with a much much better idea! stay with me!
a few weeks back i made what will be the "STORM'D" logo and bolt for the "off side" of the case.
The letters are plain bold..i didn't want anything too fancy to take away from the "bolt" wich will be the main side feature.
The letters were simply printed out then traced onto clear 3.5mm plex.
The "bolt" was drawn "freehand" on some scrap plex.
Over to the bandsaw to cut it all out
The "bolt" was a slow process! i'm not looking forward to doing 5 of these!!!!
But with a some patience and steady hand! it come out uncraked!
With the tape pealed off and a qick "frosting" almost look good! ( a good idea for anyone else! would be to do the frosting before you cut the pattern!)
Spread out with the Logo and the bolt this is how it will look on the side of the case.....
NB!! This is not the main side, this is the "off side" mother board side of the case.
And you have to imagine that this will be over tinted plex! so the contrast will be alot more effective then over the brown paper.
appreciate the pos feedback, sydney aust this is some trial and error modding here!!!
From the start the original idea was to have lightening bolts, 2 on the sides and 2 smaller ones on the top of the case and one on the inside on the motherboard cover.
after making the original "plex flames" idea , i knew it was possible! but...... while making the "Bolt" i came up with a much much better idea! stay with me!
a few weeks back i made what will be the "STORM'D" logo and bolt for the "off side" of the case.
The letters are plain bold..i didn't want anything too fancy to take away from the "bolt" wich will be the main side feature.
The letters were simply printed out then traced onto clear 3.5mm plex.
The "bolt" was drawn "freehand" on some scrap plex.
Over to the bandsaw to cut it all out
The "bolt" was a slow process! i'm not looking forward to doing 5 of these!!!!
But with a some patience and steady hand! it come out uncraked!
With the tape pealed off and a qick "frosting" almost look good! ( a good idea for anyone else! would be to do the frosting before you cut the pattern!)
Spread out with the Logo and the bolt this is how it will look on the side of the case.....
NB!! This is not the main side, this is the "off side" mother board side of the case.
And you have to imagine that this will be over tinted plex! so the contrast will be alot more effective then over the brown paper.
Next was a few very feeble and sorry looking attempts @ trying to light the bolt up with LED's!
this was never going to work....... the light will just not flow evenly along the bolt.
after a day on the "think"! ....i came up wth this solution!
using some old scrap EL wire from my old "light tubes" days from HP2 i thought about "channeling" the EL wire along the back of the smoked plex panel
under the The Bolt.
USING YELLOW SO NOT TO WAIST my BLUE stock of EL.
a scrap peice of smoked 3.5mm plex
The Bolt is placed on top and with a scratchmarker traced so to give me a chanel to grove
The using a simple round engraving top on the trusty dremal i groved the chanel for the EL stip to sit in.
Next was to press and just for now! tape in the EL wire stip down...the end result will be "Glued" as a more permanent solution.
Flip the mod panel over
lay the bolt ontop!
some light action!
this was never going to work
....... the light will just not flow evenly along the bolt.
after a day on the "think"! ....i came up wth this solution!
using some old scrap EL wire from my old "light tubes" days from HP2 i thought about "channeling" the EL wire along the back of the smoked plex panel
under the The Bolt.
USING YELLOW SO NOT TO WAIST my BLUE stock of EL.
a scrap peice of smoked 3.5mm plex
The Bolt is placed on top and with a scratchmarker traced so to give me a chanel to grove
The using a simple round engraving top on the trusty dremal i groved the chanel for the EL stip to sit in.
Next was to press and just for now! tape in the EL wire stip down...the end result will be "Glued" as a more permanent solution.
Flip the mod panel over
lay the bolt ontop!
some light action!