Project: Server and Gaming Case - Page 3

Spotswood · Apr 27, 2012, 03:03 AM

The hinge for the top was cut slightly undersized and centered with a some old business cards used as spacers.

Dimples of aluminum had to be removed from the frame in order to make room for the nuts holding the top sheet to the hinge.

With only a 2.5mm gap between the leaves of the hinge, button head cap screws were used to attach the hinge to the frame.

The hinge aligns perfectly with the top sheet, which in turn aligns with the back sheet.

de.das.dude · Apr 27, 2012, 07:48 AM

long time no see

Thrackan · Apr 27, 2012, 08:51 AM

Cool! Moar plz!

Spotswood · May 13, 2012, 11:44 PM

On the bottom of the case, a large slot was cutout which will allow fresh air to enter the front air duct. Following standard operating procedures, a router pattern/template was made at the same size as the desired opening.

The aluminum was removed with my trusty handheld router in two passes, once with a over-hanging pattern bit and another with a flush-cutting pattern bit.

<<Onafets>> · May 20, 2012, 02:12 AM

Any progress mate?

Looking forward to more pics!

Spotswood · Jul 22, 2012, 11:08 AM

Up next is fabricating a duplicate of the 120mm back fan panel, but for 140mm fans. This time I had Lazerwerx cut me a custom 140mm fan hole router template out of 3/8-inch thick cast acrylic.

This template is a snap to use: mark center lines and lay the corresponding slits cutout from the template over them.

Spotswood · Aug 8, 2012, 02:14 AM

The latches for the top are these nice "lift and turn" ones:

The latches require a fairly small area to be cutout, with only about a 2mm "lip", so I built a very accurate router template from some leftover t-slot extrusion:

Thrackan · Aug 8, 2012, 07:47 AM

This, sir, is like watching HD pr0n on a 56k line...

I simply cannot imagine how nice this will be

Spotswood · Aug 19, 2012, 01:01 AM

Drilled two 19mm holes for the vandal resistant switches (power and reset/hard drive activity).

Using such a large bit (step drill) is a bit nerve racking for me, but with an extra large work surface and some clamps, I manged to get through it.

Switches!

Spotswood · Sep 4, 2012, 02:33 AM

During final assembly (before paint) some rework is inevitable. With this case, early on in the build, it was widened to accommodate the front radiators. But I never went back to see if the PSU mounting bracket worked/looked okay. Plus, I never tested the PSU cutout from the back sheet with the the actual PSUs used for the build. Well, the cutout in the backsheet for the PSUs had to be widened by 3mm in order to clear the fan grill on the PSU cooling fan. And the PSU mounting plate looked to dainty and needed to be widened.

And with the old PSU mounting bracket placed in front of the new one:

Spotswood · Sep 30, 2012, 12:48 AM

I finished fabricating the back of the case, which consisted of drilling mounting holes through the motherboard trays and PSU mounting plate, through the back sheet and into the case frame. Holes that went into frame were tapped to #6-32 and those in the middle of the sheeting had PEM nuts pressed-in.

Spotswood · Nov 6, 2012, 02:35 AM

Powder coated parts have come back from the painter and final assembly has begun.

MT Alex · Nov 6, 2012, 02:59 AM

Looks super

Huddo93 · Nov 6, 2012, 06:49 AM

Looks amazing, cant wait to see what its like with some hardware inside

[H]@RD5TUFF · Nov 6, 2012, 09:25 AM

very excited to see this one get finished!

Spotswood · Nov 12, 2012, 09:22 PM

phanbuey · Nov 13, 2012, 12:06 AM

i love it and i want it.

[H]@RD5TUFF · Nov 13, 2012, 04:11 AM

I am jelly for sure!

Apr 27, 2012, 07:48 AM	#52
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Apr 27, 2012, 08:51 AM	#53
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May 20, 2012, 02:12 AM	#55
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Apr 27, 2012, 03:03 AM	#51
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	The hinge for the top was cut slightly undersized and centered with a some old business cards used as spacers. Dimples of aluminum had to be removed from the frame in order to make room for the nuts holding the top sheet to the hinge. With only a 2.5mm gap between the leaves of the hinge, button head cap screws were used to attach the hinge to the frame. The hinge aligns perfectly with the top sheet, which in turn aligns with the back sheet.

May 13, 2012, 11:44 PM	#54
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	On the bottom of the case, a large slot was cutout which will allow fresh air to enter the front air duct. Following standard operating procedures, a router pattern/template was made at the same size as the desired opening. The aluminum was removed with my trusty handheld router in two passes, once with a over-hanging pattern bit and another with a flush-cutting pattern bit.

System Name:	Fluttershyz
Processor:	i5 3570K @ Stock
Motherboard:	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	8GB G.Skill RipjawX @ 1600mhz
Video Card:	EVGA GTS 250 1GB
Hard Disk:	1x 320GB Western Digital Blue, 1x 1TB Western Digital Green, 1x 2TB Western Digital Green
Optical Drive:	LG SATA 22x DVDRW Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	HP x23 LED 23" Full HD Panel
Case:	Silverstone Raven RV01 Case w/ Side Window
Sound Card:	Onboard + Logitech Z623
PSU:	Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W .:. Cooler Master Real Power Modular 1000W
Software:	Windows 8 Pro

Jul 22, 2012, 11:08 AM	#56
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	Up next is fabricating a duplicate of the 120mm back fan panel, but for 140mm fans. This time I had Lazerwerx cut me a custom 140mm fan hole router template out of 3/8-inch thick cast acrylic. This template is a snap to use: mark center lines and lay the corresponding slits cutout from the template over them.

Aug 8, 2012, 02:14 AM	#57
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	The latches for the top are these nice "lift and turn" ones: The latches require a fairly small area to be cutout, with only about a 2mm "lip", so I built a very accurate router template from some leftover t-slot extrusion:

Aug 8, 2012, 07:47 AM	#58
Thrackan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,159 (1.88/day) Thanks: 234 Thanked 652 Times in 533 Posts System Specs	This, sir, is like watching HD pr0n on a 56k line... I simply cannot imagine how nice this will be __________________ Play League of Legends! Join the Ghetto modders club Put your Steam games on multiple partitions

Aug 19, 2012, 01:01 AM	#59
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	Drilled two 19mm holes for the vandal resistant switches (power and reset/hard drive activity). Using such a large bit (step drill) is a bit nerve racking for me, but with an extra large work surface and some clamps, I manged to get through it. Switches! __________________ Rich Custom Case Builder Latest project: Project: Server and Gaming Case Project: Aluminum Water Cooling Case

Sep 4, 2012, 02:33 AM	#60
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	During final assembly (before paint) some rework is inevitable. With this case, early on in the build, it was widened to accommodate the front radiators. But I never went back to see if the PSU mounting bracket worked/looked okay. Plus, I never tested the PSU cutout from the back sheet with the the actual PSUs used for the build. Well, the cutout in the backsheet for the PSUs had to be widened by 3mm in order to clear the fan grill on the PSU cooling fan. And the PSU mounting plate looked to dainty and needed to be widened. And with the old PSU mounting bracket placed in front of the new one:

Sep 30, 2012, 12:48 AM	#61
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	I finished fabricating the back of the case, which consisted of drilling mounting holes through the motherboard trays and PSU mounting plate, through the back sheet and into the case frame. Holes that went into frame were tapped to #6-32 and those in the middle of the sheeting had PEM nuts pressed-in.

Nov 6, 2012, 02:35 AM	#62
Spotswood Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 118 (0.09/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 170 Times in 73 Posts	Powder coated parts have come back from the painter and final assembly has begun.

Nov 6, 2012, 02:59 AM	#63
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Hard Disk:	WD 640BG x2/WD 250GB/Samsung 2TB
Optical Drive:	Silly
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS VH242 23.6" LCD
Case:	Corsair 700D
Sound Card:	X-Fi XtremeGamer
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower 700w Modular
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Nov 6, 2012, 06:49 AM	#64
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Nov 6, 2012, 09:25 AM	#65
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Nov 12, 2012, 09:22 PM	#66
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Nov 13, 2012, 12:06 AM	#67
phanbuey Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 5,010 (2.49/day) Thanks: 1,484 Thanked 959 Times in 812 Posts System Specs	i love it and i want it.

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Nov 13, 2012, 04:11 AM	#68
[H]@RD5TUFF Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 5,589 (4.35/day) Thanks: 1,825 Thanked 1,710 Times in 1,431 Posts System Specs	I am jelly for sure! __________________ Stuff 4 Sale! Heat Ware ebay

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