480 RadStand 1/2" Smoked Acrylic

CyberDruid · Nov 27, 2009, 08:12 PM

Check it out.

And now how it happened

I started with a template for routing the 1/2" smoked acrylic

Attached the template with doublesided tape

I removed as much material as possible so as to make the routing smoother

It's a bit tedious to cut such thick acrylic with a holesaw but I used compressed air to keep the holesaw cool and eject the chips

One side gets a fancy notch for the ports on the rad and I use a smaller holesaw to remove that material

And the bandsaw to remove the rest of the waste

I use a flush trimming bit in my router table to trim the acrylic to the profile of the template

Trimming complete

I use the template to guide the acrylic drilling bit

And follow up with the 8-32 tap

Then a chamfer the edge with a different router

This is a huge mess

And one more router to put an 1/8" radius on the fan holes

This cuts down the blade noise on the fans

Test fitting fans

Then after some block sanding to take out the ripples left by the router and another pass of three through the chamfer bit the parts are ready to assemble

I used strips slightly wider than the GTX480 of the 1/2" material and fused the parts together.

Acrylic always seems to have a bow to it so I pressed it flat on my tablesaw which is the flattest table I have.

Somehow Venus manages to sleep through most of it

Paper still in place

Sanding the routed edges to 320

Peeling the paper...my favorite part.

d3fct · Nov 27, 2009, 08:21 PM

very sharp, i like all the detail and thought that went into that.

Solaris17 · Nov 27, 2009, 08:34 PM

that is absolutely sex

Cold Storm · Nov 27, 2009, 08:37 PM

That's sweet CD! Thanks for the show!!

tzitzibp · Nov 27, 2009, 08:37 PM

great idea

perfectly created!

thanks for feeding me mod ideas!

CyberDruid · Nov 27, 2009, 11:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGlpflCeMHI

Wrigleyvillain · Nov 27, 2009, 11:56 PM

Wow. Stellar work as usual CD.

Soylent Joe · Nov 28, 2009, 01:15 AM

Wow, that turned out great man

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberDruid

Snowstorm ftw

Asylum · Nov 28, 2009, 01:26 AM

Thats some awsome work CD.
How much do you charge for that.

CyberDruid · Nov 28, 2009, 10:54 AM

$100 is the material cost. The stuff is not cheap. Then figure 5-6 hours of my shop time to get to the point you see in the pics.

oily_17 · Nov 28, 2009, 11:06 AM

Nice work CD, really like the smoked look rather than clear acrylic.

CyberDruid · Nov 28, 2009, 05:27 PM

Material choice was on the client: basically whatever he cared to afford. I like it too but it is out of my price range

I could make the same thing out of nice plywood for $15 in materials.

It was fun designing it...that's pretty much where the fun stops when it comes to acrylic projects. Everything else is actual work

. And it requires a high degree of concentration despite the repetitve and tedious nature of the work.

Thanks for all the comments guys

Cold Storm · Nov 28, 2009, 05:33 PM

what do you use to hold the acrylic together?

Thanks a 2nd time for showing us this CD! Enjoy watching it all.

Binge · Nov 28, 2009, 06:15 PM

That stand is freaking sweet!

CyberDruid · Nov 28, 2009, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cold Storm

what do you use to hold the acrylic together?

Thanks a 2nd time for showing us this CD! Enjoy watching it all.

A special cement (more like a solvent) that fuses the material together.

newtekie1 · Nov 28, 2009, 07:14 PM

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