Custom Fan Grills?

[commandercup]

oh, I misread your post, thought you meant you just wanted that type of grill...

just go to somewhere like performance-pcs.com or xoxide.com and check out the various grills they have

they have quite an extensive selection

if you want a simple wire grill type, performance-pcs has a bunch which come in all sizes (i think)

 

[AsRock]

oh, I misread your post, thought you meant you just wanted that type of grill...

just go to somewhere like performance-pcs.com or xoxide.com and check out the various grills they have

they have quite an extensive selection

if you want a simple wire grill type, performance-pcs has a bunch which come in all sizes (i think)

Maybe i should of said not the wire type... But thanks for trying..

 

[Nitro-Max]

Friend make some with dremel:
http://benchmark.co.yu/forum/showthread.php?t=157608

thats really good work for a dremel

 

[Eclecticos]

you misunderstood

I realize that a CNC machine will own me anyday in mass producing a grill... (mnpctech uses cnc not lasers) but I will be making 100% custom ones... grills that will never be made again (unless you ask for it)

I'd focus more so around designs that look cool rather then perform amazingly since the best performance comes without a grill.

This would be aimed towards modders who want to "bling" out their projects and to customize it to the smallest extent.

Nah. . you don't need a CNC to make those. I'd recommend a band saw to cut out your squares or aluminum, plexi, or acrylic. A hole saw attachment for your drill, and a router to recess your bolts. Here are some Perforated Metals Types for anyone interested.

. .Yea i see what your doing now making custom graphic type fan grills. Thats cool.

 

[commandercup]

no I mean, those are specifically cnc machine billet aluminum fan grills, thats how MNPCtech makes them and thats why it costs so much

but yeah, you can make that pretty easily with a nice jigsaw or even an experienced dremel hand

I hate hole saw attachments lol... atleast the 4 1/2" ones... crazy torque

 

[Eclecticos]

I know exactly what you mean about the holesaw attachments.
Best thing to do is drill a pilot hole in the center so it dosen't start walking around.
I'd also recommend using a Hammerdrill, and a Micrometer.

You want to see a dremel master? His name is Ulysses Cazuquel . .and he is the mannn! Link <=-

A also found a guide for creating fan grills. Link <=-

 

[commandercup]

You should keep a stock, like jewelers have jewelry in their storefront. Cheaper grills you can sell while you're making custom ones.

thats actually a really good point...

but heres the new dilemma... how should pricing work out? There will definitely be dynamic pricing based on how complex the requested design is... but what should be the price range? 5-30? is 30 too high? 5 too low?

consider in that each grill will be custom made... and quality will be very important, if there are any flaws, the old one will just be scrapped (probably sold off later as a messed up grill)

I will also be buying a decent small drill press to make sure that all the holes for the grill are perfectly aligned and that there are no scratches on the grill from drilling mistakes.

anyways... I just got the scroll saw today, so I'll be ordering off for some nice blades tonight, in the meantime I'll be doing some mock up cuts to see how this thing works.

orders will be taken around the end of next week, samples will be up by the end of this week

 

[Nitro-Max]

Well paying for custom jobs aint always cheap so you pretty much name your price if they say no then its up to you if you lower it or not but just dont loose out i mean you have to cover costs plus time.

 

[Nitro-Max]

Ill be interested in a 120mm fan grill to match my 2 80mm ones ill have to see what the works like first though obviously or i may buy another custom set .

 

[commandercup]

well for all custom things, I'd probably require advance payment... since the turnaround time would be less then a week for each job and because like you said, I don't want to do some intricate work to find out that the person is no longer interested...

of course... if the work turns out sub par, I'll either redo it or give a refund.

edit:

nitro, are you interested in getting a grill in any particular design? I could make some samples out of your designs or w/e which I could sell you for cheaper then I would normally charge.

 

[Nitro-Max]

Well they are atom design if you google search you will find it easy enough i have 2 80mm ones but the fron one is just standard mesh. As for a custom set ill have to see what i can come up with and let you know.

If you look at my rig in the link below my sig youll see the 120mm front fan its just plain mesh.
i would like some gold ones tbh but that might work out expensive inc shipping to the uk but i think that would look good with black and red.