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Project: EVGA Classified SR-2 Case

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This is getting intense
 
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Next up are the bottom mounting plates.




Which requires fab'ing yet another router jig.

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The finished result:

 
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Now that I know how wide the widest plate is, the PSU mounting plate was cut to width and mounting holes were drilled.




I'm really proud of how well this turned out.



Another plate requires yet another router jig.






Both plates were routed out of one big sheet because the big sheet is easier to clamp to the workbench.








A test fit:

 
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Filed, sanded, scratched and test assembled the 5.25-inch drive rails to the PSUs mounting plate.



 
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Yep, that certainly looks epic, great job bro, wish I had the skillz & knowledge to do that:cry:
 
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that looks sweet
 
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@Fitseries3: No board for me sir, I'm just the case builder.


Next up are the 5.25-inch drive rails for the four bottom mounting plates.




These (unfortunately) required a ridiculous amount of time to complete.







 
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The fan covers are the last of the aluminum parts (yippee!):




I used a 1/2-inch router bit and an old router template to cut the wiring and tubing slots.








Now I just need to (re-)prep everything for powder coating and send them all off to the painter's.
 
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Its time to start making some sawdust!

Ripped and thickness planed some 1x8-inch red oak into 1.5-inch wide boards to be used as the lower case face frames.




Pre-stained the wood and drilled the pocket holes.






The bottom of the case was also drilled for pocket screws.




Face frames were assembled with some glue and screws.




A homemade depth gauge was fashioned from some rubber stoppers/bumpers.




The depth gauge was used to drill holes for #8 threaded inserts on the inside of the face frames. A hex driver made the task of screwing the inserts into the wood easy.




The lower case face frames and bottom all assembled.

 

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Wow, I have never seen anything like this b4!! This is awesome!
 
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I am really a car audio installer gone pc crazy. I bought a pre-built case (CM Storm Sniper BE), but now I feel like I shoulda built something crazy!! I will get bored one day and do something like this....way less extreme I am sure though. I hope have the skills to make it look this good though.
 

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I need to take up golf or something, I have entirely too much free time. I want to build something like one of those case really badly now. I had never even thought of building a pc case b4. I have built a tv stand and other things.

Thanx Spotswood for doing a pictoral, if you will, of this build. It is very inspiring.
 
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The top case was built the same way as the bottom.







 
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looks real nice. can't wait to see more. :toast:
 
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Worked on the plywood panels that attach to the frames onto which the aluminum mounting plates are attached.









#8 threaded inserts were installed by "pulling" them into the plywood (from the back) by simply screwing in a #8 bolt.






The plywood panels are bolted to the inside of the case frame with six stainless steel socket cap screws via threaded inserts.




And the aluminum mounting plates are then bolted to the plywood panels (also with stainless steel socket cap screws) via threaded inserts.




All of this modularity allows for easily switching to different mounting plates and/or panels in the future.
 
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Very nice thing to do! good futureproofing.
 
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man this is totally sick, I love it. you are obviously a gifted finish carpenter with the heart of a true Geek :)
 
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The back panel of the top case required three router jigs for the PSU mounting plate, 10-slot motherboard tray and 92mm fan holes.












Rear panel can be rotated for a vertical motherboard mounting orientation.

 
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Another vertical member was added to the opening in the front of the case and the front panel was fabricated just like all the others.









 
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