SkyKast's First Mod (kind of)

steelkane · Nov 1, 2008

I see the proper tools in this photo,, If you need help,, just ask

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

mc-dexter said:
the red will look great i've always wanted a pc black case n either red, green or yellow lighting

hey, ill make ya one it it turns out I'm semi-decent at this lol

mc-dexter · Nov 1, 2008

lol, having the right tools is a good start, im the sorter guy that will stick cable's to the inner side of the case with electrical tape or blu tack, lol

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

oh ok glad you're willing to help, ughm which tool would be the proper one?

this one i tried took forever:

sorry thats rlly blurry

to cut thru this:

King Wookie · Nov 1, 2008

For cutting steel cases, I've had good results with a jigsaw with steel cutting blades.
For finer work, nothing beats a dremel with the larger cut off wheel.

I'm looking forward to see how this one turns out.

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

wohooooooooo i love you guys lol

i never even knew what a "cut off wheel" was let alone that i owned the proper things to use it!!! i just cut out my first fan hole!!!

WORK GOES ON!!! THANKS!

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

King Wookie said:
I'm looking forward to see how this one turns out.

always glad to have more subscribers

jbunch07 · Nov 1, 2008

SUBSCRIBED!

Looking great so far! :toast:

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

jbunch07 said:
SUBSCRIBED!

Looking great so far!

YAY

ok we are on a roll finished my practice fan hole cutout and it looks great!

jbunch07 · Nov 1, 2008

Awesome, so I might have missed this but what where you planning on doing as far as the paint?

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

jbunch07 said:
Awesome, so I might have missed this but what where you planning on doing as far as the paint?

I'm doing the whole thing in metallic black

jbunch07 · Nov 1, 2008

Nic3! black is always fun, so will it be all black or are you going to do accent colors or something?

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

jbunch07 said:
Nic3! black is always fun, so will it be all black or are you going to do accent colors or something?

I'm probably not going to get too fancy because im not a good painter at all but we'll see

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

can't drumel anymore tonight guys so there wont be any pic updates till the morning because all I'm doing it finishing penciling stuff in

jbunch07 · Nov 1, 2008

K, great! well Ill be looking forward to seeing more pics!

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

jbunch07 said:
K, great! well Ill be looking forward to seeing more pics!

thanks

dude i want to see that movie sooo badly! when does it release?

jbunch07 · Nov 1, 2008

SkyKast said:
thanks

dude i want to see that movie sooo badly! when does it release?

Nov 14th

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

jbunch07 said:
Nov 14th

cant wait!

steelkane · Nov 1, 2008

I was talking about the cut-off wheel, I circled it red, when you cut with the wheel,, start a little inside the hole, then make small cuts going in a circle, following the cut going counter clock wise. if you need more info on it, let me know.

steelkane · Nov 1, 2008

looks like I was to late with my post,, glad to see the wheel is working for you.

SkyKast · Nov 1, 2008

steelkane said:
looks like I was to late with my post,, glad to see the wheel is working for you.

thanks for the help though i used the less heavy-duty ones just above what you circled, works great

tzitzibp · Nov 1, 2008

I agree, good choice of controller! :cool:

EiSFX · Nov 1, 2008

also when cutting through the steel don't go all out and trying cutting right through the steel the forcing it around cut little by little through the steel taking several passes over one area then move around in the same way you will notice your disks will last alot longer and get alot cleaner cut

DirkDiggler · Nov 1, 2008

Cool man, looking good so far. It really doesn't matter which direction you mount the drive, sideways, upside down or on an angle, I've seen people do all kinds of mounts. mnpctech.com has the heavy duty cutting wheels for a good price, they tend to last a lot longer when working with thick steel.

Wozzer · Nov 1, 2008

Subscribed. Thread looks awesome - Plenty of pictures, Plenty of detail. Keep um' coming !!

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