Project: Phoenix (PC-101 Orange Case Mod)

[gvblake22]

I said nothing about the end of the year, it was the END OF WINTER! When there's no more snow on the ground here, I hope to be done.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

I said nothing about the end of the year, it was the END OF WINTER! When there's no more snow on the ground here, I hope to be done.

Pffft, dreamers. :P

[Panda Man]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

I said nothing about the end of the year, it was the END OF A NUCLEAR WINTER! When there's no more snow on the ground here, I hope to be done.

Fixed!

[gvblake22]

Got a little work done today, this time I got a good start on the hard drive cage. Here is the piece of clear acrylic I started with:


Then it was time to bust out the heat gun and see how badly I could mangle this innocent piece of plastic...


Here we are with a (partially) finished product:


The cage will hold two HDD's on their sides (vertically) on the outside of the cage...


...as well as two more inside the cage horizontally, giving me space for a total of four hard drives.


As you've probably noticed, the sides aren't completely straight, so my next task will be to heat up the sides and try to flatten/straighten them out and make things a little neater. I will also be putting in some rubber bumpers and pieces of felt to reduce vibration and noise. Finally, I'm going to attempt to open up the sides a bit to allow for better air movement on both sides of the drives.

[polobunny]

Nice seeing an update :)
You could probably fit 3 HDD's in the plexi holder though, no?

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by polobunny

Nice seeing an update :)
You could probably fit 3 HDD's in the plexi holder though, no?

Did you read the post? I will be putting the two HDD's I have now on either side of the cage in the vertical position. There will also be room for two more drives in between in a horizontal position (making a total of four available drive mounts). If you meant there is space for three drives in a horizontal position, there might be but I wanted to keep them spaced out so heat could be easily removed.

[Panda Man]

Want some help blake? I'll get the duct tape!


:P Lookin' good

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Did you read the post? I will be putting the two HDD's I have now on either side of the cage in the vertical position. There will also be room for two more drives in between in a horizontal position (making a total of four available drive mounts). If you meant there is space for three drives in a horizontal position, there might be but I wanted to keep them spaced out so heat could be easily removed.

I did mean the later. ;)
I thought there would be a fan blowing on them, though. So 3 HDD's in horizontal position didn't seem like much of a problem. *shrugs*

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by polobunny

I did mean the later. ;)
I thought there would be a fan blowing on them, though. So 3 HDD's in horizontal position didn't seem like much of a problem. *shrugs*

Yeah, but I like having the drives spaced out, just makes me sleep better at night. Plus, I will never have more than four HDD's; and if I do, I can just put them in the empty 5.25" bays behind the fan there.

[Jokerswild]

Nice Blake. I like the HDD holder, thats an inventive way to hold the drives. Plastic is a pain when it comes to getting it perfectly straight and the right size when bending. You did real well for not having a strip heater.