Project: Secret of the Ooze - Page 15

**gvblake22** · August 2nd, 2006

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Originally Posted by jokerswild

You can always cut a new drive cover that matches the opening you cut. Just trace it from the opening. These drive covers are tight. I painted a face on one of mine and two coats of paint made it so it wouldn't close all the way. :?

Yeah, I could, but the cuts (as you can see) still aren't very good and are a little off. I don't think there is anything I can do at this point to be happy with the result unless I start over. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day, eh?

micmac · August 2nd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Actually, I had a revelation... Nail Polish!!! I can mask off what I don't want to paint and use black nail polish to very accurately and precisely paint just the spots that I want (like on the round switch). Plus it will dry a nice glossy black and will rub off if I need it to. What do you think?

Hey! Nail polish sounds awesome, and I have some black if you want to give it a test run on something! Just say the word :)
Don't get bumbed about the panel too much. If you were indeed thinking about me I'm flattered, and I still believe your project will be a success!

Jokerswild · August 3rd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

You can always cut a new drive cover that matches the opening you cut. Just trace it from the opening. These drive covers are tight. I painted a face on one of mine and two coats of paint made it so it wouldn't close all the way. :?

Yeah, I could, but the cuts (as you can see) still aren't very good and are a little off. I don't think there is anything I can do at this point to be happy with the result unless I start over. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day, eh?

You could make both slots slightly larger and in the correct proportion and it would look good.

**gvblake22** · August 3rd, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by micmac

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Actually, I had a revelation... Nail Polish!!! I can mask off what I don't want to paint and use black nail polish to very accurately and precisely paint just the spots that I want (like on the round switch). Plus it will dry a nice glossy black and will rub off if I need it to. What do you think?

Hey! Nail polish sounds awesome, and I have some black if you want to give it a test run on something! Just say the word :)
Don't get bumbed about the panel too much. If you were indeed thinking about me I'm flattered, and I still believe your project will be a success!

Actually, YES! I would love to give your black nail polish a try, thank you :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

You can always cut a new drive cover that matches the opening you cut. Just trace it from the opening. These drive covers are tight. I painted a face on one of mine and two coats of paint made it so it wouldn't close all the way. :?

Yeah, I could, but the cuts (as you can see) still aren't very good and are a little off. I don't think there is anything I can do at this point to be happy with the result unless I start over. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day, eh?

You could make both slots slightly larger and in the correct proportion and it would look good.

Yes, I suppose you are right. I guess I will consider it, I just didn't want them to be too big. I guess I have some thinking to do... I can smell the sawdust burning already!

:o

RangerXLT8 · August 4th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Quote:

Originally Posted by micmac

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Actually, I had a revelation... Nail Polish!!! I can mask off what I don't want to paint and use black nail polish to very accurately and precisely paint just the spots that I want (like on the round switch). Plus it will dry a nice glossy black and will rub off if I need it to. What do you think?

Hey! Nail polish sounds awesome, and I have some black if you want to give it a test run on something! Just say the word :)
Don't get bumbed about the panel too much. If you were indeed thinking about me I'm flattered, and I still believe your project will be a success!

Actually, YES! I would love to give your black nail polish a try, thank you :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Quote:

Originally Posted by gvblake22

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokerswild

You can always cut a new drive cover that matches the opening you cut. Just trace it from the opening. These drive covers are tight. I painted a face on one of mine and two coats of paint made it so it wouldn't close all the way. :?

Yeah, I could, but the cuts (as you can see) still aren't very good and are a little off. I don't think there is anything I can do at this point to be happy with the result unless I start over. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day, eh?

You could make both slots slightly larger and in the correct proportion and it would look good.

Yes, I suppose you are right. I guess I will consider it, I just didn't want them to be too big. I guess I have some thinking to do... I can smell the sawdust burning already!

:o

Just popping in to see what progress has been made. Looking good.

fps justin · August 5th, 2006

it looks good, how much light are you gonna put in there?

**gvblake22** · August 5th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by fps justin

it looks good, how much light are you gonna put in there?

I'm actually not sure yet. I was thinking of just doing a couple of those 4" or 6" UV CCFL's (one for the top and one for the bottom). Whatever it is though, it will be on a switch of some kind so it can be turned on and off.

**gvblake22** · August 16th, 2006

Well, it was another frustrating night of successes and failures with the SOTO case.... :?

First, and foremost, I have oficially determined to never ever build another case completely out of acrylic again. The stuff is just too prone to accidents. Secondly, I am ditching the corner cubes as the primary frame of the case. They are all like 1mm off in one way or another and it is making trying to work with all the panels a total nightmare. Sometime this week I will get myself some aluminum angle to replace the corner cubes. I will drill and tap holes in the angle to line up with the holes already drilled in the acrylic side panels.

But determined to get something more out of the night, I started work on the PSU bracket...
Here we have the piece of aluminum (purchased for a few bucks at the hardware store) all masked off with the cuts marked and ready to be hacked up:

After swearing and fighting with the dremel and somehow breaking the shaft, I finally got something kindof cut out:

...pretty, ain't it?? :roll:

But after some fun, fun filing, I got it to look a little more like it should:

And it fits!

I still have to design, drill, and cut the outsides of the bracket, sand it all down, and paint it gloss black after all is said and done but I'm happy with the progress so far. :)

yurimxpxman · August 16th, 2006

Keep on trucking! :thumleft:

**gvblake22** · August 17th, 2006

Well, tonight was spent working on the new revision 2 frame...
This time I went with 3/4" aluminum angle and it came in eight foot sections!

Not very friendly to the wallet though :(

Pieces of correct length were then cut and clamped in place on the edge of the panel for drilling:

This allowed me to perfectly align any and all holes drilled (unline with the corner cubes).

Then the holes in the aluminum frame were tapped for 6/32 screws...

And fastened to the panel:

Still much more cutting, filing, drilling, tapping, and screwing to be done. Sounds like a heck of a night don't it?!

View Poll Results: How many bends for the front/rear panel "frames"?
No Bends	5	16.67%
Two Bends	9	30.00%
Four Bends	2	6.67%
No frame at all	0	0%
Who the heck cares, just finish the case!	14	46.67%
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August 5th, 2006	#146
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August 16th, 2006	#148
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,479 Blog Entries: 1	Well, it was another frustrating night of successes and failures with the SOTO case.... :? First, and foremost, I have oficially determined to never ever build another case completely out of acrylic again. The stuff is just too prone to accidents. Secondly, I am ditching the corner cubes as the primary frame of the case. They are all like 1mm off in one way or another and it is making trying to work with all the panels a total nightmare. Sometime this week I will get myself some aluminum angle to replace the corner cubes. I will drill and tap holes in the angle to line up with the holes already drilled in the acrylic side panels. But determined to get something more out of the night, I started work on the PSU bracket... Here we have the piece of aluminum (purchased for a few bucks at the hardware store) all masked off with the cuts marked and ready to be hacked up: After swearing and fighting with the dremel and somehow breaking the shaft, I finally got something kindof cut out: ...pretty, ain't it?? :roll: But after some fun, fun filing, I got it to look a little more like it should: And it fits! I still have to design, drill, and cut the outsides of the bracket, sand it all down, and paint it gloss black after all is said and done but I'm happy with the progress so far. :)

August 16th, 2006	#149
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	Keep on trucking! :thumleft:

August 17th, 2006	#150
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,479 Blog Entries: 1	Well, tonight was spent working on the new revision 2 frame... This time I went with 3/4" aluminum angle and it came in eight foot sections! Not very friendly to the wallet though :( Pieces of correct length were then cut and clamped in place on the edge of the panel for drilling: This allowed me to perfectly align any and all holes drilled (unline with the corner cubes). Then the holes in the aluminum frame were tapped for 6/32 screws... And fastened to the panel: Still much more cutting, filing, drilling, tapping, and screwing to be done. Sounds like a heck of a night don't it?!