Project: Secret of the Ooze

[gvblake22]

Thank you, thank you, thank you :)
Sorry about the crazy picture, I just thought I would add a little humor into the mix, but I guess I just scared more people than anything...
BUT ANYWAY, How 'bout some free updates with pictures, on the house?! :D
I got the front and back panel pieces cut out and attached. Here is what the case will kindof look like with all the side, front, and rear panels on...



After the front and rear panels were taken care of, I decided I needed to tackle the motherboard tray. First step was to cut out my first piece of the 3/16" thick flourescent green acrylic. I just cut a piece that will fit inside the case and will span the full length of the case inside:


Then, to attach the mobo tray to the case, I just drilled two more holes in the two side panels and screwed in some more coner cubes for the mobo tray to sit on:



As you can see, I hacked up an old case and managed to rip out the motherboard rear I/O bracket in tact (not an easy task...)


And this is how everything will be layed out. But there will be two optical drives in the front and (obviously) the PSU will be facing so the wires run inside the case. There will also be many more "accessories" that are built into the front panel, so you'll just have to wait and see how that turns out...



And yes, there is still room for a 120mm fan in the front! :)

My plan for the rest of the cooling still includes an 80mm exhaust fan in the bottom level behind the HDD's, but I think with a little creativity, I might just be able to fit two 80mm exhaust fans in behind the motherboard (above the rear I/O shield). More on that later though. But for now, I think my next goal is to get the rear panel all carved out and mount the rear motherboard bracket, fans, and PSU. I also want to drill and tap the holes in the motherboard tray for the standoffs. Then I will be focusing on the monumental task of securing all of the drives and forming the openings in the front panel for all the devices.

[Tyreal]

Wow. that is awesome dude.

Its not that it was scary.. it was just kind of random :P

[gvblake22]

Oh yeah, and I discovered/confirmed that this flourescent green acrylic is UV sensitive/reactive!!! :mrgreen:
*que evil Mr. Burns voice* "Excellent!!!"

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by micmac

Heck yeah the cube! Can't wait to see it all see-through style without the paper ;)

Yeah, me too. I'm super excited for when I finally get to rip all that paper backing off and see how shiny and cool looking this thing is!!! Too bad I won't be able to do that for a while :cry: :x

[Jokerswild]

Here's a tip if you get scratches. Novus makes a cleaner and a scratch remover. For deep scratches you can flame polish them with a torch, one of the small torches you buy at a hardware store will work. Practice on a scrap piece keeping the flame moving back and forth and not too close to the piece. This method gives very good results but you can ruin a piece if you get too much heat. When too much heat is applied clear acrylic will turn brown and even catch fire, being you have smoked I would think that a browning effect wouldn't be very noticable.

[gvblake22]

Thanks for the tip again jokerswild! :)
I'm definately trying my best to avoid scratches, but when it's all said and done and I finally tear that paper backing off, who knows what I'm gonna find! LOL
I know I have a scratch in the plexiglass window on my current case, so I'll have to look into that Novus scratch cleaner/remover and see how it does. I'm just gonna pray to god that there are no scratches on the secret of the ooze case and I won't even need to bother! :o

[killswitch83]

I swear Blake, you have a helluva lot of creative bones in your body, lol. takes talent to be able to completely visualize something like that while you're working with the material.......maybe you're in the wrong career field, lol

you would make one hell of an engineer!! :D

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by killswitch83

I swear Blake, you have a helluva lot of creative bones in your body, lol. takes talent to be able to completely visualize something like that while you're working with the material.......maybe you're in the wrong career field, lol

you would make one hell of an engineer!! :D

HAHA, thanks man! I do what I can :)
And it's funny you mention being an engineer... I went into my first year of college as an Engineering major. And my brother is going to graduate from Michigan Technological University (one of the best engineering schools in the country) with a Mechanical Engineering Technology degree. And my dad used to work in the Machine Tool business as a draftsman and now he helps people design and erect the steel framework for buildings. I guess it runs in my blood, hehe 8)

[gvblake22]

Hmmmm, can anyone tell where this is going? :D
Before:

After:


...And NO, the flourescent green acrylic didn't raise my temps 10ºC! :P

[Tyreal]

Change the color of the glass?

Keep up the good work. The UV green theme looks great.