The Intelligence - Day 01
The stuff I was waiting on arrived, so I was able to begin testing out some ideas, but before that, had to set up my old stereo thing, and satellite radio, in the workshop. That spot is just temporary until I get some shelving tomr...
The DFI Lan Party board arrived, and I gathered a dead psu, cdrom, and an old hdd for some test fitting/idea testing
this is one possible arrangement, but its just a test. I am thinking of getting a lappy dvd drive, the kind that doesnt have a door or tray, and use that - so I only need a "slit" somewhere in the front of the case to load and eject cd's/dvd's. That cardboard is cut to the actual size of the dfi mobo
down to business, that's 8 feet of aluminum u-channel from mcmaster
cut me off a test piece. alu cuts really easy, too bad it is 1/8 thick so it took a bit of work with a dremel. I need something better to cut bars like this (note to self)
thats my p4 case. the back portion derivets nicely to yield the flat back upright face that I can use as a template for the mobo i/o stuff and the pci card cuts. I dont intend (at this point) to use a mobo pan or back face in place of the ZH case, but if it gets too crazy, I have no problem doing so. we'll see in time.
LOST A FINGER- ZOMG!!!
no.
First idea was to use some silly putty to translate the rounded corner profile to the alu bar. I marked it out and cut it. It was meh. then I tried something else
(thats the scribed bull-nose type cut on the left = epic fail)
Then I tried a shallow striaght cut to see if the flushness was a bit better
this type of cut
vs this type
turns out the case is not flat anywhere except for a small patch in the center of the bottom and top. everywhere else is curved or pitched or tapered. I decided to give the railing system some more thought overnight - in the mean time I tested out my new tap/drill kit from mcmaster. I grabbed a chunk of scrap alu rail and drilled and tapped a 4-40 hole. Using a standard mobo offset, it was no go. too narrow. redrilled and tapped at 6-32...
nice! she bolts up nice and tight. at least one thing so far is going according to plan
well, thats it for now while I ponder the concave case (front to back and left to right), and rethink my rail/mount system.
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