The Intelligence - Day 29
Since paint approaches I had to clear up some last minute cutting to the case. Needed to widen the dvd slot, and the button holes were offset a tad, so I had to "oval" them
did some cutting with a disk in the slot, and a dremel sideways bit for the button and lens opening, but t still needed more work
so I marked the slot with a sharpie
ran a piece of tape as a straight guide, and cut some more
top dvd clearance
bottom clearance
while I had the dvd drive installed I decided to see whats what with the NB and CPU coolers, and if I have room to play with a better cpu cooler...I think I do. The dvd doesnt incroach on the nb cooler, and is miles away from the cpu cooler. I guess I can get that CM GemeniII S cooler if I want. cool er
whil I had the dremel cookin' I decided to clip off the overhang in the dvd bracket
bye bye
when I painted the handle last week, I scuffed it with a plastic bag when trying to cover it to dry. It left a mark that dried into the finish, so I wanted to redo a couple coats, so I scuffed it all down ith som 400 WOD
scuffed, ready for refinish later
mobo pan needed some holes filled
screw holes that wont be used. Back-taped it off
broke out the everglass
(squishy noises)
filled the three unsed screw holes, set aside to cure
remember these? time to see whats what with them
used a piece of card board as a flat plane and clamped the case lid over it
aligned the vent covers (needed flashlight for pic - light is pathetic in my shop, worsening by the day as winter approaches)
did some small "tacks" of JBWeld kwik, and let it set like that. I want to see what they look like for the other side tomr morning, and then decide if I will use these or do aomething else. I always have a backup plan
(or try to
)
threw 2 coats of black gloss on the handle and it looked great, but whan I snapped the pic it looked odd. dull and greyish with wet "spots". Not sure whats up with that. Ill have a look in the morning and see whats up. It was cool and rainy when I painted so I dont know if that had something to do with it, we'll see
depending on the varibales from today, tomr will be some more grille welding, handle painting, and a bottom case prime - and possibly a full case prime
thanks for watching
* This Worklog post was generated using WorklogCreator - Version: 1.0.0.7
* Free Download:
http://www.mod2software.com/worklogc...logcreator.zip