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Ramsey77 · 02-11-09

2-13-09 Updates:

I love my Dremel!! I want to cover the HD bays to make it look finished, but I didn't want to choke the air from the fans blowing on the drives...so some more modding was in order... I am pleased again how these turned out. The original hardware holds the mesh in place. I also cut the back out of them to allow more air thru...I was expecting them to turn into a flimsy mess, but they aren't too bad. They are also still fully functioning, which is nice. I am gonna be making covers for the fans too....but that is an update for tomorrow.

The next victims to the deadly wrath of the beast known as Dremel.

Got my other Sata drive today:

A pic of just the black light making my top fans glow like crazy....pics don't do it justice...it looks wicked cool at night with the lights off:

2-14-09 Updates:

I dug this mesh out of the scrap bin at work. It used to be a cylinder that had an air filter element surrounding it.... Freebie!

They are all getting modded today....

Done and Installed:

.....and now for something a little different. I wanted my light switch more accessible, so i devised a plan to use existing hardware. Namely the 3.5 inch convertible drive bay cover. I stared at this thing for 2 hours trying to make it work as easy as possible. I finally figured it out....it turned out pretty good:

First you have to take the bracket the switch comes mounted on and make it flat (I have no picture of this. Everyone knows what I'm talking about, I'm sure).

Then you will want to slit the cover so you can slide the bracket into it:

Then you are gonna pic out which holes need made bigger for the screws to pass through, and which ones will have to be removed for the switch:

I used this tool here for the removal:

I painted the bracket black so you couldn't see it as well through the mesh (although in this shot it's not painted yet). This little cover piece will go in backwards from stock:

Installed:

I love this little file for those hard to reach areas. Namely that cut out for the light switch LOL:

February 15th Updates:

I added all my light switches to the front panel today at work:

HDD cages looking almost white in UV:

This little guy is hiding:

Updates February 16th:

"C" channel arrived today from McMaster Carr. I used it to tidy up my fan holes. I wish I would have had it when I cut my slots for my MB wires, as they are too narrow to allow this stuff to follow the inside radius....It just doesn't look right.....If anyone can point me to something better looking than the white plastic, I would appreciate it.

The mounting tabs kind of got in the way of the forward most fan, so I improvised....