INDEX
Null: Ze box from Cyber ist hier jah?
Ein: Ze beginning of der working jah?
Zwei: Ze Triebwerks have arrived!
Drei: Ze Stinger V8 is here!
Fier: Ze pumps etc. installing and ze TJ kaputt!
Funf: Das Triebwerk installed and Daisy-chained und Sleeving done JAH!
Sechs: Sound dampening painted, installed, glued, shot and done JAH!
Sieben: Last bit of foam and brass and stuff polished and stuff and such JAH!
Acht: Das paint is starting to place itself on the wood. Sanding........JAH!
Neun: Box paint first layer, panels second and some fumes. Jah!
Zen: Box second layer & panels third and final coat. YES!
Elf: The final FINAL coat. Used up 3 liter poly......
Zwolf: Let the casemod commence. Si!
Dreizehn: I got nipples! (fittings) Making the acrylic support for the quick release bulkhead.
Fierzehn: Planning the case and destroying a MCR220. 
Funfzehn: Things are starting to show. Kinda, I made holes and found moar brass.
Sechzehn: Front window fabricated and drilled and such. 95% done. The window atleast.
For those of you who don't know what the heck I'm talking about
: NorseRad is a radiator box for two XSPC RX480's that will work as a separate cooler and also as a pedestal for the
Gentle Giant. . The builder and Master craftsman behind the piece is none other than CyberDruid. His build log
here.
So I was bored today and found some brass components to use down there, just a little teaser, no biggy.
Just a cellphone pic though, sorry.
Here's the PSU to run the pumps and fans etc. I'll be surprised if it gets warm at all. It can put out 588W and holds 40amp load.
Day 2
Today things started to roll for sure. Got most of the installation done. The wholesaw got plenty to do. First off the feeds:
Then the returns:
I did offset the left return a little because I wanted the 230V to enter on the side. It did the trick, the whole cabinet is symmetrical and I wanted something to break that off a little. Not decided upon what I'm using for a through-guide there yet.
So now tha backside is finished drilling, next up the inside electrical:
PSU in place.
25mm main feed to the busbars.
And the busbars. Originally they were meant to sit on the backwall but for easy access and serviceability that plan was ditched. Hence the long cables on the previous pics.
Switches and stuff.
Got my lazy ass up and got some stuff done today. Maybe it was the inspiration from picking up a box at the mailoffice yesterday or sumthin'.
Finally got the main feed through-hole issue solved. Quite happy with that and true to a somewhat nautical theme here.
And drilled some more holes. For the frontpanel. Lots of measuring, would be a shame to screw that up. Four of these had to be made.
Found some good and nice pull-out switches to put in them holes. Fits the theme like a glove man.
Things are starting to pick up. Feels that way anyway.
The everlasting sounddampening grief. The Druid sent along some ready cut Sonex. Which is white, and around 1" thick. That's a no go for now. At first I didn't think it would be so dominant but the more I look at it the more dominant it gets. Found this from the GG project and I'm seriously considering to taylor this fabric to the interior. Please talk me out of it.....
Oh this is what came in the mail.
I had the switches already though. Got it from Coolerkit Denmark. Nice peeps, excellent selection and they also sent along some bubblegum with the barbs.
It took a whole week to get it here but that's all Norwegian Customs fault. Friggin' lazy communists, next time it's going to a friend in Sweden.
Next up I'll be getting some fans for it. And sleeving(sheathing Mr.Druid), lot's of sleeving.
