Update #13
So this week i have been perfecting the fan controller. I made another board because i screwed the first one up so much.
New board complete. This is CyberDruid's one (on OCN).
Much neater soldering
Oooo green!
Lots of LED headers
And some more
I went into school and lathed some motherboard tray standoffs. Tapped them and screwed onto the mobo tray
The rubber foot rests ontop of the PSU and is there to stop vibrations
The pillars use m3 screws to attach on
Tada! I had a play with the CNC milling machine and made one of the aluminium panels. It took ages though, and made such a mess! The edges are also a little rough. I am in discussion with some people about getting it all laser cut (the school laser cutter is only 30W so can't do metal)
It took about an hour to do just one panel and then an hour prepping and cleaning up.
Test fit!
It fitted perfectly, expect the standoffs were 12mm too tall, so i took them into school and cut and sanded them down and retapped them.
The GPU will have 1mm inbetween the fan and side panel
And finally i leave you with news that there will be a revised fan controller! This will be better suited to minime (in terms of dimensions) and also functionality.
Oh and have a video about the fan controller