MangledWookie

hi all, im new to these forums, and id like to contribute and stuff, so im just here to ask the following...

has anybody ever thought, or tried creating an entirely new case out of that kind of metal mesh that they use in flyscreens?

its pretty sturdy, VERY well vented, etc...if you dont know what it looks like, try to imagine this...

its like a flat sheet of metal, with small holes drilled in it, and they have ben pushed out, all facing in one direction...

like a kitchen use grater

if u still dont understand description, ill try and find a pic somewhere...

and btw, this is just out of curioosity, i probably wont try and do it...feel free to experiment...

but like i said, fill me in if it has been trie or thought up sumwhere alon hte line..

cheers!

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Waffles

flyscreens are made out of some fairly soft aluminum if i'm not mistaken, so it would definitely need some kind of supports to hold it up.. however it might work better as a case window?

Chipp

If you used some lightweight alunimum tubing to make a frame, it would probably work.Not a bad idea!

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MangledWookie

http://www.rockywoods.com/Images/Mesh%5B1992%5D.jpg

if you wantd a pic...

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Waffles

that's a cool idea. it's just gonna be flexible and u would need to take a mobo tray from a different case if u were gonna. it can be done, but i'd just be sceptical of it's sturdiness. oh well.... anything can happen
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well... that's different from any fly screen i've seen before, but looks a lot better than what i had in mind. i say somebody should try it

MangledWookie

ah yes both good points, how thick would alluminium tubing be?

and back to the primary question, has it been hinted/done b4?

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dolinn

in terms of the strength, it depends... are you putting anything on top of the case, moving around a lot, or is just going to have your components inside. If it is is going to be stationary, i can't see you needed anything thicker than a 1/4" aluminum tube making an X along the sides of the case. you might also want to look into L brackets.

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MangledWookie

to ure first answer waffles, yea that (teh case window) would probably be a good option.also what was ment by an "l bracket". and where would that be in /out of the case? adn yea itd probably be stationary...not tat ill ever try it

that case "window" idea was pretty good, that would probably be the best option......

cheers

PS, somebody done this b4?

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xie67

ther is some quite good and well priced cases ouy there that can be obtained which are already made like such.
some have an entire external mesh housing some just mesh front and sides.
my XG GAMER has round mesh insert windows on each side.

check out www.gamedude.com.au they still have a few different ones in stock
COOLMASTER also make a couple

cheers

MangledWookie

oh ok, thast kool...there goes the originlaity for this project *ouch*...

oh well...i try...

tahnx for the support all...lol...

still, i will try this one day...

btw, is the ventilation o ure case really effective???

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