Special Services: BountyHead's Shroud - Overclock.net

*CyberDruid* · 12-29-07

Hey Guys.

Just wanted to let you all know that if you have an idea or need some Special Service I am always willing to try something new.

Here's a shroud for a BountyHead's 320 radiator I fabricated tonight.

I started by printing out a fullsize image from the PDF on the Rad...this way even though I do not have the rad on hand I can be sure it will fit.

It took a little tweaking to get the print to be exact.

I used the print to mark all the parts...no measuring required.

I set up a fixture so I could make the parts quickly to exact dimensions.

My trusty companion...

I marked the angle for a trim.

I find it is much more accurate to mark and set the tools to marks than to try and use a ruler...

Safety First!

Making the angled cuts on the chop box

Finishing the cuts with the bandsaw

How do they make shrouds so CHEAP...this is a lot of work!

Transfering the marks

These holes need to be exactly in the right place

I set up the drill press with a jig and a template so I could precisely locate the 24 holes

I pressed in clinch nuts to receive the 8-32 screws that will secure the fans to the shroud. 1/16" alumunum is too thin to expect a tapped hole to hold up to repeated use. A little expensive, these particular clinch nuts have an antivibration Oring in them that locks the screw.

And they look good too

Bountyhead is using 38mm deep fans so I rustled up some 1-3/4" screws for that application.

The corners: these will attach to 1/8" gloss black acrylic panels to complete the shroud

Sanded and polished and waxed and buffed....

A nice piece of work: sturdy and light.

I used a piece of 1/16" flat bar to join the two angles I worked previously.

One side has the clinch nits for the fans and the other has holse for the m4-6 screws I included to attach the shroud to the rad

The end panels are acrylic...I like the contrast.

And there you have it.

As usual I spent way more time and materials than I estimated...but the end result is exactly what I was after.

BountyHead · 12-29-07

/jawdrop

I love the black acrylic on the ends its a really nice contrast pure seks 0,,0

*CyberDruid* · 12-29-07

That's good to hear. I doubt I will be making many more shrouds like this...it took me about 4 hours...

So you have a one-of-a-kind shroud now

I'll ship it out Monday AM.

BountyHead · 12-29-07

^,,^ so0o0o00oo0o0o00o0o0oo0o0o00oo0o00 happy right now!

h00chi3 · 12-29-07

this is my new wallpaper

*CyberDruid* · 12-29-07

Does that faceshield make my ass look big?

h00chi3 · 12-29-07

just big enough

demoship · 12-30-07

I've never seen anyone use a faceshield like that before -- just safety goggles.

That's a good idea though, It looks a LOT more comfortable then goggles do (damn do those things make you sweat)

You must have a LOT of patience, it takes a lot of concentration to be able to build something where everything hast to be precise.

*CyberDruid* · 12-30-07

I am fascinated by metal work. I guess watching all these incredible Mill-oriented projects has got me champing at the bit.

I was planning to braze the parts together...but since I still would need to perfect that technique I was loathe to screw up those parts learning...so I cheated this time.

Stuff like shrouds is really easier if you use sheets of metal and fold them and so on...but I still need a few more tools to do that. Eventually I hope to become expert at aluminum brazing but I will need to do a lot of practicing on scrap.

Run N. Gun · 01-03-08

That's some sexy shroud work, CD! Nice job.

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