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post #11 of 316
6/23/12 at 6:31pm
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Not sure what buttons (power/reset) I want yet, but probably one of these:

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post #12 of 316
6/23/12 at 11:40pm
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those power switches are pretty much the only options ... unless u want some lian li ones , does anyone actualy opend one of those vandal switches , how are they inside?
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post #13 of 316
6/24/12 at 5:23pm
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those power switches are pretty much the only options ... unless u want some lian li ones , does anyone actualy opend one of those vandal switches , how are they inside?

I think there are 1000s of options smile.gif .. all it takes is any momentary switch, but I like these, they are solid just need to figure out if I want black, chrome or brushed. and if it should have lights or not smile.gif
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post #14 of 316
6/24/12 at 6:04pm
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This is the remote I will be using:

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It's a fairly regular USB connected media center remote, compatible with most media software.

I need to get the receiver mounted inside the box, so had a peek inside to get an idea of how to mount it:

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The PCB is kind of big, but I don't think it will be a problem

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Back side

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post #15 of 316
6/29/12 at 12:53am
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Did a quick mock up to make sure the parts would fit in the planned 35x35x12 cm sized case.

It should be possible, but not much space to work with. I want it as compact as possible.

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Don't worry, I'll clean all the parts smile.gif The PSU and DVD will get some paint and the cables will be sleeved.

There will be 2x120mm intake fans in the sides, 1 x 80mm exhaust in the PSU and then I'll do vents in the back above the motherboard connections.
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post #16 of 316
6/29/12 at 5:10am
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First some paint on the DVD to make it look better, sure it will be mostly hidden inside, but I still want it to look and feel nice:

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Next I'll take the PSU apart, give it a good cleaning and some fresh paint.
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post #17 of 316
6/29/12 at 5:18am
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I'm considering how to do the round corners, they must be round.

I could probably bend the acrylic with a large heatgun, problem is just that I don't have a heatgun, so now I need to decide if I should buy one, might not work rolleyes.gif

Anyway, I do have another idea, will take a bit more work, but it should be doable, I have some 50mm plastic pipe (here one cut in half)

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I could cut it in quarters and glue it together with the acrylic. I'll need to do some tests to see if that would work. Not sure if I can get a good enough bond between the plastic and the acrylic.
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post #18 of 316
6/29/12 at 11:45pm
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attach the thing with the bending radius u want to , to a table or something , imagine a bending break , but instead flat edge , rounded with the radius u want


i know i know , the bending break will break the acrylic , what im saying is that its the same principle of how the bending break works , aplies to this , u will do the bending with one hand and in the other , a heatgun , and it will take the form of the tube with specific radius u got
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post #19 of 316
6/29/12 at 11:56pm
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attach the thing with the bending radius u want to , to a table or something , imagine a bending break , but instead flat edge , rounded with the radius u want
i know i know , the bending break will break the acrylic , what im saying is that its the same principle of how the bending break works , aplies to this , u will do the bending with one hand and in the other , a heatgun , and it will take the form of the tube with specific radius u got

Thanks, yeah, I was thinking something like that, just using the pipe to make a jig for bending, but as I don't own a heatgun and would have very little use for it besides this project, I'm exploring other options smile.gif

I do have an electric grill though biggrin.gif might actually be able to get it hot enough to bend the acrylic. Will have to experiment a bit though. Or I could sabotage my old toaster oven and steal one of the elements.
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post #20 of 316
6/30/12 at 12:10am
im stalking this thread biggrin.gif
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