[shinji2k]

Loricatus
Latin for "Armored"

I'm back!

I like to start off with some kind of representation of what I plan on doing, but I decided to be lazy. This baby's all in my head. On that note...

http://picturepush.com/public/14398159

1/16" sheet with some 1/2" square bar to get started with. I'm going to need a lot more before I'm done.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398160

I went ahead and annealed the bar, but I skipped on the pictures. I've learned my lesson trying to bend tempered aluminum.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398161

Lot's of hammering.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398162

http://picturepush.com/public/14398163

Pain the butt to get them nearly the same shape.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398164

http://picturepush.com/public/14398165

http://picturepush.com/public/14398166

http://picturepush.com/public/14398167

Getting an idea for how it will look?

http://picturepush.com/public/14398168

Hit the table saw to cut out 30 of these guys. A saw blade with a negative rake is a must for aluminum work. Well, unless you like getting metal thrown at you at high speed.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398169

Trued them up a bit.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398170

http://picturepush.com/public/14398171

One down, 29 more to go.

Before I lose my mind cutting out all these pieces, check this out.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398172

What could that be for... Yes, for this project I will be making my own blocks for the video card and CPU. I've always wanted to do that, it's half the reason I bought a mill.

I've been working on a prototype with aluminum.

http://picturepush.com/public/14398158

http://picturepush.com/public/14398157

I'm excited!

 

[shinji2k]

reserved

 

[Cbiss]

Subbed for sure!

Your last build was quite impressive! This looks to be shaping up the same way!

 

[pcfoo]

Babymoon on steroids & hydration? yes please.

Drooling already.

 

[Ramzinho]

1- This will be on my top subbed builds.. and i've a friend that will love this build. and will follow as he is learning to do his blocks as well.

2- Now to my questions. Can we get a 3d Sketch of how this is planned to looks like

, and are you sure about the structural integrity of two curved aluminum bars ? will your shells if welded/bolted give enough for the skeleton to hold on to the weight of the components? i'm not questioning. i'm asking if you have had a kinda of a thought about it.

Great build.. will love seeing this finish.

 

[exodus1500]

The aluminum will be strong enough for the down force without any trouble, it will just need a little rigidity side to side which wont be tough. I assume rivets?

I am learning CNC right now and will be making my own blocks and case as well soon

I also LOVED baby moon. SUBBED.

I like how you made the CPU block have its mounting hardware where, if in the future you decide to change the board/chipset, you can easily adapt to new mounts.

can you give me a source of that copper? I found a place, but they did quite have the width that I was looking for.

 

[shinji2k]

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Originally Posted by Cbiss

Subbed for sure!

Your last build was quite impressive! This looks to be shaping up the same way!

This will kick Baby Moon's butt!
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Originally Posted by pcfoo

Babymoon on steroids & hydration? yes please.

Drooling already.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzinho

1- This will be on my top subbed builds.. and i've a friend that will love this build. and will follow as he is learning to do his blocks as well.

2- Now to my questions. Can we get a 3d Sketch of how this is planned to looks like

, and are you sure about the structural integrity of two curved aluminum bars ? will your shells if welded/bolted give enough for the skeleton to hold on to the weight of the components? i'm not questioning. i'm asking if you have had a kinda of a thought about it.

Great build.. will love seeing this finish.

Apart from a veeeeery rough sketchup to make sure everything fits I don't have anything to show. In fact, I don't really have a finalized design. I have a few ideas for just about everything, we'll just have to see how it pans out. I'm actually a little hung up on how to transition from what I'm working on now to the side panels. I'll get some inspiration while I work on the main part.

And yeah, I'm not worried about structural integrity. There will be some internal bracing and the plates will probably all be bolted on.
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Originally Posted by exodus1500

The aluminum will be strong enough for the down force without any trouble, it will just need a little rigidity side to side which wont be tough. I assume rivets?

I am learning CNC right now and will be making my own blocks and case as well soon

I also LOVED baby moon. SUBBED.

I like how you made the CPU block have its mounting hardware where, if in the future you decide to change the board/chipset, you can easily adapt to new mounts.

can you give me a source of that copper? I found a place, but they did quite have the width that I was looking for.

I've had a lot of fun just designing a simple block I could make with my cheap mill. If I had some kind of CNC mill/router I would be in heaven. I ended up with 0.020" channels on my prototype, my setup and homemade slitting saw arbor wasn't rigid enough for 0.010". I hope it still performs decently.

As for copper, I usually buy metal from onlinemetals.com. I've ordered enough from them I get coupons for 25% off if my order is over $100. So I ended up with a 6" x 11" x 0.25" piece of copper flat bar for like $35. I'll probably go with a short 970 gtx if I can afford it so I have plenty of material for a full cover gpu block and like four cpus.

 

[Nomadskid]

Cannot wait

 

[Klompet]

subbed

 

[dirty elf]

awesome!! subbed

 

[vaatibal]

Subbed!
Interesting approach on the waterblocks though. Curious to see the performance results.

 

[meeps]

Subbbeedd..........

 

[morencyam]

After Baby Moon, I'll be following all your build from here on out

 

[Shadow_Foxx]

uyuup, in for this!

 

[mAs81]

Subbed !!

Baby moon was a thing of beauty , can't wait to see what you'll do to amaze me with this one

Kudos on making your own blocks by the way

 

[subyman]

May as well get a crucible and melt down your own copper from recycled wires. You know you like doing it yourself

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

 

[shinji2k]

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Originally Posted by Nomadskid

Cannot wait

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Originally Posted by Klompet

subbed

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Originally Posted by dirty elf

awesome!! subbed

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Originally Posted by meeps

Subbbeedd..........

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Originally Posted by Shadow_Foxx

uyuup, in for this!

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Originally Posted by vaatibal

Subbed!
Interesting approach on the waterblocks though. Curious to see the performance results.

I don't expect mind blowing performance, I'd be happy just being within 5-10C of modern blocks. I'm kind of antsy to start on them but I need to figure out a video card and get some work done on the case first

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Originally Posted by morencyam

After Baby Moon, I'll be following all your build from here on out

Thanks for your support!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mAs81

Subbed !!

Baby moon was a thing of beauty , can't wait to see what you'll do to amaze me with this one

Kudos on making your own blocks by the way

Baby Moon was hopefully just a warm up! I intend to go all out, hopefully I'm not being too ambitious.
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Originally Posted by subyman

May as well get a crucible and melt down your own copper from recycled wires. You know you like doing it yourself

Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Don't tempt me! I've considered experimenting with cast aluminum, but actually getting to the point of doing decent sand casting seems a bit more than I can handle at the moment. I think either learning to weld or finding a way to get the money to build a CNC router are more important.

I did quite a bit today, In the next day or two I should have an update.

 

[Ultra-m-a-n]

Subbed, your mod of the month entry is very well done, and is very clean and the craftsmanship and creativity are very impressive!

Just dont wait a whole year to finish this one

 

[K4IKEN]

Damn dude, you're awesome! Can't wait to see this one finished..

 

[Gilles3000]

Subbed, not going to miss this one.

And custom blocks