My new case. :-) ***NEW PICS!*** 56k warning

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:30 am

Before

After

After the After

Wire mesh is going under the hole I cut and a big red cathodes going to be shining thru it when its all said and done.[/img]

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:10 am

looking good, and nice foot by the way LOL

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:36 pm

I just bought two 250mm fans off Performance-pcs.com for the top blowhole. Its going to be one massive hole lol.

Also does anyone have any experience using a clearcoat on vinyl dye?

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:00 pm

no on the dye but limited time working with the clear.

odie2190 · Post by **odie2190** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:01 pm

the vinyl dye looks pretty good w/o clear coat. i have never seen clear coat on the vinyl die.

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:53 pm

well then there's a first time for everything! ill try it out on a jewel case this weekend!

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:47 am

Got to thinking, not try the krylon fusion paint? Its rattle can paint for plastic.

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:51 pm

ive worked with fusion paint before it seems kind of like vinyl dye but i dont like the colors they have.

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:40 pm

new pics!

I went Dremel Crazy tonight and decided to cut my mesh for the front panel!

Look at the sparks fly!

Ah and the final fit! Its nice and snug, im going to paint it chrome what do yall think?

Also I tested Vinyl Dye with a Clear Coat after it dried I used 700 grit sandpaper followed by 1500 grit and then I rubbed in a rubbing compound, all in all it looks great after about an hour of sanding/rubbing, heres a pic:

stopthekilling77 · Post by **stopthekilling77** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:09 am

this is cool to see the process goin! it looks awesome with the grill in there like that! sweet stuff man!

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:37 pm

This is quickly turning itno a thread that belongs in the "Modding" forum, anyway to switch it over?

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:54 pm

Those were my exact thoughts when I saw what forum this thread was in ^_^

Looking good so far.

Dan

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:26 pm

thanks! now if someone with admin privileges could either move it to modding or tell me how to I would be most appreciative and sorry! I didnt mean for this thread to turn into my modding thread it just kinda happened that way!

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:40 pm

My new blowhole fans came in today! heres a pic of one of them:

for comparison I have an 80mm on the far left followed by a 120mm then one of the gargantuan 250mm fans I got online!

They are whisper quiet and move quite a bit of air!

Zertz · Post by **Zertz** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:03 pm

Is that 250mm made for computer usage and where did you find it?

HONkUS · Post by **HONkUS** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:30 pm

I got it from performance-pcs.com, it is made for computer uses and features a 4 pin molex connector

Zertz · Post by **Zertz** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:58 pm

Damn, those monsters push over 100 CFM at 820 RPM

You need a huge case to even consider one of those though

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:05 am

I've had a few cases with those 250 installed in them, they work great and are extremely quiet. Only proble I've had with them is that they sometimes get in the way of some of the larger HSF's, but that's depends on how deep the case is as well.

stev · Post by **stev** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:42 pm

Shocking! Do you know how much that IBM AS400 server case was worth new?!? More than I would make in a year of employment! Things have changed since 1992. The AS400 was the last of the mainframe interface and the first we worked with for hosting 386 machines into. The HDD's in the rack were amazingly loud too! Our company went with the model B50 back then.

Nice work on the mods. You do have a one of a kind!

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:03 am

Yeah AS400 and cheap should never be used in the same sentence. I just threw a AS400 model 9406 away, it was as big a a fridge and weighed around 900 lbs. here is its newer version, much more horse power considerably smaller. yes I know the front is dirty, since I started cleaning I have to clean the vents every other day or so.

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My new case. :-) NEW PICS! 56k warning