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10-02-2007, 02:52 PM
#131
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
Looks crazy complicated. Keep going. + rep to ya!
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10-03-2007, 11:10 AM
#132
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
I have some good news and some bad news.
First the good news. here is an update on the progress.
Here is what I got in the mail yesterday. 2 turbine fans to replace the thermaltake fans in the turbine mod. and the Water temperature monitor.
I replaced the fans in the Turbine Mod. I think the fins really make it look more like a turbine.
Next are the electronics that I'm going to mount in the side motorized panel.
It consits of a SD Media card reader, USB ports and reset switch and the Temperature Monitor.
So I started to layout the placement on the panel.
then I cut the holes.
I then glued the media card reader and added some gussets for support to the back side.
Then I cut the switch board that came with the case kit to seperate the usb ports.
and I mounted them in the panel.
here is the back side.
next I de-soldered one of the reset switches.
and mounted it in the panel.
Here it is will everything so far.
and I reinstalled it back in the case.
I stil lhave to install a HDD light and some more status monitors like maybe the dvd activity light and others. -Not sure about the design of those yet.
The last small thing I did was mount one of the nose caps that came with the turbine fans onto a thermaltake fan that will become the intake fan.
Now for the bad news. The IRIS is not going to happen. Yesterday my Friend and I worked on getting the parts laser cut. Basically the machine is only a Laser etcher, not a cutter. Although it will cut through material, the time it would take and the number of passes would basically talk way too long.
there were 4 sheets total that needed to be cut. 2 sheets were .030 thick and 2 were .100 thick. We started with the .030 sheet. and after 20 minutes, it was only 1/4 of the way through the entire sheet. but that was just about 1/4 through the thickness as well. So if you run the numbers thats 80 minutes per pass X 4 passes = over 5 hours for 1 sheet. Now the .100 sheet is over 3 times as thick and would take all day to cut. so I'd be looking at around 3 days total of cutting. -keep in mind you can't tell it to run multiple passes, you have to tell it to send each pass after its done. I can't tell it to keep running all night long, and this is located at a High school on the other side of town for me. -So basically due to time restraints. I can't get the pieces cut.
Also, the piece it did etch. I noticed that the edges wern't smooth either. they were somewhat "Melted" from the laser. so I would have to sand everything down and I'd be back to where I started.
So my here are my 2 options. I can try and rebuild it from scratch and hope it works again using some other method of aligning the holes, or I can come up with a different idea to have a motorized cover over a window in my case that will still be cool, but not an Iris.
What do you guys think I should do?
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10-03-2007, 11:37 AM
#133
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10-03-2007, 11:53 AM
#134
I subscribed to this thread.
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
Hmm. What about doors that would swing out of the way. Think Lady bug wings. 2 half circles, rotating out of the way. Or you could do 4. And you could make them overlap and shave as necessary.
I also would give rep, as the story goes.
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10-03-2007, 12:13 PM
#135
D'Oh
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10-03-2007, 02:45 PM
#136
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10-04-2007, 01:45 PM
#137
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
small update. I got some more parts in the mail today. -power switch, sleeving kit, some elbow fittings, some servo extensions and some more hardware (nuts and washers).
I also picked up some clear printer sheets for making the button and switch iluminated labels.
FUN-FUN!
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10-04-2007, 07:18 PM
#138
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
How about another laser cutter?
http://www.bclaserworks.com/cutting.html
I've used these folks in the past to cut 1/8" & 1/4" plexi. He does good work but can be difficult to get a hold of sometimes.
The other direction that you may consider is an iris valve or a variant of a scissor valve with 2 scissor joints mounted at 180 degree to one another.
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10-05-2007, 09:29 AM
#139
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
Ok, here is another update.
I worked on some of the labeling for the parts. I started with the fan controller. So I made a built a channel to enclose the leds.
Then I made the lables. Basically these are laser printed onto clear printer sheets with sticky backing. then I stuck them to a translucent piece of plastic.
here it is mounted in the panel.
and here it is lit up. I only connected 1 fan but you should get the idea.
and here it is back in the case.
Next I turned my attention to the Hard drive activity light.
This time I just cut an opening in the panel and installed the label behind it.
To illuminate it, I made a box with a hole in the back for an led.
Then I just glued it behind the panel.
While I was at it, I sleeved the led for the HDD.
Lastly, I worked on the front switch panel.
Using the same methods as before. here it is.
The center switch is the dvd eject button. I still have to install the other switches as soon as I take them out of my current case.
Later,
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10-05-2007, 10:15 AM
#140
Re: Project: Motorized Madness!
Jesus man, looks fantastic. Your attention to detail is remarkable. Keep up the good work.
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