thats looking hawt!
+rep!
thats looking hawt!
+rep!
is that a 120.9 raddy on your case, or are you just happy to see me?
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Small update tonight.
I had to do some repair work on some of the panels before I could go any farther. So I mixed up some epoxy resin and filled the air pockets in the sides of the panels I was working on.
You can see the entire back edge of the motherboard tray needed to be filled. I used 10 clamps to hold the pieces together while the resin cured.
Here is the back panel that had some gaps around one egde.
I also spent some time gathering and organizing tools, and setting up my workstation.
Work Table.
Tool Table.
Misc. tools and parts to come....
Here is the router table I made a few months ago in anticipation of this build.
Thats about all I got done today. Waiting on the resin to cure before I continue.
I honestly can't wait for more. This is looking awesome.
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Very nice mate... as it's already known I love a good carbon fiber mod.
4, and 5 mm panels?!? That's some serious overkill... love it.
Do you have any details on the fiber used in the panels? (ie modulus, fiber count, and break strength)
The measurement variations you spoke of are probably because the bits they gave you are off-cuts or faulty panels.
This is usually caused by press problems, panels are typically pressed in heat, then pressed again in cold - any number of factors can cause this process to produce a slight thickness variance.
Also Carbon likes an even heat, best produced with a heated press - however most smaller carbon producers use IR heat lamps, which are very very tricky to get even heat coverage with. This uneven heating will cause a slight variance in thickness as well - as it will result in differing viscosity of the resin.
Keep is coming mate, I'm sure it'll turn out great.
ps: watch out for slivers, carbon slivers attack in numbers and are near impossible to get out - a real itchy pain in the ass.
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As usually here is my nightly update.
I was able to finally drill the mounting holes for the back panel in the motherboard tray. Here you can see how it will be mounted. I only used 2 bolts to temporarily hold it as I will need to install and remove it a number of times.
This is the underside.
I laid out and marked where the 7 slots will be cut for the bottom of the add-on cards and slot covers.
Taped them off so I can see the lines more easily. When you cut this stuff you get a lot of white powder dust, so its hard to see where your cut line is.
First I drilled some small holes at each end of each slot. then I used a dremel with a small cutting wheel to cut the slot. this was much faster than using a scroll saw!
And here they are cut and filed smooth.
Lastly I laid out the location of the motherboard mounts. Drilled and tapped the holes and installed the brass standoff mounts.
The aluminum parts on the back of the case will be painted with the same red anodizing paint. I don't think I will do this until final assembly. As I noticed the red anodizing scratches and chips really easy so I don't want to ruin the finish while I'm building.
Oh and by the way, I ordered my motherboard from NewEgg, It should be here later this week.
And its a killer MB! Hint: I'm going on a Rampage!
Looking schmick.
Project: Elegant-Li *NEW*
Project: Alpha FINISHED
Project: LEXA Revival FINISHED
Project: LEXA FINISHED Bit-Tech MOTM Nominee October 08