carbon-fever!

[derbaum]

aluminium is much easier to work with ( no forms) , better heat transfer and i didnt want to use carbon that much. it´s meant only for the outside of the case.

[GT40_GearHead]

good point

[derbaum]

Here´s the styrene i mentioned in the first post . sheets in 0,75 and 3mm

my improvised bending machine:

bending styrene. i used a heatgun for this

not that beautyfull...

heat and pressure:

it was good for her ...

i gona clean everything inside except the mb. there will be a lot more styrene in the next days.

[derbaum]

basic styrene work is done

cut outs for the cables are made.

the plack pieces are rubber to prevent the case from swings of the hdd´s. every styrene part will be treated like this.

before we can go any further, we need some space first.

i wont need a fan there . hopefully the fans on top of the case will suck enough air through this hole.

cutting out this thin parts was tricky because the styrene is really soft.

[samurai_crip]

Looking good man i like

[derbaum]

the fans need some holes too.

120mm, 220v , big ^^

i gonna build a tray in the bottom for some electronics. these rails help to get everything out there qickly.

cutouts made

the electronics tray made of styrene

aux pwr and fan in position.

some boards that will end down there too

theese small sheets will hold the boards in position. if needed i can remove the boards without tools.

[derbaum]

most parts of the Quick-Release-System will be made of plywood. it´s really strong and a lot lighter then, for example, Styrene.

basic idea behind the QRS are this aluminium bars . they will be drilled so you can stick a splint through them that holds the whole front in position

the bottom part of the system. no splints here, just remove the ones on the top. the cover for the top of the case will be mounted in the same way.

some more playwood. the big sheets are for the sidepanels, the 2 10mm parts
are used for the spine.

next step is to cut the cfk to fit on the spine. it´s not that easy to get some parallel lines on a curved surface.

that´s my prototype spine. there will be a slightly more beautyfull version in the end ...

i gonna use this brackets to connect the spine to the rips. the 2 fingers will be glued to the rips , the spine will be attached by screws.

some layers of gfk provide that nothing can break off there!

[simon275]

Good work derbaum some nice custom work.

[Commando]

Looking great.

[derbaum]

the front was the first i attached to the spine. step2 will be mounting the other parts.

cutting cfk....

mounting the spine on the top.

the spine at the front is already done

before i can mount the rips i need a lot more brackets

done.

glueing is very similar to the front.

i glued the brackets on while the rips were still one piece. i hoped cutting them afterwards would be a lot more accurate.

now back to the spine. it´s nearly done. just needs a cutout arround the dvd drv.

testing!

fits. done for today ^^