Project: LEXA

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well guys a very minor update for this weekend. I have had a few problems which I will elaborate on later this post.

Well I have finally rebuilt the front of the case after fixing up the majority of the cabling a few months back. everything went back together as it should and it all works great, looks cool with the cable sleeving also .
Here is a pic of the assembled case front:

And here is the rear of it with as much cable sleeved as I can:

Ok so now on to my problem.
The rear of the NZXT LEXA has a plastic plate which looks like this:

This plastic plate is meant to make the rear of the case perfectly symmetrical with the front case fascia. Due to the way I have mounted my radiator the plate doesn't fit as it should.
Pic:

As you can see in this picture one of the support bars is in the way of the radiator.
This is your problem you say! Oh no no no, this is a simple problem to rectify, my problem lies with my tools.
I measured and marked what parts of this plastic plate needed to be cut:

I then proceeded to go to the shed to cut of the troublesome support bar with a cutting disk and my Sontax rotary tool. I power up the tool and nothing happens. Hmm, I check that the power at the socket in on and try again, still nothing. I try spinning the cutting disk with my fingers and it bursts into life but only for a second before I smell this weird smell and the rpm's of the tool gradually drop to nothing. I tried everything to get this crappy thing working again. I blew out the vents with the air compressor, this made it better but it still died eventually.

So it looks like I have to go see if I can go get it replaced under warranty but I doubt that. Dad being the efficient man he is sent the receipt to the tax agency along with other stuff so he could get his tax return tallied. This a real problem because this thing didn't come with any warranty slip so looks like I am stuck. I can't do any work on the case with out this tool so the mod will be on hold for a while. Unless the place I bought it from will swap it for a genuine Dremel , but I highly doubt this .

There is some good news in this though. I have ordered my HWLabs Black Ice GT Stealth along with another 2 metres of tubing and should have them by the end of the week. I'll keep you guys posted. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[TEAMIKKE]

Bad news But I'm sure you'll fix it! In the meantime you can do other things.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well in the mean time the only thing I can do is some cable sleeving, which I don't want to do just yet cos I want to see how all the plastic panels fit in the case first. I could try a hack saw on that plastic but my guess is that it will warp and snap, safer bet is to wait for a replacement rotary tool.

I got a confirmation E-mail regarding the status of my radiator and tubing, they received my order and will ship anytime tomorrow after they receive payment. God bless Visa lol.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well bad news guys. Firstly the place I ordered the radiator hasn't responded to my payment so I need to give them a call and see what's up. Secondly the place I brought my Dremel knock off from won't replace it due to them not stocking them any more and the fact I don't have a receipt. The receipt would have cost $120AUD to get back from the tax accountant. There is good news now though. Dad brought me a brand new genuine Dremel 300 series and I also had my last exam today so I intend to spend tomorrow modding .

Now it's time for pics of my new toy .
Here is the nice a new box:

Here is the case, the blue box on the side holds the accessories:

A close up of the box, not a lot in it but I have all of the attachments from my broken knock off:

And finally here is the Dremel 300:

A close up shot:

I hope to get a lot of work done tomorrow guys, in between my driving lesson. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[TEAMIKKE]

Nice one! for accesoires I always go to the cheap shops. Sometimes they have those boxes with loads of accesoires for only €5,- or something like that. Quality is good enough.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah the Dremel stuff is really expensive. I am just using the stuff from my broken knock off.

[Darth Dad]

Hope you did well on your tests...I agree, use a real Dremel tool and cheap attachments...(It has worked for me )

[The boy 4rm oz]

Hope you did well on your tests.

Thanks mate, so do I.

Well guys I have a driving lesson in just under an hour so when I get home it's modding time.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok guys, a small update of what I did today.

Lets rewind a bit. You remember the rear plastic plate of the case?

Well Today I cut it to accommodate my radiator:

Here it is installed:

And a side view:

Perfect fit, will look even better without the finger prints

Well that's all for now, may have an update tomorrow. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[p0Pe]

nice.... ill wish for a dremel for christmas too