Project: OSIDIAS begins!

[Loki]

Great work my friend!! And you have made one perfect cut over there!! congrats

[craigbru]

lookin good!

Looks good

Great work my friend!! And you have made one perfect cut over there!! congrats

Thanks guys! I do appreciate it! Speaking of cuts, I've made a few more...

I did stream live last night guys. How's that for brave? If I screwed up, I couldn't hide it. The 3 newest video's were recorded July 14th and 15th. You can see me cutting the holes out in the carbon fiber. There were only a couple times I had any real binding with the Dremel disk, but a firm grip helps keep things under control.

http://www.livestream.com/losiastechnologies

I've only got a few pics here, as the process for each hole doesn't change. Mark, cut sand. It's progress though!

In this pic I had already cut the second hole in the case. You can see video of that on the livestream link above. I've also got the hole marked out for the Aquaero.

After cutting, I was left with another pair of holes. Now only 4 more to go!

[x88x]

Great work there. Smooth, seamless holes.

[StormRider]

and they're angled too. sweet work

[SXRguyinMA]

it's looking better and better every day!

:EDIT: enjoy you're 5th green bar sir!

[craigbru]

Great work there. Smooth, seamless holes.

and they're angled too. sweet work

it's looking better and better every day!

:EDIT: enjoy you're 5th green bar sir!

You guys are too kind! Thanks! I'm really taking my time with the cuts, and it's been paying off.



Well guys, I made a few more holes tonight. I was also streaming live again, so be sure to check out the Livestream for the newest videos. (Be sure your volume is turned down a little, as the mic seems to be working a little too well...)

So, let's get this started! Here you can see the freshly cut hole for trio of 60mm fans that will sit over the video cards. This makes for 4 holes done, only 3 to go!

At this point I decided to clear up a question or two regarding this case's strength. I was trying to think of a good way to convey how strong the carbon fiber really is. You can see with the holes cut out, there really isn't a large amount of supporting material left in the lower part of the case. Well, I'm telling you that it doesn't matter in the least. Here you can see my daughters full 103 pounds being supported by the case. There's nary a flex! I can guarantee that aluminum would not have fared so well...

With the case still in one piece, it was time to get back to cutting. For those that were following the planning thread, you'll remember that the windows on the side panels will actually be transparent LCD's. In order to get them to fit correctly, I've got to get a hole put in each side of the case for the circuit board. Here I've got the hole all marked out.

The rough cut done!

I'll have more in the coming days, so until then!

[msmrx57]

AWESOMENESS!!!!! And yup, bullet proof.

[x88x]

Wow, impressive structural strength even with all those holes gone. That's quite encouraging. I think I'm definitely gonna be using this method at some point in the not-so near future (ie, probably not in the next 2-3 years but hopefully within the next 5) for some of my vehicle ideas. ...oooh, I just had an awesome idea...dang it, why do so many of my awesome ideas have to cost so much?

[craigbru]

AWESOMENESS!!!!! And yup, bullet proof.

Lol. Maybe I'll test one of those scrap pieces for bullet resistance. I've got a .22 and a 12 gauge.

Wow, impressive structural strength even with all those holes gone. That's quite encouraging. I think I'm definitely gonna be using this method at some point in the not-so near future (ie, probably not in the next 2-3 years but hopefully within the next 5) for some of my vehicle ideas. ...oooh, I just had an awesome idea...dang it, why do so many of my awesome ideas have to cost so much?

Yes, it is pretty impressive, and only at 2mm thick. Lol, it's worth using if you have the means. Your brain doesn't factor in cost when it comes to ideas unfortunately.

[Luthien]

I heard the stuff was strong but I didn't know it was that strong...impressive.