Recent content by Shipright

I am just so confused. It seems like some sort of engineer was involved given the finish, but then the obvious mistakes are obvious.

I like it! On the wood panel, could you do the plank design with slats so that there is intake through the front. Maybe the pictured one does that but it looks to me to just be grooved for decoration.

Finishing complete! For all intents and purposes, the prototype is done Time to move into component install and testing (still waiting for the PCI riser cable), but before that more pictures... The floating panel was the last piece to complete and the fit is almost perfect. The mounting...

I did but decided I liked the look of the butted joint better. That way the bottom joint mirrors the top when the lid is on. There are dowels supporting the butts. one possible future change is moving from aluminum to steel for internal support. The rear panel gives rigidity to the side...

So the finishing continues. This is the front: As you can see its missing the floating panel. I am still waiting on the mounting hardware to arrive before finishing the board. And now the rear: As you can see the lid has some fitting issues due to warping. I will probably have to redo it...

Updates. One of the hardest parts of has been the GPU mount as it is something other than a simple screw mount. GPUs are also not designed to integrate into 1/2" thick case walls. This was my solution: As you can see I used different sized washers sandwiched between two plates to...

Agreed. 3/4" is easier to source and get in larger dimensions to make pannel building easier. I have had issues with warping. The bottom and sides will eventually be glued up in multiple dimensions to hold shape, but the top is a stand-alone part and I have had to work out warps several times...

I appreciate the kind words. It has been quite an adventure and I am learning a lot about woodworking. Spending a lot too, but I am looking forward to using these tools and lessons on other projects. I share your concerns about the gap. One of the lessons learned is that a mm looks a lot bigger...

Metal fabrication complete. Thank god this is just the prototype because I learned a lot about my tooling and production process with this step. It was, however, my first attempt at metal working.

So that took longer than expected. These are all the wood panels mostly complete. I still have to CNC the rear panel for the GPU, power supply, and exhaust fan cutouts. I am waiting for the aluminum to arrive so I can start the metal fabrication. I went with two types of threaded inserts on...

Of course for production. But maybe you prototyped it yourself. Copper is tough to work without lots of expensive equipment or skill so if you had done it I wanted to hear about it!

I was curious how you milled them if you did them yourself. But I see you sourced them elsewhere.

If you can get this rolling relatively soon you will have time the market perfectly. Block/pump combos are near nonexistent on the market now stock wise. I prefer transparent on the acrylic. maybe you addressed this already and I missed it, but how areyou machining the contact/transfer plate?

There are two dedicated exhaust fans at the back of the case, one offset from the card by a cm or so. So the idea is to have a straight flow front to back to draw out the GPUexhaust air. I would love to have a linear flow front to back along the axis of the GPU but the GPU I/O prevents this...

Questions for the board regarding GPU mounting. 1.) are there any issues with the GPU facing fans up? The cavity on top of the GPU will allow the front fan to push fresh air directly over the top, so if I can have the GPU draw from there I feel that will be better. I don’t think so but I have...