Hey guys, hope this is the right place to put this, I really want to jump into more involved and more complex pc modding, and hope to make a small portable custom lan box, similar to the DR Zaber Case, or even the S4 Mini, but with a Flex ATX,or SFX PSU inside, and a nice sturdy handle, something along the lines of Bill Owen's custom billet handles.
So, I was at my neighbor/uncles house yesterday, and found he has a huge stash of Actobotics gear, for his various engineering/robotics projects. Seeing those channels got me thinking, they have tons of 6-32 through holes, and are amazingly sturdy, made out of aluminum. Here is the link to servo city, where I was looking at the different options.
Now, they aren't cheap, but I figure I might be able to use some of my uncles, and even if I buy some of my own, I can always reuse it (big plus - getting a custom made case is a little out of both my skill and comfort zone, plus +++++++ $$$). Panels would be laser cut with my school's laser cutter, something similar to the laser cut pc case mods I did for a build for my school's computer club, or Parvum systems, or even a lot of the really cool looking laser cut paneled pc cases around here.
I'd also probably cut one of the vertical peices off the channels, to turn them into essentially a 90 degree aluminum extrusion, with tons of super percise, laser cut through holes for the frame.
Anyways, just curious to see what other people think of using this, and if anyone has done it.
So, I was at my neighbor/uncles house yesterday, and found he has a huge stash of Actobotics gear, for his various engineering/robotics projects. Seeing those channels got me thinking, they have tons of 6-32 through holes, and are amazingly sturdy, made out of aluminum. Here is the link to servo city, where I was looking at the different options.
Now, they aren't cheap, but I figure I might be able to use some of my uncles, and even if I buy some of my own, I can always reuse it (big plus - getting a custom made case is a little out of both my skill and comfort zone, plus +++++++ $$$). Panels would be laser cut with my school's laser cutter, something similar to the laser cut pc case mods I did for a build for my school's computer club, or Parvum systems, or even a lot of the really cool looking laser cut paneled pc cases around here.
I'd also probably cut one of the vertical peices off the channels, to turn them into essentially a 90 degree aluminum extrusion, with tons of super percise, laser cut through holes for the frame.
Anyways, just curious to see what other people think of using this, and if anyone has done it.