You've got this, no worries. Good job so far! One of the coolest cases I've seen in quite some time.
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Hi Colin, as best as I can tell I've converted the designs to work in 5mm sheets.
At this time I'm just trying to decide if I want to cut the Monolith as is, or convert the design to an ITX form factor. Making it more similar in shape and volume to the Dan A4 case. Obviously that's quite a lot of adjustments so I'm not sure if I will attempt it. But if I do I will name it the Mini Monolith!
At this time I'm just trying to decide if I want to cut the Monolith as is, or convert the design to an ITX form factor. Making it more similar in shape and volume to the Dan A4 case. Obviously that's quite a lot of adjustments so I'm not sure if I will attempt it. But if I do I will name it the Mini Monolith!
Ooh, that's quite a good idea! However, I think this would work best with Micro-ATX, just because of the way the GPU/PSU chamber of the case is laid out. As it stands, mounting the GPU directly over the Flex-ATX PSU takes up about as much room (height) as a Micro-ATX board.
Hi Colin, it's been a while but I've finally gotten around to laser cutting my design. It's a mini ITX form factor based on your design. You can see the similarities. I've not yet printed the other side panel, when I do I will also make a few small improvements to the back panel.
Thank you for inspiring me to make this Colin, hope you are able to see this message!
Thank you for inspiring me to make this Colin, hope you are able to see this message!
Hi Colin, it's been a while but I've finally gotten around to laser cutting my design. It's a mini ITX form factor based on your design. You can see the similarities. I've not yet printed the other side panel, when I do I will also make a few small improvements to the back panel.
Thank you for inspiring me to make this Colin, hope you are able to see this message!
I don't think he or anyone will be able to see your picture - the image seems to be set to private on Dropbox or something, as Dropbox reported a 403 (Forbidden) error when trying to access the image's url. Try using another free image hostive service such as imgur.
Hi Colin, it's been a while but I've finally gotten around to laser cutting my design. It's a mini ITX form factor based on your design. You can see the similarities. I've not yet printed the other side panel, when I do I will also make a few small improvements to the back panel.
Thank you for inspiring me to make this Colin, hope you are able to see this message!
Woah, that is amazing! I can't explain how honored I am that you took inspiration from what I did, and I'm sure it will look amazing now that you've put your own twist on it! Unfortunately, like @Nocturnize said, I am unable to look at the pictures, but would certainly love to see what it looks like!
Here is the image:
Presently I'm working on making the GPU more secure and I'm going to add some additional screws half way along the bottom edge of the side panels to improve support of the bottom panel when all the components are installed.
The power switch is mounted under my desk and connects via a long cable through the back of the case.
My motherboard has LEDs which look pretty awesome when the unit powers on.
Also a shoutout to Parvum who gave me 4 extra mod cubes for free!
Presently I'm working on making the GPU more secure and I'm going to add some additional screws half way along the bottom edge of the side panels to improve support of the bottom panel when all the components are installed.
The power switch is mounted under my desk and connects via a long cable through the back of the case.
My motherboard has LEDs which look pretty awesome when the unit powers on.
Also a shoutout to Parvum who gave me 4 extra mod cubes for free!
Here is the image:
Presently I'm working on making the GPU more secure and I'm going to add some additional screws half way along the bottom edge of the side panels to improve support of the bottom panel when all the components are installed.
The power switch is mounted under my desk and connects via a long cable through the back of the case.
My motherboard has LEDs which look pretty awesome when the unit powers on.
Also a shoutout to Parvum who gave me 4 extra mod cubes for free!
I love it! It looks truly amazing! Good job on mounting the gpu especially, having designed a few cases that never made it to fruition, I always struggled to come up with an elegant way to securely mount the GPU using thick acrylic.
Thank you so much Colin.
What I'm using at the moment is using an off cut of acrylic with a screw and nut to clamp the bottom of the bracket tightly. The top is screwed in too but I had to modify the metal bracket because of the thickness of the acrylic. I still find that the card can sway back and forward though so I will likely cut a U shaped bracket to hold the far end of the card from moving backwards onto the PSU.
I hope to show you some more pics when everything is cleanly presented.
What I'm using at the moment is using an off cut of acrylic with a screw and nut to clamp the bottom of the bracket tightly. The top is screwed in too but I had to modify the metal bracket because of the thickness of the acrylic. I still find that the card can sway back and forward though so I will likely cut a U shaped bracket to hold the far end of the card from moving backwards onto the PSU.
I hope to show you some more pics when everything is cleanly presented.
Here is the image:
Presently I'm working on making the GPU more secure and I'm going to add some additional screws half way along the bottom edge of the side panels to improve support of the bottom panel when all the components are installed.
The power switch is mounted under my desk and connects via a long cable through the back of the case.
My motherboard has LEDs which look pretty awesome when the unit powers on.
Also a shoutout to Parvum who gave me 4 extra mod cubes for free!
That is beyond beautiful. I am speechless - more than anything, I am in love. Stellar job! Please keep it up!
Thank you Nocturnize, I appreciate the support
I may do that Aleksandar, thank you.
I may do that Aleksandar, thank you.
THIS PROJECT LIVES!
Just wanted to post as I have resumed work on Monolith. It is nearing completion and I cannot wait to finish this and move on to a new exciting project.
Here's a quick photo of what I have been working on this morning.
Just wanted to post as I have resumed work on Monolith. It is nearing completion and I cannot wait to finish this and move on to a new exciting project.
Here's a quick photo of what I have been working on this morning
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That sure is pretty
Thanks! I'm making the custom cables now for it, but it is proving to be quite a challenge - tons of double wires and really tight tolerances make it a pretty time consuming process. That said, hopefully I'll be done soon, and can take some great photos to end the project!
Oh, sleeving too? Can't wait to see how it looks in the end
Yup! I'm using 550 paracord, you can see a little peek of it if you look at the SSD (the sata power cable going into it.)
