FINISHED! ?
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The top & bottom panels are solid oak, finished with boiled linseed oil.
I wanted to work on my woodworking skills, so I bought a piece of good oak (600x125x15), cut and planed the panels with hand tools to dimension (200x123.5x13.5)
Power tools were only used for the cutout and holes in the bottom.
For those interested, here is a gallery with some pictures from that process:
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Side panels:
I figured one can never have too many tools. So i bought a sheet metal bender to fold them in my shed.
Primer and paint were also diy.
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Some things to point out:
- the power button has been relocated to the back panel (I didnt like the cutout in the temporary wood panel)
- I got rid of the magnets in the front, the panels are secure enough without them
- tolerances and paint thickness on the side panels made it necessary to add 0.5mm spacer between the bottom wood panel and the construction blocks.
- the added thickness of the bottom panel and the cutout towards the back allows now to plug in almost any cable without adapter
Finally, a gallery with previously shown pictures of case internals, just to have everything together in one post:
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