Tempered Glass Etching - Overwatch Mercy

[Rune]

I recently bought an SL600M to upgrade from an aging 900d. I wanted something that was kind of unique that wouldn't compromise on performance, but was smaller than the 1000D because jesus christ my desk. After getting everything mounted properly, I began to make a stencil (first time) for a free mercy design I found online. Unfortunately made the mistake of using the wrong side of the vinyl like an idiot and had to use an xacto to attempt to save the stencil and more or less ruined the first go, but I think it ended up being okay in the end. I think, with some more cable management, this will be my best looking system yet  Hopefully my next project will go a bit smoother.

 

Parts:

CASE: Cooler Master SL600M

CPU: 9900k @ 5.2Ghz

MB: Z390 Aorus Xtreme

RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600c17

SSD: 960 PRO 512gb || 2x Sandisk Extreme Pro 512gb

GPU: 2080ti FTW3 + Hydrocopper block

PSU: EVGA 850P2

RADIATORS AND COOLING: 2x EK Coolstream XTX 360 || EK Supremacy Evo || 6x Corsair ML 120 PRO Red

LIGHTING: Nzxt Hue+ || Custom Overwatch ssd covers

 

Link to build on b.gg : https://builds.gg/builds/overclocks-never-die-19897

And also, a link to my website where you can see other stuff I've done, or order one yourself  https://ctgsetchings.wixsite.com/view

 

 

[vanished]

Cool, how do you even do that?

[Rune]

Just now, Ryan_Vickers said:

Cool, how do you even do that?

It was etched with a mixture of barium sulfate, sodium bifluoride, and sulfuric acid. Basically just eats away the top layer of the glass and changes the diffraction of light when it hits that edge.

[vanished]

Just now, Rune said:

It was etched with a mixture of barium sulfate, sodium bifluoride, and sulfuric acid. Basically just eats away the top layer of the glass and changes the diffraction of light when it hits that edge.

Very cool

[Guest]

This is awesome!

[Rune]

8 hours ago, Den-Fi said:

This is awesome!

Thanks ^^

Edit: Slightly nicer looking pictures with a bit better cable management

Double edit: I am now wondering if I should flip the ssd covers to have blackwatch up top since the red is there. hm...

[jiyeon]

God DAMN that is a nice clean custom etching! Awesome work.

[MikeEld83]

I would love to know where you got the SSD covers, I would love to use the OW one in my build.

[Rune]

45 minutes ago, MikeEld83 said:

I would love to know where you got the SSD covers, I would love to use the OW one in my build.

I had coldzero make those for me. I'm not so good with internal LED's yet.

[MikeEld83]

15 hours ago, Rune said:

I had coldzero make those for me. I'm not so good with internal LED's yet.

Thanks I'll look them up, and I'm totally going to etch my Cosmos II 25th when I get it now. Thanks for the insperation.

[AlexTheGreatish]

This is awesome!  Do you have a link to a instructions for the etching?

[Rune]

7 hours ago, AlexTheGreatish said:

This is awesome!  Do you have a link to a instructions for the etching?

Nvidia actually did a pretty great step by step. They were the one I heard about this from, and with your tools I'm sure you could do it super easy

 

Edit: If you etch a dickbutt into a machine I'd love an inspirational namedrop 

[Rune]

Actually, would it be cool if I etched a picture of @LinusTech head onto a sidepanel? Might be a fun challenge

[Rune]

Not exactly related to the build, but some more efforts I have put into etching:

 

 

[flashiling]

this is super cool

[Rune]

7 minutes ago, flashiling said:

this is super cool

Thank you!

[flashiling]

Just now, Rune said:

Thank you!

im struggeling to figure out what the bottom one is.

the one you posted above my comment.

the dude looks like the first integrity knight from sao alicization war of underworld.

but the girl looks like the red haired one from fairy tail

[Rune]

1 minute ago, flashiling said:

im struggeling to figure out what the bottom one is.

the one you posted above my comment.

the dude looks like the first integrity knight from sao alicization war of underworld.

but the girl looks like the red haired one from fairy tail

steins gate, my avatar

[Mbowen]

So, I have a laser cutter that I can use to do this sort of thing. I know you said you use a mix of chemicals to do the etching, but do you have any suggestions for "off the shelf" etching solutions? I'm not really confident mixing that stuff myself. 

 

[addaz27]

freaking amazing!

[Rune]

7 hours ago, Mbowen said:

So, I have a laser cutter that I can use to do this sort of thing. I know you said you use a mix of chemicals to do the etching, but do you have any suggestions for "off the shelf" etching solutions? I'm not really confident mixing that stuff myself. 

 

Armor Etch works well on tempered glass. Never used a laser cutter before.

[Rune]

Bumping this. I swapped cases and redid the internals a bit , but its still technically the same build so:

 

[MrHoliday]

On 1/16/2020 at 5:48 PM, Rune said:

Bumping this. I swapped cases and redid the internals a bit , but its still technically the same build so:

 

I like that a lot more, nothing against your mercy... but i dunno, the etching for the people just feels flat and lifeless. 

 

But I do really like that case.

[Rune]

1 hour ago, MrHoliday said:

I like that a lot more, nothing against your mercy... but i dunno, the etching for the people just feels flat and lifeless. 

 

But I do really like that case.

How can I improve for future etchings in your opinion?

[ColdPressCoconutOil]

On 1/18/2020 at 7:56 AM, Rune said:

How can I improve for future etchings in your opinion?

id like to etch the panel on my Q100L or whatevr it is called lol. where can i find a guide, and does it cost a lot?