So i decided to make a power supply cover here's how i did it

[LiamApex]

I was just wondering what people thought of this what i made , i am not a very DIY kind of person i would just like to know what i could do to improve it

 

 )So i asked a question a while ago about where you can buy a power supply cover, and everyone told me that i count buy one so i decided to make one I purchased a A4 Sized 3MM thick peice of acrylic of amazon and a heat gun, i also purchased a fan filter and a drill bit to cut fan wholes

 

Links

 

DrillBit http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handy-Adjustable-30mm-Circle-Cutter/dp/B00LA2ZZWK/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1421271089&sr=8-16&keywords=120+mm+drill+bit

Acrylic http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BEKIOQ2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

Heat Gun http://www.amazon.co.uk/Titan-TTB284HTG-2000W-Heat-230V/dp/B00NJSTQJQ/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1421271046&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=TItan+Heat+gun

Fan Grill http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007PPZW1A?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

 

 

 

1. I started by cutting the acrylic to size 

2. Then i softened the acrylic with the heat gun 

3. i then bent it over a tray across the line which i had marked

4 then i cut a fan whole and placed the fan grill in side it (pictures shown without fan grill)

 

 

The finished product is bellow

 

 

[Jobbe03]

Not bad, could have bent it a bit better to make it look cleaner.

[LiamApex]

Not bad, could have bent it a bit better to make it look cleaner.

yea it looks better in real life these pictures are kinda bad 

[007agentHP]

Cool. i wish my bitfenix prodigy allowed me to do that.

 

it's just sad that in 10 years, we will probably be 3d printing things like those

[Jobbe03]

Cool. i wish my bitfenix prodigy allowed me to do that.

 

it's just sad that in 10 years, we will probably be 3d printing things like those

Why is that sad? 

[007agentHP]

Why is that sad? 

we will basically just using software like Autodesk's AutoCAD to design the exact thing we need. the fun things in projects like this is the work. its the planing, the measuring, the cursing when you mess up.

[Laputacake]

we will basically just using software like Autodesk's AutoCAD to design the exact thing we need. the fun things in projects like this is the work. its the planing, the measuring, the cursing when you mess up.

You can now... If you have the appropriate vacillates available.

[007agentHP]

You can now... If you have the appropriate vacillates available.

ik but 3d printers are quite expensive. the day i see one for $300 (and a good one, not a crappy one) is the day i'll buy one

[Laputacake]

ik but 3d printers are quite expensive. the day i see one for $300 (and a good one, not a crappy one) is the day i'll buy one

Eh, Ill stick to a hammer and dremel and jigsaw anyday.

[d33g33]

I did exactly the same, but I got the plastics place to bend it for me, I don't think they even charged me to do it. It may look like metal but its a 'satin' finish acrylic.

 

 

I also used acrylic for a 'false' motherboard tray

[trag1c]

Cool. i wish my bitfenix prodigy allowed me to do that.

 

it's just sad that in 10 years, we will probably be 3d printing things like those

3D printers are rapidly becoming affordable, its going to be much sooner than that. Or if you're savvy mechanical systems, electrical systems and programming you can make you're own fairly easily. 

 

I have access to this marvellous technology through a robotics team so what ever I need to mod on my case I can I just need to do a little bit of CAD work. (and figure out what needs modding  :unsure:)

[Bitfenix]

Cool. i wish my bitfenix prodigy allowed me to do that.

 

it's just sad that in 10 years, we will probably be 3d printing things like those

Of course you can, just use thinner pieces of acrylic and cover the sides and top of the drive bays if you want that hidden.

Or make a completely new "shelf" for the motherboard covering the complete length of the case, i did that on a personal mod once.

If you have the Prodigy M, just make a standing cover. Easy as pie (almost)

[Bitfenix]

I was just wondering what people thought of this what i made , i am not a very DIY kind of person i would just like to know what i could do to improve it

 

 )So i asked a question a while ago about where you can buy a power supply cover, and everyone told me that i count buy one so i decided to make one I purchased a A4 Sized 3MM thick peice of acrylic of amazon and a heat gun, i also purchased a fan filter and a drill bit to cut fan wholes

 

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For a first timer it isnt bad.

For improvement, try more even heat, as you can see out to the right corner you have to little heat (bigger radius) and the middle has more heat.

Some heat guns have attatchments almost like a flat piece, this one is better to heat a wider piece.

Also, prepare your bend, look for a suitable table, bench or something that can help you guide your bend.

Personally i just use a cutting board, tape the acrylic to it so the bend lines up with the rounded edge and heat it. When it starts to sag by the heat its time to bend it.

You can also use another piece of acrylic on top to press it down around the edge to eliminate a banana shape bend.