CLOS3 IMPACT-Finished...final pics!

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Okay then,today was all about welding the res up.

Start with some solvent weld,a pair of gloves and some syringe/needle combo's....



Clamp the pieces gently together,I used a glass box to keep everything in line.



Fill the syringe and just run it along the joint,the solvent wicks into the joint.



Leave to cure for an hour before handling.



Now,I made a bit of a boo boo here,I clamped up a little early and one of the clamps let go....seems nearly every joint has some air along the edges. For me this is fail. : (  Its watertight but not pretty.
My choices are: Paint the whole backside in black acrylic and hide them rough looking bubbles or get PARVUM to make me another sew of res panels...this time in 5mm as the res is bloody heavy and it will be easier to glue...
Probably I will go with the acrylic paint and see what it looks like.

Anyway,the res with the front panel and the Aquaero,there are some nice detail bits to come yet but you get the idea.

[alpenwasser]

Mmmm :wub:

[dragosudeki]

How about some cool painting on the res? So like a cool design where some of it is black (or another colour) paint and some is clear so you can still see through the liquid? Just a thought.

[flibberdipper]

If you provide the parts and have a good concept then yes.

If only I had the parts.

[B NEGATIVE]

How about some cool painting on the res? So like a cool design where some of it is black (or another colour) paint and some is clear so you can still see through the liquid? Just a thought.

 

Interesting but the fluid is Ice Dragon so you can see thru it,I have a big can of frost here that im going to use instead.

[B NEGATIVE]

In other news,the res has been filled to the brim and,in a unscientific test,left outside for 24 hrs in the sun so it gets heated and cooled for some thermal cycle testing.
Glad to say it didnt leak at all and I am happy for it to go in.



A good shot showing the 5mm thickness of the front panel.



Overall im stoked with it,Justin and Shaun have done me proud with this one. They copied my drawing to the letter and it has come up trumps.
 

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Specialtech happy care package has arrived!



Something new for me,Acousti Acoustipack soundproofing sheets,never used them before and I like to try new things so I thought 'Why not?'

My eternal favorite,the D5 pump makes its appearance and its the XSPC vario like in my last build,they are so cheap now there is no reason not to get one.

And.....snake oil.....I couldnt find Ice Dragon in its normal form anywhere so im using this instead,


Now the sheets are self adhesive and that glue is a grabby as hell so be careful if you choose to use it too....

Im doing the sidepanels and front panels with it to dampen any panel rattle or noise from inside.

So,I lay the panel out,cut a sheet to size and then lay it in the panel,pushing the studs thru for the window.



Lay the window on top,cut round with a sharp xacto knife.



Then peel off the backing paper and stick down Job done and about half a kilo added to the door. This stuff is a 2 layer construction and weighs a ton!



I do often wonder how effective this things are,now i will know for sure.

[Anthony10]

This is really awesome! Just went through the whole thread

[CtW]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiicceeee

[B NEGATIVE]

This is really awesome! Just went through the whole thread

 

 

Niiiiiiiiiiiiicceeee

 

 

Im glad you like it. It is one of my better builds.

 

I finished frosting it and im happy with it now,i did derp a little and weld a piece the wrong way round tho I noticed....

Ah yeah...my derp is......

Idiot......

[NerdNinja]

-snip-

I don't see the derp... I'm not to keen with water cooling

[B NEGATIVE]

I don't see the derp... I'm not to keen with water cooling

 

I have the fill port under two runs of acrylic from the AC block and numerous wires to navigate with the fill bottle....the other side of the res body is clear of these and my design showed this....I didnt follow my own plan and went renegade.

 

 

Ooops.

[Saladin]

I have the fill port under two runs of acrylic from the AC block and numerous wires to navigate with the fill bottle....the other side of the res body is clear of these and my design showed this....I didnt follow my own plan and went renegade.

 

 

Ooops.

You could always just tap another g1/4 hole. Its not that hard. If there is a machine shop near you they will probably do it for you in like 5 min for a  few dollars or you could do it yourself with a drill and a tap. Its not to hard, 5 mm acrylic is pretty thick so you would need to go slow and keep the surface wet so it didn't melt but other than that all you need is a drill, a starter bit (to drill the initial hole), a tap and a steady hand.

[B NEGATIVE]

You could always just tap another g1/4 hole. Its not that hard. If there is a machine shop near you they will probably do it for you in like 5 min for a  few dollars or you could do it yourself with a drill and a tap. Its not to hard, 5 mm acrylic is pretty thick so you would need to go slow and keep the surface wet so it didn't melt but other than that all you need is a drill, a starter bit (to drill the initial hole), a tap and a steady hand.

 

Its 10mm acrylic and I drilled and tapped these myself,no need for me to go out for it.

I welded the piece the wrong way round when i welded it up...because I didnt follow my own drawing....

[Saladin]

Its 10mm acrylic and I drilled and tapped these myself,no need for me to go out for it.

I welded the piece the wrong way round when i welded it up...because I didnt follow my own drawing....

My bad, 10 mm is petty thick. But why not just tap another hole for the fill port and use the existing one for something like an LED or whatnot.

[B NEGATIVE]

My bad, 10 mm is petty thick. But why not just tap another hole for the fill port and use the existing one for something like an LED or whatnot.

 

Its a sealed body res,it would be difficult to get any swarf from the tapping out again.

I can use the port,i just made it difficult.

[Saladin]

Its a sealed body res,it would be difficult to get any swarf from the tapping out again.

I can use the port,i just made it difficult.

I ended up with a similar problem (not a water cooling res, but sealed container a friend needed to tap a hole in for an engineering project) we got around it by tapping it upside-down, while blowing compressed air into one hole and holding a vacuum near the hole we were drilling/tapping. not sure how well it would work with acrylic (we were drilling steel) but its a thought. Does suck though. Regardless this is an awesome build.

[Pinkcase]

What happend?

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A small update.

I clear coated the front and res and as you can see,removed the Caselabs logo as it didnt really look right with nothing on the ped..



And in direct light.

[B NEGATIVE]

I/O Shield done.

 

Got rid of the unsightly silver terminals!

 

 

[Jimstah87]

Friggin' Epic Build! What type of camera is that you're using?

[B NEGATIVE]

Friggin' Epic Build! What type of camera is that you're using?

 

An old Canon 350d.

 

Sturdy old girl she is too,not bad for a 5MP CMOS.

[Hikaru12]

Too much money floating in this thread. Great updates

[ShadowCaptain]

An old Canon 350d.

 

Sturdy old girl she is too,not bad for a 5MP CMOS.

350d is 8MP

 

That PC is uber pretty

[B NEGATIVE]

350d is 8MP

 

That PC is uber pretty

 

I stand corrected.

The stock lens is pretty poor compared to modern offerings,I need to get a macro lens rather than the screw ons that i have now.