wooden pc case feedback and ideas

[masterKORRA]

update: widened front and top gap, added bottom and top cable management holes, shortened length and height of the case, changed glass panel rounded border corners to straight and added vent holes to the basement ceiling

sshould be on top two cutouts to even out bottom two? should i add cable management holes near fans for fan wires? and should be glass panel whole from smoked glass(see reference pic)?

 

[masterKORRA]

update: will be building prototype of this design in a month time and after that testing it how it preforms.

here is a preview of how it will look when made from light polished cherry

[rodrosenberg]

This is really cool I did see you plan to use a laminate but I didn't see anything about joinery. I think that good joinery could be be what makes this design great. CNC work allows some very cool options for very ascetically pleasing joinery.

 

http://makezine.com/2012/04/13/cnc-panel-joinery-notebook/ 

 

http://mkmra2.blogspot.com/2014/08/cnc-cut-wood-joinery.html

[JSind11]

What direction are you planning to have this case oriented? I say this because I think you should take some time to think about the rear I/O and cable management. 

 

Personally I think scratch built cases look rushed when the chassis looks amazing but then there is a mess of cables hanging out the back. If you can think of a way to I corporate a cover for or something, it would really add that something else. 

[masterKORRA]

On 3/8/2017 at 5:49 PM, rodrosenberg said:

This is really cool I did see you plan to use a laminate but I didn't see anything about joinery. I think that good joinery could be be what makes this design great. CNC work allows some very cool options for very ascetically pleasing joinery.

 

http://makezine.com/2012/04/13/cnc-panel-joinery-notebook/ 

 

http://mkmra2.blogspot.com/2014/08/cnc-cut-wood-joinery.html

thanks,will see if i can use anything in case if not at least ill have these links  for further projects .

 

On 3/8/2017 at 7:49 PM, JSind11 said:

What direction are you planning to have this case oriented? I say this because I think you should take some time to think about the rear I/O and cable management. 

 

Personally I think scratch built cases look rushed when the chassis looks amazing but then there is a mess of cables hanging out the back. If you can think of a way to I corporate a cover for or something, it would really add that something else. 

case was meant to be on the desk and turned as in the pic and if position of the i/o is not comfortable i can still move it and for cable management i will make some zip/velcro mounts so cable management should not be a problem, as for cable covers i could try making them, well, only testing will tell if i did it right.