Fun with angles and acrylic.

[CyberDruid]

Ya know using aluminum angle to make stuff does not have to look like the Nutty Professor did it.

You can alway apply some Art Farts to it...trust me...I'm an Artsy Fartsy kinda guy: I know about this stuff.

I had a client comission a cube for testing fans (Vapor at XS forums) and rather than just slap something together with some rivets and call it a day I Arted and I Farted and blew his mind away...

First thing I did was cut 6 identical .22 acrylic panels to 15" x 15" then I ran them through the saw again (found my acrylic blade yay) and put a 45 on each edge...24 beveled edges later I had me a cube:

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08228.jpg
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08229.jpg
That I taped together in order to get the dimension correct for the angles.

Now there are plenty of ways to do stuff but I tend to set up like I am doing production work. So I sized twelve pieces of angle using the table saw and crosscut attachment then I set up a stop on the mitrebox and double mitred each corner. This allows for a fairly precise way to do repetive cuts...considering I had to make 48 mitre cuts that needed to be perfect it worked out.

Then I set up a fixture and a stop and used the Drill press to put three holes in each of the twelve pieces...again identically. This way the parts can "mix 'n match" and I eliminate a lot of puzzling with them after paint.

Did I say paint?

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08240.jpg
Self Etching Primer is NASTY

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08241.jpg
Pefect weather for painting 15% humidity barely a breeze.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08242.jpg
I prefer Duplicolor: it's pretty tough stuff. The Wheel enamel I chose is the toughest stuff they sell I think.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08243.jpg
The color is called Graphite. That's after two coats of color.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn111/CyberDruidtheModGod/photodump08244.jpg

I like that sparkle.

Going out to squirt a final coat now and then I'll be moving to a different project as this cures.

[Skrabrug]

that looks pretty awesome xD

[Exavier]

I have that very 3M mask myself for my spraypaint and stuff, biological filters as I'm not messing with etch anytime soon (that stuff is NASTY, seriously)

[intel igent]

what are you up to now Cyber? :twitch: :confused:

:toast:

[CyberDruid]

NOthing much. The Electrician is completing the wiring on the shop, paint is curing.

I am looking out the window at my motorcycle...

It's 70-something...sunny, slight breeze...

Guess.

[WhiteLotus]

what bike do you have?

and also i'd like to see how this plays out!

[intel igent]

Beautiful weather were getting up north too! Was out yesterday on the 110Cc rippin around for a bit at the shop until the p0lice man showed up :banghead: can't wait to see what you start cranking out now that you've got good juice going into your shop ;)

You building a custom cube here I take it?

[CyberDruid]

I have a 2008 Buell 1125R and a 2000 X-1 and a Triumph Bonneville (79). I love them all soooooooooooooo much :)

Yep the cube is for a fellow that has a hobby of testing PC case fans. He uses a piece of test gear in an 80mm port (to be routed) and then I'll make up a set of plates he can mount 80mm, 92mm, 120mm, 140mm fans onto that will thumbnut to the cube over a 6" square opening.

Gotta force myself to wait a day or two and give the paint plenty of time to settle.

[intel igent]

id love to have a fullsize pocket rocket but i think id kill myself so i think a 1200 will be in my future.

my uncle and old man used to ride quite a bit (uncle still rides) and ive always blasted round on dirt/mini bikes but the more i get the feeling of that wind rushing over me the more i want a fullsize. only thing really holding me back right now is the fact that the Ontario government/insurance takes into account your regular driving license when going for a bike and also im a little incapable of handling one ATM due to injury :o

soon though, VERY soon :rockout:

so that's going to be a test box for vapor? guess hes going to start doing pressure tests like martin?

at first i though it was going to be a custom cube case....

:toast:

[CyberDruid]

Well one of the reasons I thought this would be interesting to post up is that the same basic construction method can be used to scratchbuild an enclosure. It could be a case, and external cooler, a tech rig...w/e you can think of..

I am form follow function guy...but there is no reason you can't make it look good too.

So once I get the thing done it will be just a big empty box lol. But you can use your imagination and put whatever you like in there ;)

I'll be making another one straight away to try and get some better cooling together for the Skulltrail.

[CyberDruid]

Almost...

Gotta a couple of small things to attend then in the post it goes.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7325/v020dw9.jpg
Torx head 3-32 x 1/2 button head screws and nylon "staytight" washers to prevent scratching the paint.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4251/v021bf6.jpg
Drill and Tap time

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6669/v022aw2.jpg
Cali Gold..only the best for Vapor ^^ I use this to tap acrylic: prevents tear out of the threads.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3924/v024wr6.jpg
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6587/v019jy8.jpg
This is when the beveled edges to the cube really help.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9192/v008pk1.jpg
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3725/v009ww4.jpg
Mmmmmmm

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4357/v007cn7.jpg
That was fun: 72 holes drilled and tapped.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3517/v013mv5.jpg
Plates for 4 sizes of fan out of Lexan.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6688/v025al8.jpg
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/566/v027sy7.jpg
140mm done

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9056/v028ka1.jpg
Thumbnuts...gotta love that.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3998/v037ac8.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/722/v038ja4.jpg
No!
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3547/v039vw6.jpg
Not...Not
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2245/v040kl3.jpg
Silenx!!!!
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8031/v046hs5.jpg
Muahahahaha.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/841/v048cf5.jpg
90mm/92mm what's the difference

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9671/v049bp3.jpg
80mm...even 38mm deep...good to go.

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/4653/v050zi0.jpg
Still needs feet...but basically done.

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4202/v052zd7.jpg
Plates and hardware...let's see some more testing

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1734/v054mi8.jpg
And there ya have it...

[DanishDevil]

Looks sweet man! What paint was that exactly again? That looks somewhere around what I might want to paint some accents of my Cosmos S with!

And I've gotta say, that's pretty Artsy Fartsy!

[CyberDruid]

Duplicolor paint for Rims and Wheels "Graphite"

[intel igent]

VERY nice Cyber! :rockout:

you never cease to amaze :respect:

i really like the fact that the unit is modular and accomodating to various fan sizes, vapor should really enjoy it (and we should get some good #'s from it)

:pimp:

:toast:

[CyberDruid]

I am going to make something like this for myself to house an external cooler and maybe even see how this could work for a BioShock themed case...