ForsetiAvatar Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Ok, I am really bored at work today. So to fill the last hour before I leave for the weekend I have been working on a new case mod design, what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 All good except that Logitech logo... why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 They make decent input devices, not a bad set of speakers either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 I was going to put chaintech logo as well but it does not translate well. I will upload other side panel when I am done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbjazzman Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I've got one of those Logitech g15 keyboards, and I tell you what, it's pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Putting something down the left hand side would be nice, it looks a bit bald at the moment. Are you going to cut it out or engrave it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Are you going to cut it out or engrave it? I am going to cut it out on waterjet machine, I still have some work to do on it, like the little pads inside the Logitech logo have to go. Either that or connect them to outside. Maybe I could glue them to the plexi backing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga-Zula Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 If I were you I'd try to even out the design a little bit. It seems very lopsided to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 If I were you I'd try to even out the design a little bit. It seems very lopsided to the right. Well, there are handles and such on the panel. The border of the pic is not the entire side panel just the size of the plexiglass. For instance, this is a panel from an older case.... (which I actually cut upside-down) Actually, now that I look at that, I may do something entirely different this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Wow! Is that cut out or have you just stuck paper stencils were you are going to cut that look the same colour of the wall behind? Very Professional Anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Wow! Is that cut out or have you just stuck paper stencils were you are going to cut that look the same colour of the wall behind?Very Professional Anyways. Thanks man. The metal of the case has actually been cut out. There is a plexiglass sheet riveted to the case panel (that is what the four corner holes in the first pic I posted are for). The wall behind is just there so everytihng would show up better in the pic. The actual case that this goes on has blacklights installed in it. Looks pretty sweet at night. I work at a machinist, part of my job is to program the CNC equipment. This was done on waterjet machine, 50,000lbs of pressure in a 0.015" stream. Cuts through sheet metal like butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I work at a machinist, part of my job is to program the CNC equipment. This was done on waterjet machine, 50,000lbs of pressure in a 0.015" stream. Cuts through sheet metal like butter. Nice! I have access to a CNC miller (but unfortunaly it won't even take Aluminium) and a Laser Cutter (which is brillant, for plastics.) Have you seen http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374? That is one awesome project. I recommend anyone to spend about an hour (it will take you that long to go through the post) if you want to pick your Jaw up off the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 Nice! I have access to a CNC miller (but unfortunaly it won't even take Aluminium) and a Laser Cutter (which is brillant, for plastics.)Have you seen http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=76374? That is one awesome project. The laser cutter should do the job. Probably better as they are more efficient on thinner material than waterjets. That is a killer project. We have a CNC mill, but not a CNC lathe. :( And since I am an engineer and not a machinist, it takes a while for me to run a manual lathe. :oops: I had not thought of making a whole case, I was pondering making some nice motorcycle rims tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 That looks cool I have access to CNC drills for making prototype PCB’s and high power laser cutters, but everything is exactly calibrated and we have people that are trained to use that equipment and handle all the chemicals so if I need something made I can send the drawings to them, but I’m not allowed to use any of the equipment myself as I'm not insured or trained to use them, which is a big thing when the equipment is worth millions of pounds. What did you use AutoCAD, SolidWorks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 3, 2006 Author Share Posted June 3, 2006 What did you use AutoCAD, SolidWorks? I use Mechanical Desktop mostly, Inventor rarely and AutoCAD for simple stuff. I have been meaning to take a look at SolidWorks, seems like a lot of ppl are using that package and I am curious about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Yeah, SolidWorks is the number one mainstream 3D design software in the world anyway that’s what it says when you use SolidWorks 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingwray Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 Yeah, SolidWorks is the number one mainstream 3D design software in the world anyway that’s what it says when you use SolidWorks 2006. Wow, I thought AutoCAD was industry standard nowadays. I use Rhino3D for all my CAD work. (and its is pretty horrible to use, although i can get it to work.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 They could be lying but I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsetiAvatar Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 Wow, I thought AutoCAD was industry standard nowadays. I use Rhino3D for all my CAD work. (and its is pretty horrible to use, although i can get it to work.) AutoCAD is still #1 for 2D drafting, but for parametric modeling, I have noticed that most people use SolidWorks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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