New Window Design, what do you think???

[rarebear]

Here are some pics of my old case
http://home.comcast.net/~rarebearz/computer/a.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rarebearz/computer/c.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rarebearz/computer/d.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rarebearz/computer/f.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~rarebearz/computer/g.jpg

I have been away for a few years playing with a Dell but I am building a new Box from an old Antec case..

I'd like ya'lls imput

New Design
http://home.comcast.net/~rarebearz/computer/calvin.jpg

I'm going to painted the case Midnight Black with Red Lights this time...

 

[Liberator21]

If I can ask, where do you get your custom windows from?

 

[daw123]

Very funny, I like it.

 

[rarebear]

Liberator21,

I make them

I use a abrasive cut offwheel to do most of the straight work cutting against a metal straight edge as a guide and shapes with a Mounted Grinding / Carbide Point Bit in a over sized Dremel


I use painters tape and glue a graphic to the tape and cut it out with a Axcto Knife


Here are more Pics of the Progress of cutting the window out.......

http://wizkidz.home.comcast.net/computer/calvin-1.jpg
http://wizkidz.home.comcast.net/computer/calvin-2.jpg
http://wizkidz.home.comcast.net/computer/calvin-3.jpg

Pics are pre filing and just roughed out...


You can get an angle grinder with wheels at Harbor Freight .com for about $20 and then finish it with a round and 1/2 round file that I think HF also sells..

Not supr quality but good enough to cut computer cases..

Al;so if your a green horn metal worker for safety get safety glasses or face shield and a pair of welding gloves from HF as they are super thick and if you slip you would have a harder time cutting threw your gloves and hurting yourself..

I use clear silicon to attach the plexi to the case side...

I'll post some pics soon when plastic from ebay comes and I do the sand blast etching......

 

[WoodButcher]

Nice.

I'll post some pics soon when plastic from ebay comes and I do the sand blast etching......

The metal I can dance with, etching I'd like to learn.

 

[wwswimming]

yeah, very nice. nothing like hands-on learning.

 

[rarebear]

I finished cutting window and painting case black with silver metalic ...

I also started and almost have finished the plexiglass etching which I have uploaded a bunch of pics of the old box and the new design here

http://wizkidz.home.comcast.net/photos/index.html

The ETCHING was done like this......

I coved paper that comes with plexiglas with painters tape..
Bacd choice as I should have used normal tape as it holds better

I then scalled image and printed and glued it together as it did not fit on one sheet and I then glued that with Elmers to the tape..

I then used a standard razor knife to cut to all the lines well..

I then pelled out the parts to be ecthed and took it out side to be sand blasted with a $20 Harbor Freight hand held blaster..

You could use shelf paper and just cut out a colored decal or use spray paint or some knid of stain.. I seen a few PC Cooler places online with UV color stain for wires that might be nice as I am using Black Light bulbs is this case..

Any questions jst ask...

 

[Infrnl]

nice work for the way you are doing it, very amazing.

Not sure if you'dlike the idea, but since you are having Calvin pissing into the fan; maybe you can make it look like it blows it back on him, lol

 

[WoodButcher]

What are you using for blasting media and at what pressure?

 

[Zepper]

Nice work - tasteless image... But I suppose only a few are likely to see it.

.bh.

 

[rarebear]

Wood Butcher,

I use Play Sand from HD BUT it has to go threw a strainer to remove about 1/2% of the sand is to big and will clog the nosel...

Presure is about 90 psi
The sand works better than when I did it at work with a blasting media..
The grit was to fine and the air pressure was to high and blew off the masking..


Zepper,

I had thought of a different image SONIC THE HEDGEHOG and after downloading 50 images I could not find one i could rasterize and make a line drawing from

I too thought Calvin time was up but I had the image already to go..

 

[rarebear]

Here are the finished pics of the window

http://wizkidz.home.comcast.net/computer/calvin-10.jpg
http://wizkidz.home.comcast.net/computer/calvin-11.jpg

ENJOY