Pc Casing Mod Daily Updating

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Tools:
Exacto knife
Jigsaw w/ metal cutting blade
Hand file

Plain steel should a good coating of oil to prevent oxidation. We need to remove oil/dirt before clearcoating or painting.

Mask on

Fold and soak portion of rag with Laquer Thinner.

after wiping for threads from rag before applying Clearcoat. If you can, blow out holes of any dirt w/compressed air. (Can of compressed air works good)

I'll be cutting 2, 12" x 12" windows from these 1/8" Clear Acrylic Window Sheet

I taped 2, 24" x 24" plexi sheets together (around edge) so I can cut both at sametime.

I apply masking tape to outline cut and make scratch resistant pathway for jigsaw base.

Jigsaw: I'll use a metal cutting blade (18 - 20 TPI)

Go slowwww. Too fast, the plexi will melt and bond back together.

Once window is cut. Finish of any rough edges with fine cut hand file or sandpaper

Mounting Plexi & Modders Mesh

Super strength adhesion. Used for mounting windows in computer cases.

Scotch HD Clear tape is very sticky. Imagine trying to cut strands of chewed gum with Scissors.. What works best is gently apply tape to scrap piece of steel or alum, cut w/ Exacto and peel it off.

12" strand

Cutting 4, 1/4" x 12" strips for window edges. You'll do this step 2 more times so you have 12, strips for installation

Peel it off

Apply to 1st piece of Plexiglass (remember we cut two 12" x 12" pieces)

Apply small pieces to inner sections of window.

Use Exacto Knife to coax red backing to peel

All of your tape is exposed and ready for mounting. Line up your window and apply in place.

I'll use clean cotton towel or t-shirt as I hand press window in place. Avoid ugly finger prints!

Our window is in place. Now apply the 4 additional 1/4" x 12" strips of 3M clear tape

Last chance to CLEAN WINDOW of FINGERPRINTS

Remember we cut 2, 12" x 12" sheets of plexi. Again, I've applied 1/4" wide strands of 3M tape to edges

Drop your Modders Mesh sheet onto 2nd plexiglass window

Press it on hard

Apply to panel window

Grab your towel again and press firmly around window edges.

Admire your clean work!

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Painting Flames

Painting Flames

Follow these steps to make
professional looking flames
without spending hours of practice

Starting with these supplies
Lead Pencil, 3M #218 Tape, Scotch Brite Pad, Transferite Paper, Exacto

Use lead pencil to sketch your design.
Or use my flame stencils on previous page.

Your flame layout is finished.
I'll show you how to remove the pencil marks later.

Start outlining the flame at very tip of flame.
Follow along as I do one flame at a time.

Follow curves of flame while applying pressure
with finger and tension to tape

What 3M tape application should look like.
Just think of "U" shape sections.

Continue with another "U" shape tape application.

Continue joining "U" shape sections of flames
with one piece of #218 tape

Top panel is finished!

Repeat taping process for side panels

Now apply 12" Transferite paper over the panels.
(12" paper is ideal for computer cases)

Cover up everything.

Rub out wrinkles with your thumb.
Especially over your design.

Get NEW Exacto blades!
You must apply very light pressure while cutting the paper.
Used or dull blades leave doubt as to whether it's cutting or not..
You could ruin your paint.

We're going to use our Exacto knife to very lightly cut the
Transfer paper directly over the #218 fine line tape

If youre worried you may cut through to painted surface,
then practice on something you don't care about first!!
Why I firmly suggest using NEW Exacto blades.

After cutting the flame design from transferite paper,
Use Exacto blade to peel back paper.

Peeling off the Transferite paper

Before painting, we must prep the factory finish.
Cut 6" x 9" Scotchbrite pad into small squares.

Use edges of Scotchbrite pad to scuff paint

Scuffed factory finish gives our paint "bite"

Oops!
We must patch a section of ripped Transferite paper

Patch any rips in Transferite paper with Scotch 233+ masking tape.
Use your Tack Cloth to clean the surface before applying primer.

I prefer Plastikote brand Spot / Filler primer.
After 60 mins dry time, wipe off overspray dust with Tack Cloth

Apply your color coat.
I chose Rustoelum's Metallic Blue

15 mins after final coat, peel off Transferite paper

Slowly peel back fine-line tape as shown
This way you won't lift any edges of the paint.

Not exactly a clean edge. Our pencil sketch is revealed again.
I'm gonna show you how to fix these.

Use 3M Perfect It II rubbing compound #39002 to
remove pencil sketch and paint overspray.
(note: 3M machine polish was substituted for rubbing compound during photos)

Now we're ready to outline our flames. This will cover up
jagged edges and give colors visual flare.

A fine point oil based pen will suffice.
I recommend "Painty" brand paint pens by Zig.
They're usually sold in this multi pak.

Paint pens will bleed if you apply too much pressure.
Get in habit of checking flow consistancy on paper first before
painting your case.

Outline small sections at a time.

Oops,
my paint pen over bled here.

Fix mishaps with "Painter's Pal" by Goo Gone

Its a good idea to add second coat of green.

Our green outline really brings out the blue.

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Today is all about cable Management

Today is all about cable Management

This is a very simple how-to guide that will show how to get your power and IDE cables in line. Is there a window in your case? Does the inside of your case look neat and tidy or are all your wires and cables in disarray? If the inside of your case looks like spaghetti all you need is some split loom, zip ties and a half hour of time and it can go from messy to managed. By using split loom to organize your cables not only will the inside of your case look neater but it should also help improve airflow. Rounded IDE cables have gone down in price to the point that anyone can afford them but if you are somebody that can't we have got you covered there as well.

Split loom is quite inexpensive and comes in a variety of sizes and colors. The sizes shown in the picture below are 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" and 1". Normally the only sizes that you would need for the inside of your case would be 1/4" and either 3/8" or 1/2". In the picture below you can see that I have loom in blue and also chrome, the chrome loom is more expensive and a lot less flexible. Another thing of note about the chrome loom is that the chrome sometimes flakes off if it is flexed too much, but it looks damn cool.

Tools Needed:

Scissors

Materials Used:

1/4" Split loom

Zip Ties

Lets have a look at the inside of the case that is about to be transformed. What a mess, wires going everywhere all disorganized and blocking airflow. Time to break out the split loom and zip ties.

Use the 1/4" split loom to cover the power cables, cut to length and put a zip tie on each end. Repeat until all power wires are covered. Told you this was a simple guide. I had a rounded IDE cable lying around and used it to replace the single flat ATA133 cable that was in the case. The picture below shows the finished product, it looks a lot better now.

So you can't afford rounded IDE cables, well read on and learn how to round your own. For this you will need the scissors, 1/2" split loom, zip ties and an IDE cable.

Here is a quick drawing I made to show how the fold will look.

Start off by folding the IDE cable in half as shown below.

Then take the edges and fold them over so that a cross section of the cable would look like a W.

Next take the 1/2" split loom and work the cable inside of it, cut the split loom to length. Add a zip tie to the ends and cut them flush.

And there you have it, homemade rounded IDE cables. Now go get a job so you can buy some real ones.

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LED Fan Flame Mod

LED Fan Flame Mod

The flame mod went through no less than five revisions and was a project in the making for a good amount of time, many ideas were swapped back and forth on how best to make a simulated flame and the end result is entirely worth the time invested. The finished mod compliments the alien theme of the case, it looks like an other worldly flame and really sets off the entire top of the case.

If your case does not have a top blowhole then the first step to doing this mod is cutting one. For the hole shown below an 80mm hole saw was used, a Dremel would also work but is the long way to do it. After your hole is cut you should file the edges smooth. Notice that there is also a fan grill ring on top of the blowhole, I used a Dremel with a cut off wheel to remove the center from an alien fan grill I had lying around and then filed the edges where the cuts were made.

For the fan flame mod I used 2 80mm Cooler Master blue fans, one I cut the guts out of so it would act as a funnel for the other fan. To light it all up I used four Laser LED Cannons, two blue and two green.

After trying a few different types of cloth with mixed results I finally found one that worked well, silk. The flames were cut free hand and if you look closely you can see the slits that were cut to connect them together, one down the middle on the top of one and the other up the bottom. I affixed a small piece of Velcro to the bottom corners of both pieces of silk, these will hold the cloth in place. I also used a small amount of white tape on the slits to keep both pieces of silk connected and also to add a small amount of support to the flame.

I screwed the blank fan frame to the Coolermaster LED fan, making note of the airflow direction (it has to blow out) and then removed the LED cannons from their clips. I drilled a small hole into each clip and attached one to each corner of the fan as shown in the picture below. The cloth flames were then attached to the inside of the funnel in an X pattern using the aforementioned Velcro tabs.

Since I wanted to be able to turn the fan and LED's on and off independent of each other I hooked up a couple on/off switches in the front of my case where the USB ports would normally be. Front mounting the switches makes the best sense because reaching behind the PC to turn things on/off blows, and since the front USB ports aren't hooked up or used it winds up being an excellent way to stealth them.

To eliminate wiring clutter I removed the Molex ends from the LED cannons and wired them all together and used heat shrink to keep everything neat. In the picture below you can see the yellow wire going to the LED cannons, it was pre-wired to the switch used and is not a 12v line... LED cannons are 5v and we don't want anyone getting confused and burning up a bunch of LED's... unless they are the type to only look at the pictures and not read the guide, to them we say "have fun" (but they never hear us because they don't read).

Below shows the fan with the LED cannons connected, the fan grill was added as an afterthought... hearing what an LED cannon caught in an 80mm fan sounds like motivates afterthought. The grill also prevents the wiring or anything else getting caught up in the fan, which is important if you poke around in your case a lot.

Adjust the LED cannons so that they shine up through the fan and onto the silk and then position it inside the top of the case. Screw everything down and plug the fan and LED cannons into their respective Molex ends. Mouse over the picture below to see how good it looks in the dark.

I also took a short video of the alien inferno fan flame in action because a still picture cannot do this mod justice. Please right click and choose "save target as" instead of streaming it directly, see a short video of the fan mod in action here. Below is a close up of the flame taken at night with no flash, pretty sweet.

The alien inferno fan flame mod is something that most modders should have little trouble recreating if they follow the above guide. I am entirely happy with the way this turned out and everyone that has seen it agrees that it does a fine job of imitating flames coming out of the top of my case. I estimate the complete cost of this mod at under Rs.3000, not bad for how cool the effect is.

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Defyants Lighted Wiring Tubes

Defyants Lighted Wiring Tubes

Tools and items need for the job will vary, its a pretty versatile mod and you can swap items to suit your case and needs. Basically the shot below shows the items I chose from the HPRII mod. I'll use slightly different items in this how-to but the method and end result will be the same. Main things you will need.

Tools:
Dremel, Drill, file, hot glue gun or normal epoxy glue, wire cutters.

Parts:
A PC! LED's in the color of your choice (I use 12volt Bright Blue LED's with resistors to cut the voltage down from 12 - 7volt
Refer to Duck's post " LED's made simple" for wiring instructions. - Creds Duck) Rubber Grommets!, these will also vary according to your needs. Heat shrink, some clear rubber tubing, RCA type style jack ends.

These are the basic parts, they will vary according to what you can obtain. But, all these parts bar the tubing can be purchased from your local electronics shop.

Next is to drill a hole in the panel, theres no real trick to this, it just has to be snug around your rubber grommet.

Follow the next couple of pictures for the primary assembly...

The first part of the mod is pretty easy. Once your grommet, shim and tubes are in place, a few spots of glue at the back of the mod to secure and hold the clear tube in place.

Feed your wires through and sure them, I use hot glue and a small plastic wire clip, these too can be bought from your local electronics shop.

Next step is to place your LED...

There are a number of ways to secure your LED in place, I use hot glue and/or a small plastic bracket.

The end result should look like this, its really a night effect and will always look better inside the case. Remember you can also use different colored LED's to suit your mod.

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