For all of you patiently waiting… I’ve got another update here.

I never seem to get as much done as I would like, but I’m always making progress. With this update, you can get an idea of how the radiators are going to be placed in the case. It may not be what you were expecting…

Let’s start this off with one of my new toys. It’s an 18” metal brake! I’ll be using this for all of the fabrication work on the case. It’s not huge, but then again, it doesn’t need to be. The thickest material I need to bend, will be 1mm aluminum.

Here I’ve got a picture of one side panel almost completed. There’s a little filing to do, on a few rough edges, but it is 95% completed. It’s enough for me to move on to the next step. I’ll come back to the side panels later.

Here are a couple of shots with the side panel placed on the case. You should clearly be able to see the recess in the panel where an acrylic panel will be fitted.

Finally, I’ve started test fitting cardboard inside the case. These are approximate representations of the aluminum radiator mounts. A hole will be cut in the mount to match the radiator, and the radiator will be mounted on the inside of this panel. Once the case is assembled, there should be about 1cm or so, between the mounts and the side panel. There is a certain look I’m going for here, and when finished, there will be CCFL’s located on both the top and the bottom of the panel. This should add a nice glow to the acrylic and radiator, without being over the top.

More coming soon…

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