Custom PC case - Multi Hex MKII

Decisions decisions... One of these or this :confused:
Heatkiller will be tricky to get but we do have some guys in the US that can bring it back for me I hope. And can get it for close to the same price the XSPC would be locally
 
Archer said:
Decisions decisions... One of these or this :confused:
Heatkiller will be tricky to get but we do have some guys in the US that can bring it back for me I hope. And can get it for close to the same price the XSPC would be locally
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the Raystorm with the black aluminium bracket would look nice, with your own custom cut 'shield', but guess it would come down to your look preference

my one gripe with the Raystorm (although I guess it still comes down to how you build your loop), is that were you wanting to rotate the block to have ports in different locations, the name and the IN will be messed up
 
Got the parts today, din't have much time for decent photos (didn't have much time for anything really). Just got some test fits in of the big stuff (you can see I only used 3 screws on the radiator for instance), the protective film is still on most of the parts even. But the next time I'll have a decent amount of time for this is probably next weekend only, so thought I'd load up a couple photos at least. And yes, I'll resize the photos decently moving forward, just no time now :p

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Sonic2k said:
You obviously have a lot of budget for having these metal pressings/metal laser cuts, done.
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I don't think you realize how cheap it is to get metal laser cut and bent.
I could probably get that case cut and bent for a couple hundred rand max.
 
Oh, and if I were to decorate it, I would sandblast the whole thing with a relatively rough grit then brass black it (oxidise it black), polish the black off the outer edges and finish it off with polyurethane spray.
 
Yip, Solidworks

@AstroTurf - will those processes work on aluminium? I'm pretty much in the dark when it comes to finishes on any material.
 
Archer said:
Yip, Solidworks

@AstroTurf - will those processes work on aluminium? I'm pretty much in the dark when it comes to finishes on any material.
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Anodizing is pretty much for aluminium.
The carabiner attached above is aluminium.
 
Archer said:
Yip, Solidworks

@AstroTurf - will those processes work on aluminium? I'm pretty much in the dark when it comes to finishes on any material.
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Yea it should.
Go buy a bit of gunmetal blue from a hardware store and try it on an offcut.
 
Ya I was planing on going with anodizing. Just a pain, there are always lots of scratches in the panels, and as anodizing is essentially zero thickness they show through. But I haven't really looked yet, so I don't know how much elbow grease still needs to be applied. As long as there are no really deep scratches it'll be fine. I also dont know how much, if any, the preparation processes remove minor scratches.
 
Archer said:
Ya I was planing on going with anodizing. Just a pain, there are always lots of scratches in the panels, and as anodizing is essentially zero thickness they show through. But I haven't really looked yet, so I don't know how much elbow grease still needs to be applied. As long as there are no really deep scratches it'll be fine. I also dont know how much, if any, the preparation processes remove minor scratches.
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The problem with anodizing is that it scratches easily and then looks ***.
 
Electric said:
The problem with anodizing is that it scratches easily and then looks ***.
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A part of the reason why I went with powder coat last time... I recall that adding a lot of thickness though on my last project, but some online searching suggests it's only supposed to be about 20mils max?
 
Electric said:
The problem with anodizing is that it scratches easily and then looks ***.
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Wonder how it'd look sand-blasted? I've heard there's an option to use nut-shell (walnut afaik) for a much softer & uniform look. Alu seems a little bit too soft for regular sand-blasting - but might be worth getting a small sample done if you like the look of textured naked steel rather than coating or anodizing.

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saor said:
Wonder how it'd look sand-blasted? I've heard there's an option to use nut-shell (walnut afaik) for a much softer & uniform look. Alu seems a little bit too soft for regular sand-blasting - but might be worth getting a small sample done if you like the look of textured naked steel rather than coating or anodizing.

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We sand blast lots of Aluminium.
Walnut grit.
It looks much better ones it's blasted.
 
Aluminium. (30mmx40mm).

Just did this as a whatever for Archer. Very very lazy job so does not have full potential but you will get the idea.

Very fine sandblasting, the shiny parts are where I missed sandblasting, I also did not wash the aluminium off first or agitate while oxidising so it is not evenly covered (just for reference, not an actual product, who got time fo that).

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Sandblasted then Oxidised for around 10 minutes in brass black.

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Would normally lightly buff but yet again, in a hurry so just gave it a layer of silvo, let it dry then polished it off with a cloth.

Obviously after that you would want to give it a coat of something to make it shiny, I have not done so but @Archer shout if you want me to.

Also, if you scratch it, paint the scratch with gun metal blue to fix. Scratching will not be so easy if you are using a decent PU spray to protect the surface, a universal clear primer beforehand would also help.
 
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@AstroTurf: You in CPT? Occasionally need stuff sandblasted / anodized - would be nice to have more contacts :).
 
Thanks Astro, you've given me something to think about but that looks pretty cool
 
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