[Scratch Build] Project Woodwater

[steff345]

Update time!

I now cut the left side panel and did its initial mounting with piano hinges:

The edge of the door is warped a bit - but this would not be a problem since the excess is going to be trimmed out anyway

Next, I attached the angled block of wood to the side. Note that the edges are quite rough and needs smoothing and a bit

of attention:

I plan on cutting the door edge at an angle of 45 degrees to continue the length of the angled side further. A view of the door closed

and the edge which is to be cut as described above.

[steff345]

A view from the right panel side:

My pet cat has found something new to rub her tummy against hehe

and there she is - watching me while I work (I just couldn't resist posting this up)

[steff345]

Hi guys, time for another update!!

Started working on the base for the case. I plan on having it elevated by approximately 5 mm. Still a work in progress

and must build upon this and will hopefully go well with the theme.

Here, I cut a 45 degree angle, leaving 3mm height vertically from the base:

I paused working on the base next so that I could cut the length after attaching both doors to the case, just to be sure I get the

exact length without regretting cutting too earlier.

So now I started wokring on the front panel which would house the USB and Audio ports.

This is where it is to be fixed (I drilled 3 mounting holes in the front angled-cut):

The piece of wood had to be two pieces attached side by side with a 5mm cut on one end so that it sits flush with the external

panel (the glue is yet to dry up under the screws):

Here's a better view of the 5mm cut:

A view of the front side of it (needs sanding and a bit of attention):

That's it for now! Thanks for looking!

[steff345]

Next, I fixed the several strips of 10mm x 10mm pieces of wood (to make up the blinds for the open-air design) to the right side panel.

Came out pretty well, but needs a bit of attention and sanding to be perfected:

A cut had to be made on the door, so that the door could be opened freely without hitting the front panel:

That's it for now

[Alex Ftoulis]

Pretty interesting concept my friend, good luck with the execution!! Mod on!

[steff345]

Pretty interesting concept my friend, good luck with the execution!! Mod on!

Thanks, and glad you find the concept interesting! The idea is a semi-open air/water cooled chassis, combining the 'best of both worlds' into one versatile

package

[steff345]

Time for more progress!

I now cut the top panel to accommodate the 240 rad:

The edges are still rough as they need to be attended to. I took the photos while the cut was quite 'raw'

A front view of the top panel now, after the cut:

I also had to cut a 2mm slice in the back panel to ensure a smooth fit of the rad. Again, this needs a bit of sanding

to smoothen it out, so please forgive the rough edges:

Next, I worked on attaching the front panel to the case, as you can see, it came out quite well (much better than i hoped at least ) :

[steff345]

I then focused my attention of fixing the hinges on properly.

For this, I had to cut a few grooves on the back panel, else, that nail heads would make contact with the panel and

offset the door a little, causing a bit of gap between the door and the frame of the case.

The grooves were cut out with a utility knife:

A view of the cut groove:

This was repeated for all 5 other hinge mounts as well:

Once all 6 hinges were complete, I worked on finishing the base. Here's a view of the angled cut:

And the final finished base:

and until next time, adios!

[Alexander Hede]

Cool build!

[steff345]

Cool build!

Thanks! Glad you like it!