[Cyprus 29] CM Stacker : Update 18: Custom Fan Enclosures

[Jim Weist]

The custom power cable. Damn! That's some die-hard modding action!

 

Thanks!! I try to make sure everything gets a mod of some sort =D

[Jim Weist]

Hey Everybody! Its been a long time coming on this one! Sorry for the long gap in updates, the build went back burner to client projects, then to the MSI Pro Mod, then more client projects. Eventually I made a stand to push for a completed build for Quakecon 2016 a few weeks ago. I had a 36 hour modding marathon up until hopping in the car for our 17 hour drive, and after the grueling delirious hour of work, the build didn't power up. Not only that many things were rushed and corners were cut. I tried fixing it in my hotel room but to no avail. The trip was not in vein though, Heath Coop (Tek by Design) and I competed as a team in the 24hr live mod at Quakecon and won first place with our Doom themed build. That was an awesome experience and I will be returning next year with a working Cyprus29 and also to spend the 3 days gaming and relaxing this time lol. 

 

I am almost done with the build now and have tons of photos to share with you all. Unfortunately Cyprus is on 15 or so forums, some only allowing 10 photos, so to make updating these forums a little more organized over the next couple weeks Im rolling out this update, plus 3 more, and then a final photos update to wrap this sucker up! To see the full photo sets from this update, and future updates, head over to my new website, Clockwerk Industries, where I will be hosting all my upcoming worklogs. Some forums do not like links to outside pages so you can just google it or check my social media accounts. I am also building a 1200mm by 900mm 100w Reci Co2 Laser next week and started a store on my website. The laser should also open the door to some sick stuff for my upcoming mods. I will also be doing a build log for the laser on my website, mod zoo, and CNCzone. Stay tuned for that one! 

 

Alright now that we caught up a bit lets start the update 1 of my final 4. 

 

Of course a huge huge thanks to the amazing and patient sponsors on this build! 

 

 

 

 

So I I wanted to run the copper bar theme throughout the build so I brought it to the front. I first cut a base for the mid section and top bezels. 

 

 

 

 

 

After that I cut .25" acrylic stock into bars and chamfered the corners on the mill.

 

 

 

Next up is the copper paint!

 

 

 

Finally I glued the bars on the bezels were finally finished! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The top bezel has a hole pattern for mounting the top bezel reservoir which I will show in one of the coming updates. 

 

Thats all for this update! I wish I didnt have this build on so many forums I would have more photos in my posts. Well, until the next post, a huge thanks to everyone who has been following this build, I appreciate your support! See ya soon!

[Jim Weist]

Hey guys I apologize for the delays, I just built a Co2 laser cutter and building it and calibrating it has taken a bit longer than I had expected. Its finally up and cutting now and I am starting to make products for my webstore. Once I have them all done Ill release the final photos of Cyprus 29 in conjunction with a 29% off sale on my site so stay tuned! Until then, here is final update 2 of 4. This update I have photos of the custom fan enclosures I made for my Cooler Master JetFlo fans.

 

First off thanks to my sponsors for their generous support and patience!

 

 

Here is a render I made in Autodesk Fusion 360, I still have a lot to learn when it comes to rendering, but that software is so awesome. You can model, mold, render, do toolpaths for CNC, direct export to 3d printers, and also, its free!

 

 

 

First I had to remove some metal on the front panel and then paint it.

 

 

 

 

Next up I cut the enclosures out on the cnc router. and glued up the frames.

 

 

 

 

To guard the blades I needed to cut the acrylic bars to size and chamfer the corners on the mill.

 

 

 

 

 

Then I removed the fans with their motors from their original enclosures and hitthe blades and bars with the copper paint

 

 

 

Once the paint cured I glued everything up! Im happy with the result!

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for this update, next up I will show you guys my wire management layout using aviation connectors that panel mount on the motherboard tray! The final update will be the water cooling install. Then the last thing will be the final photos!! I will roll these updates out quicker over the next week. Thanks for those who have followed this build since the beginning!