OGS Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Oy! This mod is something that I've been wanting to build for some time. It is a tribute to the cooler master ammo 533 case. The project is going to be an evolution from the Ammo series, both from an engineering and design standpoint. Personally I have been part of the Mekatronix Works (mktrx) case-mod team. We've previously participated in a number of regional events, in the last couple of years. Before that it was mostly custom watercooling and jerry-rigging our cases to fit the components. I am going to be using a similar HW monitor display system, in-build into the case as one of our previous projects "Tek'tonic III" (link below) The previous builds I have worked at were more of an abstract design and served no purpose in utility. With this competition I have the chance to build my system into something that will feed the nostalgia of my lanparty days. The materials I will be using: Aluminium, Plexi, Dibond and Carbon fiber reinforced ABS. previous builds: Tek'tonic Tek'tonic III Rog COOPER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 This post was initially reserved for the final submission shots, that time has now come. I give you MKTRX Ammo 315, the ultimate lan-party rig: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Quick update with some sketches that I've been working on for the past few days. I've eyeballed most of the measurements, some adjustments may be necessary. The first attachment shows the external, left-hand side of the build. I'll be fabricating this from aluminium composite materials (3rd pic) tomorrow. It's usually a bad ideea to build this from the outside in, but hey that's what sketches are for. Queue some hardcore dremel action. Second attachment is a rockin' pulley transmission system. Bit of a headache to design, but just wait and see it in action! None of the components, that I ordered, have made it through shipping yet, so it's all fabricobbling until the easter bunny hops around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 15, 2017 Author Share Posted April 15, 2017 They say nothing beats using the right tool for the job. In this case, that would be a CNC router. The next best thing is to improvise a router table and use it with stencils as my laser cutter can’t handle metal work. Load up a 45 degree drill bit and execute precision grooves to bend the flat composite into load-bearing edges and pillars. Laser cut a set of acrylic stencils. Double-sided sticky tape holds everything together. Use stencils with the router to shape the composite and pilot screw holes. Count remaining fingers on each hand. The slides cover the parts highlighted in red (top right corner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejim Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 The sketches look cool, where did you get the inspiration from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Thanks! Most of all, this mod is meant to be a tribute to the Cooler Master Ammo 533, a few snaps of which you'll find in the first post in this thread, nested amongst the sketches. There's a few nods to classic titles such as portal and rocket league. The central pillar of the design is sticking to non-colors: black, white and a few shades of grey. There's a few reasons for this: - I get easily bored with a fixed color scheme, a monochrome design, side panel LCD display and the wonders of RGB lighting solve this issue. - It makes tweaking the design much easier as the mod progresses. - It eludes versatility: few things are as versatile as an ammo box! Dropping this case on your desk at any lan-party should immediately convey that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Parts are here! CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-5930K MOTHERBOARD: ROG Strix X99 Gaming MEMORY: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-2666 32GB Quad-Channel (8 DIMM) STORAGE: 2 x 240GB Kingston HyperX 3K SSD (RAID 0) VIDEO CARD: ROG Strix GeForce® GTX 1080 OC edition POWER SUPPLY: Cooler Master V650 COOLER: custom water block with Alphacool NexXxoS ST30 Full Copper 240mm radiator and Monsoon water loop CASE FANS: Cooler Master: MasterFan Pro 120 Air Pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Preparing outer surface for painting, since the composite panel comes coated with some sort of enamel. Had to deepen the bending grooves to release some tension before bending. Made a bending contraption with the laser cuter. Used some cyanoacrylate to maintain the 45° angle of the bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 Main body of work on the pulley system got finished today. I started off by 3d printing, separating, and hand finishing a few sets of timing pulleys. Some metal work followed. I cut up some aluminium pipe and steel threaded rod. Assembled the pulley system using a bucket load of nuts and screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGS Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Needed a distribution board for the RGB LED strips. Started off with a bare copper clad board and applied a layer of paint as masking. The PCB was then laser and chemically etched before applying a final acetone treatment to remove the paint masking. All that remains is to drill the holes and solder on the pin headers. Since this is a single layer PCB the headers will have to go on the reverse side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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