Kahij Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Well got a little more work done today, just got back into town so I did not have alot of time. I decided to pay a little attention to the hard drive racks, I have a great idea and it involves actually bending the acrylic. I will be using a plumbers torch to heat the acrylic, it actually gets pretty pliable when you heat it up. This is my first shot at it free hand, but it did not work out that great, So tomorrow when Home Depot is not closed I will be goign to pick up some wood to make a jig. A Sneak peak of what the acrylic inside the case will look like. My dog is trying to figure out what the :) I was doing. These pics courtesy of my wife (explains the blur) It came out looking good, camera died before I could get a final pic, but, it was a little mishape. The Jig that I make tomorrow should give me a nice square hard drive cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPang Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 You are one of the few that I know uses a torch to bend acrylic. The guys I know use heat guns or one of the pros I know, uses a raw element that turns red hot and says it is the best way to make bends (I'd rather not, it looks really dangerous). It is though, once red hot, really fast, especially when bending a bunch of pieces. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahij Posted August 4, 2009 Author Share Posted August 4, 2009 Small update for you, finally solved the hd rack problem and I think the solution looks great!! Here is the update hope you guys enjoy. Here is what I came up with for the HD cage I love it! simple and sleek. It is really strong! Thanks for following! Untill next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaPang Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just wanted to let you know that I adapted your hdd stand in my mod--with acrylic! Since I only had 1/8" stuff, I'm going to use your reinforcement idea to make it sturdier. Thanks for widening my horizons! I was going to use bent sheet metal which was going to be a pain to bend without a press. BTW, how are you doing? Haven't heard from you for a while and you still got a lot to show us yet. Cheers/Saludos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastaman69@tpc Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 o my acrylic, sweet sweet smell of burning plastic. <-i'd bow down in praise if only i had legs. i envy your patience with them acrylic pieces man. awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky_82uk Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 looks cool bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyXtremist Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 bro kahij, nice materials and great mod too. I hope to find that same acrylic material here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxession Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Wow, nice, first time I see this worklog, must have missed it! Very nice job with the acrylic, not always an easy material to work with. Looking forward to see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyXtremist Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Whats up bro... hoping to see more soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Molella Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 From his updates on the Evga forum, this project is on hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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