Performed Mods:
The case was made from three 10 ft. 1/2" copper pipes, 32 T connectors, 8 elbow connectors, and a butane torch (connectors had solder already applied which made connecting the beast much easier). All the cutting and grinding was performed with my cordless Dremel (if I only had a pipe cutter). The pics pretty much speak for the construction itself. The corners each have two horizontal bars for support and to act as handles. The hardest parts are making sure all the pipes for mounting the hardware were in the correct places since mounting on a 1/2" cylinder doesn't give you much leeway for errors. Additionally, a new top right mounting hole for the PSU had to be drilled so that the top left and right holes were both aligned rather than staggered as on most standard power supplies. When finally completed, the case is much lighter than one would expect and as strong as a tank.
36 Comments on The Copper Top
-Dan
Cool idea and good work.
Great job!
I like it, very creative.
Finaly a real mod. Damn i get tired of looking at bought cases with windows and some light. Look at my lights. This is build up from bottom and 8 from me. But i agree with others here. Something is missing.
Love it or hate.
Me, i love it.
Great piece or work IMO.
Love it, good stuff man.
then get back to me lol
It looks crappy to me! Sorry, i am sure it took u a long time to make this case.
I think that sweating pipe is hard to do for plumbing. To make a case out of sweating pipe with perfect angles is pretty incredible. The other views probably don't understand how impressive this mod really is.
You have the perfect combo of form and function. Windows might be an improvement, lights and all the fancy crap a few of the idiots suggested would ruin it. Like it as-is, and giving it a 10 because I felt it deserved a higher score than it has.
I gave 10 because it's very badass and one of a kind
Nice work though