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unnamedny

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Specs:
P4 2.4, 1.5Gb of RAM, 750GB, ATI 9800XT

Mods:
I've used old metal case as a skeleton, It's covered with 1/2 inch Oak plywood and then all types of moulding.

Metal skeleton was taken of the old case, everything else was crafted. I've used couple of colors to give it an interesting look. Here are some images and a youtube video.

Here are all the images http://borysatwork.info/case/Case.html

Materials:

Old case (Skeleton)

1/2 Inch Oak Plywood,

6ft of Base Moulding

6ft of 2 types of Casing moulding

6ft of custom made one (the top one)

Golden Metal Grill

Polyurethane

Magna Lacquer

Custom stains

Wood Glue



Tools used:

Table saw

10 inch Meter saw

Jigsaw

all Types of drills

23ga Nail Gun

18ga Nail Gun

Spray Gun

Router

Belt Sander

Planner

Staple gun



Here is a video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oIhzAJCnE
 
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crtecha

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Nice looking case you did a great job. Your cable management scares me though.
 
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mine was worse before I tidied it up...
 
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I need to mod my 900 this weekend soo I can officially hide all my cables
 
hybrid1989

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nice work man! looks fantastic!

next thing to work on is making a wooden motherboard tray so you can route some cables..haha
 
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hybrid1989 said:
nice work man! looks fantastic!

next thing to work on is making a wooden motherboard tray so you can route some cables..haha
Click to expand...

hahaha this post is hilarious .... just imagine the tray :D or making it ROFL
 
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The cable management makes me hurl, everything else is cool.
 
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Nice work bro...

This is one of the coolest mod ive`d ever seen 9/10 for the hard work
 
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It looks awesome and very nice finish. My only con is your cable management. 8/10 for all the custom work.
 
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