Wish u all Happy New Year 2010!

Welcome to my little worklog of my 1st aluminium chassis modding project involving aluminium panel cutting.

First, let's take some views on the original Lian Li PC-V351R Chassis. Sorry yaa... these uploaded pictures below are not so clear due to my deteriorating Digital Camera


Right Aluminum Panel of Lian Li PC-V351R Chassis


Left Aluminum Panel of Lian Li PC-V351R Chassis


Back View of Lian Li PC-V351R Chassis


Bottom View of Lian Li PC-V351R Chassis


Top View of Lian Li PC-V351R Chassis

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Jan 3 2010, 06:56 PM

woah...influential seller is now modding...

good luck old friend, niclas..

Next, I measure and come out with a sketch before cutting works are performed on the Left Aluminium Panel of Lian Li PC-V351R


This is my sketch


Stick paper tape on Aluminum Panel and draw all necessary lines according to the initial sketch. After that, get ready Black and Decker's Rotary Tool with Cutting Disc.



Then, perform cutting works with minimum pressure and slowly move the Cutting Disc along the line to be cut. Here goes the cutting line.



Cut... Cut... Cut... Finally, small window has been cut out from Left Aluminum Panel of Lian Li PC-V351R


But the cut edges of small window are not so nice, which are a little bit rough. So must perform sanding later on

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Jan 2 2010, 10:25 PM

woOt~ nic, nice red case..i wish i had v351 but my mobo didnt allow me..

Hehe... actualy started modding with acrylic panel but this is my 1st official project for aluminium panel... wish me luck ya

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Added on January 2, 2010, 10:29 pmThanks ya, old friend...

OK, going back home now... It's late... Will continue 2 upload more on the progress tomorrow...

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Jan 2 2010, 10:29 PM

nice nic..hehe ur machine cannot cut alu ka?if not easier la put in it..wish to c the final result soon..must be great one..engrave ah the window?

Yup, this is a nice chassis owned by a customer... helping 2 mod... There r other models of SSF/HTPC chassis which can accommodate ATX motherboard. Plz feel free 2 pm me if u r interested, then i can recommend u some good ones

ooo..good luck modding..cant wait to see the final result..sure will be great wan

hey nic, can u make a custom casing? hahahha.. the looks like the mountainmods casing, can make?

This post has been edited by kInOzAwA: Jan 3 2010, 04:19 PM

Thanks... Yup, the acrylic window will have some simple cutting n engraving...

Thanks. Still in process now...

Right view of Aluminum Panel after sanding the edges of small window cut.


Left view of Aluminum Panel also after sanding the edges of small window cut.


Left view


Right View


Rough edges of window eventually become smooth after sanding process.


Useful advice on the use of dremel during cutting works:

"Read and understand the tool manual before using it. Wear proper eye protection and dust mask"

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Jan 3 2010, 07:02 PM

OK, this is my idea of cutting and engraving works on NuclearTec Flaming-Icez Acrylic Panel

These acrylic panels will appear on the 'windows' of the cut Aluminium panels in my previous posts.

This is just my initial idea, and the cutting/engraving works will take place in these few days.



This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Jan 3 2010, 07:04 PM

Hi fren, at the moment we do not provide such service... In view of the high cost of such custom made chassis, I think buying a chassis then modding it is more popular in malaysia...

=O.. what did u use to sand those?? file?? sander?? orbital grinder?

First, I used dremel's polishing wheel. Then, used normal sand paper (no. 280).

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Jan 3 2010, 07:18 PM

btw nic..u jz use dremel to cut the wholes? and then smoothen the edges wid sand paper?

wow polishing wheel??

as in those grinding stones?? or sanding disc??

No la... the metal brush disc thingy

nice cutting and sanding ^.^,
wonder how much these kind of dremel will cost?

reiben5 got sell dremels along with other tools =p

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1199710

This post has been edited by viruz019: Jan 7 2010, 07:19 PM

lolz.. advertising for me?? haha xD

lol thx

good things should be know

hahahah..jz helping a fellow forumer to get what he need and helping u to boost sales

wow !! great sanding !! what'da ya use to get that...?
..just started using the dremel, but cutting a straight line is tough la...how'cha do it ? any tips ...apologies for the noob question

Actually, the project was completed quite long time ago before my holiday. But only until today, I can find little time to upload some more pictures showing the progress.

Let's look at the acrylic panels that I cut & engraved:


Acrylic Panel for 1 side


Acrylic Panels for Both Sides



This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Feb 7 2010, 08:05 PM

UV Blue Acrylic Panel Installed on 1 Side of the Chassis


UV Blue Acrylic Panel Installed on The Other Side of the Chassis


Effect After Installing NuclearTec UV CCFL Twin Light Kit 300mm Inside the Chassis


Nice Glowing UV Blue Effect with the Help of NuclearTec UV CCFL

Effect of UV Red Acrylic Panel Installed on the Bottom of the Chassis with UV CCFL



Glowing Effect of the Bottom UV Red Acrylic Sheet

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Feb 7 2010, 08:10 PM

welcome back niclas haha
great build~!!

Wow, gorgeous!!!
I love the adidas logo on the acylic..

Thanks a lot

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Added on February 8, 2010, 8:33 pmThanks ya... Those r not adidas logo, but look similar hor... the difference is noticeable if u look closer, hehe...

This post has been edited by niclasteoh: Feb 8 2010, 08:33 PM

hahaha

The circled parts are not exactly the same

yup i know haha..
just posting the adidas logo for fun =P

Hahaha, it's ok... Thanks for visiting my post, your words n pictures

LoL...My bad, didn't notice those small parts from the logo...

Great work! simplicity is killer!

This post has been edited by verdict: Apr 21 2010, 06:45 PM

Thanks for your compliments, fren...

wow nice
i like the uv effect

Thanks bro... It's uv blue acrylic on the 2 sides, and uv red acrylic at the bottom

it's becoming a glowing machine

Ya it's glowing nicely

Where's the completed picture bro?

Plz refer to posts #28 and 29 @ page 2. The completed pictures r there. TQ!