Wow,dat's damn nice .sk8roy,can u plz make 1 detailed worklog so dat anyone can use it as a guide should they wanna try d same thing?

wow
very nice casing
the wooden colour very kewl

I will be redoing the front of the case next week hopefully (waiting on some more wood). When I do I will take some more pics and try explaining more in detail what I did with the rest of the case as well as the new front...

lolz..... NICE CASE! imma build one myself also! xD recycle old wood and furniture old part!

fuhhh....really nice done...really look like a drawer xD...u guys really have the cr8tivity..i wish i hve one

Thnx man.ur work IMO is really outstanding n unique.i hope u can make it easy n noob frenly (yours truly ).surely a lot will make it as guidance.looking forward to it

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Added on March 19, 2010, 12:01 amOh,n plz include d reasons why u choose each hardware.u know,mybe cuz low heat,energy efficien or whatever.thnx.

This post has been edited by Arool: Mar 19 2010, 12:01 AM

Don't you wanna try woodcase with transparent sidepanel or something? So we can see your rig inside and put CCFL some more

when I do my next pc, I think I will make it out of wood again. If I do then yes will do some windows and what not to show off the inside. This build however sits in my entertainment stand and cannot be seen except for the front. Also the insides are sorta plain, no sleeving, lights, or even attractive components worth showing off or highlighting with a window.

Another update, will be another week before I can reveal my facelift. Seems the piece of wood I ordered is 1/4 inch too short. I guess that's why its best to measure instead of trying to go by memory, I was too lazy to find a tape measure.....

Make sure you post the picture of your progress. Really like to see

and mod the optical drive front panel ooo.... not yet right?? really looking forward....

Ok, finally received my wood. Here is the start of my facelift. To start I had to cut the african padauk board down to size and also cut the oak 1" square down to size.





Here is the apple dvd drive door that I will be using to accomplish this mod. I will be adding a piece of oak veneer to the face of this so it blends with the rest of the wood.



Shot of it all to give an idea of how it will go together. Of course the backside will be routed out 1/2 -3/4 inch so the dvd drive door will sit much closer to the face, almost flush.



And now glued together, I'll have to wait a day for it to dry completely. Will give another update Saturday. I plan on doing the rear panel Saturday also, so hopefully I can share that too...

TS, r u a carpenter?? or u do home furniture reno???

walao.. sibeh nice weh. are you making another one for sales? i'm interested

@valtai30
u quoted ALL those pictures just to ask a simple question??? at least spoiler them la aiyo...


TS...hows about some updates? ur glue would have dried by now

ya,update,update!!

Yes the glue has dried...lol....Sorry I have not had a chance to update, will get something up tomorrow. Been busy with work, put 14 hours in yesterday. Off tomorrow so will get this updated.

And yes you could say I am a carpenter/furniture builder. It is not my job but a hobby of mine. I built every cabinet in my kitchen when I remodeled it and a couple entertainment stands and a few other odds and ends.

just go laminate the dvd rom door to wood pattern then all be done.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1160674

This post has been edited by easyzuddin: Apr 2 2010, 08:59 PM

MAMAMIA... this is great piece of work there

Read my mind, that is what I did. Here is an update.
After gluing the wood, I started routing a groove for the dvd door to sit in the face. I said I would post detail of this part but there was just too much dust and my Nikon is my baby, I did not want to expose it to all the dust. So here are a few more shots of it finished and tomorrow I will open the case and get some shots of the inside of the front and explain what I did.

Here is a shot of the PC in its spot on the entertainment stand. Excuse all the mess....should have cleaned it up a bit before the pic..Also this is the best TV show ever...Any Dexter fans out there.



And now a close up of the new facelift. The wood stripe doesn't quite flow together pefectly, the grain is a tad off but this looks so much better than the ugly DVD drive.



As you can see there is no eject button or power buttons on the PC. Everything is controlled from the remote you see on the top in the picture above. Pc is running a custom mod of win 7 32bit done by AMC over at Project Alchemist called DeepBlue7. Takes about 7 seconds to start and automatically starts in XBMC.



For those that do not know how the Apple G5 drive door works....A few pics...When the drive opens it runs into 2 curved tabs on the apple door that push and slide the door down and then the dvd tray slides out. It is spring loaded so when the drive closes it just pops back up.







Thanks for taking a peek and commenting. I will get some more shots from the inside so anyone that wants to do something similar can have a better idea of how it all goes together.

Nice modding + nice photos