5mm acrylic. Drilled pilot hole then jigsaw the hole. After that I grind it nicely with dremel.

do u think 5mm acrylic could be use to make a bay reservoir.

would it last ?

i think 8mm is kinda thick.. hehehe.......

IMHO 5mm shud b more than enuf.

5mm thick enough for a bay res.

here's a pic of mine. ^^

@hollowbean
wow ...did you made that yourself??? and where did you buy that nice looking barbs??

Sweet ....

Nice looking bay reservoir....

Nice Finishes too....

How much did it cost you to make that DIY RESERVOIR ?

wow very nice~! i wonder what u use to make sure water cant go through the joint

maybe that is not a DIY one and a premade?
check out his sig

yup. i made it myself.
those bards bought from HK


acrylic wont cost over 30bucks. cuz it used a small lil piece only.

PVC joint glue

dude... i did it maself for this 1.

hollowbean,
those barbs are NPT or NPSM or G BSPP threading?
How did u tap the threads on the acrylic?
Got anymore of those barbs? I would like some Serious. 1/2" barb, 1/4" threading issit?

This post has been edited by MetalZone: May 21 2006, 04:03 PM

@hollowbean
i'm also interested with the answers to these questions

Barbs got plenty at Ace Hardware lar. Nice 1's too. got 3/8, 1/2 oso got. Even got plastic barbs. T joints, L joints, everything got man. Ace HArdware rox.

darn ace hardware !!

they closed down in jb, no more ace hardware.....

@hollowbean,

PVC glue, any specific brand bro ?? Looks interesting..... Now really want to make one of my own... hehe....

PVC glue is plumber's glue. The normal pvc pipe glue from hardware store. I use that too.

those barbds are BSPP. hmm.. i think left 1 or 2 piece(s) only.
if u guys intrested i can order together with my watercooling set in bulk section.
yup . its 1/2"barb 1/4"thread.

about threads on the acrylic... i bought 1 set of hand tapping tool for 1/4" BSPT Thread and 11.8mm drill bit.
it looks like this

hey guys....hope u can help me out with my ultra noob question here regarding the 3 barbs CPU waterblock....been wondering about this for quite awhile....

1/ usually, how do people setup the input and output?? 1 input 2 output or the other way round??

2/ which one will be the input?? centre barb or outer barbs?

3/ comparing 2 barbs with 3 barbs waterblocks... which is better/preferred and why?

wah...mADmAN, sudah mahu masuk air ka???

i can answer the first 2 questions.

1) it will be 1 input and 2 output. the reason....to get better flow rate.

2) the center barb will be the input directly above the heat source. so the cold water pours in onto the hot copper at the center, then split into 2 and exits the block.

no.3 will be answered by people who have more knowledge. i'm still new myself

which ace hardware?
i've checked out the midvalley one b4. metal ones, they only got brass barbs, non-nickel-plated, and they don't have those with a wider base to allow an O-ring seal.

Ikano Ace. Got season 1. Sumtimes wat oso dont haf. But currently a lot of that stuff.

For the Brass BArb, i think can just get it at local hardware shops....

Dunt have to go to Ace hardware ...

@Madman,

1 INPUT and 2 OUTPUT , input in the middle and output at the sides.

i think there are a few LYN's using this WATERBLOCK

TRy checking out the WAtercooling CLUB THread

Good LucK