Case Mod update

[Frito]

Here's a pic of the dvd top I just got done sanding.

So far I've learned this:
The DVD drive plastic is firm and easy to work with like wood. I could dremel/whittle/sand with ease.

The PS2 case plastic is rubbery and melts WAY too easy. I had to cut with the dremel at it's lowest RPM to keep from warping the damn thing. It's taking forever.

Lots more cutting/sanding to do.

[Frito]

Oh and before anyone screams foul.

I will be putting Lexan on the inside to keep it a little more dust resistant.

[TylerDurden]

Good luck!




Tyler!

[lufcfan]

Looking good so far...

[Frito]

Okay finally got done cutting/sanding the top. My hands are sore. :p

I decided to sand the top since I cut through the DVD/CDROM logos and it looked funny. Plus i got a wicked scratch on accident.

I think I'll just paint the top flat black but i'm kinda liking the sanded "grey" look.

[rms2001]

You going to add neon lights on the in side as well?





Oregon huh? Lucky you. Tress and water. Really thinking of going back there, sick of the desert and having sales tax :rolleyes: . LOL Where in OR you at?

[Frito]

Yeah, i got a bunch of EL wire blue on order.

I'm in Beaverton, NW part of portland.

[rms2001]

EL wire is fun, not very bright though.

Ya I know where Beaverton is. Had some friends up there. I use to live in Medford, where I still have family and woukd like to move back to.

[seaneyb2003]

any updates???:)

[TylerDurden]

Is it gonna look something like this?



Tyler!

[seaneyb2003]

cool whos is that?

[TylerDurden]

Or this?



Tyler!

[seaneyb2003]

cool is that ur case mod then tyler?

[TylerDurden]

No this is absolutely not mine.




Tyler!

[seaneyb2003]

thought so
i would delete em if i was u dont think he like that :o not sure tho... u have 2 ask him.

[TylerDurden]

He sent me those pics. I dont have to ask anything since Im not claiming they are mine. And since when have I cared if anyone gets mad?



Tyler!

[seaneyb2003]

lol yea i spose so :)

[Frito]

I'm still cutting Lexan. It sucks cutting curves. I tries using the dremel first but it just just melted and warped.

So basically i have to cut it deep with a razor then break it off.

It's taking forever :(

[Frito]

Okay, I finished glueing the lexan into the DVD drive and it's getting assembled after this post.

I have a couple questions.

Should I do the etching on the inside of the plastic or the outside? This weekend I saw some lighted glasswork with the etching on the inside and it looked great. I don't know how well that would work with Lexan though. I guess I can try both if I have to. What do you guys think?

Also, anyone know a soft enough material to clean the surface for this crap? My cotton t-shirt scratched it up pretty bad :(

[lufcfan]

What about that stuff they make mops out of on spindle polishers? It's a bit like cotton wool, I don't know what it's called... That'll polish it up real nice...

[seaneyb2003]

polyester or nylon im not sure :confused:

[lufcfan]

Any pictures of it now with the Lexan??? Looking forward to seeing it complete :cool:

[seaneyb2003]

yesh look very nice :) im sure the material ur after is either nylon or polyester

[Frito]

Hey guys I finished cutting everything. But I hit a huge snag. The acid I use for glass etching burns and "fades" the lexan It totally sucks balls. So I think I'm gonna have to use paint or something.

So since that's gonna take me a while I just decided to the rest and go back to do the etching later.

Anyway, I'm hooking up the lights. (Fan on order) And I don't have my Multimeter at work. (Forgot it at home) Can anyone tell me which is power and which is ground from this pic?

If I had to guess I'd gamble the one on the right is ground.

[crazygamelover]

I didnt think it mattered how you connect lights as long as there is a closed circuit! Cant you just hook them up to either, or is there only certain points that can be used due to other stuff included in the circuit?

[spedmetal]

I didnt think it mattered how you connect lights as long as there is a closed circuit! Cant you just hook them up to either, or is there only certain points that can be used due to other stuff included in the circuit?

Well it kind of does matter, depending on if he is using LED's or EL wire. LED stands for light emitting diode if you didn’t know, and if you also didn’t know a diode will only allow current to flow in one direction so if you hook it up the wrong way...no light. Now with EL wire there is actually an inverter that converts the DC power to AC thus it must be hooked up to + and - correctly.

I'll check latter is I get a chance as to which is + and which is -.

[crazygamelover]

Well it kind of does matter, depending on if he is using LED's or EL wire. LED stands for light emitting diode if you didn’t know, and if you also didn’t know a diode will only allow current to flow in one direction so if you hook it up the wrong way...no light. Now with EL wire there is actually an inverter that converts the DC power to AC thus it must be hooked up to + and - correctly.

I'll check latter is I get a chance as to which is + and which is -.

Ah! I knew about the LED abreviation, same used in computers.
Course, there are points specifically for them so I just took for granted, they were like regular lights. Thats good basic info to know. I have never worked with EL wire though so I just learned something new. Kewl Thanks Sped ;)

[Frito]

Yeah, I'm using EL wire. 'cept the power connector it came with was yellow black as opposed to red/black. So now I'm wondering if it's 5v when it says it's 12v.

:p Time to investigate!