WMD Part III by G-gnome

frontx have a uk outlet as far as i can tell, i ordered some firewire cables to extend my DFI SLI-DR status light cable, and the firewire port on the front (both in a frontx module lol), very good company, and fast response, love their cables :)

Now that is an computer case , To bad I would look at it the hole time and forget what I was doing. Just don't ship it in one piece to anywhere as you will be spending a lot of time at customs or in jail :D .

Nice work with the SS, I always liked the brushed look. I have tons of those slides that you used for the mb tray that I should put to similar use.

Absolutely amazing!

Orac 3 was what got me into case modding (after a mate told me about it)...

Here's hoping that more people are inspired to start after reading this article!

Thanks for all the kind words and feedback. Sorry it's taken so long to put a reply in here; been kinda tied up last couple of weeks and not been online much.

Unfortunately the case is locked away in storage, and the pics I took, which you see in the article, were snapped in a hurry before the case went away (bit-tech editors = cracking whips & deadlines). TBH I can't see myself using WMD in the forseeable future - I simply haven't the space to set it up since I moved house in January. What to do....why, I'll just build another (smaller) case!

WMD was a challenge to build; I had to learn a lot about materials and tools I had never used before. Health problems and modding motivation problems meant the project dragged on much longer that I'd planned. Consequently I was thoroughly sick of it by the end; only finishing because of commitments to sponsors, not because I really wanted to. You guys see the project with fresh eyes and get excited: I see it and just want to move on - feeling like I could have done two projects in the time this one took. :( I almost quit modding altogether over it; only an idea I've got for another project kept me inspired.

I'm starting a full-time Engineering Production course in a few weeks. This course covers CAD, CNC machining, lathes, surface grinders, hand tools, mills, and everything else you'd find or do in a commercial engineering workshop. It goes for 6 months. The best part is the machinery I will have access too; once I learn and can prove I know how to use it. Of course, it'll take 6 months of hard work and learning to get there. I'll need most of that machinery for what I have planned for my next project.... B)

Unlike WMD, I will be covering this project in the Project Logs section of the bit-tech forums. This should mean more frequent updates and more opportunity for discussion of what I'm doing. Keep an eye out for it in the second half of the year, and be prepared for something a little different!

Thanks again for the feedback - I hope it has inspired some of you to go out and mod something. I like reading project logs as much as the next guy, so keep them coming!

Pete D.

:( :'( [slaps G-nome with a wet trout repeatedly] How dare you consider giving up? You are a legend in the modding scene! You and a handful of other people have inspired a generation of modders (yours truly included). With every new mod you raise the bar and I really hope you stick around. Looking forward to at least ten more projects from you! :D

-ed out

man, the amount of work you put into your mods is insane!!

great work on this one, loved Orac too

keep on modding lol

Magnificent mod

You're decision to make youre next project a normal project log,
makes me verry happy. I even couldnt find your part II on bittech,
had to google. (verry bad )

when you finish the cnc-class, will you be working somewhere with cnc machinery,
or do you (plann to) own you're own equipment?

Originally Posted by Mr.Nonflex
when you finish the cnc-class, will you be working somewhere with cnc machinery,
or do you (plann to) own you're own equipment?

Hi Mr.Nonflex. I'm doing engineering classes strictly as a hobby, so no plans on getting a job for an engineering company.

As for machines: I'll try to use the college machines for most things in future, as I can pay a small fee and use their workshop long after I've finished formal lessons - my neighbour is a retired engineer and has his own workshop with lathes and milling machines, but has also been going to the college workshops for several years now as he reckons it's better to accidentally break college tools than his own! Once I get my new home workshop built (as in, build the actual building it's going in, lol), I'm looking at getting a small cnc mill for myself, possibly a cnc router table, and definitely a manual lathe (though fairly well tricked out with DROs, power feeds, etc). Until then, I can mod away quite happily at college. I'll be starting construction on my next modding project soon (plans drawn, currently sourcing materials) - hopefully next week; if the teachers deem I'm competant enough by now not to wreck the machines .

Once I get a decent amount of the project completed and written up, I'll start my new project log.

Originally Posted by Mr.Nonflex
Magnificent mod

You're decision to make youre next project a normal project log,
makes me verry happy. I even couldnt find your part II on bittech,
had to google. (verry bad )

http://www.bit-tech.net/search?q=wmd&type=&go.x=0&go.y=0 ;)

Hey Guys,

Been on another planet lately. Cant remember how i stumbled across WMD. I wish i had've sooner. I guess no-one would believe me i had similar ambitions to do a stainless steel case, though,not necessarily a round one. If i had maybe i could have saved some drill bits, with the suggested use of Trefolex. Trust me it's THE MAGIC cutting compound.
There is no one word or phrase that can describe this case-mod. As a metal fabricator, i can see the work involved and surely empathise with you G-gnome, as i know how some time you can bite off more than you want to chew.
I would have loved to be involved (in a small way) in the evolution of this masterpiece. Maybe next time.

Marvellous execution of an original concept.

Cheers

Dazza :D B)

Thanks Dazza. I'll look out for some Trefolex; the advice is much appreciated.:)

Since I've been doing my engineering course at TAFE I've learnt the right way to do all this stuff; speeds and feeds and tooling and coolant and compounds, etc - it's the full pre-trade course. Having a blast machining parts for my new project (the big Colchester lathe especially enjoyable to use).

Just to say that this is one of the greatest mod I ever seen (nothing that you wouldn't already know) :p

I think I can understand the feeling you had, sick of the same old project for many time, but let me tell you again what a great job you did Love it! Like some say here and I'll try to translate it "Let me carry your children" LOL

Cumps

Great modding as ever G-Gnome!

Absolutely fantastic craftsmanship! ;)

Just seen it in CustomPC magazine - typically late of them, but congrats to you!

Originally Posted by jazzle
Just seen it in CustomPC magazine - typically late of them, but congrats to you!

Have you got access to a scanner? What issue was that?

Issue 043/April 2007 pp116-120
I have a scanner, but no time to do it now before going to work.
Plus I probably ought to tell you to buy the mag!

Great project.Be careful with soluble oils as some are very sus to bacteria growth.

What's up G-gnome? Man I am speechless...I can't come up with what to say about this mod, What can I say that hasn't already been said, (maybe that would suffice)? May I ask where'd you get the materials (hardware) for the case? the latches, stainles steel elbows and handrails? I make wetbar furiture for private yaght owners and sea liners and I like the way the stainless steel tubing and elbows looked and thought they would compliment some of my woodwork (heck, it'd be a another approach then the same old brass finishes/fittings). I have black stained furnishings the stainless steel fittings, you utitlize on WMD II & WMD III, would compliment...and could help launch some of my more modern furnishings and humidors.