Originally Posted by greensabbath I'm looking forward to MOTY this year :) .
They should just send you the prizes now. You bagged it again.
I love every bit of this rig. The black/tan color scheme reminds me of a '30s era luxury car.
The magnets were a clever fix. The only thing that could have topped it would be to add a 2nd set on a swing arm to keep them aligned. (Or is one already there and I missed that.)
The inner cage/ lit wirewall is perfection, I may steal that idea someday.:D
Anyone know where to get ebony saplings?:) Everything grows here, I think I'll go into tree farming.
Originally Posted by Cheapskate The only thing that could have topped it would be to add a 2nd set on a swing arm to keep them aligned. (Or is one already there and I missed that.)
I was thinking about adding a swing arm like that but I couldn't figure out a way of doing it with the time I had left.
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Originally Posted by supermonkey
Is it just me, or do I notice you opting to use more power tools than before?
-monkey
I'm using more power tools for a couple reasons. This case was the first wood project I did after coming back from Italy (so I was out of practice). Also, the joints and cuts for this case were much more attuned for machine work than hand work, as opposed to Yuugou where I designed the joints specifically to be done by hand. Also, I didn't really have enough time for hand tools with this case, since I was basically freaking out the entire time. For the next case though, I'm hoping to utilize hand cut dovetails.
And on that note, I also wanted to thank my parents and my girlfriend for putting up with my crap and helping me so much with these cases, especially this one.
Nick, it's great to finally see what the finished case looks like! lol (couldn't see much of it at NV, even in person, thanks to the lighting there. But I digress). Yes, we're going to have one helluva line-up for MOTY 2008! I'd wish you luck, but I doubt you will need it. ;-)
That's stunning. The best case I've seen on bittech to date for sure. Though I do think one monolithic cube would have looked better than two stacked...it kind of smells like a design/lack of space compromise :p:
Another wonderfull mod, though on some of the close up images the paint job could have been better, some spots still had brown wood showing through, etc, otherwise nice job.
Originally Posted by ParaHelix.org Another wonderfull mod, though on some of the close up images the paint job could have been better, some spots still had brown wood showing through, etc, otherwise nice job.
Paint job? I'm not sure what you are referring to since I didn't use a drop of paint on this. If you are talking about the wood shell then its ebony, i.e. a type of wood that is all black except for a few brown spots. :)
Originally Posted by greensabbath Paint job? I'm not sure what you are referring to since I didn't use a drop of paint on this. If you are talking about the wood shell then its ebony, i.e. a type of wood that is all black except for a few brown spots. :)
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ReplyThey should just send you the prizes now. You bagged it again.
I love every bit of this rig. The black/tan color scheme reminds me of a '30s era luxury car.
The magnets were a clever fix. The only thing that could have topped it would be to add a 2nd set on a swing arm to keep them aligned. (Or is one already there and I missed that.)
The inner cage/ lit wirewall is perfection, I may steal that idea someday.:D
Anyone know where to get ebony saplings?:) Everything grows here, I think I'll go into tree farming.
Is it just me, or do I notice you opting to use more power tools than before?
-monkey
I was thinking about adding a swing arm like that but I couldn't figure out a way of doing it with the time I had left.
I'm using more power tools for a couple reasons. This case was the first wood project I did after coming back from Italy (so I was out of practice). Also, the joints and cuts for this case were much more attuned for machine work than hand work, as opposed to Yuugou where I designed the joints specifically to be done by hand. Also, I didn't really have enough time for hand tools with this case, since I was basically freaking out the entire time. For the next case though, I'm hoping to utilize hand cut dovetails.
And on that note, I also wanted to thank my parents and my girlfriend for putting up with my crap and helping me so much with these cases, especially this one.
Paint job? I'm not sure what you are referring to since I didn't use a drop of paint on this. If you are talking about the wood shell then its ebony, i.e. a type of wood that is all black except for a few brown spots. :)
lol
I still can't believe most of the "winners" of the NV event. Shocking. That's why we do it properly and let the community decide.
outstanding work as always.
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