Bloo Balls by Cheapskate

Odds and ends

What makes a case mod fun is the clever doo-dads and thingamajiggies. Sometimes those are the only terms that can describe what gets built.

For instance, I wanted the hard drives to be easily removable, so I created some clear latches made with polycarbonate. I have rotating clamps to hold the copper tubing in place. The now invisible motherboard stand offs are made from zebra layers of 1/8 inch plexi. I even made some funky side decorations and case feet.

Then there’s that thing on top of the case, which has more crude nicknames than the current President. The recent purchase of machining equipment led to playtime, which led to the power supply fan grill. I finished up the whole system with a checker board name plate. Though it’s not part of the finished build, I should probably mention the temporary pump housing made with a dead lawnmower engine and aquarium pump. It seems to have it’s own fan club here.


The hard drive latches are made from a flexible material. Removing the drives can be done by simply squeezing the tabs on the back of the latches together, and sliding them out of the housing. The clamps for the pipes make removing tubing much easier.


I was a bit annoyed about my use of a broken knife to shape the motherboard risers. I purchased a machinist's rotary table to make the PSU fan guard.


This used to be a mouse. Now I have no clue what to call it. The checker board pattern came from the layered scraps from the I/O plate.


An iron? What is that thing on top of the case? Don't ask me. I don't know either. You can see here that the original expansion bottle has been replaced with a glue applicator. The temporary pump was also a 'WTF?' generator.