Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs

Written by Attila Lukacs

December 14, 2009 | 08:47

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And some stainless mesh was installed around the PSU compartment.

Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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With the change of plan from the previous page, a new back-plate needed to be made as well.

Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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Attention was then turned to the drive side. Here, a slot loading DVD-RW optical drive, 3.5in hard drive, an SSD and a 2.5in laptop hard drive were to be mounted, so brackets had to be made to hold everything in place.

Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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Then, because the chassis would no longer be sliding, some feet had to be designed and made instead. This was a period of trial and error until I arrived at a solution I was happy with.

Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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I couldn't see a way to make the pads myself, so a colleague at work turned them for me. It's great to have capable and helpful friends!

Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet Cygnus X1 by Attila Lukacs Of drives and feet
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