This post was published 3 years 6 months 14 days ago and as such probably does not reflect my current opinions, knowledge or ability.Alright, first thing to mention is that I’ve ordered some more acrylic, so I’ll have to start over with that. The stuff I had ordered turned out to be really pale, which I was just going to go with until I found that Hindleys had fluorescent blue acrylic. That’s what I’d had in mind for the project from the start, but had been unable to find, so I figured it was worth the sacrifice and extra effort in order to get this case looking the best I can.
Whilst I’m waiting on that arriving, I’ve been working on the front of the case.
First, using a hole saw (designed for wood/plastic but it still cut through the aluminium and I wont tell if you don’t) to cut a space for a fan duct. I couldn’t get a saw blade of the right diameter so this will have to be filed out to be a little bigger. Which is lucky I guess because despite all my measurement and careful placement the hole ended up being squint.
There goes my lovely Lian Li badge.
Next, time to fill in those holes – time to break out the glass fibre and resin. I’m also moving the power switch and LEDs so those holes will have to be filled in too.
Made a bit of a mess really, and now most of it needs sanded back off.
Which even with a sander was going to take a really. Long. Time.
I also cut through the hole again with the drill to keep things neat and make it easier to sand.
And finally, a few hours later, the whole thing is flat and smooth, although the back will still need tidied up.
Now the circle just needs widened, you can sort of see the line I’m filing it out to in this picture. The self-etching primer I ordered still hasn’t arrived so I’m not in a big hurry here.