Case Mods: Hod'd you make yours?

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Mon Nov 19, 2001 9:02 pm

I'd say to start off, check out a dremel. You can get one for ~$50 from lowes, Ace, etc. Pick up a couple diamond bits/cutoff wheels and go at it. BE sure to measure twice->cut once. I'd definitly try to find a piece of comparable scrap metal to get some practice on.

My first two 120mm holes I cut didn't go to bad (used a RotoZip--basically a big dremel), but they are rough around the edges. All I did then was take some door trim and wrap it around the edges so it looks a lot better and is safer for the hands

[typical dremel--not mine]

[rotozip--what I used]

The rotozip would be an excellent choice if you get the right bits (same with the dremel really) You can cut some blowholes/windows/and do some pretty wicked designs if you have the patience. We used to have one but I broke it after the first time I used it

Even though I only tried high gear once, it never wanted to go back to low gear after that.

cpuFAILURE · Post by **cpuFAILURE** » Mon Nov 19, 2001 11:09 pm

A jig saw is definitly easier than a dremel when ya got long cut outs. this cut out took me at leat an hour with a dremel:

But dremels are alot cleaner, just takes alot of patience!!

Coca-cola Bear · Post by **Coca-cola Bear** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 12:34 am

Ya Dremels are awesome. But boy you need time on your hands. I've never tried a jigsaw but, I've heard if you have a fine tooth blade it can really go fast. But, if all you want are blowholes then hole saws rock. Only thing is you will need a different size hole saw for each size blow hole. Then again perfect circles and real quick too.

randomniss · Post by **randomniss** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 5:08 am

I used a jig saw for my window and I used the hole saw's for my blo holes, i dont know the dremel just didnt want to cut through the sheet metel for me, the sheet metal bit kept stripping out in the middle so I said the hell with it and went and bought the hole saw bits and went to ahern and rented a drill to go with it and went to town

ViPeR_NiPPleX · Post by **ViPeR_NiPPleX** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 6:49 am

I used a jig for the side of my case, just a qwik note......make sure u dont use a wood jigsaw blade, it snapped off and hit me in the head, had three stitches!

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 5:37 pm

Ouch, good thing it didn't hit your eye (if you didn't have gogles on). Sounds like that would have been painful... :\

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 6:59 pm

as much as I "hate" to do it, it's <b>always</b> a good idea to wear safty glasses. What good is a case mod if you can't see it?

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 7:01 pm

LOL at HT! VERY agreeable!

cpuFAILURE. Where did you get that chrome siding stuff, and for that front fan are you using a fan tube thingy?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 8:03 pm

The chrome trim on the case looks like the stuff you can buy at the automotive store for cars.