Mercury Smear, by Split Lip

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 11:33 am

Hey.. I've had another account that I never posted on.. But now I have this and this is my worklog. The case is not finished, mind you. All questions are appreciated, but I'm just going to ctrl+c and ctrl+v the updates. Enjoy!

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 11:34 am

Update #1
This is my monument to gore and chemlab, I guess. I like a big mix of practicality and off-the-wall style. You should see that recurring throughout the case,
That all said, the specs:
AMD 3500+
1024 (2x512) single channel Edge ram
DFI Lanparty Ultra-D
x850xtpe 256mb
WD 250gb 7200rpm IDE HDD
56x Cd-r drive
16x8x16x Dvd-rw drive
Black Ultra X-finity 500w PSU with flexforce cables

In ways of cooling:
3x 120mm 1800rpm blue led fans with Silent Cool Technology by NZXT
Blue backlight lcd fan controller
- Controls up to 4 fans
- 4 temperature sensors with fahrenheit or celcius readout
- Clock
- Clock alarm
- Temperature Alarm
- Fan speed auto-adjust feature

More coming later, when I see that someone has actually looked at this, hehe.

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 12:19 pm

Update #2

So here you go (planning pictures) - Click to see full size and read text:
Original case (not mine):

Sexified (couldn't resist)

Happy modding!

Edit: This is actually update #11 on CMG, but I figured that it would be better for you all to see this ahead of time, because they didn't, and they got lost trying to figure out what is going on.

Edit #2: This isn't on CMG anymore (cuz they suck), and I these plans have changed significatly enough to not be relevant. Anyone who has read the planning pictures, lucky you, you know the most important mod that's not mentioned anywhere else in the thread. Pics gone.

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 2:38 pm

Are you gonna change the front or is it gonna be a gorey Transformers theme?

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 2:54 pm

looks good so far SL

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 3:14 pm

@TGS Hehe, I havn't told anyone but it'll have a head that looks like it's pushing through some thick liquid, like house of wax or han in frozen carbonite.

@senior Thanks man, when are you gonna start a worklog for some crazy mod?

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 3:22 pm

Update #3

This update is all about the contrast.
I started by removing all of the parts from the comp, which had at the time never been run due to a backorder on my psu.

After drilling through a number of rivets, removing the top, the bottom, the feet, the front and the two side panels, the chassis in all of its sexy chrominess.

Take this babe out to a well ventilated area with it own designated cardboard box.

A shot of the house

Layer 1 of Rust-o-leum metal primer

Some reading material

Layer 2 of stated primer

Layer 1 of Rust-o-leum white, metal spray paint

Layer 2 of stated paint

Enjoy! Questions/comments always appreciated.

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 6:32 pm

Me modding?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! i like to see other peoples awesome work i might do one soon but im more of a looker not a do'er Razz

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 6:40 pm

I've noticed Mad

Posted:Wed Aug 16 @ 11:53 pm

Update #4

Window one

One sexy window update.

You start by planning

Now I know that the Nemesis and Nemesis Elite both come with pre-cut windows standard, but that won't do at all. How _____ (adjective) can a square be?
Working with this, I had planned to order another side panel, with no window. It came to some $25 or so. Yeah right. After lengthy observation, I noticed that the motherboard side panel is the same panel as the windowed, without an ugly hole in it, but turned upside down.
Going off on a limb I switched them around and viola! They fit perfectly. I soon added to my written plans, intentions for the window reversed.

My uncut side panel taped off (with compass - not for this window Wink

)

My dedicated notebook

And cut

(Tape peeled off to examine damage to surrounding area)

The cut-out, code named Jared, and the testee of many painted metal experiments.

Going to school. They didn't like him there, he's rough around the edges, if you know what I mean.

The tools

Unplugged like Nirvana.

Same with the sound equipment.

Almost forgot: The god behind the window

All of this was done in my basement, unfinished at the time, which I now sleep in.
Updated pics of Jared upon request.
Comments? Questions? Spelling errors?

Posted:Thu Aug 17 @ 8:38 pm

Update #5

Quick update, since this wasn't completely documented.

This picture shows the case feet of the Nemesis Elite. As you can see, it has a gold trim, a rubber pad, a crevice, and a flat plastic area.
This gold trim wouldn't be allowed to stay.

I started with squares of wide masking tape. Taped on the bottom of each foot, it was pressed into the crevices and around the plateu. They were set on invidual blocks of scrap wood left over from finishing the basement. I used the same paint that was used on the chassis to them quickly yet thorougly cover all of the gold.
It sat overnight.
When I removed the tape, I noticed that the white had still gotten into the crevice, specifically and especially the edges. I then took a nice new brush and knowing that painting only the crevice would be quite hard, painted part of the plateau along with it with a nice feau finish in a deep red. Such a red was already planned as being the third color in the case, so there was no hesitation in this action.

Done

Mounted

Comments and criticism welcomed.

Posted:Thu Aug 17 @ 8:54 pm

Update #6

We'll start off with this picture:

Another useful picture in my opinion.
In this picture you can clearly see: the magnets for the magnetic closing door, the power button, the reset button, the handle for opening the door, the two hinges for the door and, if you look carefully, the wire routing system.

To add rails to make it slide vertically, I wasn't going to leave ugly holes all over.

Old door wire routing hole. I cleaned all of this up later, when I decided that it wasn't up to par in my book.

Handle - decidedly useless without a door to grab.

Second wire routing hole. I left it since it will serve as my primary routing hole once the rails were installed.

Magetic cloing door was standard, so out come the magnets, and in comes the bondo.

Started to detail the front.

Happy modding!

Posted:Sun Aug 20 @ 10:57 am

A box of goodies came yesterday:
Some great deals in here
Qty. @ Price = Item Total
MS-14 - STANDARD MAGNETIC PROXIMITY SWITCH
1 @ $4.250 = $ 4.25
SSW-37 - DPDT SLIDE SWITCH
4 @ $0.250 = $ 1.00
MPB-1B - SPST MOMENTARY N.O. PUSHBUTTON
1 @ $0.350 = $ 0.35
PSW-12 - PRESSURE SWITCH
1 @ $1.000 = $ 1.00
MIKE-80 - NOISE CANCELING MICROPHONE W/ HEADBAND
1 @ $3.500 = $ 3.50
HELPH-M - HELPING HAND W/ MAGNIFIER
1 @ $4.500 = $ 4.50
DCM-243L - 12 VDC GEARHEAD MOTOR (LEFT-HAND VERSION)
1 @ $16.950 = $ 16.95
MK-1021 - ADJUSTABLE LED FLASHER KIT
1 @ $4.950 = $ 4.95
LED-121 - ULTRA-BRIGHT WHITE LED, 5MM
3 @ $0.650 = $ 1.95
HLDCL-R - RED CLIPLITE LED HLDR
3 @ $0.300 = $ 0.90
165-5 - 165 OHM 5 WATT SAND
3 @ $0.334 = $ 1.00
CST-14 - 1.5" DIAMETER SWIVEL CASTERS, 4 PC SET
1 @ $4.250 = $ 4.25
PY-2 - WHEEL WITH BELT GROOVE
5 @ $0.200 = $ 1.00

Order Subtotal: 45.60

Shipping/Handling: 7.00
Tax: 0.00
Total Order: $ 52.60

I now have everything here I need to motorize the front, and do another mod that I haven't told anyone about yet.

I made a list of what I need to do, so expect a real update soon, not just a copy and pasted one. Right now I have to take new pics to fix one of my old updates.

Posted:Sun Aug 20 @ 8:39 pm

Update #7

The second window has in fact been cut. It's taken so long because of what it is:

Here are the two windows, upside down because it's the reverse side panel. In order to make it look right when in its final position, it needed to be this way.:

This was definately the hardest part. I actually cut these out one at a time, to get the right shapes. Now I have to take measurements and figure out the largest diameter all the way around, and trim the whole thing down to that for each. However, after all of this work, it should give me the effect I want.
Note: One (the middle one) has gone missing. I hope to find it soon. It's just a black circle, you aren't missing much.

Posted:Sun Aug 20 @ 9:02 pm

Update #8

I/O Port

I had said that I was going to move the I/O panel from the top, to the bottom left front. It turns out that with the rail, there is far from enough room - by 1.75". After repeatedly taking measurements, I trimmed down the sides to the graphics, basically as far it could be and still be able to be attatched. It then had no sides, and I only had 1/4" plexi.

I had taken off 2" or so, and was running tight on space; i couldn't afford to add 1/2" (2x 1/4") back on. So what I did was take my circular saw, and try to cut some scrap plexi in half, down the thickness. The blade itself is 1/8" thick, and naturally warped the plexi, nonetheless making it thinner. Now, I had plenty of 1/8" plexi warped on one side. I cut it to fit and attatched it with gorilla glue, smooth side out. I think it looks great.

I cut the space and drilled the holes. I've mounted and unmounted it to test fit so many times, there is a line where it goes.

Now I have to extend these wires to make them reach, since it's not as close as before. I've got all the wire and a few days before I leave for Germany, so hopefully it'll be done soon. Also, with the rails I have to extend the hdd wires.