case planning

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:45 pm

I noticed in ben's overview of his project he used acrylic for the walls of his casing? Where would i get somthing of this sort... any ideas?

tom61 · Post by **tom61** » Tue Jun 28, 2005 11:20 pm

Lowes, Home Depot, etc. Acrylic is also called Plexiglass.

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:53 pm

yea so he says he stacked layers of it and cut out walls from it...

Is there any way I could achieve this affect using just a dremel or is there some other material i could use to create a wall/siding like his? in the ps2p

x24 · Post by **x24** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:42 pm

is the acrylic = engraver's plastic????? everywhere i go and ask for the plastic i get an uplifted eyebrow and thats it..

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 1:56 pm

tom61 wrote:Acrylic is also called Plexiglass.

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:31 pm

So he must have just been using black "plexiglass". Maybe acrylic is just what plexiglass is called when it is opaque. im going to make a cutout and try tracing it on the plexiglass sheet in other places to create a layer. And now i just need to figure out weather to use super glue or epoxy or whatever it is i will need and just sand down the sides to smooth any uneven edges and round off the corners.

I probably wont have time to get the materials till tomorrow... Still need a new cutting disk...

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:21 pm

x24 wrote:is the acrylic = engraver's plastic????? everywhere i go and ask for the plastic i get an uplifted eyebrow and thats it..

You've got questions, we've got uplifted eyebrows.

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:26 pm

Alright I finished the general cutout and i decided to use my old ps2 case. Although its a shame I had to lose the ps2 logo... Oh well Ill add my own etched in later -_-.

Anyhow heres a prototype of the front panel without the siding which im going to build next from plexiglass.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:42 pm

elixirnova wrote:So he must have just been using black "plexiglass". Maybe acrylic is just what plexiglass is called when it is opaque. im going to make a cutout and try tracing it on the plexiglass sheet in other places to create a layer. And now i just need to figure out weather to use super glue or epoxy or whatever it is i will need and just sand down the sides to smooth any uneven edges and round off the corners.

No he didn't have colored plexiglass, he painted it. You silly

Acrylic and plexiglass are the same thing, just dif names.

Superglue will work A LOT better than epoxy, trust me. The epoxy just snaps apart from the plastic. No good at all.

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:34 pm

G-force wrote:
elixirnova wrote: Superglue will work A LOT better than epoxy, trust me. The epoxy just snaps apart from the plastic. No good at all.

Alright I forgot... When i went plexiglass shopping i found some superglue that actually has a primer for plastics that helps it bond. I may start cutting out the border tomorrow or create some way to mount the lcd... suppose if some idea comes up soon ill use it

elixirnova · Post by **elixirnova** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:54 pm

I was feeling the heat sink without the fan blowing on it and it got pretty hot and was wondering if it would be better if i ran 2 fans or is there a better way to keep it cooled?...

Also what is a good way to mount my lcd onto the ps2 case cutout it has no screw holes either? superglue?