case mod

kurisu

Just wondering does anyone know if it would be safe to use plastic posters from the election to construct a case sinnce they seem to be a relativley strong plastic or does it have to a particular material?

This is purely out of wanting a cheap case i am not suggesting any political affiliations and i am not trolling robins

DanGerMus

Well i like the idea of recycling but here i dont think it would work. The plastic is just too light. It would rip and tear and bend too much. It's generally corrigated light guage stuff they use and screws just wouldnt work on it.

kurisu

ah right, well thanz for the reply anyway

unklerosco

people have made cases from cardboard..
http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/cardboard

U can even buy a flatpack one.. http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2005/10/cardboard_pc_ca.html

Dont see any reason why u couldnt make one from the plastic posters, apart from harney looking at u while ur gaming...

DanGerMus

Lmao Rosco.
On second thought. It could work it would just be difficult. Mounting the mobo would require some extra support which i suppose could be done by using either large washers on narrow bolts. m3 would do i think. or makin some kind of plate to attach it to and mounting that on to the plastic with ,again bolt/washer arrangment. To answer your electrical question though i'd say youd be safe enough but those posters wouldnt stand up to much heat and would become even softer at a fairly low heat.
If yor lookin for a cheap case though they can be bought for as little as 20-30 quid online plus postage. And you could chop drill and mod that without much it weighing on your conscience/pocket.
Also are you seriously thinkin about this?!?!

kurisu

i was seriously thinking of it, after i woke up moring and seen the posters in my room the idea just hit me

although im also considering using the case of a broken scanner

but i feel the signs would be easier to cut and shape, il just make sure theirs a lot of ventilation on top

DanGerMus

lol, did you whip em down on the way home from the pub.
Actually if you doubled them up alternating the grain of the corrigation it would make them very rigid and would be well strong enough. If your just goin to ly the mobo down like the cardboard box guy it would be fine. The more i think about it the more intersting it gets.

kurisu

well their prtty big so i recken i should have enough material to reinforce them

L31mr0d

Gwan, give it a shot. Although I wouldn't risk something like your main rig in it. Aim for a cheap HTPC setup and throw some junk in it first to see if it will work.

The main weakness you are going to encounter is that with weight on any of the ribs it will bend. Also you are going to have to seal it in some way to make 6 sides with an access panel. How do you plan to do this?

Anti

Cable ties.

The solution to all of lifes problems...

conzy

Anti wrote:

Cable ties.

The solution to all of lifes problems...

Except for the old "how do i get this cable tie off my finger" problem

DanGerMus

conzymaher wrote:

Except for the old "how do i get this cable tie off my finger" problem

slip another cable tie under it, tie it and pull, viola
lol.. maybe

Anti

That just makes me think about a purple finger tip, and a trip to A&E

po0k

Get some good snips and a steady hand.

An out-of-season mince-meat pie to the first person to make a case from matchsticks.

Anti

Hmm.. Tempting. But i think ill pass.

hopeful

SyxPak wrote:

An out-of-season mince-meat pie to the first person to make a case from matchsticks.

::::smokes furiously::::

kurisu

"The main weakness you are going to encounter is that with weight on any of the ribs it will bend. Also you are going to have to seal it in some way to make 6 sides with an access panel. How do you plan to do this?"

A lot of superglue im hopping will work, ill reinforce its structure by placing some the ribs as you called them at right angles to the others.

my intentions were to wait until i get the parts all pute together and build it around them, not to tight of course

shanethemofo

what you could do is build a timber frame and cover it in the posters

Anti

plastic + wood + pc = bad

shanethemofo

o rly?

Anti

shanethemofo

anti do you ever work?

shanethemofo

*off topic*
Mr t's favourite yoghurt

petty filoo

hard to say in text need to repeat to urself a few times

Anti

shanethemofo wrote:

anti do you ever work?

Yes.

shanethemofo

Obviously just doing a bit of research at the moment?

TonyM.

i have an old case and psu lying around looking for a good home

Anti

What case is it tony?