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- Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:36 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Removing fan grills on Antec 182
- Replies: 15
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Dremels and special bought edge protectors are overkill imo. Pliers, some filing and an old electrical cord (splice the tubing open and use it as an edge protector) is enough for a perfect result. Yeah, but you'd be surprised how much you find to do with a rotary tool once you have it. It's hella u...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:20 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: 80 Plus expands podium for Bronze, Silver & Gold
- Replies: 32
- Views: 41225
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:58 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Removing fan grills on Antec 182
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7830
A rotary cutting tool (Dremel or similar) with fiberglass-reinforced cutting wheels are best. The standard cutting wheels just don't "cut it", and will break constantly on you--they're good for short usage (cutting bolts and stuff). You can buy flexible edge protector material to go over the sharp ...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:25 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Removing fan grills on Antec 182
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7830
Re: Removing fan grills on Antec 182
Maybe a dumb question but I never worked with metal before, what tools would be the best for cutting out the fan grills on an Antec 182? Hack saw ? Other type of metal saw ? Reciprocating ? Then, what did you use for dulling the freshly cut edges ? Metal file ? Any other general thoughts on what sh...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:16 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Modding HDD trays in a Silverstone SG03
- Replies: 2
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Without vibration dampening materials the case is going to vibrate from enclosing harddrives in pure metal. Attaching the harddrives tightly to the proposed aluminium plate and put foam or rubber between the plate and case/original hdd bay would probably be enough though. The aluminium plate will ac...
- Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:28 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Silverstone SUSCOOL 121
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7055