Tool & Malerials tips.

[Pob255]

I've got a hankering to mod up a case and I'm just wondering:

1- Tools? what tools do you have/use for what jobs?

2- Paints? which paints?

3- Materials? not so much as which more a question of where? Where can someone who's not in the building/repair/machineing trade go to get things like; metal sheeting, Plexiglass/Acrylic sheets, meshes, etc, etc.
(note I have had a look at http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/Case_Bits.html but there prices seem a bit high)

[0iD]

Buy a dremmel, they're totally indespensible (imo) for modding

I lub my Dremmel

[Pob255]

I'm Planning too although not an actual drimmel as if I had £60 to spend in one go, it'd go on pc hardware

I was looking at one of these
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...37297&doy=10m7

Or something simular.

EDIT: Woolies of all places
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/...p?pid=50711686
or
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/...p?pid=50902469

Might splash on an Orbital sander as well
http://www.woolworths.co.uk/web/jsp/...p?pid=50541850

[Pob255]

Also a pop rivet gun
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...IVETS&doy=10m7

and maybe some of these
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...IVETS&doy=10m7


Anyone know where I could get sheet copper? and copper rods?

[0iD]

I'm Planning too although not an actual drimmel as if I had £60 to spend in one go, it'd go on pc hardware

I was looking at one of these
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...37297&doy=10m7

Or something simular.

It'll do the job nicely methinks

[0iD]

Copper sheet & rod may be a bit more difficult to source in the quantity you want. Scan the yellow pages for steel/metal stockists & phone around.

[herulach]

I got one of those when i used to work there. Was absolutely atrocious. Took me the guts of 2 hours to do about a 2 inch cut in the top of my stacker (c.2m ali) before i gave up and went and borrowed my dads jigsaw. Even a cheapy jigsaw with a metal blade will be more use for cutting fan holes etc.

[Pob255]

I got one of those when i used to work there. Was absolutely atrocious. Took me the guts of 2 hours to do about a 2 inch cut in the top of my stacker (c.2m ali) before i gave up and went and borrowed my dads jigsaw. Even a cheapy jigsaw with a metal blade will be more use for cutting fan holes etc.

You mean that maplin one?

Copper sheet & rod may be a bit more difficult to source in the quantity you want. Scan the yellow pages for steel/metal stockists & phone around.

that's why I asked had no idea of the sort of thing to look for

Just found this place online, not massively cheap.
But imagine cladding your case in this

[Million]

Metal sheeting of all sorts, in reasonably small quantities, were available in the last big BnQ I went into, along with some cool looking mesh I was tempted to use for a mod.
When I wanted to get a small square of UV reactive blue plexi I found a supplier on fleaBay, emailed them the dimensions, and they sorted me out pretty well. Sorry I can't remember their name.
For cutting holes in cases, as long as you're just doing straight lines you can buy a pack of 5 good hacksaw blades and save the cost and time of a multitool. You'll get blisters mind.
As for paints, you can get spraycans of car paint which should do the job fairly well (if used carefully - ie. applied laboriously in very thin coats using proper spraypainting technique)
HTH

[herulach]

Yeah the maplin one. Its pants. A decent jigsaw for long cuts, and a drill/holesaw combo for fan holes.