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    Project: "Ridgeless"

    Welcome to my first mod and first mod log.

    Last week I purchased a DVD Reader and CD-RW for the princely sum of £2 at a carboot sale. I was very pleased with my purchase, however I noticed my CD-RW has a rather offending ridge:



    Having decided that the fluid shape of this ridge does not fit in with my nice straight lined, clear cut PC, I have decided to remove the offending piece of plastic. This mod log will incorporate my removal of the ridge and the painting of the CD-RW drive.

    I will be updating this in the following days with my progress...

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    How are you going to go about doing that? You can't really sand plastic down, and if you were to, the top of the button there would be shaved off too?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xcelsion
    How are you going to go about doing that? You can't really sand plastic down, and if you were to, the top of the button there would be shaved off too?
    I have already found that the CD-RW can be very easily dismantled. I have taken off the front piece, which seperates into the actual frame, the button and the piece that is attached to the front of the drive.

    As for avoiding other detail such as volume and headphones symbols I have a plan. I have considered how to remove the ridge with many different methods. Here are the three techniques I considered:

    1) A belt sander - unfortunately I do not have one, and I do not have a good history with them...
    2) Sanding paper - accurate-ish enough, I can always use a wooden block.
    3) Modelling files - accurate, lots of grit, different sizes.

    So my plan is now to file off the ridge with modelling files, then to use sandpaper for an overall finish. I will avoid the detail with the sandpaper and use modelling files in those areas.

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    I don't know what sort of case you have, but wouldn't it be easier to stealth the drive and relocate the eject button?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dave87
    but wouldn't it be easier
    To me easier often means more expensive, I spent less than £1 on this drive, I do not want to pay more than that to stealth it

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    Some CD-ROM drives with Bezels actually have hollow plastic fascias. In other words there could be a small vacuum within that bezel, meaning it could have a visible indent once sanded making it look uneven against the rest of the front.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xcelsion
    Some CD-ROM drives with Bezels actually have hollow plastic fascias. In other words there could be a small vacuum within that bezel, meaning it could have a visible indent once sanded making it look uneven against the rest of the front.
    I have checked and this baby is not hollow

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    Nah, when i mean stealth it use the blanking plate you removed when you installed it in a case, stick it to the front of the tray. = voila no cd drive visible

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