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    what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    it just seems a shame to have everything shut away and out of display and after looking at some of the case mods here i have decided to put a window in but dont know how to. any advice please
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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    What case do you have?

    Some cases have windowed side panels as accessories, you can simply get the dremel out and cut a big hole in it and screw some perspex in, or get someone like KustomPC's (i think they do it) to make one for you.

    They make one for the P182 iirc.
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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    its a CM-690
    forgot to add that at school i have access to a computer controled 2-axis laser cutter (dont know if it can cut metal or what it would do to the paint but can find out tomorrow), a 3-axis router (again dont know if it can cut metal but it probably can, ill find out) and some old computer cases because the computing dept retired the last of the old computers and replaced them with new ones during the easter holidays and there are still some of the old ones kicking about that i could practice with or test on.

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    Theres a CM690 panel for sale at scan for £11.16, but it is on pre-order in the Cases=>Case Accesories section

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    If you decide to make your own, at least it gives you an idea of what to make it look like...

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    I'd have probably left the side fan off as the case seems to work quite well with air going from the bottom to top for cooling and noise

    I figured there would be one though, most of the popular ones have one eventually.

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    Quote Originally Posted by stevie lee View Post
    Theres a CM690 panel for sale at scan for £11.16, but it is on pre-order in the Cases=>Case Accesories section

    CM690 Side Panel



    If you decide to make your own, at least it gives you an idea of what to make it look like...
    that looks quite nice
    what kind of view does it give inside? does anyone have any pics of it on their own computer?

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    I used a dremel, some acrylic, and a pillar drill. It took about a week in total, but I only did a little bit a day.

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    Easiest way is to send it off to www.kustompcs.co.uk

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    Having just cut a window (see my project log thread). I think for cutting a simple window using a jigsaw is the best as it is excellent for long straight lines. For anything else the dremel is the tool of choice. I cut a radiator grill today with a jigsaw and it was a total pain (finished it tho). Cutting the window was simple, probably took about 20 mins + another 20 mins filing.

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    Re: what is the easyest way to put a window in your case?

    i think it was Jay who had a log of what he did (or i might be thinking of flewis') but it gives you an idea on how to do it yourself....
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