Project Black PC (part 10)
21st April 2007
It's time to Rivet the chassis back together.
I've been dreading this moment because it's the first opportunity to scratch the paintwork.
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The the parts laid out... Now how did this go to together? |
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I need 20ish rivets for this job... it was cheaper to order 1000 than 50. I am open to suggestions for my next project... but it must involve 980 copper rivets. |
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Masking tape is to protect the paint around the rivet. There seems to be a tenancy for the job to bounce or for me to slip as the rivet shaft breaks off. Either way I don't want to be doing too much in the way of touch up work on the paint. |
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Hmmm... The copper looks good against the black |
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The first plate all done. Can you spot the rivet that shouldn't be there? I just knew there would be one. In fact I did two in the wrong place... There's also a really big chip of paint... :-( |
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Drilling out the wrong rivet. |
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Good job I had a photograph to work from... There where a few moments of "which way is this supposed to go?" |
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Starting to look like a PC case again. |
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I really pleased with the contrast of that back plate... Pity it will be facing the wall when the PC is in use. |
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The 5.25 drive rack goes in... at this point I realised I will have to paint the DVD-Roms and any other hardware that slides in here. |
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This is a part I was really dreading. There are four tabs that need bending down. I had planned to cut them off, drill four holes and rivet them in place... I forgot and went a head and painted them. |
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I cushioned the jaws of these grips with duct tape (it has a million uses) and very gently squeezed the tabs down. |
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Neat job and the paint didn't flake or crack. |
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The before picture. |
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The after picture.
I still have to fit the Motherboard tray but I need to fit the standoffs and it's easier to do that while the tray is out of the chassis. |
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Even Moses is impressed |
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