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Here We Go Again! (Or Yet Another Computer Case Build!!!)
Larry Buskirk posted a topic in General Woodworking
This adventure started with my neighbor Bruce finding an enclosed server cabinet. He also got a pair of seven foot tall four poster open frame server racks but I snagged this much smaller Strong FS Series 15U enclosed cabinet. I've got my dual-boot Windows 11/Zorin OS (Linux) in a Cooler Master HAF XB case, an Epson All-In-One Printer on a slide out drawer, and an Ion Profile LP Turntable mounted inside the cabinet but needed to also fit a monitor.\ Doesn't look like one will fit. This is the top of the cabinet. I'll be installing two 12 Volt DC 120mm Cooler Master computer case fans in place of the two 120 Volt AC fans that were in the cabinet. They were just too loud for both SWMBO and me. Since the 22" Viewsonic monitor won't fit inside the cabinet we'll just add to the cabinet. Yeah Right! Houston "We have a few problems". First off if I mount the monitor on top of the cabinet it's too high for comfortable "Couch Surfing" so I rummaged through those boxes of tangled cables etc. over in Bruces shed. Managed to find a few goodies including this TV/Monitor wall mount. This will allow the monitor to hang off the front of the cabinet putting it into a much more comfortable position for viewing. Only problem with that is the wall mount would have to mount in the fan openings. So after a bit of & I decided I needed to build a raised bottom that would allow me to mount the wall mount without interfering with the fans. But after looking around I repurposed the base from that last computer case build that SWMBO decided she wanted for its original purpose as a sewing desk. All I had to do was cut ~1/2" off of both sides then add it back with a lip to fit over the server cabinet so it wouldn't slide around. The front to back was the perfect size so I only needed to add the lips to the front and back with a space in the back edge for fan airflow. After the base was set in place I mounted the monitor. I also built a keyboard, and Bluetooth Speaker bar trays/shelves, but I'll have to go into detail on those later. SWMBO's asking if I'm about done. But before I go, here's a view of the new setup on the Wonderful WWW. Anybody recognize the website?
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in a computer to run a CNC. My biggest problem with getting into CNCis the purchase of a Windows computer. We've been a Mac household for probably 30 years now and I do not want to go back to Windows. But if you do CNC you're pretty much stuck with Windows (or another more exotic platform). So if I went to a Pawn shop or used computer store looking for something to use strictly for CNC what processor do I set as a minimum, and how much memory (RAM and storage) is needed for the same minimum. I was kinda of hoping AI would be helping out with this but maybe that won't happen, at least not right away. They're too busy cloning voices and doing fake people stuff.
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Maybe your old enough to remember your grandparents/great grandparents crank up "Gramophone" with the big horn phonograph or maybe they had the later "Victrola" with the internal horn built into the cabinet or if they had electricity they may have had an "Orthophonic Victrola" AKA as "Electrola" with the Electrola soundbox pickup introduced in 1925. I've been wanting to build a rolling cabinet for my Windows 11 Pro build computer/monitor/usb turntable and after talking a few times with my neighbor "Bruce" he mentioned why not build a "Victrola" style case. We're both fans of the "Golden Oak" era so I kind of liked the idea. The clincher came when Bruce pulled out an old store display of none other than the "Nipper" that stands about 2.5 ft. tall. (I'm still trying to talk him out of that!) That and the fact that I have access to Bruce's salvage furniture pieces he's collected over the years which included this lid and other items. The case will fit on the Larkin desk I'm rebuilding/refinishing which has castors. Guess I'd have to say I heard "His Masters Voice" and the build is on. Here's some of those "Salvage" and "Curb Shopping" items. I've been getting a little done here and there working around the weather and vehicle problems but will have to take some photos later to show what I've got done later when I can. SWMBO is done with car, so I better go change that window regulator so the window will stay up.
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Larry Buskirk posted a gallery image in Small Crafts, Boxes, Picture Frames, and Lighting
From the album: Oak Computer Case
Front view of assembled pc with drive door closed. -
I have one of these I use and my grandson helped me build one for him. So I thought we would have a what is it quiz .
