Cinemedia PC

Written by Chris Newman

May 27, 2004 | 01:00

Tags: #acrylic #casemod #htpc #vesperdeco #wood

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Cinemedia PC Wood
Now I needed to make the real pieces and this time it's hard wood. Solid oak planks. I used my router and circle cutting jig I made to make perfect rounded ends. I just needed to measure the center line and drill some holes.


Cinemedia PC Wood
After a couple shallow passes on each side the end result was nice.


Cinemedia PC Wood
I ran through the same process again to produce the back panel and then check for a good fit.


Cinemedia PC Wood
Oh mama, thatsa bigga hole saw.


Cinemedia PC Wood
I cut notches in the ends for the oak "slats" that will tie the front and back together and then cut holes in the front to create inside rounded shapes.


Cinemedia PC Wood
Once I had the two holes cut, I just used my jig saw to connect them and remove the inside.


Cinemedia PC Wood
The back panel was easier, since I will be making an acrylic motherboard tray with a square back panel, I just cut it out with my jigsaw. I then squared off the bottom edge of the front panel for the motherboard tray to rest in.


Cinemedia PC Wood
Then I got out the solid black acrylic and cut a deck for the components to be mounted on. Seen in this picture, I'm testing to make sure it all fits. The mobo in this picture is the now deceased Matsonic motherboard... a moment of silence please. You will also notice in the above picture that the oak side rails have been cut and pieced in there to check for fit.


Cinemedia PC Wood
I glued and brad nailed the side rails into place. The center of the side rail is flush with the radius established by the round frame. The problem with this is that the corners stick out.


Cinemedia PC Wood
About an hour on the 16" bench sander (like a belt sander but stationary) I managed to get the side rails to match the curve established by the front and back plates.


Cinemedia PC Wood
Now the acrylic shell pieces fit flush against the wood frame and now I can concentrate more on the internals.
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