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cheapskate

Posted in on May 29, 2008 at 4:47 am

—20 8 07

-I popped the tray on my new dvd drive and found this ugly biege thing. I needed to pull the face off for front panel fitting…

-Added some spacers so I could get in where the drive touches the front.

-Cut the face hole out. The floppy slit and button holes will come later. I got sidetracked with the waterblock.

-I finally pulled my heatsink. It’s actually an P4, not an amd. -Shows how much attention I was paying…
Now I have some measurements I hope will work.

-Trimming up the top of the block.

-The rough cut.

-I cut the copper block out with a hacksaw, then milled the edges clean.

-The results of an attempt to lapp the copper. The surface was very uneven and will need more work.

-Drilling the mounting holes in the block. I used water in the hole to keep the bit cool. This helps keep the inside of the hole from clouding. I dropped screws in each finished hole again to prevent my guide from slipping.

-My camera batteries died, so I suddenly have this. Friggen sweet!

-The mostly finished block. Now I need some seriously long 6-32 screws and some springs. I also need to polish the guts up so I have even more internal mirror effects.

—23 8 07
OK… Polishing tight spaces:

-My favorite pre-polish technique. Comet powder, the little plastic dremel brush, and lots of water.

-No pics, but I finished up the polish by hand. I used a scrap of felt… gooed up with dremel polishing compound…on a stick. Cleanup involved q-tips and rubbing alcohol.
This pic shows off my fancy(cheap) faucet replacement springs.(stainless:D)

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