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by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:31 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

Time for an update. :) I changed the method by which I put the fins on;- before I had deooxidised the copper pipe prior to putting new fins on, now I instead changed to using strips of 120 grit wet'n'dry with sellotape on the back to strengthen, which I used to sand about 4cm of the pipes, flux and ...
by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:30 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

Roughly how the removable motherboard tray will sit (looks a little tighter height-wise than it will be due to the top pipes being a little bent down atm). The PSU will sit behind at the bottom, fan facing down. http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/8a792cca.jpg A sheet of 2mm styrene that ...
by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:29 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/4499e942.jpg http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/8f9bffc2.jpg http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/828fb384.jpg After inserting all the tubes I could then start putting the heatfins on. I ran into a bit of a problem when putting th...
by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:27 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

I then needed to drill 48 x 6mm holes in each of the copper fins and the copper wall.:eek: This took a while . http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/92230e3f.jpg http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/960b007b.jpg I initially tried using G-clamps and my bench drill and ran into seve...
by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:26 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tcg001/d5c1101c.jpg Initially I was going to use 30 metres of standard 15mm outer diameter half-hard pipe used in home plumbing and flatten it as in normal watercooling radiators, but after buying a small sample (a gentle elbow bend) and trying to flatten it ...
by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:25 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

Hello all. I've started making a large passive radiator/case. I've been working on it for a while, but since the design is quite complicated I thought I'd wait until it got to a recognisable, likely to work(!) stage before starting the build log. I have had an innovatek Konvekt-o-matik before sellin...
by Monkey Puzzle
Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:24 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Project: Hush!
Replies: 67
Views: 59272

Project: Hush!

Hello all. I've been using SPCR for ages to guide purchases and enjoy the excellent reviews and tests. Someone from another forum suggested I post my build-log here. It's not finished but is getting there. Not sure if this is the best section of the forum to post it in, but hey ho. If it would be be...