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Hello guys!!
Project name: Custom Desktop case for a music studio.
After some long nights of brainstorming, we decided upon modding a Bass drum.
This is what a bass drum looks like for those who didn't know.
After looking around for some references of already built ones, i was left very unsatisfied with the only few models already done. they were too random, too 'un-wow'-ish
On with it
First, to study how this bass drum actually fit together, 'pre-mod'. Pretty basic. a empty wood cylinder from inside, with two platic sheets with a metal cap, pressed by another bigger metal cylinder.
After sketching some incomprehensible stuff on some old napkin lying around,
How to reproduce that cover thing, while keeping the aspect of the bass drum? i decided to keep the black metal cylinder, but recreate the other piece with Plexiglas. I drew two cylinder, one to fit in the metal cylinder, and the other as larger edge below it, for the metal cylinder to bite on and push it into position.
Designed them on Autocad
then forward to the bookshop to lazer cut these babies
So, for the covers, the back one i did a full opaque black Plexiglas, with a hole for a 23mm fan
the front one i went for a tinted back one to give a nice look when the led's inside would go on
(yea, i forgot the S on productions. going to have to add it as vinyl sticker later on... perks of designing stuff at 4am...)
Now, onto the case specifics. I wanted the whole build to have some kind of cool 'futuristic' aspect, and didn't want to just screw the parts all around the edges of the case. so I went and installed 2x 3mm metal vertical stems in the middle of the case, screwing them both sides with bolts and cutting off the remaining length .
P.s: That's NOT me just a friend helping out with the heavy work ^.^
I needed some parts from an actual case, such as the Motherboard back plate, and the HDD tray, so i went and bought the cheapest 'modular' case I could find.
That's before
and that's after
to save some space and make it look even better, i screwed the HDD tray on the back of the back plate, to get to this
and since the self-levitating PSU has not yet been invented (sadly ) i had to come out with one extra piece of design to support the PSU. Another piece of Plexiglas that i had to hold on top of the fire for around 15 minutes to be able to bend it... damn 5 mm thickness...
i screwed it on the back plate just where the PSU would usually be.
Then i added some RGB led strips to the back of the case
and the rest was just getting all the pieces together, for a result of:
Hope you guys liked
Waiting for your comments
Project name: Custom Desktop case for a music studio.
After some long nights of brainstorming, we decided upon modding a Bass drum.
This is what a bass drum looks like for those who didn't know.
After looking around for some references of already built ones, i was left very unsatisfied with the only few models already done. they were too random, too 'un-wow'-ish
On with it
First, to study how this bass drum actually fit together, 'pre-mod'. Pretty basic. a empty wood cylinder from inside, with two platic sheets with a metal cap, pressed by another bigger metal cylinder.
After sketching some incomprehensible stuff on some old napkin lying around,
How to reproduce that cover thing, while keeping the aspect of the bass drum? i decided to keep the black metal cylinder, but recreate the other piece with Plexiglas. I drew two cylinder, one to fit in the metal cylinder, and the other as larger edge below it, for the metal cylinder to bite on and push it into position.
Designed them on Autocad
then forward to the bookshop to lazer cut these babies
So, for the covers, the back one i did a full opaque black Plexiglas, with a hole for a 23mm fan
the front one i went for a tinted back one to give a nice look when the led's inside would go on
(yea, i forgot the S on productions. going to have to add it as vinyl sticker later on... perks of designing stuff at 4am...)
Now, onto the case specifics. I wanted the whole build to have some kind of cool 'futuristic' aspect, and didn't want to just screw the parts all around the edges of the case. so I went and installed 2x 3mm metal vertical stems in the middle of the case, screwing them both sides with bolts and cutting off the remaining length .
P.s: That's NOT me just a friend helping out with the heavy work ^.^
I needed some parts from an actual case, such as the Motherboard back plate, and the HDD tray, so i went and bought the cheapest 'modular' case I could find.
That's before
and that's after
to save some space and make it look even better, i screwed the HDD tray on the back of the back plate, to get to this
and since the self-levitating PSU has not yet been invented (sadly ) i had to come out with one extra piece of design to support the PSU. Another piece of Plexiglas that i had to hold on top of the fire for around 15 minutes to be able to bend it... damn 5 mm thickness...
i screwed it on the back plate just where the PSU would usually be.
Then i added some RGB led strips to the back of the case
and the rest was just getting all the pieces together, for a result of:
Hope you guys liked
Waiting for your comments
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