CrimsonPirate WoodenPC

[CorsarioJoao]

Hello Everybody,
I am CorsarioJoao and this is a custom case i just finished(will mod it up a little bit in the future but this is the finished base).Its made out of wood and aluminium and its split into 3 compartments(Up,Front and Down)
Up. is the MB area with some cooling fans
Front. is a fan area with support for a 5,25 device
Down. is the PSU and SSD-HDD area

The theme i want to achive is a piraty-used look.
I know the Hardware is outdated but i plan on updating it.
Please express your thoughts about the case(negative or positive)

In the future i plan to update the visuals of the case with a red LED strip and 2 mounts for SSDs next to the sidepanel window.

Thank you.

There comes a time in most men's lives where they feel the need to raise the Black Flag

[totalrognoob]

You got me wondering just how nice I can make a case out of wood(I cheat, I've got a laser cutter and full woodshop, and can get access to a shopbot CNC thing). I've also got some black veneer left over from another project...
The only problem is all my good plywood thicker than a 1/4" is spoken for. I also have no idea how to do steam bending yet. I'll probably settle for something simple so I can get it done before I'm snowed out of the shop.

[CorsarioJoao]

totalrognoob wrote:
You got me wondering just how nice I can make a case out of wood(I cheat, I've got a laser cutter and full woodshop, and can get access to a shopbot CNC thing). I've also got some black veneer left over from another project...
The only problem is all my good plywood thicker than a 1/4" is spoken for. I also have no idea how to do steam bending yet. I'll probably settle for something simple so I can get it done before I'm snowed out of the shop.

To my experience with the proper tools you can do whatever you want with wood.I always loved it as a material and i couldn't find any info on wooden pc Cases so i decited to go for it 🙂 As it turns out i could have donne a better job but i am not the best woodworker around so i am pleased with it as a first timer 😄

[Hardliner]

CorsarioJoao wrote:
To my experience with the proper tools you can do whatever you want with wood.I always loved it as a material and i couldn't find any info on wooden pc Cases so i decited to go for it 🙂 As it turns out i could have donne a better job but i am not the best woodworker around so i am pleased with it as a first timer 😄

You did very well with what you had. Your ingenuity is actually quite impressive. Most people would just give up and not think of a way to fashion a case for themselves.

[CorsarioJoao]

Hardliner wrote:
You did very well with what you had. Your ingenuity is actually quite impressive. Most people would just give up and not think of a way to fashion a case for themselves.

The thing is that now i want to do another case.I collected some old cases from friends and family and right now i am working on the desing,i think i will scrapp them and use the materials for a scratch build.

[Hardliner]

i wish it snowed more where I live--less burning-hot summers and more cold-snowy winters, please.

[Hardliner]

If you are going to put several different cases together, you can always take them apart and remove the paint, and then primer and paint (or powder coat; or go cheaper by getting spray paint that has primer in it) the pieces you use and they will all look like they are from the same manufactured case.

[CorsarioJoao]

Hardliner wrote:
If you are going to put several different cases together, you can always take them apart and sand and primer and paint (or powder coat; or go cheaper by getting spray paint that has primer in it) the pieces you use and they will all look like they are from the same manufactured case.

That's the plan 😄

[Hardliner]

totalrognoob- If you do build a wood case, you might make it like a sexy mini-chest of drawers. The top drawer could act as a test-bench with the mobo, gps, and such. The second drawer could have reservoirs/pumps and some radiators/fans in it with quick-disconnects, for when you want to test new items in the 'test-bench drawer.' The third drawer can hold the PSU and some permanent rads/fans. A fourth drawer could hold games and miscellaneous PC items . . . and maybe your underwear.