Hadron Vortex G2 - First images from case build

RE: Hadron Vortex G2 - First images from case build

fustini — Fri, 29 May 2015 21:31:32 GMT

wow, thanks for the tip on aluminum composite! I will have to share it with my hackerspace (Pumping Station: One)

RE: Hadron Vortex G2 - First images from case build

DAB — Fri, 15 May 2015 18:49:51 GMT

Good post.

I like the step by step approach and honest commentary on the issues you discovered.

It helps the rest of us understand how you got to the final product.

DAB

RE: Hadron Vortex G2 - First images from case build

Former Member — Fri, 15 May 2015 07:26:06 GMT

[mention:b0bc65b9ecdc4307bd967592f00e340a:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] Thanks! I was surprised how easy it was to work with. The orange halfmoon shape is where the light chaser from my previous post is going to be, Hopefully it's going to work out as well as it does in my imagination!!

[mention:2136c4649d3b47f78653b7e97ac61f69:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] It came from here http://plasticonline.co.uk/other-materials/aluminium-composite.html The large 30cm x 30cm (12"x12") piece in the first post was only £3.56. I got two of the black anodised ones and one of the brushed steel effect ones. And yes, certainly milling would be so much a better option and would work well with this material if you have the machinery at your disposal.

The brushed steel effect sheet still needs to be put to use but thats for another day!

Some extra little snippets:

-Once a shape has been scored through an aluminium surface, it's easy to lift a corner and peel the aluminium off with some pliers leaving the polycarbonate behind.

-The polycarbonate core is soft enough to just push a sharp knife straight through.

- Unfortunately the usual solutions don't work to bond polycarbonate. Either a regular superglue or epoxy can be used but to achieve the same type of natural bond that you achieve with regular plastic glue's, you need to obtain methyl chloride which is apparently easy enough to find online.

Looking forward to presenting the final case with LCD front panel!

Lucie

RE: Hadron Vortex G2 - First images from case build

balearicdynamics — Fri, 15 May 2015 07:02:17 GMT

Hi Lucie, great work!

I am thinking how this maybe good to be milled too. The handmade work sounds very well, with my compliments [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-d519c27c-e39b-4144-888b-fcbe77282f7b/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

What is the thickness of this surface? What is the price and where did you bought it? Nearby you or online ?

Cheers, Enrico

RE: Hadron Vortex G2 - First images from case build

shabaz — Fri, 15 May 2015 05:32:45 GMT

Hi Lucie,

It is already looking like a nice case! Impressive that it was formed into a non-rectangular and non-boxy shape with curved inset etc..

And it was great to see the step-by-step photos to see how to use this material. Very interesting post!