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**Septim** · 02-06-2010, 06:05 AM

oohh, nice assortment of screws nuts and washers.....

nice updates too...

Mach · 02-07-2010, 02:22 PM

Thanks Septim, here's another for you.

Before launching in to the next installment, I ask your indulgence for a brief aside. Most of the research for this mod's back story comes from the internet links that you see posted. Some of it though comes from good old fashioned movable press which pleases me to no end. I love books, everything about them, the smell, the feel, the creak they make when they're new, and the stained and tattered covers when they're old.

So to say I was excited to find this volume, well...I was.

It's a copy of the Icelandic Manuscripts, the first part at least, that I've been quoting. "Sigilla Islandica I" was published in 1965 by the Manuscript Institute of Iceland in Reykjavik. Its awesome and no, I can't read a word of it except the copyright.

Some of the other books that I've been using, particularly for this update. And now back to the mod….

-----
In 1947,a category 5 hurricane struck the USA mainland causing US$1,000,000,000 in damages ($110,000,000 in 1947 dollars). It was a 100 year hurricane, massive in size, and strength.

It was first spotted off the coast of Dakar, Senegal where it quickly escalated to a category 3 hurricane. Before churning across the Atlantic towards the USA, it pummeled the west coast of Africa sinking ships and washing ashore debris. In the hurricane's wake, strange sea creatures washed ashore too including an unidentified sea slug. The slug caused those who touched it to go mad, attacking their neighbors with preternatural strength until they collapsed.

Seemingly overlooked for years, the sea slug is only now becoming a focus of marine research. With good reason;Toxic sea slugs have recently killed a series of dogs on the beaches of New Zealand.

In the uncharted space of the ocean depths, could the Vikings have found an animal that caused their berserking rage? If so, how did it make them invincible super soldiers?

Next time: Get your foil hats on, did the CIA know?
-----

Picking up where we left off in the last update. The laser cut motherboard tray already has the holes for the standoffs (why drill when you can laser?). While I tested it 3 or 4 times with the polystyrene prototypes, I'm anxious to see how it fits.

That's a 6/32 tap. From the prototypes, I knew that I was going to have a problem keeping the tap straight. I saw someone using a hand tapper in another worklog but $100+ was little more than I was willing to pay.

Instead I picked up a tapping block from the littlemachineshop.com. It holds the tap at 90 degrees to the work surface.

Works great too!

All four tapped and filled with brass (of course) standoffs.

The new motherboard, let us not discuss the last motherboard

. Everything lines up for mounting, whew!

From the back, the pattern on the tray wasn't just for the deco looks. It gives easy access to the ATX and 4 pin contacts.

4 pin connector

ATX connector. Instead of de-soldering these, I'm going to try to solder to the contacts…after a lot more practice. Expect this worklog to become polluted with trial run photos.

It would be nice if motherboard manufacturers would offer an enthusiast option for reverse connectors.

The slot on the side of the motherboard tray is for the PCI-E extension cable. Unless I can get one that reverses the connector, I can see some cable origami in my future.

Changing gears to another part of the mod, you'll recall the base that was carved out of birch plywood. The plan is to cover it in Stingray leather

Stingray leather or Shagreen was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with a brief resurgence in the 1920s and 1930s. Jean Paul Cooper, a London artist, is credited with its introduction to the Art Deco movement. The Victoria & Albert museum in London has a phenomenal exhibit of objet d'art made from Shagreen. Most of the pieces in the exhibit are made of shagreen that is dyed green. I haven't been able to find out why this was popular at the time.

The color that I'm using here isn't green but brown. Most of the hides come from SE Asia which is where I got this one a few years ago.

I hung out on boot and shoe making forums for awhile asking questions on how to work stingray. Their advice helped as did Tim Skyrme's youtube videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3w1gaxZkgA

These are shoemaker pliers or lasting pliers.

Barge cement recommended by thistothat.com for leather to wood. It’s also the glue that was used in Mythbuster's Escape from Alcatraz episode for fashioning their life raft. In other words, it sticks very, very well and sticks more the more that you beat on it.

The first part of gluing the bottom down was easy. The corners? Not so much.

By taking the shoe making videos advice, I worked the corners into smaller and smaller folds.

The first corner I did without cutting the Stingray and then my fingers told me to get stuffed. The other historical use for stingray skins, as well as shark skins, was sandpaper. While this was tanned leather, it still did a number on my fingers. Ouch. So the other 3 corners, I wimped out and cut them.

Here it is from the bottom. My friend questioned the design because I put the "eye" on the bottom. Technical details aside, I told them it wasn't the first thing that was going to be hidden in this mod.

Test fit, not too bad for a first attempt.

You can see where I made the cuts on the corners but I have a plan for that.

From the back.

These are brass clamps used for welding hoses.

With a little modding they're corner covers...

...but that's for another update. Thanks for looking!

Many thanks to my sponsors!
Bitspower

HardwareLabs

frieten · 02-08-2010, 12:44 AM

awesome update you keep on amazing me with your ingenuity!

**EIGHTLUG** · 02-08-2010, 05:59 AM

I seriously can not wait to see this all come together Mach. It'll be museum quality Bro

Keep up the great work!!

**Floyd** · 02-08-2010, 06:25 AM

I can honestly say ive NEVER seen stingray skin on a PC lol.
Looking good though.

**Kuro** · 02-08-2010, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floyd

I can honestly say ive NEVER seen stingray skin on a PC lol.
Looking good though.

And I can honestly say ive NEVER seen or heard of stingray skin, stingrays have skin now?

**Floyd** · 02-08-2010, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuro

And I can honestly say ive NEVER seen or heard of stingray skin, stingrays have skin now?

Yea they have skin! Ive never tasted one but if its like a Skate then id love to eat one too.

Mach · 02-08-2010, 09:02 AM

Thanks gentlemen! It's getting there. Now that I've got most of the case pieces together, I can start focusing on internals and wiring.

Hey Kuro, yes they most definitely have skin, similar to shark skin.

Floyd, The cow nose and southern rays are supposed to be the best to eat in the Texas Gulf coast. You have to clean them right after catching them otherwise the meat tastes like ammonia. Some suggest you can soak it in buttermilk overnight to eliminate the ammonia taste. Not sure what type are in the Bay but we used to see some huge rays offshore when tuna fishing.

**Floyd** · 02-08-2010, 09:47 AM

Sounds like some good eats Mach!

**scraps** · 02-08-2010, 12:13 PM

Wow this is spectacular, every update gets better and better.

**Crow** · 02-08-2010, 01:32 PM

Hehehehe, CANNOT wait for the end of this.

**becandl** · 02-08-2010, 03:32 PM

Possibly one of the coolest mods ive ever seen, and coming along nicely. Cant wait to see the final product!

Mach · 02-14-2010, 10:27 AM

Thanks guys! Progress continues and while not an update to the project, I though you may be interested in this. This mod has hit a little milestone so time to pull back the curtain a little more. Oh interesting tidbit, after 25,000 page views across 6 forums, only one person figured out what I was up to. Crow take a bow.

Would you kindly look at this film and let me know what you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nttNEAmnUA

**trfnj74** · 02-14-2010, 10:33 AM

Dude your craftmanship is fucking amazing....!!!!!

.....Sick Build

**just a noob** · 02-14-2010, 11:13 AM

i was wondering if this was the lighthouse from rapture(just played through bioshock 1&2)

**scraps** · 02-14-2010, 11:21 AM

That video is right on par with the quality of this build, stellar. Fucking amazing.

**CrazyJoe** · 02-14-2010, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scraps

That video is right on par with the quality of this build, stellar. Fucking amazing.

Ditto ... words cannot describe the inspiration your work brings to the hobby.

Well done.

**Kuro** · 02-14-2010, 07:36 PM

Wow that video was great

**Crow** · 02-15-2010, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mach

Thanks guys! Progress continues and while not an update to the project, I though you may be interested in this. This mod has hit a little milestone so time to pull back the curtain a little more. Oh interesting tidbit, after 25,000 page views across 6 forums, only one person figured out what I was up to. Crow take a bow.

Would you kindly look at this film and let me know what you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nttNEAmnUA

As in, that video is amazing!

Mach · 02-15-2010, 07:43 AM

Thanks guys! The video was an interesting experiment so I'm glad you like it. But back to the modding.

@just a noob: Good eye, that's the lighthouse alright. I was kinda surprised no one called me out on it.

ablatman · 02-15-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mach

@just a noob: Good eye, that's the lighthouse alright. I was kinda surprised no one called me out on it.

I probably would have noticed that if I'd actually played Bioshock for more than half an hour....

And that video was pretty neat. I may not be the biggest fan of some of the film grain effects that were used, but it was very well put together, gave a good amount of information about the actual build, and was very much thematically consistent -- in all a great video. That little plug for Bioshock at the end there though....

Mach · 02-15-2010, 09:18 PM

Thanks! Yeah the technical consultant (read girlfriend) said the Bioshock plug at the end was overkill but I figured it gets the point across if someone's never seen the game.

cheapskate · 02-16-2010, 11:49 AM

Nice friggen video.

You put a lot of thought into the intro/out segments.
-Gravel tumbling the brass. That answers one of my questions. I never thought to use something harder than pecan husks on brass... Stoopid me!

The Bioshock plug is good for your sponsors. Themed builds get more hits.

**Schlosser** · 02-16-2010, 12:14 PM

Absoloutely insanely nice video!

Mach · 02-16-2010, 07:28 PM

Thanks Schlosser and Cheaps!

The gravel is ceramic media I think. On the game plug, any other suggestions on what else is good for sponsors / hits?

02-06-2010, 06:05 AM	#101
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frieten Liquid Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 242	awesome update you keep on amazing me with your ingenuity! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-08-2010, 05:59 AM	#104
EIGHTLUG Hardened Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,133	I seriously can not wait to see this all come together Mach. It'll be museum quality Bro Keep up the great work!! __________________ I'm a believer in raising morale with a random junk punch... The RED pill isn't for everyone..... To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. WCG Co-Captain You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. At RRTECH his job is to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well EIGHTLUG is the best.

02-08-2010, 06:25 AM	#105
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,520	I can honestly say ive NEVER seen stingray skin on a PC lol. Looking good though. __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

02-08-2010, 09:47 AM	#109
Floyd Mmm Chimichangas Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 3,520	Sounds like some good eats Mach! __________________ -MURDERED- Q6600 (3.2) 4gig DDR3 Gskill Black Pi Ram (1600 Meg) Asus Striker II NSE (790i) 2X EVGA 275 GTX Watercooling: GTZ, FC-275, BIX 240, BIX 360, 355, XSPC Dual Bay CoolerMaster HAF 932 Corsair HX1000W

02-07-2010, 02:22 PM	#102
Mach Learning Liquid Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 78	Thanks Septim, here's another for you. Before launching in to the next installment, I ask your indulgence for a brief aside. Most of the research for this mod's back story comes from the internet links that you see posted. Some of it though comes from good old fashioned movable press which pleases me to no end. I love books, everything about them, the smell, the feel, the creak they make when they're new, and the stained and tattered covers when they're old. So to say I was excited to find this volume, well...I was. It's a copy of the Icelandic Manuscripts, the first part at least, that I've been quoting. "Sigilla Islandica I" was published in 1965 by the Manuscript Institute of Iceland in Reykjavik. Its awesome and no, I can't read a word of it except the copyright. Some of the other books that I've been using, particularly for this update. And now back to the mod…. ----- In 1947,a category 5 hurricane struck the USA mainland causing US$1,000,000,000 in damages ($110,000,000 in 1947 dollars). It was a 100 year hurricane, massive in size, and strength. It was first spotted off the coast of Dakar, Senegal where it quickly escalated to a category 3 hurricane. Before churning across the Atlantic towards the USA, it pummeled the west coast of Africa sinking ships and washing ashore debris. In the hurricane's wake, strange sea creatures washed ashore too including an unidentified sea slug. The slug caused those who touched it to go mad, attacking their neighbors with preternatural strength until they collapsed. Seemingly overlooked for years, the sea slug is only now becoming a focus of marine research. With good reason;Toxic sea slugs have recently killed a series of dogs on the beaches of New Zealand. In the uncharted space of the ocean depths, could the Vikings have found an animal that caused their berserking rage? If so, how did it make them invincible super soldiers? Next time: Get your foil hats on, did the CIA know? ----- Picking up where we left off in the last update. The laser cut motherboard tray already has the holes for the standoffs (why drill when you can laser?). While I tested it 3 or 4 times with the polystyrene prototypes, I'm anxious to see how it fits. That's a 6/32 tap. From the prototypes, I knew that I was going to have a problem keeping the tap straight. I saw someone using a hand tapper in another worklog but $100+ was little more than I was willing to pay. Instead I picked up a tapping block from the littlemachineshop.com. It holds the tap at 90 degrees to the work surface. Works great too! All four tapped and filled with brass (of course) standoffs. The new motherboard, let us not discuss the last motherboard . Everything lines up for mounting, whew! From the back, the pattern on the tray wasn't just for the deco looks. It gives easy access to the ATX and 4 pin contacts. 4 pin connector ATX connector. Instead of de-soldering these, I'm going to try to solder to the contacts…after a lot more practice. Expect this worklog to become polluted with trial run photos. It would be nice if motherboard manufacturers would offer an enthusiast option for reverse connectors. The slot on the side of the motherboard tray is for the PCI-E extension cable. Unless I can get one that reverses the connector, I can see some cable origami in my future. Changing gears to another part of the mod, you'll recall the base that was carved out of birch plywood. The plan is to cover it in Stingray leather Stingray leather or Shagreen was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with a brief resurgence in the 1920s and 1930s. Jean Paul Cooper, a London artist, is credited with its introduction to the Art Deco movement. The Victoria & Albert museum in London has a phenomenal exhibit of objet d'art made from Shagreen. Most of the pieces in the exhibit are made of shagreen that is dyed green. I haven't been able to find out why this was popular at the time. The color that I'm using here isn't green but brown. Most of the hides come from SE Asia which is where I got this one a few years ago. I hung out on boot and shoe making forums for awhile asking questions on how to work stingray. Their advice helped as did Tim Skyrme's youtube videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3w1gaxZkgA These are shoemaker pliers or lasting pliers. Barge cement recommended by thistothat.com for leather to wood. It’s also the glue that was used in Mythbuster's Escape from Alcatraz episode for fashioning their life raft. In other words, it sticks very, very well and sticks more the more that you beat on it. The first part of gluing the bottom down was easy. The corners? Not so much. By taking the shoe making videos advice, I worked the corners into smaller and smaller folds. The first corner I did without cutting the Stingray and then my fingers told me to get stuffed. The other historical use for stingray skins, as well as shark skins, was sandpaper. While this was tanned leather, it still did a number on my fingers. Ouch. So the other 3 corners, I wimped out and cut them. Here it is from the bottom. My friend questioned the design because I put the "eye" on the bottom. Technical details aside, I told them it wasn't the first thing that was going to be hidden in this mod. Test fit, not too bad for a first attempt. You can see where I made the cuts on the corners but I have a plan for that. From the back. These are brass clamps used for welding hoses. With a little modding they're corner covers... ...but that's for another update. Thanks for looking! Many thanks to my sponsors! Bitspower HardwareLabs

02-08-2010, 09:02 AM	#108
Mach Learning Liquid Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 78	Thanks gentlemen! It's getting there. Now that I've got most of the case pieces together, I can start focusing on internals and wiring. Hey Kuro, yes they most definitely have skin, similar to shark skin. Floyd, The cow nose and southern rays are supposed to be the best to eat in the Texas Gulf coast. You have to clean them right after catching them otherwise the meat tastes like ammonia. Some suggest you can soak it in buttermilk overnight to eliminate the ammonia taste. Not sure what type are in the Bay but we used to see some huge rays offshore when tuna fishing.

02-08-2010, 12:13 PM	#110
scraps Doesn't like to watch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York, near the Peace Bridge Posts: 817	Wow this is spectacular, every update gets better and better.

02-08-2010, 03:32 PM	#112
becandl Floatin on fans Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 276	Possibly one of the coolest mods ive ever seen, and coming along nicely. Cant wait to see the final product! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-14-2010, 10:27 AM	#113
Mach Learning Liquid Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 78	Thanks guys! Progress continues and while not an update to the project, I though you may be interested in this. This mod has hit a little milestone so time to pull back the curtain a little more. Oh interesting tidbit, after 25,000 page views across 6 forums, only one person figured out what I was up to. Crow take a bow. Would you kindly look at this film and let me know what you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nttNEAmnUA

02-14-2010, 10:33 AM	#114
trfnj74 Does This Taste Funny Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Templeton MA Posts: 1,328	Dude your craftmanship is fucking amazing....!!!!! .....Sick Build

02-14-2010, 11:13 AM	#115
just a noob Astronaut on a shark! Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 915	i was wondering if this was the lighthouse from rapture(just played through bioshock 1&2) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-14-2010, 11:21 AM	#116
scraps Doesn't like to watch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York, near the Peace Bridge Posts: 817	That video is right on par with the quality of this build, stellar. Fucking amazing.

02-15-2010, 07:43 AM	#120
Mach Learning Liquid Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 78	Thanks guys! The video was an interesting experiment so I'm glad you like it. But back to the modding. @just a noob: Good eye, that's the lighthouse alright. I was kinda surprised no one called me out on it.

02-15-2010, 09:18 PM	#122
Mach Learning Liquid Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 78	Thanks! Yeah the technical consultant (read girlfriend) said the Bioshock plug at the end was overkill but I figured it gets the point across if someone's never seen the game.

02-16-2010, 11:49 AM	#123
cheapskate Liquid Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 416	Nice friggen video. You put a lot of thought into the intro/out segments. -Gravel tumbling the brass. That answers one of my questions. I never thought to use something harder than pecan husks on brass... Stoopid me! The Bioshock plug is good for your sponsors. Themed builds get more hits. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-16-2010, 12:14 PM	#124
Schlosser 6'66" of RRTech Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 740	Absoloutely insanely nice video! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Silverstone Temjin TJ07 EVGA X58 Classified [NF200] Intel Core i7 920 EVGA GeForce GTX285 SC 680/1560/1280 Corsair Dominator GT 8-8-8:24 Corsair HX1000 Samsung Spinpoint F1 - 1 TB LiteOn iHAS422 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate x64 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-16-2010, 07:28 PM	#125
Mach Learning Liquid Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 78	Thanks Schlosser and Cheaps! The gravel is ceramic media I think. On the game plug, any other suggestions on what else is good for sponsors / hits?

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