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   dgreen | Apr 03, 2009 09:47am | #1

   One of our fellow Knotters made a really nice one. Check the contests and the gallery.

    

    

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   andyfew322 | Apr 03, 2009 09:56pm | #2

   yeah, i looked at the gallery, ill try the contests, thankshttp://www.cocoboloboy.webs.com

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   davcefai | Apr 04, 2009 11:40am | #3

   I have understood your post to mean that you will mount the components in a wooden desk, with no metal case. Some suggestions:

   Take special care regarding ventilation. A surprising amount of heat is shed via the case. Wood is a good insulator. PCs get faster every few months and the heat generated by the chips increases with the square of the frequency.

   I would also suggest some sort of barrier, like a sheet of aluminium, between the motherboard and the wooden case to reduce any fire risk. I have seen computers catch fire and it's not nice. To put this into perspective, 2 cases in a population of about 120 PCs in 10 years. But s**t happens!

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   andyfew322 | Apr 05, 2009 03:21am | #4

   yeah, this is for a friend who is building it, but I will pass on that info. and yes that is the gist of thingshttp://www.cocoboloboy.webs.com

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   roc | Apr 05, 2009 04:01am | #5

   Hi,

   I don't suppose this is what you are after but it is very cool in any case and IS a whole contained work station with built in computer, fax, printer what not.

   Until I read that you wanted the components to mount on the case I was sure this was what you referred to but am sending it along any way now that I looked it up just in case.

   The slide show has the pics so start that to view what I am sending.

   It was on the back cover of issue #199 and further info on page 102

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/ProjectsAndDesign/ProjectsAndDesignArticle.aspx?id=30782

   roc

   Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   
   

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   Edited 4/4/2009 9:03 pm by roc