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Old 04-30-2012, 04:15 AM
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Nice
Are you making the whole works with acrylic, or just some parts ?
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Old 04-30-2012, 04:26 AM
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Are you making the whole works with acrylic, or just some parts ?
Hi greg....top and bottom for sure, but still undecided regarding the sides.

Something like this



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Hmm, aluminum or oak
Either would look very nice. I like the idea of it being recessed into the edging.
Get on it, we want to see
If you decide to make the top of the fixture really flush, these PC fan grilles catch lots of dust and then you just vacuum them off
I run them on my office tower and they don't create extra noise, even at 1600rpm
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I shoulda mentioned ...
These grilles/filters go between the fan and acrylic so all you see is the dome
The holes are about 1.5mm. Avoid the ones with larger holes as you will get noise
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These grilles/filters go between the fan and acrylic so all you see is the dome
The holes are about 1.5mm. Avoid the ones with larger holes as you will get noise
Thanks.....I'll see If I can source 80mm to try.
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Thanks.....I'll see If I can source 80mm to try.
If you can't find them, I ordered mine from Performance PCs
Site is very slow to load
This is the filter page - 80mm is at the bottom
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If you can't find them, I ordered mine from Performance PCs
Site is very slow to load
This is the filter page - 80mm is at the bottom

Thanks,....you weren't kidding about the speed
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How's the wood holding up? Mdf is probably the worse type to use near any water as it absorbs moisture and expand. Great looking top btw
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