mushroom head Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 I think it will look great when finished. Link to comment
The Empiricist Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Whoa...! You're horrifying me (in a good way, of course) but at the same time giving me a major DIY bug the way you're tackling all this. Very inspiring! What manner of dremel bit did you cut that back with? I forget what it's called. And I trust you had to go really slow? Link to comment
oogie Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 mushroom head: Thanks shroom! You are my pal! The Empiricist: I will give you a website. It gives pretty good detailed how-to on glass cutting w/ dremel. Although I did it myself, I stoped very frequently to pour the water on the glass and dip the tip of dremel in the water to cool off! Here is the link. http://www.sv-sea.org/modules.php?name=New...order=0&thold=0 Link to comment
alexwbush Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 the two holes are for fans, correct? I love how this tank is coming along... how easy is it to work with bondo? I'd be worried about the repeatability factor of that mod. But I love the insanity! Link to comment
oogie Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 alexwbush: Yes. They are for the 2 80mm pc fan. Bondo is not so hard to work with once you play around with it little bit. I am gonna paint it and seal it with clearcoat so tank water never touches the bondo. I will be wrapping the underside of the hood b4 I paint so tank water never touches the paint either! Link to comment
Travis Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Looks realy cool Oogie. I can't wait to see the finished hood Link to comment
artarmon42 Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Originally posted by oogie Mad modding skillz! Seeing that quality, can we just declare oogie as the winner now? Oogie: I've always been curious about putting in the aquabuys 70W retro kit into the NC6 hood. So as not to distract from this thread, can you please PM me with the problems you found? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 oh man. i never knew u were one of those [HARDCORE] computer case modders. ur gonna blow everyone out of the water. Glad I didn't enter now. haha. Link to comment
embryoguy Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 this is insanity! im very very impressed! great thread. will the tank have a video monitor so you can send emails? hehe absolutely amazing! Link to comment
Pili4444 Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 It would be cool if you built one of those reef keeping computers into the hood. Tank looks great so far and that computer case is awsome also. Link to comment
The Empiricist Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Thanks so much for the link. Cripes, I just saw the makings of your inwall-bound tank as well. You rock! Link to comment
billpa Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Hey Oogie That link you posted is from my reef club when we did a demo on drilling glass with a dremel. Very easy to do really as long as you are patient. Just curious if you are in the club or from the area...or you happened upon the link when you did a google search. Either way...thanks for the props! Your NC6 is looking very very nice! billpa Link to comment
oogie Posted June 6, 2005 Author Share Posted June 6, 2005 thanks everyone for kind words. billpa: I am from northern NJ area. I found that link from google! artamon42: Reflector from Aquabuys.com simply will not fit in the hood. Its to thick. so If you attach it, then you won't able to put plexi splash guard. Thanks Link to comment
oogie Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 Not much update so far. It takes lots of sanding but didn't have lots of time to actually do it. Here are some shots of the hood. Sorry for a blurry pic! Curves are starting get smooth! I hope I can finish the hood soon. Thanks Link to comment
ashburn Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 damnit those teaser picture doesnt count! we want a full shot! Link to comment
dhoffroad Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 WOW !!! damn oogie that is gona be kick arse... Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Have a link to what bondo is? Did you cut that sheet metal (for the case) your self? With what, plasma cutter? Link to comment
oogie Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 ashburn: I will take full shot when its ready! dhoffroad: Thanks for the comments Maxvan: I used mostly dremel but the letters are cut with water-jet! Bondo is a automotive body filler. They use that stuff when you have dents in your car. I was at target today for my daughter's stuff, and I saw a letter size cutting board. It was cheap so I bought it and it fits pretty good on NC6. Now there is a slot for gripping which I don't like and since its curved in the front, board doesn't cover that very front part. I am not sure if i am going to use it but, I took a shot of it anyways. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 looks like blood stains on the hood. what's the cutting board for? rock platform to limit pressure points? you don't want to use eggcrate? you could also cut a piece of clear acrylic to match the bottom identically. seamless. Link to comment
rickjg Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Man you are the Jesse James of nano-reefin Monster Garage meets nc6 Link to comment
gman0526 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Awesome!!! You can always get another cutting board and Dremel the "patches" to cover the rest of the bottom. Only concern would be that it might not match evenly, but with a layer of sand/silicone and the craftmanship you've deployed so far... who knows? Keep up the good job. Link to comment
MadTownMax Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 damn oogie - I didn't know you were so close I'm going to be picking up some schweet frags in a few weeks up in the Bronx if you're intersted - the guy has 100-200 corals to choose from Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Originally posted by MadTownMax damn oogie - I didn't know you were so close I'm going to be picking up some schweet frags in a few weeks up in the Bronx if you're intersted - the guy has 100-200 corals to choose from Hey! schweet is my word! lol jk... Link to comment
rickjg Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Yea, I think “schweet” is a Zonie word. I hear Zonies 'round here talking like that all summer long. Link to comment
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