How this channel doesn´t have a gazillion subscribers is beyond me ! The trail of thoughts when planing this build before hand must be "mind blowing", literally (almost) !
On my wedding day, very few things could have held my attention from this occasion. I can happily say that whilst taking a break on the toilet, this video achieved that feat!
This project is shaping up to be one of the coolest pc's ever. Watching the building of each piece is mesmerizing and inspirational. Thanks so much for doing such in depth coverage in this series. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
The respect you deserve for the time and effort into these builds.. If i had the tooling i would probably make my own chassi too, but these are damn beautiful!
Just sitting here watching that assembly, then the holes in the cherry clicked and my brain went 'my god, he's going to run the cables through them. Wire by wire.' My estimation of this project just skyrocketed. You absolute madman!
He's done individual wire custom cables like that for a few of his builds. Always a lot of work, but my god does it look amazing, and it helps further tie everything together.
Cherry with inserts worked out very well indeed! While I'm a big fan of cherry, Bloodwood is also a favorite. Like cherry it photo reacts and tends to turn to a deep red - purple on aging. Very pleasant. On the up side - it smells great while machining!
This build is coming along beautifully! I better see this showcased on Asrock’s website when it’s done! Also, keep in mind cherry will darken with age and UV exposure. It is a beautiful wood nonetheless. A tip with wood, quarter-sawn boards are much, much less prone to warping, bowing, and cupping than plain-sawn boards, and have a nice straight grain across the entire board
Couple more tips from a pro. 1. Install end mills as deep as possible into the collet. Stick out.. keep it to a minimum to avoid chatter and end mill breaking. 2. Use climb milling for roughing and conventional milling for the finish pass. The finish will be significantly better, especially in smaller mills. Nice job! Keep up the good work.
I'd love to see an entire computer desk built to this aesthetic. If you made furniture like this, you could sell it to millionaires for tens of thousands of dollars per set. Make a side table in the style of the old antique kind, but with the aluminium and cherry materials. Wow, that'd be breathtaking.
Best scratch build ever 🤯 the amount of details on the machining and the CAD work is NASA/SpaceX worthy. Can I ask what's your day job and what did you study at uni?
I think in interior design they would say the Al inlays allow the combs to "talk" to the chassis. Either way, it indeed looks stunning and was a great idea. An inspired build, looking forward to the rest.
Good lord this series is just blowing my mind! I'm impressed by everything - even the video editing and music choices! I just wish you would list the music used... I could really use it while I write my dissertation :)
Those inlays are stunning! Might be cool to do the reverse if you end up with any large chunks of aluminum, toss some wood inlay in! Also, are you going to be doing anything for the mounting cubes? Sorry, can't remember the proper name of them. The shinny finish is distracting to the eye.
Glad to see i'm not the only one unhappy with the cubes Maybe replace them with aluminum triangles (if milling into the side of the plates is not an option)
Oh just realised I didn't reply to this one, the cubes won't be visible in the end. They don't look very nice so I'd rather have them covered and seamless.
D-Oh! He didn't paint the motherboard black! Thank God! I guess I do need to get my eyes checked. Hahaha Brilliant video non the less. Love the marriage of wood and metal. How the metal inlays snugly fit into the cherry was remarkable. Keep up the great work! Your vids are informative and inspiring. Cheers!
i think it would've looked really cool to have chamfered the metal you put in the wood so the two materials dont just butt up to each other, it'd be a nice little detail but it might be too late for that seeing how tightly they fit in already!
Absolutely gorgeous work. Couldn't agree more with 'I'll know it's there', many things I do will not be seen but I know they've been done right. Not trying to be picky whatsoever but I'm a bit surprised that the standoffs weren't reduced in length by the same amount, a little jig would have worked (a nut maybe). Missed opportunity or just keen to test? I do think you'll return to these and either replace them or make your own versions from something exotic! I've always felt that the tops of the metal standoffs should offer a greater mating surface with the motherboard (them old plastic ones were huge in comparison), perfect chance to do that here! Keep up the excellent work, loving every minute of these videos, thank you for sharing.
Very inspired to do something similar but with my own take on things. Nearing the end of getting my home shop fully setup, it currently has a fully upgraded ShopSabre 23 CNC router and a FlexArm A32 pneumatic tapping arm. Been using CAD(Fusion360) for about 6 years and ECAD software for PCB design(EasyEDA) for about 8 months. One of the primary focuses of my build will be to use PCB's instead of wires to hide away all wire runs. PCB's will be within aluminum frame(might be made out of composites instead of aluminum) and computers components plug discretely into the pcb with no long lengths of wire 😁
That sounds like an interesting project :) Just as a heads up; You'll need to keep your PCB tolerances tight because the PCI-E signal can degrade quite easily if it isn't sufficiently shielded. Also, always test the whole build with known working but "spare" / "throwaway" PC components first, it could save you a lot of hassle/time, and potentially a lot of money..... This build certainly inspires a lot of ideas that's for sure :) Have a nice day/evening wherever you are in the world. Peace :)
would you recommend using silicon to fix a broken water block? i have the rhopilema water block case and i broke a port on it so now i can't get it watertight so i am using silicone on it right now but i am concerned about future implications. what do you recommend for this issue? i can still thread the bit however the port is chipped pretty significantly. i made a gasket and used silicone and then i am going to open the block and maybe superglue... an o-ring onto the bottom of the threaded fitting and use silicone around it to try and tackle it from 2 ends.
Allways fun to see someone do work for themselves. Your Gskill build? Well done for sure, but compared to the attention to detail for your own rig? Amazing. Loved the line 'they will be behind the motherboard, but i will know that they are there'. The first build of yours im watching from start to finish for that reason alone. So, stop milling about and get on with it......😊
23:01 minutes of pure gorgeousness. That combination works perfectly together and that montage was like cocaine. So addictive. Can't wait for the next part.
I found myself enjoying building pc case and doing diy projects than playing pc games. Although I just recently failed a pc case project since it needs more accurate cutting from a cnc (which I don't have), it's still quite an enjoyable experience. That sandblasted aluminium looks so good. I only do a brushed aluminium with sand papers. 😂
This look fabulous, and not staining the wood makes perfect sense. But you should stabilize it or at least fill the pores, or it will get dirty too easily and move a lot with humidity and temperature changes
Decided to split it into smaller breaks instead. That way the gap between parts won't be too long. There are some bits I do need to get done for other things too alongside this project (else it won't get completed) so I'm trying to find the right balance.
How did you correctly register the placement and especially rotation of the work piece when you put it back on the cnc for the chamfer? I never seem to be able to get it that perfect.
Wow. Just a pity these steps are only once a week. Seems a shame to call this modding as this is building from scratch. Stunning so far so can't wait to see next weeks episode.
For finish passes make sure your on clean sharp insert or bit, best to just use new or newish. Also increase speed around 25 to 45 % and slow feed down about 20 to 40% A rough guidence on themmchanges anyway. P.S. if you have a small hydraulic press, and some vig enough parallels you shoukd be able to flatten stuff out, used to have to do that a lot. There is a bit of technique involved in doing it but always check with a straight edge and lress down on the high spots. 3 to 4mm will come out easy.
Excellent series so far. I built my own CNC machine and underestimated the rigidity and precision required for getting good, accurate surfacing. It has been I great exercise. I plan to be following some of your design with my own watercooled Cyberpunk 2077 build using aluminum and acrylic, also utilising structural elements for watercooling pathing. ( Except your brass corner joins, as awesome as they look it scares me having to machine that XD ) Anyway, one question, for the joining blocks, what are your plans? Will you be using those with some edging and blasting work or something completely different? Excellent work, keep them coming!
this man is the best PC builder on the internet, hands down
Shame he just had to have that urge to have that hideous caterpillar grow out of his face.. Can't have everything I guess
you might wanna check 'declassified systems' ,his tubing and cable management is god-tier
pi hermoso
Yes but almost the same tubing style over and over again
@@69elchupacabra69 :-}D kkkkk sad but true
My grandfather was a machinist and every time you drop a new installment, I wish I could show him. Keep up the great work!
Those cherry wood combs are fabulous 👌🏽 it’s all in the OCD details 👌🏽😎
How this channel doesn´t have a gazillion subscribers is beyond me !
The trail of thoughts when planing this build before hand must be "mind blowing", literally (almost) !
On my wedding day, very few things could have held my attention from this occasion. I can happily say that whilst taking a break on the toilet, this video achieved that feat!
A man of infinite patience. Love your work. (Retired Aerospace Engineer.)
This project is shaping up to be one of the coolest pc's ever. Watching the building of each piece is mesmerizing and inspirational. Thanks so much for doing such in depth coverage in this series. Keep up the fantastic work!!!
Your level of design and fabrication has gone through the roof with this build, sir. What a lovely, incredible build.
The respect you deserve for the time and effort into these builds.. If i had the tooling i would probably make my own chassi too, but these are damn beautiful!
Wow the attention to detail is amazing. Very very underrated channel.
The cherry is absolutely beautiful. The aluminium inlays are a great touch. You did right in incorporating those.
Amazed and awestruck, Alex! What you do is sooooooooooooooooo cool, precise, and superbly presented - thank you, and stay well.
Loving the chamfers you put around the edges after hitting it with the blast. Really makes it pop.
The mark of a true old school craftsman;
"You'll never see a hidden detail like these screw heads ... but I'll just know it's there".
The last episode of this series is going to be extremely satisfying to watch.
cant wait
Another Friday, another Aquaceras video. Perfect end to the week watching this. You sir are master craftsman. Im loving this build. Keep em coming.
Wow, just wow, that cherry wood looks amazing
Don't think I've ever clicked so fast for a video series update.
If this serie was on Disney+ I would have to get a subscription... Thanks doing this on TH-cam !
Just sitting here watching that assembly, then the holes in the cherry clicked and my brain went 'my god, he's going to run the cables through them. Wire by wire.' My estimation of this project just skyrocketed. You absolute madman!
He's done individual wire custom cables like that for a few of his builds. Always a lot of work, but my god does it look amazing, and it helps further tie everything together.
Not only is the build incredible, but the videos are as well!
This build will be hard to top. This is a masterpeice and simply elegant!!!
That wood turned out so gorgeous
I can't not see this finished and I'm sure this isn't a cheap project, so I bought a hat to help out! Can't wait for the next episode!!!!
This thing is looking so beautiful already, I can't wait for more!
Man, your level of detailing and dedication is just insane!
Awesome Job man ! ...cant wait to see it when its finish.
Love the cherry wood parts with the inlays
LOOOVE the alu inlays in the cherry!! I dont think I ever saw that.
Love watching this project develop
Really looking forward to the next episode of this build!
The inlays are beautiful!
Just keeps getting better and better. I'm almost hoping that this build never ends! ;)
Cherry with inserts worked out very well indeed! While I'm a big fan of cherry, Bloodwood is also a favorite. Like cherry it photo reacts and tends to turn to a deep red - purple on aging. Very pleasant. On the up side - it smells great while machining!
Just watched this for a second time. I love the cherry combs I am amazed !
“Popping some cherry... on the cnc”
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giggity, I must say this is just art now. Maybe your pieces could be put in a museum to save the arts industry due to covid.
How did he say that with a straight face
Came here to make that comment, it seems it was unnecessary.
thats the perfect combo, awsome design
My God. I agree, he is the best PC builder. PC Building companies should be fighting for this man on their team; give that man a blank check.
Stunningly beautiful. Fantastic job.
Thanks for the early birthday present. Love these videos.
This build is coming along beautifully! I better see this showcased on Asrock’s website when it’s done!
Also, keep in mind cherry will darken with age and UV exposure. It is a beautiful wood nonetheless. A tip with wood, quarter-sawn boards are much, much less prone to warping, bowing, and cupping than plain-sawn boards, and have a nice straight grain across the entire board
Couple more tips from a pro.
1. Install end mills as deep as possible into the collet. Stick out.. keep it to a minimum to avoid chatter and end mill breaking.
2. Use climb milling for roughing and conventional milling for the finish pass. The finish will be significantly better, especially in smaller mills.
Nice job! Keep up the good work.
I'd love to see an entire computer desk built to this aesthetic. If you made furniture like this, you could sell it to millionaires for tens of thousands of dollars per set. Make a side table in the style of the old antique kind, but with the aluminium and cherry materials. Wow, that'd be breathtaking.
Best scratch build ever 🤯 the amount of details on the machining and the CAD work is NASA/SpaceX worthy. Can I ask what's your day job and what did you study at uni?
Guessing the aromas were quite nice while working with the cherry. Well done, Alex.
I think in interior design they would say the Al inlays allow the combs to "talk" to the chassis. Either way, it indeed looks stunning and was a great idea. An inspired build, looking forward to the rest.
I really like the music , synthwave stuff is the best
Amazing work so far!
plug the holes with the spare bolts ensure no clogging when using the sandblaster and also gives you something to hold as well
This is top content here for sure! I’m amazed how cool this turns out
Good lord this series is just blowing my mind!
I'm impressed by everything - even the video editing and music choices! I just wish you would list the music used... I could really use it while I write my dissertation :)
Fugent · Lupus Nocte >> th-cam.com/video/ZqFD45m36gI/w-d-xo.html
Straight to the B roll... absolute _filth_, I love it!
Impressive work.
Those inlays are stunning! Might be cool to do the reverse if you end up with any large chunks of aluminum, toss some wood inlay in! Also, are you going to be doing anything for the mounting cubes? Sorry, can't remember the proper name of them. The shinny finish is distracting to the eye.
Glad to see i'm not the only one unhappy with the cubes
Maybe replace them with aluminum triangles (if milling into the side of the plates is not an option)
Oh just realised I didn't reply to this one, the cubes won't be visible in the end. They don't look very nice so I'd rather have them covered and seamless.
D-Oh! He didn't paint the motherboard black! Thank God! I guess I do need to get my eyes checked. Hahaha
Brilliant video non the less. Love the marriage of wood and metal. How the metal inlays snugly fit into the cherry was remarkable.
Keep up the great work! Your vids are informative and inspiring. Cheers!
I really love your work!! Really would love to have one of your builds!!! ;)
Good god someone buy this guy a proper mill! I can't even imagine the amount of time he would save!
i think it would've looked really cool to have chamfered the metal you put in the wood so the two materials dont just butt up to each other, it'd be a nice little detail but it might be too late for that seeing how tightly they fit in already!
pure art, this is one of my favourite channels on YT now!! Are the little chrome/nickel blocks permanent?
Absolutely gorgeous work. Couldn't agree more with 'I'll know it's there', many things I do will not be seen but I know they've been done right.
Not trying to be picky whatsoever but I'm a bit surprised that the standoffs weren't reduced in length by the same amount, a little jig would have worked (a nut maybe). Missed opportunity or just keen to test? I do think you'll return to these and either replace them or make your own versions from something exotic! I've always felt that the tops of the metal standoffs should offer a greater mating surface with the motherboard (them old plastic ones were huge in comparison), perfect chance to do that here!
Keep up the excellent work, loving every minute of these videos, thank you for sharing.
Your standards are trough the roof, love it :)
Very inspired to do something similar but with my own take on things. Nearing the end of getting my home shop fully setup, it currently has a fully upgraded ShopSabre 23 CNC router and a FlexArm A32 pneumatic tapping arm.
Been using CAD(Fusion360) for about 6 years and ECAD software for PCB design(EasyEDA) for about 8 months.
One of the primary focuses of my build will be to use PCB's instead of wires to hide away all wire runs. PCB's will be within aluminum frame(might be made out of composites instead of aluminum) and computers components plug discretely into the pcb with no long lengths of wire 😁
That sounds like an interesting project :)
Just as a heads up; You'll need to keep your PCB tolerances tight because the PCI-E signal can degrade quite easily if it isn't sufficiently shielded.
Also, always test the whole build with known working but "spare" / "throwaway" PC components first, it could save you a lot of hassle/time, and potentially a lot of money.....
This build certainly inspires a lot of ideas that's for sure :)
Have a nice day/evening wherever you are in the world.
Peace :)
Pc's looking clean.
Amazing as usual good sir!!!!
would you recommend using silicon to fix a broken water block? i have the rhopilema water block case and i broke a port on it so now i can't get it watertight so i am using silicone on it right now but i am concerned about future implications. what do you recommend for this issue? i can still thread the bit however the port is chipped pretty significantly. i made a gasket and used silicone and then i am going to open the block and maybe superglue... an o-ring onto the bottom of the threaded fitting and use silicone around it to try and tackle it from 2 ends.
Danish oil and beeswax is a combination used to bring out the color in a lot of lighter woods. I think people use shellac for dark colored wood.
Now this is PC modding. Epic.
Brilliant man! Just brilliant.! ...
Another great video. 100k subs in no time.
Keep up the good work!
My God... You are a thrue artist
The wiring plan for this would be quite a sight. I will cry for you when you need to rewire this in the future
Allways fun to see someone do work for themselves. Your Gskill build? Well done for sure, but compared to the attention to detail for your own rig? Amazing. Loved the line 'they will be behind the motherboard, but i will know that they are there'. The first build of yours im watching from start to finish for that reason alone. So, stop milling about and get on with it......😊
Was... Was that a cnc pun? XD
@@dovahheimiik2580 nope. That was a music factory pun. Things that make you go hmmmm....😊
23:01 minutes of pure gorgeousness. That combination works perfectly together and that montage was like cocaine. So addictive. Can't wait for the next part.
I found myself enjoying building pc case and doing diy projects than playing pc games. Although I just recently failed a pc case project since it needs more accurate cutting from a cnc (which I don't have), it's still quite an enjoyable experience. That sandblasted aluminium looks so good. I only do a brushed aluminium with sand papers. 😂
absolute fantasies you inspire me so i thought one's in a livetime i'm building my own pc - i'm already building - so, thank you .. Thanks Joop (72y)
Some people saw Picasso but we as PC modding lover saw Alex
This look fabulous, and not staining the wood makes perfect sense. But you should stabilize it or at least fill the pores, or it will get dirty too easily and move a lot with humidity and temperature changes
It took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize what you were making in the beginning
FYI vacuum pods for your cnc is a fairly simple project, especially with your experience and design skill.
Very nice contrast bud.
For heavens sake though, remember to clean any wax out of the comb holes before doing the cable runs. 👍
Is there any chance of a video tour of the bit-tech workshop?
Beautiful
diy god at it again
Do you make the alluminium cube by your self or you buy them on internet?
After that CNC action, I must confess, now I've got wood too.
Is the break you had planned before this video rescheduled to after this video? Cuz i love the series man and i want to keep watching
Decided to split it into smaller breaks instead. That way the gap between parts won't be too long. There are some bits I do need to get done for other things too alongside this project (else it won't get completed) so I'm trying to find the right balance.
Parabéns pelo projeto :)
How did you correctly register the placement and especially rotation of the work piece when you put it back on the cnc for the chamfer? I never seem to be able to get it that perfect.
Wow. Just a pity these steps are only once a week. Seems a shame to call this modding as this is building from scratch. Stunning so far so can't wait to see next weeks episode.
Do you intend to also do wood inlays into the legs as well?
I could do, although with the amount of wood elsewhere in the project I'll wait until I know for sure if it makes sense.
Best videos on TH-cam atm! Soothing to watch and great content! Keep up the great work!
For finish passes make sure your on clean sharp insert or bit, best to just use new or newish. Also increase speed around 25 to 45 % and slow feed down about 20 to 40%
A rough guidence on themmchanges anyway.
P.S. if you have a small hydraulic press, and some vig enough parallels you shoukd be able to flatten stuff out, used to have to do that a lot. There is a bit of technique involved in doing it but always check with a straight edge and lress down on the high spots. 3 to 4mm will come out easy.
Great content! Can you share some of your feedrates for milling aluminium?
Alex it looks great but where do you buy all your raw material ?
OMG!!! It's amazing...... what could be the price of the case if it could be sold???
Ich mag deine job!
Excellent series so far.
I built my own CNC machine and underestimated the rigidity and precision required for getting good, accurate surfacing. It has been I great exercise. I plan to be following some of your design with my own watercooled Cyberpunk 2077 build using aluminum and acrylic, also utilising structural elements for watercooling pathing. ( Except your brass corner joins, as awesome as they look it scares me having to machine that XD )
Anyway, one question, for the joining blocks, what are your plans? Will you be using those with some edging and blasting work or something completely different?
Excellent work, keep them coming!
I'm pretty new in modding, and I don't know; do you have something to do with grounding, etc ? Thanks in advance !
I follow you from Argentina. Regards
I'm really curious how PCI-e cable to the GPU will run.
Wow.. just wow