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JSimmons · 03-11-2004, 07:58 PM

Last April, I started on my water cooling project. I was well on my way to completing it when, on July 5, I sliced the top of my wrist all the way down to the bone wth a mitre saw, severing all four extensor tendons (controls your ability to open your hand). This accident cured me of my fascination with power tools, and put my water-cooling project on indefinite hold. I have since re-gained about 75% functionality in the wrist/hand.

Well, here it is, a year later, and I still haven't finished my water-cooling project. However, I will be trying to finish it up this weekend. The primary reason I'm posting is because of something I discovered today.

I was gathering all the parts around me in a pile, and today, I recieved my Criticool 4-inch reservoir (and I ordered athe 6-inch version just in case I could use it). It turns out that the 4-inch is PERFECT, and here's why.

I'm using a YY-Cube case, and the case comes with several detachable 3.5-inch hard drive bay brackets on the back side of the case. I've already modified one to hold my Via Aqua pump, but I had no idea how handy the remaining one would be. It turns out that these drive bay bracks are exactly the right width to slide the 4-inch criticool reservoir into, and as if that wasn't enough, the holes drilled in the side of the bracket line up perfectly with the mounting holes in the reservoir.

What a stroke of luck! I can now easily mount the bracket itself anywhere on the motherboard side of the case that I find the most convenient. I was going to take a picture, of the reservoir attached to the bracket, but I have to recharge the camera's batteries (grrr).

Anyway, I'll be here a little more often as I get myself back up to speed on this watercooling stuff, and I'll post a picture sometime tomorrow.

The YY-Cube case continues to amaze me with it's built-in verstatility.

TallTxnMo · 03-11-2004, 09:05 PM

JS....Glad to see you back!!! Nothing against the rest of the guys here, but sure good to have some fresh blood back in the group!!!!

bigben2k · 03-11-2004, 10:53 PM

Welcome back J! We missed you and the chicken-monkey

Brians256 · 03-12-2004, 01:04 AM

Welcome back, but more importantly, glad to see you can use more of that hand!

rundymc · 03-12-2004, 02:28 AM

Ouch
I broke both my femurs once, but that really had to hurt
nice to see you didn't give up

satanicoo · 03-12-2004, 02:58 AM

Just checked on google what a mitre saw is...
GOD! That must have been a scary situation!

Hopefully you will recover fully. Keep the good work!

JSimmons · 03-12-2004, 09:06 AM

Believe it or not, there has been absolutely no pain associated with my wrist. Not scary, just one of those things.

Anyway, here's some pics. The first one is the Criticool 4-inch reservoir mounted to a drive mounting bracket. The screws will be cut down before I actually put this in the case., and the fittings will have the obligatory teflon tape treatment.

The second pic is to remind the old guys who I am - I built the once legendary armored radiator duct...

Brians256 · 03-12-2004, 11:49 AM

Armored duct? I never saw that, but I came up with the same idea. I had a devil of a time working with that thin duct material since I can't bend worth spit. Anyway, here's mine.

It has been completed since then, but that's a 56K safe pic even if it's old. You did a better job of measuring and cutting, I see. Nice edges. I chose to put the edging on the outside to cover up my bad cutting. Hard to get accuracy within 1/16" with a hacksaw for me.

JSimmons · 03-12-2004, 12:11 PM

Well, my cutting technique was less than stellar, so I just ordered some aluminum pre-cut to the correct size from a place called Online Metals.

In fact, the drive-bay section, the interior duct, and the external fan box all use pre-cut pieces. It was extremely expensive, but came out looking better than if I had been left to my own devices.

JSimmons · 03-12-2004, 03:03 PM

For the record, I got the original duct idea from something BigNutz did on his YY-cube, only I took it to absurd heights.

Got a pic of your finished duct work?

bigben2k · 03-12-2004, 10:50 PM

I just had to go with fiberglass:

(I'm considering re-doing it, because it doesn't fit very well over the core.

The other piece now has a smooth finish (using plaster), and has been painted flat black, so it looks like a top hat.

No power tools, just some sticky fingers

Cyco-Dude · 03-13-2004, 09:51 AM

hmm....yea, limbs + power tools = not good. lol.

i've used a similar meathod for mounting my res.

ALSO, my stuff still isnt set up either after two years or so...one of these years

03-11-2004, 07:58 PM	#1
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	I'm Back Last April, I started on my water cooling project. I was well on my way to completing it when, on July 5, I sliced the top of my wrist all the way down to the bone wth a mitre saw, severing all four extensor tendons (controls your ability to open your hand). This accident cured me of my fascination with power tools, and put my water-cooling project on indefinite hold. I have since re-gained about 75% functionality in the wrist/hand. Well, here it is, a year later, and I still haven't finished my water-cooling project. However, I will be trying to finish it up this weekend. The primary reason I'm posting is because of something I discovered today. I was gathering all the parts around me in a pile, and today, I recieved my Criticool 4-inch reservoir (and I ordered athe 6-inch version just in case I could use it). It turns out that the 4-inch is PERFECT, and here's why. I'm using a YY-Cube case, and the case comes with several detachable 3.5-inch hard drive bay brackets on the back side of the case. I've already modified one to hold my Via Aqua pump, but I had no idea how handy the remaining one would be. It turns out that these drive bay bracks are exactly the right width to slide the 4-inch criticool reservoir into, and as if that wasn't enough, the holes drilled in the side of the bracket line up perfectly with the mounting holes in the reservoir. What a stroke of luck! I can now easily mount the bracket itself anywhere on the motherboard side of the case that I find the most convenient. I was going to take a picture, of the reservoir attached to the bracket, but I have to recharge the camera's batteries (grrr). Anyway, I'll be here a little more often as I get myself back up to speed on this watercooling stuff, and I'll post a picture sometime tomorrow. The YY-Cube case continues to amaze me with it's built-in verstatility. __________________ My Watercooling Stuff

03-11-2004, 10:53 PM	#3
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Welcome back J! We missed you and the chicken-monkey __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

03-12-2004, 02:58 AM	#6
satanicoo Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: portugal Posts: 635	Just checked on google what a mitre saw is... GOD! That must have been a scary situation! Hopefully you will recover fully. Keep the good work! __________________ back.

03-12-2004, 11:49 AM	#8
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Armored duct? I never saw that, but I came up with the same idea. I had a devil of a time working with that thin duct material since I can't bend worth spit. Anyway, here's mine. It has been completed since then, but that's a 56K safe pic even if it's old. You did a better job of measuring and cutting, I see. Nice edges. I chose to put the edging on the outside to cover up my bad cutting. Hard to get accuracy within 1/16" with a hacksaw for me. Last edited by Brians256; 03-12-2004 at 12:03 PM.

03-12-2004, 12:11 PM	#9
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	Well, my cutting technique was less than stellar, so I just ordered some aluminum pre-cut to the correct size from a place called Online Metals. In fact, the drive-bay section, the interior duct, and the external fan box all use pre-cut pieces. It was extremely expensive, but came out looking better than if I had been left to my own devices. __________________ My Watercooling Stuff

03-11-2004, 09:05 PM	#2
TallTxnMo Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 35	JS....Glad to see you back!!! Nothing against the rest of the guys here, but sure good to have some fresh blood back in the group!!!!

03-12-2004, 01:04 AM	#4
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Welcome back, but more importantly, glad to see you can use more of that hand!

03-12-2004, 02:28 AM	#5
rundymc Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 67	Ouch I broke both my femurs once, but that really had to hurt nice to see you didn't give up

03-12-2004, 03:03 PM	#10
JSimmons Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 4-sided room with an exit going east, and an exit going south Posts: 392	For the record, I got the original duct idea from something BigNutz did on his YY-cube, only I took it to absurd heights. Got a pic of your finished duct work? __________________ My Watercooling Stuff

03-12-2004, 10:50 PM	#11
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	I just had to go with fiberglass: (I'm considering re-doing it, because it doesn't fit very well over the core. The other piece now has a smooth finish (using plaster), and has been painted flat black, so it looks like a top hat. No power tools, just some sticky fingers __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

03-13-2004, 09:51 AM	#12
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	hmm....yea, limbs + power tools = not good. lol. i've used a similar meathod for mounting my res. ALSO, my stuff still isnt set up either after two years or so...one of these years

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