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Blackeagle · 05-27-2003, 03:26 PM

Hi Lee,

No, I hadn't seen that one. "Sigh", so much for making a variation of my own.

If you recall the post I put up on useing the Rotor type block, I had in mind to do much the same useing the AK350.

Would cut off some of the pins as you did for a seal area. Then use a small drill bit to drill dimples in to the base between the pins to increase the surface area. Then make up a Lexan top with angled inlet/outlets as I described for the Rotor type block.

So all in all not much differant at all from what you have there. Did you drill dimples between the pins on yours?

Question is would it match up well vs. the Rotor type?

How tall are the pins in the one you made? How tall were they at start?

Last how much do the original AK 350 coolers cost? I got the idea of doing it this way from a heatsink maker's site I checked out some time back. www.coolinnovations.com But I then found they won't sell to end users, minimum order of 500 pc, which was a couple more than I had in mind. LOL Then saw a review of the AK 350 which got me going again on the idea. But cost is a consideration indeed, as cutting up CPU coolers is bound to cost a good deal more than use of small heatsinks bought plain. Depending on cost the Rotor design might be a better way to go.

05-27-2003, 03:26 PM	#206
Blackeagle Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: U.S.A = Michigan Posts: 1,243	Hi Lee, No, I hadn't seen that one. "Sigh", so much for making a variation of my own. If you recall the post I put up on useing the Rotor type block, I had in mind to do much the same useing the AK350. Would cut off some of the pins as you did for a seal area. Then use a small drill bit to drill dimples in to the base between the pins to increase the surface area. Then make up a Lexan top with angled inlet/outlets as I described for the Rotor type block. So all in all not much differant at all from what you have there. Did you drill dimples between the pins on yours? Question is would it match up well vs. the Rotor type? How tall are the pins in the one you made? How tall were they at start? Last how much do the original AK 350 coolers cost? I got the idea of doing it this way from a heatsink maker's site I checked out some time back. www.coolinnovations.com But I then found they won't sell to end users, minimum order of 500 pc, which was a couple more than I had in mind. LOL Then saw a review of the AK 350 which got me going again on the idea. But cost is a consideration indeed, as cutting up CPU coolers is bound to cost a good deal more than use of small heatsinks bought plain. Depending on cost the Rotor design might be a better way to go.