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V12|V12 · 11-28-2003, 06:42 AM

You could be SUPER DYI and use a hand drill... but getting a nice cheapo drill press ($40) should do fine and make sure you get some sort of vice to hold the copper or else you might lose a finger or 2! As for bits... Cobalt-Steel or Titanium-Nitride coated harden steel bits work MUCH better than non-coated... if you've got some resources or lots o cash, look for some Titanium-Carbo-Nitride. Provides the least amount of friction between metal mediums for ultra smooth cutting/material removal... oh and don't forget some cutting oil! I use Veggie oil/WD-40 if I'm oil doing heavy drilling.

Another way to save time and money with DIY water block building... go Hoot's route http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showth...threadid=80618 and find you a nice copper pinned Socket-A/370 heatsink and convert it to a water block! WHich is what I am planning on doing, soon as I find a cheap copper PIN heatsink... The AKASA AK-350 is probably ideal, but they are only sold by UK vendors, hence a damn near $10 price conversion on a $10 block!

Good luck!

11-28-2003, 06:42 AM	#23
V12\|V12 Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio-State! <--Money Hussle! SUCKS Posts: 292	You could be SUPER DYI and use a hand drill... but getting a nice cheapo drill press ($40) should do fine and make sure you get some sort of vice to hold the copper or else you might lose a finger or 2! As for bits... Cobalt-Steel or Titanium-Nitride coated harden steel bits work MUCH better than non-coated... if you've got some resources or lots o cash, look for some Titanium-Carbo-Nitride. Provides the least amount of friction between metal mediums for ultra smooth cutting/material removal... oh and don't forget some cutting oil! I use Veggie oil/WD-40 if I'm oil doing heavy drilling. Another way to save time and money with DIY water block building... go Hoot's route http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showth...threadid=80618 and find you a nice copper pinned Socket-A/370 heatsink and convert it to a water block! WHich is what I am planning on doing, soon as I find a cheap copper PIN heatsink... The AKASA AK-350 is probably ideal, but they are only sold by UK vendors, hence a damn near $10 price conversion on a $10 block! Good luck! __________________ XP 1600+ AGOIA-Y (GreenLabel, UNLOCKED!@/ NF7-S 2.0/ PC 2700 DDR 10.5*172FSB(1806/ 1991 high), Vcore 1.792...@84.95Watts --86' Chevette Heater Core --1/2" Vinyl tubes --Via1300-Stealth Mod(QUIET!) ---Home made copper-tube block ---PVC small internal res