Altearnate mill for wb making...

Mud · 05-30-2004, 11:46 AM

Hi im new on the forums!

I've decided to make a watercooling to my computer coz it's so noisy (the computer

), and seeing those price-tags on waterblocks, ouch! almost 50$ where i come from. So i decided to make my own, and i've collected a lot of information regarding the block-making procedure. So, the only thing left now is to buy tools & materials. I was going to buy a dremel and a mill, to make the blocks. But im on a low budget and i can't afford a mill, and i wouldn't, anyway, have any space in our house to put it. So i my question (finally

) : Could you use a dremel & this for an altearnate milling-machine? Could i make some copper blocks with that?

jaydee · 05-30-2004, 11:56 AM

Those things suck. Very flimsy and would not make good holes in copper. If your in the USA you can get a decent drill press for $50. You have to ask yourself though if buying all this tooling (will be over $100 probably) is worth it to save $50 on a water block (professionally made one at that). The MCW6000 is only $40 and performs better than the White Water.

8-Ball · 05-30-2004, 11:58 AM

Err no, not really.

I f you could, then people wouldn't be spending $1000+ on milling equipment.

The only thing you could make with that is a rotor style block (use the search function).

Making good blocks isn't really a cheap process.

8-ball

jaydee · 05-30-2004, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by 8-Ball

The only thing you could make with that is a rotor style block (use the search function).

And not a very good one at that. We used those things at Stamp Works and they were just junk.

Mud · 05-30-2004, 12:02 PM

Ok, thx for the replyes. Think ill just have to save up sum' money to buy a decent drill-press.

krazy · 05-30-2004, 01:51 PM

A drill press won't get you very good blocks either. You're seriously best off just buying some good prefab blocks unless you really want to invest probably thousands of dollars on equipment to make what someone else already designed and tested that can be had for $50.

I don't want to deter you from trying it if that's really what you want to do, but just be informed that you will most certainly not be saving any money by making the blocks yourself.

|kbn| · 05-31-2004, 09:32 AM

Why would you buy that for doing rotor blocks? rotor blocks are easy to do with a hand drill... :E

If you are going to make a block you have to design the block around the tools you have available. Do your designs first and see what you are able to do with the tools before you buy them.

Ive never used a dremel-drill press thing before but it looks compleatly aluminuim, which isnt good. However it will be better than a dremel by hand, I expect - as atleast you know the drill is vertical and not at an angle which happens when you do by hand. Also a dremmel can cope with side-loads (i think) which a drill press cannot, or it wont last long, iirc.
You could mill with that *thing* but you would also need a proper vice - holding the copper by hand could be very bad for your hand :E
You would have to do it in very small passes taking off only tiny layers of copper at a time but its possible.
Remember someone on here milled copper with a plastic toy drill/mill thing inteneded for woodwork.

05-30-2004, 11:46 AM	#1
Mud Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 2	Altearnate mill for wb making... Hi im new on the forums! I've decided to make a watercooling to my computer coz it's so noisy (the computer ), and seeing those price-tags on waterblocks, ouch! almost 50$ where i come from. So i decided to make my own, and i've collected a lot of information regarding the block-making procedure. So, the only thing left now is to buy tools & materials. I was going to buy a dremel and a mill, to make the blocks. But im on a low budget and i can't afford a mill, and i wouldn't, anyway, have any space in our house to put it. So i my question (finally ) : Could you use a dremel & this for an altearnate milling-machine? Could i make some copper blocks with that?

05-30-2004, 11:58 AM	#3
8-Ball Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oxford University, UK Posts: 452	Err no, not really. I f you could, then people wouldn't be spending $1000+ on milling equipment. The only thing you could make with that is a rotor style block (use the search function). Making good blocks isn't really a cheap process. 8-ball __________________ For those who believe that water needs to travel slowly through the radiator for optimum performance, read the following thread. READ ALL OF THIS!!!!

05-30-2004, 01:51 PM	#6
krazy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Posts: 123	A drill press won't get you very good blocks either. You're seriously best off just buying some good prefab blocks unless you really want to invest probably thousands of dollars on equipment to make what someone else already designed and tested that can be had for $50. I don't want to deter you from trying it if that's really what you want to do, but just be informed that you will most certainly not be saving any money by making the blocks yourself. __________________ Abit NF7-S ... xp1800+ ... Abit GF4ti4200 ... Maxtor 120gb SATA150 Currently gathering parts to water cool everything! (read about the project)

05-30-2004, 11:56 AM	#2
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	Those things suck. Very flimsy and would not make good holes in copper. If your in the USA you can get a decent drill press for $50. You have to ask yourself though if buying all this tooling (will be over $100 probably) is worth it to save $50 on a water block (professionally made one at that). The MCW6000 is only $40 and performs better than the White Water.

05-30-2004, 12:02 PM	#5
Mud Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 2	Ok, thx for the replyes. Think ill just have to save up sum' money to buy a decent drill-press.

05-31-2004, 09:32 AM	#7
\|kbn\| Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: W. Sussex, UK Posts: 329	Why would you buy that for doing rotor blocks? rotor blocks are easy to do with a hand drill... :E If you are going to make a block you have to design the block around the tools you have available. Do your designs first and see what you are able to do with the tools before you buy them. Ive never used a dremel-drill press thing before but it looks compleatly aluminuim, which isnt good. However it will be better than a dremel by hand, I expect - as atleast you know the drill is vertical and not at an angle which happens when you do by hand. Also a dremmel can cope with side-loads (i think) which a drill press cannot, or it wont last long, iirc. You could mill with that thing but you would also need a proper vice - holding the copper by hand could be very bad for your hand :E You would have to do it in very small passes taking off only tiny layers of copper at a time but its possible. Remember someone on here milled copper with a plastic toy drill/mill thing inteneded for woodwork.

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