Witch design should I choose?

iver89 · 08-02-2003, 05:35 PM

What cind of design should I make my waterblock of? I don't got that many tools, no milling machine or something fancy like that. Just the usuall stuff that everyone has. But I got access to a drilling machine, the one where the thing you make the hole with (where the heck did that english - norwegian book go!) is at top, and you lower it with a handle on the right side of the machine.

I've seen some designs with just a lot of holes, that are connected together, and the water flows from the right to the left side (or opposite). That design seems quite easy, and doesn't require any other tools then the ones I got allready. The computer I'm going to use has a CPU (P4) of 2,4 GHz.

Anyone?

hydrogen18 · 08-02-2003, 08:35 PM

#rotor is probaly ure best bet, or if you have tons of cash to burn, design something and use www.emachineshop.com to have it milled. The 300 gremlins that they use to make ure waterblock will take about a month to complete it I've heard. Copper cap designs are much less popular now, but are good. www.spodesabode.com for more info on that. You will need to know how to solder to make a copper cap block though.

iver89 · 08-03-2003, 05:26 AM

a friend of mine is a plumber, and he can help me with the soldering.

i got some money, byt I\m not gonna use all that on one simple waterblock.

BTW: Anyone her in Norway that knows aboujt a place to get copper for a good price?

hydrogen18 · 08-03-2003, 11:07 AM

your plumber friend should be able to teach you the basics of getting the tempature right, fluxing, soldering, but i doubt he can solder like whats needed for a waterblock. Its just a completely different theory. In plumbing, the fitting slides on the pipe which holds it fairly well in place, u flux, heat, then solder. There generally isnt much to hold a waterblock together so it requires a different level of skill.

iver89 · 08-03-2003, 04:27 PM

can I just use a plexi top, and screws to hold the thing down?

hydrogen18 · 08-03-2003, 04:58 PM

yup, just remember to use some sort of sealent between the copper and plexy.

iver89 · 08-03-2003, 05:04 PM

of course. i was going to write that but i coulden't find the right word , he, he

hydrogen18 · 08-03-2003, 05:15 PM

iver89 · 08-03-2003, 05:17 PM

under my username it says Pro/Stank

what does stank mean?

08-02-2003, 05:35 PM	#1
iver89 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 5	Witch design should I choose? What cind of design should I make my waterblock of? I don't got that many tools, no milling machine or something fancy like that. Just the usuall stuff that everyone has. But I got access to a drilling machine, the one where the thing you make the hole with (where the heck did that english - norwegian book go!) is at top, and you lower it with a handle on the right side of the machine. I've seen some designs with just a lot of holes, that are connected together, and the water flows from the right to the left side (or opposite). That design seems quite easy, and doesn't require any other tools then the ones I got allready. The computer I'm going to use has a CPU (P4) of 2,4 GHz. Anyone?

08-02-2003, 08:35 PM	#2
hydrogen18 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 248	#rotor is probaly ure best bet, or if you have tons of cash to burn, design something and use www.emachineshop.com to have it milled. The 300 gremlins that they use to make ure waterblock will take about a month to complete it I've heard. Copper cap designs are much less popular now, but are good. www.spodesabode.com for more info on that. You will need to know how to solder to make a copper cap block though.

08-03-2003, 05:26 AM	#3
iver89 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 5	a friend of mine is a plumber, and he can help me with the soldering. i got some money, byt I\m not gonna use all that on one simple waterblock. BTW: Anyone her in Norway that knows aboujt a place to get copper for a good price?

08-03-2003, 11:07 AM	#4
hydrogen18 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 248	your plumber friend should be able to teach you the basics of getting the tempature right, fluxing, soldering, but i doubt he can solder like whats needed for a waterblock. Its just a completely different theory. In plumbing, the fitting slides on the pipe which holds it fairly well in place, u flux, heat, then solder. There generally isnt much to hold a waterblock together so it requires a different level of skill.

08-03-2003, 04:27 PM	#5
iver89 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 5	can I just use a plexi top, and screws to hold the thing down?

08-03-2003, 04:58 PM	#6
hydrogen18 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 248	yup, just remember to use some sort of sealent between the copper and plexy.

08-03-2003, 05:04 PM	#7
iver89 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 5	of course. i was going to write that but i coulden't find the right word , he, he

08-03-2003, 05:15 PM	#8
hydrogen18 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 248

08-03-2003, 05:17 PM	#9
iver89 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 5	under my username it says Pro/Stank what does stank mean?

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