Pics if my waterblock!!!

CheeseBall · 07-06-2003, 11:55 PM

Ok, I know it looks like a rip off of the WW but that wasn't my goal. It was already looking like the WW even before I saw the inside of the WW.

Channel hight: .375"
Fin/channel width: .035"
Base: Somehwhere around .04"
Bottom finish: Lapped w/ 600 grit
Manufacturing: Both CNC and manual milling.

You might think the impingment is stupid, which it might be, but I cut about .25" down into the barb so the water can actualy reach the outside of the impingment slot while inside the barb.

As you can see there are a couple mistakes. One of the mounting wholes on the base is screwed up. When I had it on a mini CNC Mill (kinda a desktop mill) the bit I was using to drill was kinda dull and I didn't center drill. So the bit just danced all along the surface makin a mess. The other mistake was where you can see the JB weld on the inside of the top piece. I was milling around where I broke the tip off a #3 center drill off (trying to get it out), and took abit to much on that side. I broke the bit cause I was turning to slow and feeding to fast, duh.

Not bad for my first block, I guess. I have a 1.4Ghz Tbird, which are known to be hot so I dunno what I would be getting on a cooler chip. Overclocked to 1.5ghz, load temp is 45C (I'm remounting the block, will repost temp change, if any).

Here's a pic of my shroud and fan.

It is steel sheet metal painted chrome (matches case nice). I JB welded the sheet metal to all four edges of the heatercore and sanded. Yes, I masked off heatercore for painting. Hey, I didn't even make a template for it, just went w/ it.

What do you think of my efforts?

hara · 07-07-2003, 02:26 AM

I see

bigben2k · 07-07-2003, 06:50 AM

Nice handy work!

jaydee · 07-07-2003, 09:27 AM

Nice work!

07-06-2003, 11:55 PM	#1
CheeseBall Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 176	Pics of my waterblock!!! Ok, I know it looks like a rip off of the WW but that wasn't my goal. It was already looking like the WW even before I saw the inside of the WW. Channel hight: .375" Fin/channel width: .035" Base: Somehwhere around .04" Bottom finish: Lapped w/ 600 grit Manufacturing: Both CNC and manual milling. You might think the impingment is stupid, which it might be, but I cut about .25" down into the barb so the water can actualy reach the outside of the impingment slot while inside the barb. As you can see there are a couple mistakes. One of the mounting wholes on the base is screwed up. When I had it on a mini CNC Mill (kinda a desktop mill) the bit I was using to drill was kinda dull and I didn't center drill. So the bit just danced all along the surface makin a mess. The other mistake was where you can see the JB weld on the inside of the top piece. I was milling around where I broke the tip off a #3 center drill off (trying to get it out), and took abit to much on that side. I broke the bit cause I was turning to slow and feeding to fast, duh. Not bad for my first block, I guess. I have a 1.4Ghz Tbird, which are known to be hot so I dunno what I would be getting on a cooler chip. Overclocked to 1.5ghz, load temp is 45C (I'm remounting the block, will repost temp change, if any). Here's a pic of my shroud and fan. It is steel sheet metal painted chrome (matches case nice). I JB welded the sheet metal to all four edges of the heatercore and sanded. Yes, I masked off heatercore for painting. Hey, I didn't even make a template for it, just went w/ it. What do you think of my efforts? Last edited by CheeseBall; 07-08-2003 at 12:08 AM.

07-07-2003, 02:26 AM	#2
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07-07-2003, 06:50 AM	#3
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Nice handy work! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

07-07-2003, 09:27 AM	#4
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	Nice work!

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