Who’s ready for another update?

With the completion of the first two hard drive mounts, it was time to move on to the second pair. In order to mount them, I needed to have something to mount them to… This came in the form of a new shroud for the center of the case. This shroud will cover all components there, and provide for a streamlined look.

Here I’ve got the panel marked out and ready to cut.

The panel all cut…

After cutting, it was time to bring out my trusty brake. It hasn’t really had a good workout since the completion of the Rogue. That’s about to change though…

Now, before I can give the shroud a test mount, I’ve got to get these studs gone.

Let’s see how it fits…

Like a glove!

Okay, now that we know it fits, I need to get the holes cut for the hard drive mounts. I’ll be modifying and reusing the original mounts. Their modification is soon to come, but it won’t change the way that they mount. I’ll be duplicating PCDL’s original method, as it’s so simple and elegant.

Here I’ve got the holes marked out.

The first two holes cut…

One down, one to go!

The second one is done!

Now all the drives have a home. I just need to add new mounting studs like the ones I cut off earlier. A also have some other detail work to finish up on the shroud, and that will be in the next update.

Before I wrap up this post, I’ve got one more additional thing to show you. For anyone that may have clicked on the ‘Losias Live’ tab on my site, you’ll see that I’m working on doing some live modding broadcasts. I’ve done a few test runs, and came to the conclusion early on that the picture was a little dark. As of today, I took care of that little issue. Needless to say my worktable is no longer dark…

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