Yet another computer case

I've been working on the Glass PC for a while, and it's finally done. As usual, I spent more time waiting for glue to dry (and building the workbench) than I did actually doing the work. Now all I need to do is bolt in the motherboard and figure out which software goes on it. I may make it into a music machine like the oggOmatic and then we'll be able to have an oggOmatic for home and for taking on vacations (it's only about 300 times larger than an iPod, but, unlike the iPod, I've got all the sources to it.)

The back panel is acrylic sheet, lightly sanded so it won't be completely clear. There is nothing between the top panel and the processor board, so the Pepsi Syndrome has the potential for fatally hilarious consequences.

And, yes, in case you're wondering, it does have the obligatory crooked leg. One of the days I'm actually going to build something that doesn't have a crooked part on it, and then I will immediately die of shock.

The final bill of materials is

wooden frame, base, and top panel are hardwood scraps from The Joinery.
the glass (and acrylic) panels are from SCRAP, as is the decorative grillwork in the middle of the top coverplate.
the glass is held in with window caulk. This I bought new.
the motherboard is a VIA ME6000 (fanless);
No floppy drive, no cdrom. I don't need a floppy drive and CD-roms are too noisy for my taste -- if I need to attach a CD-Rom, I've got a couple of USB-connected ones that I can temporarily attach.

—orc Wed Mar 23 19:15:17 2005

This Space for Rent

Yet another computer case