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So, I decided I was going to make a proper job of this mounting plate. And
while I'm at it, why not make is transparent?
After scrounging around on google for a while, I found a UK supplier of Perspex
called Advent Plastics.
Two sheets (one for backup in case I screwed it up) of 5mm clear Perspex with
dimensions 170*170mm cost £8.50 including delivery. This was just enough
to cover my 3 drive bays and the fitting design with a little to spare for emergencies.
Although the price was a bit steep, I have found nowhere locally that sells
it so this was my best bet. After a few days and two trips to the sorting office
with my "unable to deliver" card I got my Perspex.
I don't have a lot of experience with Perspex, but I figured a fine metal jigsaw
blade, some nice slow drilling and plenty of protective masking tape should
see me through. The first thing was to lay my protective layer of masking tape
and mark out the shape I needed to mount the pieces to the front of the case.
This pic shows where I just masked the edges where I'd be making the cut but
I decided in the end to cover the whole thing in case the jigsaw base plate
broke through the plastic wrapping.
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I marked out the shape of the mounting bracket onto the masking
tape using my old copper plate jobby as a template. Where there were concave
corners on this shape, I drilled 2mm holes so that when I went into them
with my jigsaw, I'd get the cut exactly right. |
Eventually I got the shape right but the whole thing was just too thick to
fit onto the mounts in the case front. So I did away with the mounts all together
and got left with a rectangle of Perspex. I decided to just wedge/glue this
flush to the line of the CD/DVD drives above.
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