week 11 end

10/31/14 

• I researched plastic materials some more and found out several things. HDPE is one of the most quality-cost efficient materials. A 3/32 in. thick, 24'' by 48'' sheet costs approximately 20 dollars. That is a good deal. If i used this material, it would cost me around 60 for the sheets, as 3 would be enough. The recycled plastic sheets can be quite expensive, coming out to 60 dollars for one 24' by 48' sheet. If i won't be able to get sponsored, I'll have to settle with HDPE instead of recycled plastic. I found one site which sells the recycled sheets for a good price(4' by 8' for 57 dollars), but you have to order at least 7. 
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hdpe sheets

recycled sheets, but with a minimum order of 7

week 11 goals

10/27/14 

• My goals for the week are to research plastic sheets more, regarding prices and sizes, and material. I will look on new sites, as well as the ones i visited before, like U.S. plastic

week 10 end

10/24/14 

• I accomplished my goal and completed the drawing sheet. 

the drawing sheet

inside view.

week 10 goals

10/20/14 

• My goals for the week are to put the case on the drawing sheet, showing all the dimensions. It's a short school week this week. 

Week 9 end

10/17/14 

• I completed my goals, finally finished the case! I extruded all the sketches on the sides, and added slots for HDD and cd/dvd drives. The only thing I didn't do is put it on the sheet, showing all the dimensions. That shouldn't take me too long to do next week, i can get it done in a day. I made sure all the dimensions are correct, and there is no errors in any sketches or extrudes, like over-defining. 

the hard drive and cd/dvd slots inside of case. Positioned so the fan blows on it

week 9 goals

10/13/14 

• My goals for this week are to finish up the design, and extrude cut everything. If I finish the design early, I'll check all the dimensions to see if they are accurate and make have everything is finalized. Next, I'll put it on a sketch plane to show the design and all the dimensions. 

week 8 end

10/10/14 

• I accomplished almost all of my goals for the week. The only thing I am missing is the back fan and motherboard slot, which should be a quick fix. Making the front wasn't too bad, but the fan was a little tricky as lining up all the holes at once was something I had never done previously. The back wasn't a problem. The only issue i had was finding the standard dimensions for the PCI i/o shield dimensions (The rectangle slots on back where you plug in ports to extension cards). I had to do some searching, but once I discovered it, it was easy to sketch. 

the fan was drawn in mm, and expansion in IN. currently showing IN.

The standard dimensions for PCI and MOBO slots on
the back panel

10/6/14 goals week 8

10/6/14 

• My goals are to continue working on designing the case. The things I need to add:
  - Front fans
  - Front CD/ floppy drive bays
  - back power slot
  - back expansion card slots
  - back fan slot
  - power button
• For a lot of these, I will need to search the standard dimensions, such as for the xd drive bays, or back slot for psu.

I found this dimension of standard cd drive
www.overclock.net is very useful for this type of info

some more dimensions. This is the power supply

10/3/14 week 7 end

10/3/14 

• I made the dimensions for the case design, and started adding features. I figured out what fan sizes I should use (120mm and 200 for side panel), and how the fans are going to be added(1 side, 1 front, 1 back). Ill cut extrude all the holes and spaces for bays once everything is sketched. 

side of the case, where the fan will be