Post by grumptink on Nov 18, 2008 23:20:36 GMT
hey guys, long time lurker first time poster 
i started reading this board about six months ago with the intention of modding a Mac Pro case to fix a mini ATX mobo and components. i even contacted aquamac by email to find out where he sourced his empty case's. after not being able to find one for less than £100 i decided to forget about it. that was until a couple of weeks ago.
long story short, i came into a free case. problem is, it's slightly damaged. it looks like it's been dropped, bending the rear foot and causing the outside case to come away from the inside cage. not a problem i thought, i'll simply strip the case, re-mount the countersunk mounting points, which i luckily have, and screw it back together. wrong... i got as far as the last two screws hiding behind the optical drive shutters.
being the impatient sod i am, i decided not to post here first, but skip straight to gluing the outside case to the inside cage with some Araldite, reading that it's "as good as a weld". i left it for nearly 24 hours with a clamp on it. when i took it off all seemed good. i attached the side door and marvelled at my god like DIY skills. until i unlocked the door and the join broke.
which brings me back to what i should have done in the first place. if anyone knows how i can remove the optical drive shutters, i'd greatly appreciate it.
i started reading this board about six months ago with the intention of modding a Mac Pro case to fix a mini ATX mobo and components. i even contacted aquamac by email to find out where he sourced his empty case's. after not being able to find one for less than £100 i decided to forget about it. that was until a couple of weeks ago.
long story short, i came into a free case. problem is, it's slightly damaged. it looks like it's been dropped, bending the rear foot and causing the outside case to come away from the inside cage. not a problem i thought, i'll simply strip the case, re-mount the countersunk mounting points, which i luckily have, and screw it back together. wrong... i got as far as the last two screws hiding behind the optical drive shutters.
being the impatient sod i am, i decided not to post here first, but skip straight to gluing the outside case to the inside cage with some Araldite, reading that it's "as good as a weld". i left it for nearly 24 hours with a clamp on it. when i took it off all seemed good. i attached the side door and marvelled at my god like DIY skills. until i unlocked the door and the join broke.
which brings me back to what i should have done in the first place. if anyone knows how i can remove the optical drive shutters, i'd greatly appreciate it.
it was a little fiddly.. but putting them back on it harder then taking them off..