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Chris:

--- Quote from: NightGod on September 19, 2006, 03:46:21 am ---Looks like he cut/took it out of a tower PC case.

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Ripped.  It was riveted in, so it took some leverage from a big screwdriver and brute force from two guys to tear it out.  The 3.5" drive cage came out easier; it's screwed to the left wall holding the main hard drive (the one in the 5.25" cage in that pic is temporary.)


--- Quote from: CykoMF on September 19, 2006, 07:47:09 am ---So your drives are accessable from outside the cabnet? Cool.
Got a picture of the front side?

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Not just drives.  That floppy drive at the top is mounted in a 5.25" sled that also has USB ports mounted in it.  I'll get a pic of it when I get home.

MinerAl:
Erector Set.

SteveJ34:
I fashioned something similar for another member of this board which was crafted from an old AT case and the trusty dremel tool.

He also wanted a place to mount his PS Supply so it ended up being a drive cage combined with a place to mount PS.

I haven't had a reason to do a similar hack job of late but have lots of old cases lying around.

If you can't get your hands on something local I could probably hack one up for cost of shipping. Send PM if needed.


Extreme8:
Exactly what I did with mine.
If you don't want to mess with prying the thing out of the case just drill out the rivets. Quicker, you don't bend the cage, and doesn't require a trip to the emergency room to get stitched back up.


--- Quote from: Chris on September 18, 2006, 10:19:21 pm ---I mounted a 5-1/4" drive cge to the top of the coin box... fits perfect and makes the drives accessible behind the coin door.



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krick:
Consider *not* mounting your computer parts to the floor of your cabinet.  It's far too easy to drop something on it and damage it.  Also, consider what might happen if you accidentally dropped something metal like a screwdriver or a token onto your motherboard while it was running and it landed just right (or wrong as the case may be)....  POOF!

Finally, think about what would happen if there were a flood of some kind.  There's a reason that arcade cabinets have the boards mounted to the inside wall of the cabinet.



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