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How to build a gingerbread computer |
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22/12-05 | Henrik Olsson | milohenke@64bits.se
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The next thing on the to-do list is the DVD-player and HDD. Construction wise they are similar to each other. The biggest difference lies in that the HDD is somewhat thinner. These two parts are the two first which don’t follow the exact size of the original ones. The reason for that is that we otherwise wouldn’t have had room for them.
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About this time we have gained a lot of gingerbread experience points and we are more or less gingerbread experts. Making the DVD and HDD is therefore quite easy. Each unit consists of six parts which, after the baking part, need to be glued together. The power connection and SATA-ports are made out of green Bassetts.
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To build the case we need three fans; two 60 mm fans and one 80 mm fan. To make it a little bit easier we choose to build a common device for the two smaller fans. On the lower left you can see what parts are needed. The fans for the case are made in the same way as the ones on the graphics cards. The fan consists of a round "Bassett" candy, with the green fins cut into slim pieces from a green candy.
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Above you see the front and back of the fans. The front has been made with the help of a 60 mm fan. The back has been provided with a number of small holes, all made by the hat of a pen. See images below.
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The case fan is made in accordance to the same construction as the fan on the CPU. Please click here to see how it was made.
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