Corugated PC Worklog

[imported_Yoshi]

This is a worklog for my cardboard PC project.
I always liked the way cardboard looks when stacked.
I also love Frank Gehry's (http://www.slcc.edu/tech/techsp/arch/courses/ARCH1350/Gehry/furniture.htm) cardboard furniture.
So I decided to make a cardboard PC case.
It can be done extremely cheap if you feel like hitting the local stores etc for old boxes. A number of people have done the installing the components in various types of boxes. This project is not about that it is about using the cardboard as a construction material, and hopefully making something that is unique.

I also figure the finished case will be very light (under 2lbs), and air flow will great.

[imported_Yoshi]

Scrap pieces from all the cuts I made.
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0462.jpg

[imported_Yoshi]

These are the pieces for the back panel area.
qty used from lef to right 1,1,2.
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0449.jpg

[imported_Yoshi]

Qty of pieces used from left to right.
31,30,1
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0451.jpg

[imported_Yoshi]

Dry fit of parts.
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0440.jpg
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[imported_Yoshi]

Glueing them up.
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[imported_Yoshi]

Use whatever weights you have around to help the layers glue up nice. I used some poker chips but it doesnt realy matter as long as it spreads the weight out evenly .
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0438.jpg

[imported_Yoshi]

Here I am glueing the top pieces together. There were 64 layers for the top.
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0459.jpg

[imported_Yoshi]

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[imported_Yoshi]

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[imported_Yoshi]

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[imported_Yoshi]

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[imported_Yoshi]

Well thats it.
Hope you liked it.

BTW.
The case weighed in at a whopping 11oz.
The CPU runs 45 at idle 56 under load

[HalfBlackChalk]

ohh my god that is insane :o

I guess you and patients are good friends??

[Thecookiemonster]

Once again yoshi. Thats hell-a tight :D

do you have any personal opinions on the heat-sink for the CPU?

[TheDistur]

:blink: Just don't drop it. :P I love how it lights up. :D

[scifikg]

Most Impressive. :)

What glue did you use and how did you apply it?

[imported_Yoshi]

I used regular white Elmers glue. It is surprisingly strong youll find.
Once you start glueing the cardboard together in layers it gets very strong as well.
Same principle as plywood.

My whole point was to spend as little money as possible.
All total even buying some cardboard it cost me $14.

Of course this has me thinking of trying to build a lighter case out of carbon fiber...

[WVJammer]

looks great Yoshi. Now just make a cover for the keyboard, mouse, & monitor. :D

[techtvman]

Looks awsome Yoshi, I was wondering if you could have made a tower case out of cardboard.

[zarbon789]

What were the sizes of the cardboard you used (the part you cutted) :blink:

[bertes]

Great work. I have built stage props with cardboard and can sympathize with your boo-boo. Get well.

Dimensions would be great. Also not clear on how you got that great corrugated effect on the outside.

[tyler99]

zarbon, dude "cutted"...come on. :D lol

but anyway Great work...some dimensions would be nice :D

[Wackjabbit]

outstanding work yoshi!

[TheDistur]

Also not clear on how you got that great corrugated effect on the outside. I think he stacked pieces up to get that effect...

[Wesker Reborn]

*goes to find cardboard*

[blackcat1134]

Damn nation.... What an AWESOME JOB! And to think, all of that cardboard I threw out after moving.... :(

[tuxedojericho]

Yoshi, that is tight.

Ok, I have just a few questions about it.

1. How much cardboard did you go through building it.

2. What type of PSU is that pictured? It is nice.

3. Won't the cardboard get hot after long uptimes?

i will say again, that is off the hook. You definatly are a man with some visions. I salute you on anther wickedly cool, and unusualy mod.

[zarbon789]

How did you mount the top cover?

[LAMA]

Amazing.

[imported_Yoshi]

I cut the pieces at an angle. You will want to play with the angle you cut the pieces at. Look at the ribbing that is inside between the outside flat paper on cardboard.
cutting at differnet angles to that will give you different looks. Play around with what looks best to you.
This will reduced the amount of pieces you can get from any single piece of cardboard but the overall effect is nice. Also make sure you pay careful attention to this when cutting pieces so they can all line up in the same orientation when they are stacked together.

I went through a lot of it. Luckily we get tons of boxes here. Another good place to look is appliance supply stores. Fridge or other big boxes are the ones you want (more room to cut at different angles). I did end up buying some at a architecual supply store, maybe 25% of what I used ($6.93 to be exact). If I purchased enough to do the whole project, it would have only cost $25.

Yes the card board will get warm but not hot. The way the lid and walls are oriented it is like one big air vent, and since heat rises this helps a lot. I measured the temp inside the case and was a steady 30C.

I wouldnt worry about temp either way though. Remember the ignition point for paper is 451F, although in real world situation. Cardboard behaving much like wood which is only about 76% combustables the rest water and ash, takes a much higher temp to ignite. The water and such boil off first at 450 then at around 750 the carbons ignite. etc.... If your computer components got anywhere close to that temp you got much bigger problems..

[imported_Yoshi]

The top cover and the drives are all held in place by pressure from the rest of the cardboard.
I purposely let the pieces vary just a very little bit, also when gluing them up i let hem not all perfectly line up.
This accomplished two things.
1. the top and the drives could be held in lace by the pressure of cardboard pressing against them.
2. It helped give the piece a more organic feeling.

If they had all been exactly the same and perfectly lined up it would have looked funny and machine made. The randomness that came from alloying the pieces to vary, I think made it feel like the chaos that is in everything around us.
Ok Im rambling thats how I see it anyway.

[LAMA]

yoshi, what hs/fan combo did you use for that board?

[imported_Yoshi]

I used the Aero Cool HT-101. I had not tried it yet so I figured what the heck.
It could use a better fan but the design itself seems to work very well.

[buddy4u]

I was just wondering if moisture could be a problem!
It's great. You just keep outdoing yourself with each new project.

[JonR]

This mod need a cardboard mouse and keyboard, although the keyboard woule take ages, the mouse however should only take a few hours.

[imported_Yoshi]

I will work on getting them made before next friday.
Of course the easy route will cardboard laminate over regular stuff. I will do that first. Then if I have enough time I will make a set completely out of cardboard....
Making the mouse out of cardboard wil take longer than a few hours though. Just figuring out all the layers and thier orientation and then doing the cuts will take a while. The mouse will prolly take a full day or two.
Keyboard honestly prolly wont get done, it could take as long as the case did... or longer. Many more cuts will be required and the precision on a keyboards keys is more critical.

I am saying I will try my hardest to do it for next Friday's show...

[JonR]

Yoshi, you don't just trace the outline of the mouse on the cardboard then bulid up one layer at a time... I made a mockup in about 1:45 (awefully slow mind you) in the office today. But I left my guts the same on the inside just bulie like a shell and removed the top, sides and bottom. I also lets the original buttons cause they were a little too complex for card board IMO.

[imported_Yoshi]

Yea I was talking doing buttons and everything except the wheel. And maybe even the wheel.

[JonR]

Yikes... I just tried a button, it doesn't retain it "Clickablity" as the cardboard wan't still enough. I can see how that would take a while. Best of luck!

[Southerntracker]

Can't wait to see the case on TSS. Just a thought, but if you wanted to add color to the outside while still maintaining the cardboard effect, pick up a piece of matboard like they use in picture framing. You can get it in any color and it cuts just like cardboard. I've used it as a backer for pictures, shadow boxes, etc. It is thin, so you could always sandwich it between layers and then cut a custom logo to go on the outside where you could see the color inside the logo.

You can pick up matboard anywhere that sells picture framing materials or that does picture framing. My dad owns a part-time shop near Augusta Ga so I get it for virtually nothing.

[JeyNyce]

Great work Yoshi. But just to show off I would put in a water cooling system, just to be funny.

[Slayer2k3]

for the mouse, if you want the cardboard to curve, try experimenting with a spray bottle n some water. not soaking it, just enough to absorb it. prolly the best bet even would be to just seperate a top layer from the corrugated part, and wet it, and press it over an actuall mouse to get the crve you want.

if you need the "cliky" part for the buttons, the buttons dont make the clicky noise, the switches underneath them do :rolleyes: . on the bottom of the buttons though, build up a semi-thick layer of your Elmers glue, or use an acrylic harderner, or something of the like. just enough so when you press down on the cardboard, the switch hits a hard surface instead of going through the button.


for the keyboard, if you were to attempt it, i'd get a sheet of maybe 1/4 inch for the top, and a sheet of 3/4 for the base.(the reinforced stuff) in the base layer, trace out the area to be cutout for the "spare" keybords guts, cut just through the exterior layer with an exacto knife, and you can peel it right off. then sink it down a 1/4 inch er so.

then just take the 1/4 inch sheet, make your cutouts for the key areas, and the LEDs, and tada. cardboard keyboard. :P


.......ok, so we get bored at the warehouse where i work :rolleyes:

[Gogeta]

haha the cheapest pc case around, CARDBOARD :D

[buddy4u]

NON CONTACT INFRARED THERMOMETER. LASER LIGHT! 0-500F. (RAYTEK)

79.99 AT HARBFRTS..............

[BruceOite]

Sweet case... when are we all gettin together and playin poker? (likes the poker chips)


~B B)

[Bassman1961]

Wow! A man after my own (cheap) heart! I love a good CHEAP project...

One consideration ( I really hate bringing this up) but...

Heat(CPU, PS) + Fuel(the CASE?) + Oxygen(forced draft fan) = FIRE!

Probably safe, but one little electrical malfunction COULD be a problem, especially if someone follows this project then burns his house down, in our society today, a good warning is warranted...

You could make a fireresistant coating, out of borax and housepaint! just a thought!

Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your segments on the show!

Dave :Bassman1961:

[crasher35]

Am I the only one who thinks that running 350 ~ 500 watts of electricty through circuits and wires inside of flamable cardboard case is a bit of a fire hazard? I mean, when I read the summary on The Screen Saver's newsletter, I imagined Yoshi might have done something to insulate the boards from the cardboard, but reading the whole thing, I never heard mention of it... I mean, heat from the parts and CPU aside, the flowing electricity is enough of a worry for me...

At the same time, it sure does look cool as heck. I would never allow that to be plugged in inside my house though ^_^'.

[TheDistur]

Originally posted by crasher35@Mar 3 2004, 05:52 PM
Am I the only one who thinks that running 350 ~ 500 watts of electricty through circuits and wires inside of flamable cardboard case is a bit of a fire hazard?
Cardboard will never hit its ignition temp under normal operation conditions of a comp. Electricty isn't much of an issue from what I can see. :P

[banshee]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!

cardboard PC...wow...major funky..

cant wait to see it on TSS, hope they show it out here, (it's not always in order our shows lol).

only thing I'd b using cardboard for is to make cubby houses/cars etc for my future geeks.... :lol:


wow...impressive..most impressive....

[TazzMania]

Nice Case Yoshi...... :D


I am going to try and build one for my son and cut out stencils so the light creates an image to match his room.

You said on TSS Site that epoxy putty can be used for any screws .....was that as reenforcement or replacement. Also what did you use to cut the shapes out?


Thanks and great work..... B)

[imported_Yoshi]

I used a xacto knife to cut the shapes.
Get a cutting matt or old board so you dont cut up your table.

The epoxy was just a reinforcement. I actually used 6x32 screws that went all the wy through with a washer and nut.

[TazzMania]

Nice......I appreciate the help and once again another great Mod!!!!!! B)

[RAID80]

thats really awsome yoshi keep up the great work man! Very original idea :D

[emul8this]

The Japanese already have a cardboard case for ITX MicroATX boards.

http://www.lupo.co.jp/develop/ccpc/ccpcbox_index.html

Luckily I ordered one from Japanes (ouch). The only thing is that it's not cool as it get warm quickly unless you have more fans blowing. It's ok on a Celeron 2.4 but very hot on a Pentium 4 2.4, It was intentionally for a MINI-ITX mainboard. I am in the process of making for for a standard ATX mainboard.

[linuxkid]

Hey, it looks great. Last time I modded my case it caught fire.lol
:huh: :P :D :lol: :o B) :rolleyes: :ph34r: :blink: :unsure: :) :rolleyes:

[eltonx]

I'm guessing that since the light shows through the top panel, there's lots of air flow for ventilation???

How about sound? Looks like three fans on the box plus the CPU heatsink fan and maybe a fan on the videocard? But I bet the cardboard helps with sound deadening, huh?

Always impressed with the project ideas and your execution.

[FlyingToaster]

Lemme know if you want to tackle the carbon-fiber case, I built a solar car out of it. :D

It sounds like a great idea at first but you're going to be sanding for the next month or two....

Nice mod.

[Cubical_Quad]

One of out the first things I check out when buying a box are the RFI (radio frequency interference) gaskets at all the seams. Id hate to have the cardboard box in my hamshack.... radio NOISE overload !! I say "QRZed DX".[/SIZE]

[skyboxer]

The only real fire hazard I can think of is Martin Sargent. I think he did that piece on how to "reformat" your hard drive with thermite :D . Just keep him away from your computer and you'll be fine Yoshi.

Ooops, that wasn't Martin. Kevin Rose and Joey The Intern (strange last name). Those are the ones you have to look out for. But I would keep Martin away just on general principles hehe.

[Devryn]

I like the case...Very cool. Just a couple of questions.

What's the dB level like? Is it a loud or quiet case?

Any ideas on makin an old case quieter AND cool better.

I've had the same case since my first Pentium 2, and I just leave the side panel off most of the time. If I put the side panel on I get 60-62°C Temps. I just put a new heatsink on (made by Antec), it seemed to help the cooling by a degree or two and cut the noise a little. I could add some fans but that adds to the noise problem. I'm not trying to avoid buying a new case, I just can't convince the wife to let me get one. ;)

[sportbikenut]

>>Am I the only one who thinks that running 350 ~ 500 watts of electricty through circuits and wires inside of flamable cardboard case is a bit of a fire hazard?

I'm also a bit concerned. Sure, as long as nothing goes wrong, you're ok. BUT, I've seen power supplies burn up. I wouldn't do it.

But it IS a very cool trick.

I'd also be concerned about RF. You could paint a layer with a conductive paint, like Electodag, which is what a lot of plastic cases used (HP). Or put metal screen (like a screen door) in between the layers of cardboard. Be sure to solder the metal to a ground lead for proper shielding.

Carbon would be cool, but even cooler would be aluminized fibreglass. Tough to get it smooth without a mold. I've made molds out of plaster-of-paris, then gel-coated them until smooth for prototypes (motorcycle parts).

I'm thinking about moding that Atari 5200 in my closet, but since it still works....

[directandy]

forget carbon fiber

you know you wanna make one out of clay :D

awesome work as usual yoshi. its stuff like this that makes modding enthusiasts like us have the courage to try the craziest of ideas.

[imported_Yoshi]

yes there is the possibility that if the power supply caught on fire it could cause the cardboard to burn also. Im not to worried about it. Mostly because this is not a mod I will leave powered on while I am not there.
I have much better and quieter comp to leave on 24/7. If you want to be 100% sure, you could soak the finished case in a fire retardant.

Such as this HERE (http://www.flameseal.com/papdesc.htm)
its $60 a gallon, water clear.

[Nexus]

What's going to be next Yoshi? A cardboard Rack? ;) Just kidding, I think.

I'm trying to figure out a good mod to do myself. New to modding, but it's interesting nonetheless. I'm thinking of building a cube case and making a "real" borg cube out of it. Every one that I have seen doesn't look like a borg cube. Closest one I've seen was built useing copper tubing but the borg cube wasn't copper.

[Hey15Bob]

I believe he cut the cardboard at a diagonal in relation to the corrogation as opposed to parallel or perpendicular.

[FlashOmegaCode]

Just be sure that you dont spill anything of any of the cardboard! That would be awful to have a sticky and mushy cardboard keyboard or case at the same time.

[tedt371]

What about the fear factor in this project???? FIRE!!!

Sure looks great. I'll wait to see if your apartment burns down before I try this one.
Excellent job.

[Shoobie]

Sorry if I missed it, but how wxactly are all the components held down? Very nice mod. All the other cardboard mods are white-trash looking. :lol:

[drawde]

saw the case on the show tomight yoshi ... and i saw the "WTF" look on your face when Kevin put the glue on the lid <_<

[philsterTHEmadMODDER]

instead of carbon fiber why not do fiber glass(cheaper?)

[imported_Yoshi]

Yeah that bugged me a bit, but oh well.

The fiberglass wont be as strong at the same weight as CF. It needs to be built up a bit more than CF does.

[[GF]Burke]

Looked killer as always man.

[RedXray]

I missed the first part...
Now I know why Keven pushed the Elmer's Away at the segments close. :huh:

[Hewball]

i dont think there would really be a problem with it catching on fire.
try this grab a pizza box and a box of matches and try to set that on fire with a naked flame it aint really that easy

so if ya computer produces a naked flame there is something seriously wrong

my 2 cents worth

Hewball

[machinedog]

Why don't you make a lego mod case.

[TKM]

Yoshi, that is so freakin cool! Hope the blood loss was minimal. Can't wait to see more of your Mods. Thanks

[gAmEr4lif2004]

I'm doing something somewhat similar except with a Krispy Kreme box. :D I was just wondering how did you attach the mobo to the case because you could use nuts/bolts and glue the bolts to the case and just attach it that way. I was just wondering. BTW Great Job!!! You could get a Koisk monitor (W/o stand) and mount it in the top and it could be a touch screen, Tada tablet PC....Sorta. :blink:
Where did you get the power switch/LEDS in the front because ineed some!!! :rolleyes:

[zarbon789]

LEGOs Would Be Nice.

I also made a keyboard case (not keys) out of cardboard
;)

[TFN]

As usual...nice work! Do you think Leo will keep it off his head? :P

[klecu]

One thing about the cardboard being a fire hazard is that it would take a short circuit to ignite the cardboard. Since cardboard is non-conductive it shouldn't be a problem if you wire carefully. Just try not to get it wet. But I like the flame retardant idea.

[Quin]

Oh ya great job on the case it really looks great. i really like the lights

[InvaderEvan]

whoa! thats awsome good job yoshi!

[DigitalSciGuy]

I'm surprised no one fully brought up the issue about electrostatic problems that might arise with a cardboard computer case. Are the components at risk by being housed in a case that isn't grounded?

[TheDistur]

Originally posted by DigitalSciGuy@Mar 10 2004, 03:55 PM
I'm surprised no one fully brought up the issue about electrostatic problems that might arise with a cardboard computer case. Are the components at risk by being housed in a case that isn't grounded?
If they were, wouldn't those totaly plastic or w/e it is cases be an issue? :P

[merritt]

i love the case and am thinking about making one my self, or i also liked the idea of a case machined out of one big block of aluminum. btw you are my idol on the weight loss

[banshee]

Finally got to see the episode....

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet mod as always..

but mannn u and kevin just HAD to eat that glue thing... (gag!)...

[imported_Yoshi]

Kevin actually ate the glue because he thought it was the same as that paste we had in kindergarden. I just pretended to taste it so he would... I got a good laugh out of it. :)

[ColonelSanders]

Yoshi- I'm considering making a cardboard case, but I'm not sure how I should mount the motherboard? What did you do to mount yours, or is it just siting on the cardboard?

TIA, L J

[imported_Yoshi]

I used acrylic tubing, that I cut to make spacers. The spacers were 1cm tall.

[ColonelSanders]

Hmm... That could be a bit difficult to do. I not only lack a tap, but I also lack anywhere(except the net) to buy acrylic tubing...

Do you think it would be a good/bad idea to simply screw MB standowss to the motherboard and use those?

L J

[imported_Yoshi]

Youll just need to figure a way to mount the standoff to the cardboard.

[ColonelSanders]

True, I think I'll probbably either just let the standoffs rest on the cardboard, or try to push them into the cardboard. Yes, high quality mounting... But considering the PC will be stationary I think it will be fine. :)

If only I can find enough card board. That and I need a PSU... :)

L J

[JonR]

If you have though of it before hand you could have mounted the standoffs to a thin piece of metal that sits in between two sheets of cardboard.

[ColonelSanders]

That adds $$$ and work. I'm a cheap, ghetto modder. :)

L J

[Eloquent Shadiow]

Yoshi, you are a god! That PC is fucking awesome. :ph34r:

[TheDistur]

Originally posted by Eloquent Shadiow@Apr 3 2004, 01:54 AM
Yoshi, you are a god! That PC is fucking awesome. :ph34r:
Watch that mouth dude. ;)

[Xylene]

Wow.. I wish I could find enough cardboard to do a case like that,

[heydroid]

go to any local store and ask they for boxes, they will just give them to you.

[Xylene]

Originally posted by heydroid@Apr 7 2004, 11:13 AM
go to any local store and ask they for boxes, they will just give them to you.
Well not only would I need all of that cardboard, but hours and hours of time to cut it all.

[DRxAndy]

heh
cardboard case has been so overused, its kind of nice to see someone do it well, and take a little more effort into it - but the idea is so cliche that it detracts from the overall case

nice work, regardless

[ketanjn]

cool project saw it on the screensavers and was impressed. The only problem i have is cooling and dealing with the PCI and AGP slots. How did u hold the PCI AGP cards without screws? How in the world did u keep thing cool?

[ketanjn]

oh and another thing what are the measurements for the middle layer strips of card board.

[Digit]

hmmm, i might try that (low budjet) looks intresting, if i can find the cardboard

[TVR&PC_Fan]

All I say is hail hail the god of PC modding and someone should make you a screen saver of you and wallpapers. To tell the future about you and that you are the modding god Yoshi.

[Exodus 88]

Originally posted by directandy@Mar 5 2004, 01:00 PM
forget carbon fiber

you know you wanna make one out of clay :D

awesome work as usual yoshi. its stuff like this that makes modding enthusiasts like us have the courage to try the craziest of ideas.
Yoshi, you are awesome. I have been watching you mod for quite some time now and I am always impressed. I would like to say congrats on your weight loss, i have lost 30 pounds, not a big loss but im only 5'8". Enough of my drunken ramblings, and on to the point. I'm gonna make that clay ATX case. Full tower too, forget 110 pounds for that Zalman Passive cooling case, I'm gonna shoot for 150 empty. MWAHAHAHA

[gordy]

incredible!

http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/html/emoticons/thumb.jpg

[merritt]

ya, so nobody can steal it

[Marty1]

thats a massive heatsink

[Digit]

geez, 150 pounds?!?!?! thats a tank!!! sure, no one could steal it without a forklift, but isnt that a little overboard?

[Joe Texas]

:blink: dear lord.... 150 pounds?? wow!

[blackcat1134]

Originally posted by Yoshi@Mar 17 2004, 08:21 PM
Kevin actually ate the glue because he thought it was the same as that paste we had in kindergarden. I just pretended to taste it so he would... I got a good laugh out of it. :)
yeah I saw that, I can't believe he wiped it on your cardboard PC!!!! He should have just wiped it under the table like he was going to... <_<

[rankinreb]

Originally posted by Cubical_Quad@Mar 5 2004, 10:31 AM
One of out the first things I check out when buying a box are the RFI (radio frequency interference) gaskets at all the seams. Id hate to have the cardboard box in my hamshack.... radio NOISE overload !! I say "QRZed DX".[/SIZE]
I was talking on the radio to some of my ham buds the other day about this and one of them said he new a guy that made his case out of blank circuit boards. He lined them up cooper side in and ran a bead in the corners to join them. No RFI comming out of that box!

[Chris_Tucker]

now theres an idea!

[kevrwag]

very cool mod yoshi

[Bri6791]

Cool mod. :D . But wouldn't it heat up easily(or go on fire)?

[spaceninja]

How did you manage to attach the motherboard and other componets?

[Duddits]

Wow Man Awesome as hell. mega kewl and as you said not posible under normal conditions will there me any fire hazzard. (used to work with the fire department)

[imported_Yoshi]

No fire should not be an issue.
No more than if building a wood case. Remember that it takes an open flame or heat that would have killed your system long before to start cardboard on fire.
To be doubly safe you can coat the cardboard with a fire retardant.

Heat is not an issue since it is a open case really. Both the lid and base pass air right through, like a wire mesh would.

[nqiq]

I know the case on it's own is 11oz., but how much does it weigh with all the parts put in?
I have an odd, but cool, idea that would have it floating just a few inches of the ground.

[imported_Yoshi]

Thats the stuff that sheavy. power supply etc.
I never weighed it full. I would guess it was about 10 pounds.

[robertcgage]

Yoshi,
I never thought much about modding, but after seeing your work it gets a person to thanking.
Nice cardbord Personal Computer Looks real Cool. Ha, Ha
Sorry, Just do that.

[elitecloud]

http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0488.jpg

that heatsink looks like a beast, does it cool as well as it looks? :lol:

[Amanda]

Originally posted by blackcat1134@May 9 2004, 04:43 PM
yeah I saw that, I can't believe he wiped it on your cardboard PC!!!! He should have just wiped it under the table like he was going to...&nbsp; <_<
Oh, Kevin... :D

[Joe Texas]

you mean oh joe, amanda. ;) :D

[Chester]

already been done. http://www.lupo.co.jp/advertis/ccpc/index.html

sorry yosh, they beat you to it, been in production for a while now.

[elitecloud]

Originally posted by elitecloud@May 30 2004, 02:53 PM
http://yoshi.us/yoshiimages/cbpc/IMG_0488.jpg

that heatsink looks like a beast, does it cool as well as it looks? :lol:
ummm any light on that HS guys?

who makes it, does it work good, does it have my phone number :P

[imported_Yoshi]

I wish people could understand that even that japanese one is not the first, cardboard PC. Box PC is more of a proper desciption.
That and all the ones I have seen are completely differnet than mine.
All of those are still formed like a regular box...

I simply used the corrugated material to make my own structure with. Forming my own honeycomb structure, which I might add is very strong.
I have not seen another corrugated/cardboard PC that has been constructed using the same techniques I used. Or incorporating the same visual design, using the corugations as part of the visual deisgn and how it interacts with light..

Just had to say it, sorry.

[TheDistur]

Agreed, WHO REALLY CARES WHO DID WHAT FIRST?

And yea...yours is special cause...its "built" instead of tossed in a box. (Hasn't had time to look at the others anyhow.)

[delerious]

Yea, that jap box looks pretty ugly.

[FlAsH]

Get a patent before dell does!

[Campinchris]

will u sell this producT? im lazy i dont wanna spen days making it

[mikeman2252005]

thats awsome

[Will Curran]

omfg thats awesome. +fav

[Duzer]

very nice dude I would have never thought of that

[yoniz2]

wouldnt that be a fire hazard?

[FrEAK]

wouldnt that be a fire hazard?
thats why you dont smoke around it, light candles, or overclock it.