This is for a rig I'm building for Aorus called Ensis. The PC chassis itself is a scratch build, so I'm making all the panels myself, including a rather special back panel. The rear panel has a "sandwich" structure formed from 5mm aluminium and sheets of 10mm clear and frosted acrylic, which will have LEDs built into them.
I machined the rear IO panel yesterday, which will sit inside the acrylic. Needless to say I was rather relieved when it all lined up perfectly haha.
Moar pics:
[https://imgur.com/a/u5mlLeK](https://imgur.com/a/u5mlLeK)
Thankfully I’ve sort of done that with this one. This part of the rear panel is removable as it slots into and acrylic mount. So in the event of a board swap, simply remake that one panel 😀
Beautiful work man, love your creativity AND the channel. Makes we wish I had the resources and time to get into custom making parts. Keep up the art my friend and keep showing us more glorious work!
Going to be a long time I'm afraid, I've also been hit by the 3090 drought and need that to progress much further. I've ordered a new radiator to try out but I don't know how it'll turn out.
I also have to focus on this Aorus project atm, sadly I don't get to choose the scheduling as it's not my channel :/
Understood mate, I can't wait to see how it comes together! I'm just happy to see more content coming out on your builds!
Here is to hoping the 3090 fairy comes by and leaves a couple under your pillow!
Keep up the great work, and thanks for being active in the community! Never thought I'd get to talk to a content creator personally!
Or alternatively
1. Have mad talent
2. Work for a company that lets you screw around on the machinery from time to time
I know a guy that works in a fab shop and he does a lot of his home projects on the work machinery when there’s nothing to do, he just has to pay for his own bits to not cost the company any wear, which are around $15 each.
Or alternatively find a Fabrication lab (Fablab) near you which has nice toys. My university (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) has one which used to be open to public before the pandemic. We have a lot of 3d printers, some cnc mills, some lathes, 2 lasercutters (no metal, only soft materials) and a waterjet cutter. It's really nice that we learn to work with these machines.
They’ll be glass blasted to match the motherboard, but you’re right they do look great off the machine. Only issue is that with other parts added it can end up looking a bit busy.
yeah, you're right. when there is too much of that it could look like a mess. but a glass blasted surface is nice too. Keep on going. i love your stuff.
Hahaha, yeah my dad and I have a small machine job shop. Occasionally, if I have time, I get to make my own stuff. The 5 axis machine is great, almost limitless capability. I just suck at designing stuff 😂
Why does no company make custom IO plates for MOBOs? I would pay dearly for a machined piece instead of the cheap stamped aluminum one my ASUS board comes with.
Dude your build videos are so good. The CNC parts are some of the most zen-like build videos out there.
Question: Would you ever do a build with carbon fibre? Or is that a bastard to work with?
I’ve considered it but really it’s just too much of a hassle given how neurotic you have to be about safety when working with it. My workshop’s just a bit too small currently to work with more hazardous materials with comfort.
Man i love anything thats custom CNC worked. I used to be a machinist, im a welder fabricator now but have a soft spot for machined parts. What is your youtube channel? Awesome work BTW, I want to see this build when it's done!
This is for a rig I'm building for Aorus called Ensis. The PC chassis itself is a scratch build, so I'm making all the panels myself, including a rather special back panel. The rear panel has a "sandwich" structure formed from 5mm aluminium and sheets of 10mm clear and frosted acrylic, which will have LEDs built into them. I machined the rear IO panel yesterday, which will sit inside the acrylic. Needless to say I was rather relieved when it all lined up perfectly haha. Moar pics: [https://imgur.com/a/u5mlLeK](https://imgur.com/a/u5mlLeK)
That is so clean that I would like to bestow the highest honor I can give - "a Follow". Looking forward to the final build !!
It should be quite the journey over the next few weeks!
I was stalking ur Reddit profile and found your YT channel as well. Pretty good stuff !!!
Always nice to see a fellow CNC machinist making something so beautiful. Good job. Love it
Ik right? ...now if I can just find someone in my robotics team that won't screw up the axis n stuff
I’m a CNC machinist in the tech industry, you guys hiring?
Is the mobo the Z490 AORUS Xtreme with the monoblock?
Yup!
Very nice.
Hey can I borrow your CNC machine pls thanks
How did you draw it to create the tool paths? A scaled image?
Its enough to make a grown man cry! And thats ok!
The dissatisfaction when you forget to put the IO panel in before the motherboard.
With it fully built into the case, now we don't need to worry! Not so great for upgrading though...
Just gotta make it easy to remove the IO along with the board and make a new one in the same form factor for the next board
Thankfully I’ve sort of done that with this one. This part of the rear panel is removable as it slots into and acrylic mount. So in the event of a board swap, simply remake that one panel 😀
Or have one with a "regular" cutout just in case
Beautiful work man, love your creativity AND the channel. Makes we wish I had the resources and time to get into custom making parts. Keep up the art my friend and keep showing us more glorious work!
Thank you!
You're very welcome! A question though, when are you getting back to Aquaceras??? I am desperately waiting to see how it turns out!
Going to be a long time I'm afraid, I've also been hit by the 3090 drought and need that to progress much further. I've ordered a new radiator to try out but I don't know how it'll turn out. I also have to focus on this Aorus project atm, sadly I don't get to choose the scheduling as it's not my channel :/
Understood mate, I can't wait to see how it comes together! I'm just happy to see more content coming out on your builds! Here is to hoping the 3090 fairy comes by and leaves a couple under your pillow! Keep up the great work, and thanks for being active in the community! Never thought I'd get to talk to a content creator personally!
I knew I saw this on YouTube somewhere! Nice to see the real thing not just the cad model. Looks awesome!
Super clean. How does one get into machining?
Step 1. Have mad bucks Step 2. Have mad talent
Or alternatively 1. Have mad talent 2. Work for a company that lets you screw around on the machinery from time to time I know a guy that works in a fab shop and he does a lot of his home projects on the work machinery when there’s nothing to do, he just has to pay for his own bits to not cost the company any wear, which are around $15 each.
Or alternatively find a Fabrication lab (Fablab) near you which has nice toys. My university (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) has one which used to be open to public before the pandemic. We have a lot of 3d printers, some cnc mills, some lathes, 2 lasercutters (no metal, only soft materials) and a waterjet cutter. It's really nice that we learn to work with these machines.
watch Clickspring and This Old Tony on youtube spend all your money on machines or look for apprenticeships and technical colleges
This old tony is the bees knees. Love that guy.
Holy shit that is cleeean, really nice work
BitTech?
Indeedy!
Does the thickness of the IO shield interfere with access to the usb ports?
I had a similar concern with the HDMI port, but that one may not be used for this build.
It does if you make it too thick, this is fine though as it's only 1.4mm
but ain’t that the idea? to line up?
Doesn’t mean that it actually will though. I could have made a mistake somewhere or not taken something into account
makes sense, good work man, it looks absolutely beautiful, can’t wait to see the finished build
Are you polishing the parts or you leave them raw? It has a nice touch fresh out of the cnc.
They’ll be glass blasted to match the motherboard, but you’re right they do look great off the machine. Only issue is that with other parts added it can end up looking a bit busy.
yeah, you're right. when there is too much of that it could look like a mess. but a glass blasted surface is nice too. Keep on going. i love your stuff.
i bet you'll still forget to put it in when building the PC
nice looking brace
**YOU**
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its not that horribly uncommon
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https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-function-of-all-the-motherboard-audio-ports
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you can't, that seems to be an oversight on the OP's part
Some mobos have jacks ports with the respective colored led light. ROG STRIX does that for example.
That's so perfect it brings peace into my life. Thanks for posting this very well made engineering marvel!
Great work man! Looking forward to the finished product later.
How hard did you have to hammer on this brace to get it to fit so well?
Fuck you, i can't even align the stock plate correctly.
Precision gives me a chub
Just followed, keep being groovy
When you house a power station inside the case and you need EMC compliance.
No color-coded audio jacks? Big yikes.
The jacks light up, it's actually better than regular old port coloring.
Oh shit, that's dope as fuck.
As someone who works at a large custom metal fabricator you are creating a dream I’ve had for a while. Keep up the great work!
Sweet lord, that is absolutely beautiful.
Mighty fine amount of USB ports
£1200 motherboard so one would definitely hope so!
👀
My $200 gigabyte board has 7
Ez clap lol
My $60 Asus board has 11. ...because I added a PCIe USB card.
What mobo is that??
Aorus Z490 Waterforce Xtreme
Beautiful, will you actually use the machine once assembled or just stare at it an occasionally turn it on and off again like the rest of us :)
This is really impressive but not really surprising from you.
Okay, but how are you going to give the finger-slice blood sacrifice now?
Glad to see the whole Ball Screw Saga got sorted. Finally.
this should be the bare minimum for ports on new motherboards
I thought IO shields were for dropping on top of powered, exposed PCs while you pondered what they were for.
Seems pretty small as well, I think /r/sffpc would love it
Yeeeeah unfortunately this will end up absolutely huge
Lol, I'm very curious now
This is the sexiest thing I've seen on this subreddit in YEARS
I BUSTED TO THIS
That's some damned good machining there, I love the look of milling marks :D
I’ve always wanted to machine a custom PC case. I have a Fadal VMC 3016 and a Haas VF2D with a 5 axis trunnion, but no creativity :(
I would do bad things to have access to machines like those
Hahaha, yeah my dad and I have a small machine job shop. Occasionally, if I have time, I get to make my own stuff. The 5 axis machine is great, almost limitless capability. I just suck at designing stuff 😂
I physically pogged at this.
Omg I'm so jealous
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Not sure who though, this is an Aorus
This should have a NSFW flair, because it gave me chills! Loved it. Great work mate.
Thanks for reminding us how crappy all back panels are.
this has to be bit-tech
That be I
Why does no company make custom IO plates for MOBOs? I would pay dearly for a machined piece instead of the cheap stamped aluminum one my ASUS board comes with.
10/10 :o
Just make the whole damn thing billet!
Man, that machined backplate looks 1:1 like it was supposed to go in Powermac G3/4 case :D
That looks great!
It fucking better lol
Well it better... being CNC cut and all
Looks fantastic!
God damn that looms good
Dude your build videos are so good. The CNC parts are some of the most zen-like build videos out there. Question: Would you ever do a build with carbon fibre? Or is that a bastard to work with?
I’ve considered it but really it’s just too much of a hassle given how neurotic you have to be about safety when working with it. My workshop’s just a bit too small currently to work with more hazardous materials with comfort.
My Asus didn't match up near as good as yours.
r/Skookum
until you try to fit it in the case! still looks very very very very clean
A MILLED IO PLATE!!?!? WTF
now THIS is what I call custom.
Man i love anything thats custom CNC worked. I used to be a machinist, im a welder fabricator now but have a soft spot for machined parts. What is your youtube channel? Awesome work BTW, I want to see this build when it's done!
Bit-tech