Case mods aren’t usually enough to make Hack-A-Day, but we all drooled a bit when the Dark Blade started back in 2004. Now, it’s finally finished. Everything on the case was custom machined just for this project. I cropped the base for the shot – check out the full pics in this thread. Thanks to [Jake] for the tip.
I think owning something that geeky would put you at risk of getting your ass kicked.
Posted at 7:18 am on May 28th, 2007 by def
:O Absolutely awesome?! but, I wonder if he can change the parts, if he started in ‘04 it’s probably not so leet any more.
Posted at 9:01 am on May 28th, 2007 by Wolfmankurd
wow… that thing wasn’t built, it was *hewn*- the amount of parts he makes from blanks and machines down to a part, like making bowling pins from logs :)
flicking through the photos on the thread, i kept thinking “what on earth is that piece for”, and then “oh no.. he’s not seriously going to…” and then “oh holy crap he is actually going to…”. it’s a shame
a) his english isn’t perfect, so if (like me) you don’t always recognise a part then working out what it does is tricky, and
b) you have to dig through a 100+ page thread to find the photos. I think this is pretty much as far away from the definition of hack as you can possibly get.. it’s beautiful :)
Posted at 9:07 am on May 28th, 2007 by PKM
Cool! The design is very nice, I like the horizontal fins. They give it a really neat look.
Posted at 11:12 am on May 28th, 2007 by Stray Poetry
Is this our new master!? :)
Posted at 12:45 pm on May 28th, 2007 by Computer_kid
Can I barrow it?
Posted at 1:07 pm on May 28th, 2007 by Kodiac
i would kill for that case KILL
ps were do u live and do u have a security system?
Posted at 7:44 pm on May 28th, 2007 by alex mccown
mmmmmmmm….Klingon expresso……
Posted at 8:04 pm on May 28th, 2007 by Ex986Driver
You know your obsessed when you start building polished aluminume mounts for parts that can’t be seen from the outside of the case
Posted at 8:55 pm on May 28th, 2007 by Wolf
Wery nice, but how come it’s a case mod when everything is buildt from scratch? Where’s the mod?
Posted at 4:28 pm on May 29th, 2007 by Jørn
I agree with #14, calling this a mod is like calling a car built from scratch “customized”
Posted at 5:10 pm on May 29th, 2007 by Wolf
you can tell he started getting lazy around page 54 when he used plastic spacers. Custom made, CNC lathed, plastic spacers, but still, there is simply no excuse for not using black anodized aluminum there! :)
Posted at 11:21 am on May 30th, 2007 by epooch
alright, is this what hackaday has come to? I don’t visit the site for a full week, and it’s coming down to lame things like case mods? oh, wait. no. It’s not a case mod, its just a case. come on, I want something that’s a HACK, not just a mod.
Posted at 10:42 pm on May 30th, 2007 by James
looks like a cross between a tacky 90s scifi prop and a coffee maker
i’m not massively impressed
Posted at 10:16 pm on Jun 1st, 2007 by jim
Looks like a MC flurry machine to me :P
Posted at 11:24 am on Jun 3rd, 2007 by Marcel
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absolutley Farking sweet!!!!
Posted at 2:33 am on May 28th, 2007 by joypad