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- RX 580
I love the plate idea hiding the cables! Would love to replicate it. How did you go about creating the bottom, side and top plates?
Hi Wolfie,
I used a thin type of aluminum sheeting purchased from a local metal retailer. It was 1/16th I think. I carefully planned out my cable management first, for EVERY cable in the G5, from the PSU all the way to the top tray. I drew a map on paper so I had a hard copy to follow at final assembly.
The main backplate you see in the photos is bolted to 1/2x1/2 aluminum flatbar that is drilled and threaded for each mounting bolt. The flatbar is secured to the case wall with JB Weld. The cables all live in this 1/2" of space. I actually taped them down with packing tape first so it was easier to mount the backplate in the final assembly.
The backplate extends slightly below (1/4") the floor plate, then the floor plate was cut to butt up to the backplate for a clean edge.
All cutting was done with a 3000 series dremel and fiberglass reinforced cutting wheels. I always purchase extra sheets of plating material to use as a straight-edge guide in the cutting process. Well worth the extra materials cost for the clean straight edged cuts it gives. Always place your guide plate on top of the cutout piece you intend to keep. That way if your cutting wheel slips, it mars your throw-away piece, not your good piece. Also keep your finished side face down while cutting, and don't peel off any protective plastic film until your ENTIRE project is complete and assembled.
Oh yeah, measure TWICE, cut ONCE!
Hope this helps. Cheers!
Ersterhernd