Icrontic's EPIC Duct Tape Case
Mounting the optical drive
Next, we installed a shelf for the optical drive. The shelf was made by binding numerous smaller pieces (which we call simply ‘tape squares’) to each other to form a ‘board’, which is stronger than the panels, but much heavier per square inch. This was lashed to a horizontal pole across from the motherboard, and held up by two smaller poles, which were embedded into the underside.
Finally, we had to measure and cut the openings in the rear panel for the power supply and the motherboard’s I/O ports. Rather than cutting the standard-sized rectangle and using a backplane panel for the motherboard, we decided to custom-cut the back panel for our motherboard’s ports to allow as small an opening in the panel as possible. After cutting away the tape for this hole, we wrapped more small strips around the unfinished edges.
That is some serious craftsmanship right there. Kudos to you both.
That case is saweeeet!! Excellent work guys! You're both definitely
The case looks really good. Excellent write-up, I'm sure you guys enjoyed building at least as much as I enjoyed reading about it.
Great Job Guys... Nice to finally read the article.
One Typo on the last page... "Me Fortress 2."
One Typo on the last page... "Me Fortress 2."
It's not a typo, actually... CB called it that because I was playing by myself.
Thanks for the kind words, folks!
One Typo on the last page... "Me Fortress 2."
I saw that too, but I think it was on purpose. He wasn't playing with anyone thus there couldn't be any "team" just himself or "me".
Also I wasn't sure how to visualize a duct tape "dart"? is it just a pointed tightly rolled piece of duct tape?
Added to reddit btw http://reddit.com/info/6lamx/comments/
This is awesome in so many ways. Good job guys!
Also I wasn't sure how to visualize a duct tape "dart"? is it just a pointed tightly rolled piece of duct tape?
So many people have thought the Me Fortress 2 was a typo, that maybe we should change it... :/
The duct tape 'darts' are just thin strips used as fasteners. The problem was that the word that means what we needed was 'tape'. but we didn't want to say that we were making strips of duct tape 'tape'. 'fasteners would have been equally ridiculous, and we had already used up the word 'strips' elsewhere.
Trust me. I fretted over using 'darts', knowing that that usage is a bit obscure, but in the end it sounded best...
I can only imagine
"darts" makes sense to me now thanks.
Fantastic work, guys
I really enjoyed the write-up! Who do we talk to if we'd like to get one in for testing in the IC labs?
Fricking awesome
Nice 
Dude you guys got onto Gizmodo! Congrats.
http://gizmodo.com/394121/if-you-bui...eeks-will-come
Sweetness!
Digg alone has three different links to stories. Congrats all around!
Congrats, guys!
Think you will have a problem with heat form the pc softening the glue and the tape losing its composure? Thats why we lost the duct tape challenge last year, except it was the sun not a pc melting our tape. nice work though.
Your Duct Tape Challenge entry didn't have sweet cooling fans and a stylish air vent, did it?
sweet//// awesome to finally see it complete good work guys
That's flippin sweet.
Thanks for the comments, folks!
Yes, [[][][[v]][[]]]agic, we were concerned about the heat. If we were going to be housing a PC in the case longer term, we had planned to cut a 120MM exhaust fan hole and possibly include a front intake fan behind the vent.
Duct tape, is there nothing it can't do?
So what's the next big project?
I say... build a working duck-tape rockband drum set. And then give it to me
Wow, well done guys. That's an impressive feat.
Also, I didn't think ME FORTRESS 2 was a typo - I believe we've called it that in-game before.
Excellent!
hehe nice.
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Bwahahahah total win!
We made Gizmodo's Top 10 Ultimate Ghetto Gadgets list!
Congrats (again!) CB and Rob!
That's awesome!
Congrats guys!
Awesome!!