Icrontic's EPIC Duct Tape Case

BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of PropagandaOKC Icrontian
edited November 2010 in Science & Tech
An eternity in the making, CB and GHoosdum's epic guide to building a computer case entirely out of duct tape is now ready for the masses! You're gonna love it.
Duct tape is probably one of the most geeky materials known to man. We have a history of working with duct tape that includes some fairly impressive constructs, as well as several contest victories for creating purpose-built structures in a short timeframe.

In February of 2007, we decided to put our skills working with DuctTape into a long-term, practical project. We wanted to build something that could really be useful. We decided on a computer case.

Our objective was not to create a working computer out of tape and computer parts, but rather to create a case which could be used to house any computer with a small form-factor motherboard.
Read on to check out their amazing handiwork.
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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    That is some serious craftsmanship right there. Kudos to you both.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    That case is saweeeet!! Excellent work guys! You're both definitely :life:
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    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. :thumbsup:
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Great Job Guys... Nice to finally read the article.
    One Typo on the last page... "Me Fortress 2."
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Zanthian wrote:
    Great Job Guys... Nice to finally read the article.
    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!
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Zanthian wrote:
    Great Job Guys... Nice to finally read the article.
    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?
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    :dunce: Oh that makes sense now.

    Added to reddit btw http://reddit.com/info/6lamx/comments/
  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    This is awesome in so many ways. Good job guys!
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    FreeC8675 wrote:
    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?

    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... :)
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    CB wrote:
    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 ;D

    "darts" makes sense to me now thanks.
  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited May 2008
    Fantastic work, guys :D

    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? ;)
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Fricking awesome :wow: Nice :thumbsup:
  • ZanthianZanthian Mitey Worrier Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Dude you guys got onto Gizmodo! Congrats.
    http://gizmodo.com/394121/if-you-build-a-pc-case-out-of-duct-tape-geeks-will-come
  • TBonZTBonZ Ottawa, ON Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Sweetness!
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Digg alone has three different links to stories. Congrats all around!
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Congrats, guys!
  • MAGICMAGIC Doot Doot Furniture City, Michigan Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    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.
  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Your Duct Tape Challenge entry didn't have sweet cooling fans and a stylish air vent, did it? :bigggrin:
  • Sledgehammer70Sledgehammer70 California Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    sweet//// awesome to finally see it complete good work guys
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    That's flippin sweet.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    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.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited May 2008
    Duct tape, is there nothing it can't do?
  • GnomeQueenGnomeQueen The Lulz Queen Mountain Dew Mouth Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    So what's the next big project? :D
  • UPSWeezerUPSWeezer Behind you... GENTLEMEN Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    I say... build a working duck-tape rockband drum set. And then give it to me:D
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    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.
  • JokkeJokke Bergen, Norway Icrontian
    edited June 2008
    Excellent!
  • sharkydartsharkydart KY Icrontian
    edited June 2008
    hehe nice. :)
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Bwahahahah total win!

    We made Gizmodo's Top 10 Ultimate Ghetto Gadgets list!

    Congrats (again!) CB and Rob! :D
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    That's awesome! ;D
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited September 2008
    Congrats guys!
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