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Step 3Building the cube
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so now that your parts are ready its time to put it all together. I started assembling the top of the cube using the syringe and the liquid weld-on 3 acrylic cement; at this point things had changed in the design and it was clear that the hard drive would not fit on the side like I had planned but that the top panel was a perfect fit. I took the two small rectangular pieces of plexi and drilled two screw holes into them for holding the hard drive plus I used a couple of the corner joints to secure the plexi pieces to the top panel.
after this I continued with the base and the left / right panels. the best way to do this is by placing the parts together and applying the weld-on 3 around the edges of the connection like in the photo below. this way the liquid will be suctioned into the gap between the two plexi pieces and with some added pressure and a wait time of 3 minutes you'll have a solid bond.
once you have this technique down the rest is pie. connect the front and left / right panels to the base then glue in the corner pieces for added support. the back plate is going to be removable and secured with screws, the top panel is attached last so we can work on the inside for a bit longer.
next to attach the motherboard I positioned four corner pieces around the inside of the cube at the same height; the height is equal to the height between the base and the hole in the back plate where the motherboard connectors protrude. each corner piece is carefully positioned then marked with a pen according to where screw holes are available in the motherboard and then drilled.
next take the extra d-pad and button shapes and glue them to the front plate following the etched lines, and also attach another two pieces of rectangular plexi to the base panel; this is where the DVD drive will rest on. now that everything is glued and in place it's time for a coat of paint.
so now that your parts are ready its time to put it all together. I started assembling the top of the cube using the syringe and the liquid weld-on 3 acrylic cement; at this point things had changed in the design and it was clear that the hard drive would not fit on the side like I had planned but that the top panel was a perfect fit. I took the two small rectangular pieces of plexi and drilled two screw holes into them for holding the hard drive plus I used a couple of the corner joints to secure the plexi pieces to the top panel.
after this I continued with the base and the left / right panels. the best way to do this is by placing the parts together and applying the weld-on 3 around the edges of the connection like in the photo below. this way the liquid will be suctioned into the gap between the two plexi pieces and with some added pressure and a wait time of 3 minutes you'll have a solid bond.
once you have this technique down the rest is pie. connect the front and left / right panels to the base then glue in the corner pieces for added support. the back plate is going to be removable and secured with screws, the top panel is attached last so we can work on the inside for a bit longer.
next to attach the motherboard I positioned four corner pieces around the inside of the cube at the same height; the height is equal to the height between the base and the hole in the back plate where the motherboard connectors protrude. each corner piece is carefully positioned then marked with a pen according to where screw holes are available in the motherboard and then drilled.
next take the extra d-pad and button shapes and glue them to the front plate following the etched lines, and also attach another two pieces of rectangular plexi to the base panel; this is where the DVD drive will rest on. now that everything is glued and in place it's time for a coat of paint.
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