After about four hours of work today, the frame of Pandora's Box 2 was completed. The four sides were fit together, hinges attached, fan holes cut, and lid fitted with a lip inside. As a whole, the project wasn't that hard, but some compromises had to be made. I wanted all four corners of the cube to have mitred edges at 45 degrees so they'd fit together perfectly. Instead, two sides have notches where the other sides fit in. Below are some pictures of the box. Pictures of the computer during installation will be posted immediately after.





In the two pictures above, you can see the four sides of the cube with the hinges bolted to the bottom. You can also see the four fan holes - two will be intake, and two will blow air out.



Above you can see the box with two of the sides up. The hinges are great as they allow the bottoms of the sides to lie flush with bottom of the case without any hinge on the outside of the case.



Here you can see the eight eye hooks installed in the corners of the box. Two eye hooks are then anchored together with a little doo-hickey that can be tightened or loosened by twisting the doo-dad in the middle. They work perfectly to keep the four sides upright and snug.



Here's the cube together. The top has small pieces of wood inside that keep it in place atop the box. Works like a charm and is extremely sturdy. With the doo-hickeys tight and the top on, the cube is almost perfectly square and looks great.

Now to the hard part...installation of the computers.

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