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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 03:16am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] This is pretty sweet. Guy did a nice job documenting his case mod/build of a 16TB system called Black Dwarf. Seeing this makes me want to invest in a HD camera one of these days. http://www.willudesign.com/BlackDwarfTop.html It's a neat design. I'd like to see some more tests on the file speeds considering the card they used and if it was mtraid or done on the BIOS of the card. But that's a great shape and size for 16TB. Pretty cool. It also reminds me that I need a garage/workshop. "What has two thumbs and doesn't give a crap?" - Dr Bob Kelso, that's who |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 05:32am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] This is pretty sweet. Guy did a nice job documenting his case mod/build of a 16TB system called Black Dwarf. Seeing this makes me want to invest in a HD camera one of these days. http://www.willudesign.com/BlackDwarfTop.html It's a neat design. I'd like to see some more tests on the file speeds considering the card they used and if it was mtraid or done on the BIOS of the card. But that's a great shape and size for 16TB. Pretty cool. It also reminds me that I need a garage/workshop. I have a good portion of that. Only tool I didn't have that I saw him use was a scroll saw. My current project is building a new entertainment center. I'm using a couple Siemon racks I got a deal on, and just finished welding up a cross piece to connect the two (like a big H), and a TV mount that attaches to the cross piece. http://twitpic.com/1jvckf http://twitpic.com/1k99qx http://twitpic.com/1ka7l6 Got quite a bit better at welding doing all that. Fortunately the majority of the ugly welds are not really visible, Well none of them are visible unless you look behind the entertainment center once it's complete. Took me some trial and error before I finally figured out how to get a good bead with the sheet metal. Given that this is my first "real" welding project where the end result is I've made something (as opposed to just repairing things as I had done previously) I'd say it turned out fairly well. I probably need to invest in a good variety of metal clamps as well, since I really didn't have enough, or of the right type for what I was doing. "Money isn't everything... It's also the goods and services that you can buy with the money." |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 05:50am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] But see, you've had that house for over 10 years, so you've had time to build up a nice collection of tools, plus the garage has always been a workshop. that's what I need to find.. space. I can go back home and get most of my dad's tools when I want.. I just need the sapce. That's a REALLY big brace for a TV. What are you mounting that too? how big is the TV? I mean, I've mount 50" screen to Ikea furniture and it wasn't that strong or well designed.. "[Sigh] - I hate you Kenny" -- Cartman |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 07:14am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] But see, you've had that house for over 10 years, so you've had time to build up a nice collection of tools, plus the garage has always been a workshop. that's what I need to find.. space. I can go back home and get most of my dad's tools when I want.. I just need the sapce. That's a REALLY big brace for a TV. What are you mounting that too? how big is the TV? I mean, I've mount 50" screen to Ikea furniture and it wasn't that strong or well designed.. It's a 52" Samsung LCD TV.. The mounting holes are 15 3/4" inches square, and I made the mount 2 inches bigger all the way around, so it can always be modified in the future for a different TV. It's over engineered, to be sure, but then, normally you don't weld your entertainment center together, and then lag bolt it into the floor. "Trippin' our brains off, killing kids, raping women...Viet-fucking-Nam! God I fucking miss it!" 'When were you in Vietnam?' "'93, come to think of it, maybe it wasn't even Vietnam. Maybe it was South Philly." |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 08:28am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] But see, you've had that house for over 10 years, so you've had time to build up a nice collection of tools, plus the garage has always been a workshop. that's what I need to find.. space. I can go back home and get most of my dad's tools when I want.. I just need the sapce. That's a REALLY big brace for a TV. What are you mounting that too? how big is the TV? I mean, I've mount 50" screen to Ikea furniture and it wasn't that strong or well designed.. It's a 52" Samsung LCD TV.. The mounting holes are 15 3/4" inches square, and I made the mount 2 inches bigger all the way around, so it can always be modified in the future for a different TV. It's over engineered, to be sure, but then, normally you don't weld your entertainment center together, and then lag bolt it into the floor. Ahhh.. i see. the tower is going to stand up and then the flat plate is the mount place. I was a bit confused about how it was all going to fit together. As for the bad welds, do a bit of sanding.. it makes them pretty. Are you going to paint/powder-coat the tower when it's done? "> In practice this is an engineering problem You misspelled "fundamental limit of thermodynamics" -- Slashdot post |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Sunday May 2, 2010 @ 02:07pm>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] But see, you've had that house for over 10 years, so you've had time to build up a nice collection of tools, plus the garage has always been a workshop. that's what I need to find.. space. I can go back home and get most of my dad's tools when I want.. I just need the sapce. That's a REALLY big brace for a TV. What are you mounting that too? how big is the TV? I mean, I've mount 50" screen to Ikea furniture and it wasn't that strong or well designed.. It's a 52" Samsung LCD TV.. The mounting holes are 15 3/4" inches square, and I made the mount 2 inches bigger all the way around, so it can always be modified in the future for a different TV. It's over engineered, to be sure, but then, normally you don't weld your entertainment center together, and then lag bolt it into the floor. Ahhh.. i see. the tower is going to stand up and then the flat plate is the mount place. I was a bit confused about how it was all going to fit together. No. Read. My current project is building a new entertainment center. I'm using a couple Siemon racks I got a deal on, and just finished welding up a cross piece to connect the two (like a big H), and a TV mount that attaches to the cross piece. As for the bad welds, do a bit of sanding.. it makes them pretty. Are you going to paint/powder-coat the tower when it's done? Painting everything flat black to match the racks. The racks are actually have a little shine to them, since it's a powder coat, but like I said, the pieces I'm welding up are going to be totally hidden by the TV, so it's more so you don't have the bare metal. "I think if you really like a girl, you have to pay a LOT of attention to her. But try telling that to those jerks on the jury." -- Dave George |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Monday May 3, 2010 @ 12:20am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] http://twitpic.com/1kjxvd http://twitpic.com/1kjyhz The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. "I'll fucking knock Steven Hawking out of that stupid chair. Then i'll say 'now who's smart? now who's fucking smart?'" -- rb |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 06:39am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] http://twitpic.com/1kjxvd http://twitpic.com/1kjyhz The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Cool stuff man. How did you attach them to the floor? Bolts? Nail gun? What are you going to mount in the racks? Shelves and the stereo gear? Should be nice when it's all done. "Second most successful robbery; the Flamingo in '71. This guy actually tasted fresh oxygen before they grabbed him. Of course, he was breathing out of a hose for the next three weeks. God damn hippie!" - Elliott Gould |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 07:53am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] http://twitpic.com/1kjxvd http://twitpic.com/1kjyhz The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Cool stuff man. How did you attach them to the floor? Bolts? Nail gun? What are you going to mount in the racks? Shelves and the stereo gear? Should be nice when it's all done. lag screws turns out the stereo gear I thought was rack mountable doesn't have a standard mounting hole width, so it's just sitting on shelves along with the other gear. "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Ghostalker
on Monday May 3, 2010 @ 10:39am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] http://twitpic.com/1kjxvd http://twitpic.com/1kjyhz The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Next time you decide you over engineer the crap outta something, try starting with some measurements. Its blocking your doorway(s). |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 12:40am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] http://twitpic.com/1kjxvd http://twitpic.com/1kjyhz The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Next time you decide you over engineer the crap outta something, try starting with some measurements. Its blocking your doorway(s). It's actually not that much wider than what was there before. It's like 4 inches bigger. Also I looked into moving the entertainment center to another wall, however with the couches, etc... if I moved the entertainment center, either the seating would be blocking things even worse, or half the seats would have a crappy viewing angle. And every other method of moving furniture around meant that there was a lot less seating, since there would be no place for the Sumo bean bag chairs, etc.. I even went so far as busting out the graph paper to see if there was any way of rearranging things. It's just a problem with the layout of that living room. It's big, but there are not a whole lot of ways you can really arrange the furniture in there and have it still be usable or wind up with a ton of dead space you can't use. "I think if you really like a girl, you have to pay a LOT of attention to her. But try telling that to those jerks on the jury." -- Dave George |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Ghostalker
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 05:18am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] It's actually not that much wider than what was there before. It's like 4 inches bigger. Also I looked into moving the entertainment center to another wall, however with the couches, etc... if I moved the entertainment center, either the seating would be blocking things even worse, or half the seats would have a crappy viewing angle. And every other method of moving furniture around meant that there was a lot less seating, since there would be no place for the Sumo bean bag chairs, etc.. I even went so far as busting out the graph paper to see if there was any way of rearranging things. It's just a problem with the layout of that living room. It's big, but there are not a whole lot of ways you can really arrange the furniture in there and have it still be usable or wind up with a ton of dead space you can't use. Well, you could have scaled it back a touch. But thats crazy talk. Any entertainment center that does not have to be anchored to the floor is crap. And Im sure you, Joey and Chandler know what your doing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA6TCs22GS0 |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 07:56am>> [ reply ][ rating +1 ] It's actually not that much wider than what was there before. It's like 4 inches bigger. Also I looked into moving the entertainment center to another wall, however with the couches, etc... if I moved the entertainment center, either the seating would be blocking things even worse, or half the seats would have a crappy viewing angle. And every other method of moving furniture around meant that there was a lot less seating, since there would be no place for the Sumo bean bag chairs, etc.. I even went so far as busting out the graph paper to see if there was any way of rearranging things. It's just a problem with the layout of that living room. It's big, but there are not a whole lot of ways you can really arrange the furniture in there and have it still be usable or wind up with a ton of dead space you can't use. Well, you could have scaled it back a touch. But thats crazy talk. Any entertainment center that does not have to be anchored to the floor is crap. And Im sure you, Joey and Chandler know what your doing. Well the TV and racks were a set size.. So it really can't be any smaller. Sure I could have spent a lot of money on some other solution, but this was next to nothing. Only real expense was for steel to weld up the crossbeam and tv mount. Plus I really wanted to weld something. What good is power if you can't abuse it? |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by unicron
on Thursday May 6, 2010 @ 11:39am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] What's that shawshank boy? if blacks were more like morgan freeman, i would approve of them I heard an Ashley-Madison ad on the radio narrated by Mr. Freeman himself. Is nothing sacred? -unicron He will do one of two things He will admit to everything Or he'll say he's just not the same And you'll begin to wonder why you came |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 07:57am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] What's that shawshank boy? if blacks were more like morgan freeman, i would approve of them So that's why you spent so much time in China. Racist commie. "I don't mind paying for software, but I don't want to be fucked up the arse by it as it giggles all the way to the bank of unreasonableville" -- M. Lawrie |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by MadArab
on Monday May 3, 2010 @ 06:01am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Ah my lovely speakers! They used to rock the dorms so well, till I blew my Denon amp... never could afford a nice replacement. Glad they're still getting use. But I do have one thing to say... isn't it time for you to rip that paneling down??? You could get some plain sheetmetal and scuff it up real nice or something... Personality, I mean that's what counts, right? That's what keeps a relationship going through the years. Like heroin, I mean heroin's got a great fucking personality. |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Monday May 3, 2010 @ 07:47am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Ah my lovely speakers! They used to rock the dorms so well, till I blew my Denon amp... never could afford a nice replacement. Glad they're still getting use. But I do have one thing to say... isn't it time for you to rip that paneling down??? You could get some plain sheetmetal and scuff it up real nice or something... What and lose the house built in the 70s feel? "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." -- Alexander Hamilton |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 06:41am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Ah my lovely speakers! They used to rock the dorms so well, till I blew my Denon amp... never could afford a nice replacement. Glad they're still getting use. But I do have one thing to say... isn't it time for you to rip that paneling down??? You could get some plain sheetmetal and scuff it up real nice or something... What and lose the house built in the 70s feel? The paisley wallpaper in the kitchen helps with that too. "Access Terminated. End of line" - Master Control Program |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Tuesday May 4, 2010 @ 07:59am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Ah my lovely speakers! They used to rock the dorms so well, till I blew my Denon amp... never could afford a nice replacement. Glad they're still getting use. But I do have one thing to say... isn't it time for you to rip that paneling down??? You could get some plain sheetmetal and scuff it up real nice or something... What and lose the house built in the 70s feel? The paisley wallpaper in the kitchen helps with that too. No, the kitchen is white... the "dining room" (inbetween the kitchen and living room, which isn't really a room but a transition) was the bit with the wallpaper, and it's not paisley, it's some oriental bullshit. "I want to make a Hamster cannon, like a potato gun -- and have Hamster cannon fights. Everyone gets a cannon, and a bandoleer of hamsters and just make a day of it. That'd be amusing." --my brother |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Thursday May 6, 2010 @ 01:00pm>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] The wood finished Cerwin Vega speakers I got from savage, are in the bottom of each rack. Since they don't really match the rack, I'm going to make them look like stage speakers at some point. Ah my lovely speakers! They used to rock the dorms so well, till I blew my Denon amp... never could afford a nice replacement. Glad they're still getting use. But I do have one thing to say... isn't it time for you to rip that paneling down??? You could get some plain sheetmetal and scuff it up real nice or something... What and lose the house built in the 70s feel? The paisley wallpaper in the kitchen helps with that too. No, the kitchen is white... the "dining room" (inbetween the kitchen and living room, which isn't really a room but a transition) was the bit with the wallpaper, and it's not paisley, it's some oriental bullshit. I see.. my bad. "Second most successful robbery; the Flamingo in '71. This guy actually tasted fresh oxygen before they grabbed him. Of course, he was breathing out of a hose for the next three weeks. God damn hippie!" - Elliott Gould |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by voltaic
on Thursday May 6, 2010 @ 01:08pm>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] No, the kitchen is white... the "dining room" (inbetween the kitchen and living room, which isn't really a room but a transition) was the bit with the wallpaper, and it's not paisley, it's some oriental bullshit. I see.. my bad. Interior decorating. Serious business. "Wow... that's... ZZZzzzzz" - madarab |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Stealth
on Thursday May 6, 2010 @ 01:44pm>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] No, the kitchen is white... the "dining room" (inbetween the kitchen and living room, which isn't really a room but a transition) was the bit with the wallpaper, and it's not paisley, it's some oriental bullshit. I see.. my bad. Interior decorating. Serious business. I didn't realize he had a dining room there.. just a table between the kitchen and the living room. I thought the 'dinning room' was where my old office was. hahaha "No training? To go to bed with a man and lie to him? She's a woman. She's got all the training she needs." |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by Krux
on Thursday May 6, 2010 @ 08:51pm>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] No, the kitchen is white... the "dining room" (inbetween the kitchen and living room, which isn't really a room but a transition) was the bit with the wallpaper, and it's not paisley, it's some oriental bullshit. I see.. my bad. Interior decorating. Serious business. I didn't realize he had a dining room there.. just a table between the kitchen and the living room. I thought the 'dinning room' was where my old office was. hahaha functional dining room, not actual dining room. Though even the people I bought the house from had a small table there, so that's just that area's function. "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell |
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Re: Black Dwarf
Posted by unicron
on Thursday May 6, 2010 @ 01:13pm>> [ reply ][ rating +1 ] No, the kitchen is white... the "dining room" (inbetween the kitchen and living room, which isn't really a room but a transition) was the bit with the wallpaper, and it's not paisley, it's some oriental bullshit. I see.. my bad. Interior decorating. Serious business. Krux is very Fung Gay. -unicron You bunch of nerve wracking sons of bitches. This is like playing cards with my brothers kids! |