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    User info:
    Full name: Lauri Rahtu
    Homepage: http://laurilr.kuvat.fi
    Age: 31
    Location: Finland, Oulu
    Bio:
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    Title: Screen stand
    Created: 10.03.2013 10:27

    The boxes are now painted with Helmi furniture paint and fitted to their places. Seems to fit pretty nicely.
    The boxes are now pa...    		 Accessories for the project.
    Accessories for the ...    		 I'm going to build some stowage under the screen stand using Bauhaus' wooden boxes (400x300x240). The boxes will also give some support for the big board, so it won't become curved.
    I'm going to build s...    		 I built a stand for the silver screen using 40 mm x 40 mm aluminum. The white board is bought from Ikea, and its dimensions are 2000 mm x 600 mm. The legs are temporary and I'll replace them with aluminum ones. Also I have to hide the cables. Behind the sceeen I installed RGB LED strip.
    I built a stand for ...
    Title: Projector stand
    Created: 08.03.2011 21:24
    http://laurilr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Rakentelu/Videotykkiteline/
    It's alive!
    It's alive!...    		 Ready to use! Though I still have to do some sanding...
    Ready to use! Though...    		 I'm building a stand for my projector. Roof mount wasn't an option because my landlord didn't give me a permission to make holes to the roof. This stand is going to be tightened between floor and roof (with adjustable leg) so there is no need for drilling holes. Next thing to do is to make a mounting plate for the projector. More pictures: http://laurilr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Rakentelu/Videotykkiteline/
    I'm building a stand...
    Title: Speaker stands
    Created: 06.02.2011 16:25
    Bigger photos can be found here:
    http://laurilr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Rakentelu/Kaiutinjalustat/
    Because speakers' cables are visible I decided to make them to look a bit better than before.
    Because speakers' ca...    		 Ready!
    Ready!
    		Coming together...
    Coming together......

    		 This is the upper plate.
    This is the upper pl...    		 Boards for speaker stands.
    Boards for speaker s...
    Title: Nexus Caterpillar
    Created: 19.04.2009 15:28
    Nexus Caterpillar and watercooling modding
    I sleeved cables. Still not ready (24-pin cable needs to be sleeved). Looks nice and clean though :) http://koti.mbnet.fi/lauri_lr/kuvat/caterpillarcbslv.png
    I sleeved cables. St...    		 Back to air cooling. Tomorrow I'll get Thermalright IFX-14.
    Back to air cooling....    		 New tubes :) Masterkleer 13/19mm.
    New tubes :) Masterk...    		 This is how HD4870 is cooled. Cool and quiet :) Core @ 870MHz, temp (idle/load): 31°C/39°C. It's amazing how cool GPU is because there is CPU block before GPU block so GPU gets warm water.
    This is how HD4870 i...
    Watercooling loop fitted inside Nexus Caterpillar :)
    Watercooling loop fi...    		 Stripes.. Final version.
    Stripes.. Final vers...    		 White faux leather ;) It's starting to look nice :) http://koti.mbnet.fi/lauri_lr/kuvat/caterpillarmod/caterpillarlattia.jpg
    White faux leather ;...    		 This is how I attached pump to case. I also added some noise dampening to avoid resonance.
    This is how I attach...
    Nexus Caterpillar painted black. Tomorrow I'm going to use some faux leather to make it look cooool ;) Whole project log: http://metku.net/hwforum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=6823&start=0
    Nexus Caterpillar pa...
    Title: Coolermaster Stacker
    Created: 20.10.2008 17:30
    CM Stacker STC-T01, water cooled system.
    CM Stacker in its natural environment ;)
    CM Stacker in its na...    		 Hardware inside the Stacker. Let's see if I have some new toy tomorrow... ;)
    Hardware inside the ...    		 Ready! :)
    Ready! :)
    Title: Random..
    Created: 05.12.2007 17:46
    Just some stuff
    I'm going to build some kind of simple speaker stands. This is what it looks like after a little planning. It would be easy to build and still it looks pretty good. Bigger picture: http://koti.mbnet.fi/lauri_lr/kuvat/jalusta2.jpg
    I'm going to build s...    		 My new darling... ;)
    My new darling... ;)...    		 Home theater. I have to paint HTPC's front panel.. TV-stand is home made.
    Home theater. I have...    		 I got bored so I decided to play with Google Sketchup.. Here is the result :) Thermaltake Aquabay M6. Better quality: http://koti.mbnet.fi/lauri_lr/kuvat/s%e4ili%f6rndr.png
    I got bored so I dec...
    There was a weird smell in my room... I don't wonder why anymore :P
    There was a weird sm...    		 Lame.
    Lame.    		 TV-stand is finally ready. Still waiting for some money to buy a couple of speakers and a subwoofer... :)
    TV-stand is finally ...    		 Thermaltake Kandalf LCS. There are two 360mm radiators in the case. More pictures: http://koti.mbnet.fi/lauri_lr/kuvat/kandalf/
    Thermaltake Kandalf ...
    What should I say...
    What should I say......    		 Logitech G25 :) There is a LOLLERI-sticker on the space bar ;D
    Logitech G25 :)...    		 I got my black Thermaltake Armor LCS. Rad is cooled by 2x Silverstone FM121. I'm very surprised about the watercooling. It is much better than i imagined. 55°C load temp @ 3,96GHz (E8400, vCore 1,336V)
    I got my black Therm...
    Title: Watercooling
    Created: 11.11.2007 00:18
    Watercooling loops
    13/19mm+Apogee GT = >:|
    13/19mm+Apogee GT = ...    		 Lapped Swiftech MCW30.
    Lapped Swiftech MCW3...    		 Heh.. Lifetime protection against corrosion eh..? Apogee GTX is ~9 months old.
    Heh.. Lifetime prote...    		 Some block I got for free when I bought TT Kandalf. There is some dirt on the block.. :( Altough it looks much nicer than before lapping. There were (is) a few deep scratches on the block so it would take several hours to lap those scratches off.. No thanks..
    Some block I got for...
    I changed my E8500 to Q6600 and money. I had no working computer for one day, so here is the result... Lapped Apogee GTX
    I changed my E8500 t...    		 My new water cooling. Antec Three Hundred Swiftech Apogee GTX Swiftech MCP655-B Alphacool Nexxxos 360mm rad Thermaltake Aquabay M6. E8400 24/7 4,12GHz, temperature 30-52°C
    My new water cooling...
    Title: CPUs
    Created: 04.11.2007 16:19

    Here is pAbn's QX9650 which I lapped for him. http://www.laurilr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Tietokonerompetta/Intel+QX9650/
    Here is pAbn's QX965...    		 I lapped Jipa's E6750 :)
    I lapped Jipa's E675...    		 Got bored... E6850 is missing, also newer E8500 ;(
    Got bored... E6850 i...    		 E8500 :) Pretty nice one 'cuz the guy who sold this to me overclocked this beast to 5,67GHz with cascade ;) Unfortunately I had to lap C2D again and you know why. And Zippo ofc ;)
    E8500 :) Pretty nice...
    My current CPU, E8400 which I just lapped =)
    My current CPU, E840...    		 My first Core 2 Duo, E4300 :). Nowadays I'm using Intel Core 2 Duo E6850.
    My first Core 2 Duo,...
    Default album
    D-C Fix is back! This time I applied it to my BK Monolith DF. The corners were a bit tricky, and after a while I ended up heating the plastic with an iron. One of the side panels failed, so I'm probably going to redo it.
    D-C Fix is back! Thi...    		 D-C Fix is back! This time I applied it to my BK Monolith DF. The corners were a bit tricky, and after a while I ended up heating the plastic with an iron. One of the side panels failed, so I'm probably going to redo it.
    D-C Fix is back! Thi...    		 I found some D-C-Fix vinyl from a closet while I was cleaning and suddenly I found myself coating one of my speakers... I guess I need to go and buy a bit more vinyl for the other speakers too. :)
    I found some D-C-Fix...    		 Finally the screen is mounted to the wall. :)
    Finally the screen i...
    Next thing to do is to mount the screen and hide a few cables.
    Next thing to do is ...    		 Testing light tent photo shooting. I used a transparent glass casserole as a shadow reflector. You can see the setup here: http://laurilr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Sekalaista/vltst.jpg Some painted acrylic plate would be ideal for this.
    Testing light tent p...    		 My current computer build with sleeved cables and bitumen. Intel i3-530 (cooler is Thermalright IFX-14), Sparkle GTX 460 768 MB, Gigabyte GA-H55-UD3H, 4x1 GB DDR3, Lian Li PC-A05N, Coolermaster Silent Pro 500 W, Samsung F3 750 GB.
    My current computer ...    		 86" screen for the projector. I was going to build the screen by myself but I found this one from huuto.net. I guess the projector will arrive on tuesday or wednesday.
    86" screen for ...
    The cave :) http://laurilr.kuvat.fi/kuvat/Asunto/k%E4mpp%E482.jpg/full
    The cave :)...    		 This is called "HD555 foam mod". If you own Sennheiser HD555 I really recommend you to do this!
    This is called "...    		 My modified camera bag ;) I needed a bag for my camera and its accessories. Luckily I found an old video camera bag :) Some duct tape and padding and here we are. At the moment the bag holds a camera body+50mm lens, 100-300mm lens, 18-55mm lens, extension adapter tube and an air pump cleaner. There is also a side pocket in the bag where I keep my extra batteries etc. I've been using this bag for a month or two.. No problems so far 8)
    My modified camera b...    		 Looks a bit better now, doesn't it? :)
    Looks a bit better ...
    Lian Li PC-A05N. I just have to love this case... Beautiful and small but still supports ATX-mobos and ATX-PSUs :)
    Lian Li PC-A05N. I j...