The Amazing Wooden PC
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Thanks to SOLIDWORKS for sponsoring this project! Buy the SOLIDWORKS for Makers bundle (20% Off $99/yr): r1132100503382-eu1-my3dexperience.3dexperience.3ds.com Learn more about SOLIDWORKS for Makers: discover.solidworks.com How difficult is designing and building a wooden PC? Very difficult. CAD Files: drive.google.com
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Check out Wintergatan's YouTube channel: youtube.com Music: "Marble Machine" by Wintergatan "Valentine" by Wintergatan "Paradis" by Wintergatan "Cyberbass Song" by Wintergatan "Music Machine Mondays Theme Song" by Wintergatan "Welding the Steel Frame" by Wintergatan These tracks can be downloaded for free at wintergatan.net Free Licenses to use these tracks in your video can be downloaded at wintergatan.net Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: lmg.gg ► PODCAST GEAR: lmg.gg ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech TikTok: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: youtube.com Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi Artist Link: youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - The Challenge 0:46 - LTT Intro 0:55 - The Plan 1:56 - Lasering is an Art 3:13 - Putting the Workshop to use 4:15 - Motherboard Install 7:00 - GPU Install 7:20 - PCIe Slot install feat. Angle Grinder 10:22 - Nerds Woodworking 13:13 - PC Build Resuming 15:35 - Booting up the system 17:17 - This was supposed to be a nice build montage but instead we only got half the things done and everything is terrible 21:31 - The finishing touches 22:36 - The water pump header on the board is good for 3A, so we connected the gears to that 22:42 - Finishing touches cont. 24:20 - Outro
The Amazing Wooden PC presents a bold and intricate project: Linus and the team undertake building a fully functional personal computer inside a wooden chassis, designed for Martin Molin of Wintergatan fame. The opening section sets the stage with a clear challenge and a plan, acknowledging that this is more artful than commercial hardware and that a wooden case requires careful alignment of gears, laser cuts, and CNC work. The crew explains the choice of SOLIDWORKS for Makers, highlighting how CAD helps model parts before cutting and assembling, while also emphasizing that practicality and repairability drive the process. The video moves from concept to execution, detailing how a laser, a CNC setup, and a laser casting approach are used to shape the motherboard tray, and how tricky fitments demand constant adjustments and creative problem solving. The team also showcases the collaborative dynamics, assigning roles for lasering, CNC, welding, and assembly, with a sense of humor about the inevitable missteps and the iterative nature of a build of this scale.
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