Keep each of the holes inside the shape rather than placing
them on the line.
Cut the hole. This is easier said than done:
In an ideal world, you??™ll be able simply to cut smoothly and evenly all
the way along the outside of the hole.
In practice, you??™ll often need to hack out the center of the hole, and then
work your way around the edges, cutting off small pieces at a time.
Stay within your shape. You can always extend the hole later, but you??™ll
have a tough time making it smaller once you??™ve cut outside it.
Tidy up the hole:
File off any large rough edges.
Use a rotary tool to sand down smaller rough bits.
Use pliers to straighten any parts of the metal that you??™ve bent out of
shape.
Cover the hole with your window material on the inside of the panel, and
then secure the window in place. For example, you might use adhesive to
bond a sheet of clear or colored acrylic over the hole.
Clean up the case panel and your workspace, and then put the case back together.
If the result lacks polish, consider painting parts of the case, or decorating
it with stickers or decals, to disguise any flaws.
If you put a viewing window in your PC??™s case, you may also want to add an internal light to
make the PC??™s innards easier to see??”or to make them glow in the dark. An online or offline
computer store will offer various options.
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