Busted out the Dremel today to do some cutting. The case cut (melted) semi well, I cut the lid to size and got a great cartridge slot in the back. Broke a few tips here and there but they're cheap. When I started to cut the extra plastic I had bought to make the cartridge backplate my Dremel started crapping out. Made way too much noise and blades started breaking more often. I'm gonna look for another route here. Either scrap the whole case and get one 3D printed from some online shop (like emachineshop) or find and buy thinner plastic for the backplate. I figure if I spend a bit more money then I can get exactly what I want without any of the cutting hassle. I'll have to shop around a bit.
I also applied some thermal compound (google, radioshack, anywhere) to the big chips on the motherboard and put the heatsinks on. Found them on eBay, tried to get as thin as possible. Searched "BGA heatsink" I think. Tacked those onto the chip with a dab of superglue on each corner so they stay put and I was done .
I also applied some thermal compound (google, radioshack, anywhere) to the big chips on the motherboard and put the heatsinks on. Found them on eBay, tried to get as thin as possible. Searched "BGA heatsink" I think. Tacked those onto the chip with a dab of superglue on each corner so they stay put and I was done .