I wouldn't call it fast... I've been working on this machine since 2008, trying to find usable parts for it. :lol:
If you could cast one of a stronger material, you would easily be set. It really in the single worst component in the machine and it lets the entire piece down.
I had to call it quits on this one as it turns out the donor machine I purchased a couple of days ago is also a piece of junk (the graphite case is in fairly bad condition once you get to look at the hidden screw holes and what not), so I don't have anywhere near the amount of parts required to complete this. As I said, perhaps if I came across another iMac in much better shape and just stuck the Graphite plastics onto it (provided they can be cleaned up and repaired), it may be doable, but once you start having to mess around under the hood there's no way to come out of there without breaking something.
In just putting the thing back together to store it in a corner, another 5 shards fell out of the machine. This is ridiculous.
However, something good did come of it.
Four screw bosses broke. Therefore, I couldn't put 4 screws back into the machine.
As it turns out the 4 screws that were left over fit perfectly into the threads that secure the rear bucket onto a Macintosh SE. The only difference is that these screws are phillips head as opposed to Torx. So my Macintosh SE is now complete!
If you could cast one of a stronger material, you would easily be set. It really in the single worst component in the machine and it lets the entire piece down.
I had to call it quits on this one as it turns out the donor machine I purchased a couple of days ago is also a piece of junk (the graphite case is in fairly bad condition once you get to look at the hidden screw holes and what not), so I don't have anywhere near the amount of parts required to complete this. As I said, perhaps if I came across another iMac in much better shape and just stuck the Graphite plastics onto it (provided they can be cleaned up and repaired), it may be doable, but once you start having to mess around under the hood there's no way to come out of there without breaking something.
In just putting the thing back together to store it in a corner, another 5 shards fell out of the machine. This is ridiculous.
However, something good did come of it.
Four screw bosses broke. Therefore, I couldn't put 4 screws back into the machine.
As it turns out the 4 screws that were left over fit perfectly into the threads that secure the rear bucket onto a Macintosh SE. The only difference is that these screws are phillips head as opposed to Torx. So my Macintosh SE is now complete!