Connecting power, computer box II

This didn't work I started to cut out plywood pieces for the computer box. When I attempted to combine the wood pieces with each other I realized I would have a metal base plate, and somehow attached to that, a wooden frame - and a loose lid. This does not look good or stable... I looked at the metal base plate and, after some thought, threw it out. I started feeling better after I completed a wooden box, 300 x 180 x 50mm, that a) is stable b) looks decent and c) is usable.

I spent two hours on soldering out the connector on the DC converter, cutting off one plug of the ATX adapter cable, and soldering the cable directly on the DC converter, eliminating the 80mm "tower of power". The soldering holes are just a wee bit too tiny for squeezing through the soft wires. After putting some solder on the wires they did not fit "cold" :-( Then it prooved very trying to heat up holes and wires at the same time. I ended up with connections I am not proud off, and, as I said, it took way more time then it should have. That was it for the day!