Author Topic: Aluminium TKL Case - TEK-80 - CAD Files inside! (Read 159535 times)

Photekq · « **Reply #400 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:59:33 »

Quote from: Thimplum on Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:58:41

ooooh!

I read the list that you posted earlier and there was the name of a Hakko product an I assumed it was an iron.

BTW, my post was sarcastic, if it's not obvious enough. I'm not particularly fond of them myself for a couple of reasons, but there's no denying the build quality.

ah i see. easy mistake to make. it was actually the brass tip cleaner - the hakko 599b.

i am considering a hakko 888d right now.

phetto · « **Reply #401 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:00:55 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:52:05

Quote from: phetto on Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:50:58
Very nice case photekq. But I thought you were going to use a phantom PCB? Kinda sucks that the KMAC PCB got smashed!
I was.. but bavman kept it from me. Had to improvise so I had a kmac pcb proxied for me. I have 2 plates so I'll have 1 plate with the KMAC and 1 with the phantom.

Kept it from you? You mean you never recieved it? Thats strange. How much did this whole thing cost? I love it except the font on the brass..

Photekq · « **Reply #402 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:02:06 »

Quote from: phetto on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:00:55

Kept it from you? You mean you never recieved it? Thats strange. How much did this whole thing cost? I love it except the font on the brass..

not sure if you've seen the gb thread recently but bavman has been mia for a long time, leaving some orders unshipped. a very awesome member called wildcard went to pick them up from him the other day, so i should get mine soon.

phetto · « **Reply #403 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:03:22 »

can't keep track of all the crap going on here lately..

metalliqaz · « **Reply #404 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:05:16 »

That kind of KMAC abuse should be illegal

Photekq · « **Reply #405 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:09:43 »

Quote from: metalliqaz on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:05:16

That kind of KMAC abuse should be illegal

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don't blame me, blame the yihua!

Tym · « **Reply #406 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:10:30 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:09:43

Quote from: metalliqaz on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:05:16
That kind of KMAC abuse should be illegal
)
don't blame me, blame the yihua!

I think she means cutting its head off!

xavierblak · « **Reply #407 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:15:34 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:33:51

this is on hold since my soldering iron broke, and kinda broke the PCB in the process..

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What the heck happened? Were you soldering with gunpowder?

Photekq · « **Reply #408 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:19:27 »

Quote from: xavierblak on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:15:34

What the heck happened? Were you soldering with gunpowder?

long story. to put it simply :
the heating element somehow broke without me noticing (probably happened ages ago) and so when i went to solder earlier some bad stuff happened..

Michael · « **Reply #409 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:45:46 »

I want one. And an A.87 LED WKL PCB to go with it

Photekq · « **Reply #410 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 17:12:03 »

b-b-but i thought once you go topre you never go back!

Michael · « **Reply #411 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 17:13:30 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 17:12:03

b-b-but i thought once you go topre you never go back!

I need it for business purposes!

xavierblak · « **Reply #412 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:02:14 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:19:27

Quote from: xavierblak on Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:15:34
What the heck happened? Were you soldering with gunpowder?
long story. to put it simply :
the heating element somehow broke without me noticing (probably happened ages ago) and so when i went to solder earlier some bad stuff happened..

Wow did it actually break with a pop/explosion? Or did it just fall apart? Who knew solder was so extreme.

Thimplum · « **Reply #413 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:04:01 »

Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Wed, 09 October 2013, 19:56:27

This is so beautiful.

THANK YOU CAPTAIN OBVIOUS!

Photekq · « **Reply #414 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:04:25 »

Quote from: xavierblak on Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:02:14

Wow did it actually break with a pop/explosion? Or did it just fall apart? Who knew solder was so extreme.

no.. the heating element broke previously without me noticing. this resulted in it not properly melting the solder which i was trying to remove from a switch hole. this resulted in the switch hole getting totally ****ed up.

nubbinator · « **Reply #415 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:04:47 »

Quote from: xavierblak on Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:02:14

Wow did it actually break with a pop/explosion? Or did it just fall apart? Who knew solder was so extreme.

He was using Hardcore Solder.

Photekq · « **Reply #416 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:07:58 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:04:47

Quote from: xavierblak on Thu, 10 October 2013, 18:02:14
Wow did it actually break with a pop/explosion? Or did it just fall apart? Who knew solder was so extreme.

He was using Hardcore Solder.

LOL

MJ45 · « **Reply #417 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 20:17:42 »

You should definitely get a Hakko FX888 at least, with all the builds & mods you do. The FX 888 never let me down its cheap in the long run. I have the older non digital display model I got on sale and I'm more than happy with it.

Photekq · « **Reply #418 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 22:16:03 »

Quote from: MJ45 on Thu, 10 October 2013, 20:17:42

You should definitely get a Hakko FX888 at least, with all the builds & mods you do. The FX 888 never let me down its cheap in the long run. I have the older non digital display model I got on sale and I'm more than happy with it.

very much considering it atm. shame it's far more expensive here in the uk.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #419 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 22:21:33 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:46:49

It is/was a yihua

pray to the yihua gods, the leading team in the soldering game

#YihuaNation

mkawa · « **Reply #420 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 22:21:52 »

the 888d is the same as the 888 except that the regulator in the 888d is more accurate.

Sifo · « **Reply #421 on:** Thu, 10 October 2013, 22:53:42 »

the D is better

Thimplum · « **Reply #422 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:05:54 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 22:16:03

Quote from: MJ45 on Thu, 10 October 2013, 20:17:42
You should definitely get a Hakko FX888 at least, with all the builds & mods you do. The FX 888 never let me down its cheap in the long run. I have the older non digital display model I got on sale and I'm more than happy with it.
very much considering it atm. shame it's far more expensive here in the uk.

How much more expensive? If it's really a lot, than maybe I can get one here and ship it to you, if the price of shipping doesn't exceed the UK price difference.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #423 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:17:49 »

-INSERT STARS THAT KAWA ROBBED FROM ME HERE-

Photekq · « **Reply #424 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:37:39 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:17:49

-INSERT STARS THAT KAWA ROBBED FROM ME HERE-

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:'( I WANT THEM

Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:05:54

How much more expensive? If it's really a lot, than maybe I can get one here and ship it to you, if the price of shipping doesn't exceed the UK price difference.

£100 in the UK.. Only one official hakko seller in the UK : NICE WEBSITE!

Could get this one though and use a simple adapter.. It's not a D, but it's a hakko.
http://dx.com/p/hanko-fx-888-70w-soldering-station-ac-220v-126505

I appreciate the proxy offer, thanks man.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #425 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:39:14 »

Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:37:39

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:17:49
-INSERT STARS THAT KAWA ROBBED FROM ME HERE-

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:'( I WANT THEM

Just use the image I posted as your avatar, then! :P

Photekq · « **Reply #426 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:40:13 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:39:14

Just use the image I posted as your avatar, then!

I only just realised. Time to put on the dunce hat..

jdcarpe · « **Reply #427 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:46:15 »

Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:40:13

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:39:14
Just use the image I posted as your avatar, then!
I only just realised. Time to put on the dunce hat..

LOL

Nice work on that TEK-80 case. It really is beautiful. I can't wait to see it fully built up, now that you have all your parts. Sorry you're having such a time with the PCB, though. That is unfortunate.

Photekq · « **Reply #428 on:** Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:51:57 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Fri, 11 October 2013, 09:46:15

Nice work on that TEK-80 case. It really is beautiful. I can't wait to see it fully built up, now that you have all your parts. Sorry you're having such a time with the PCB, though. That is unfortunate.

Thanks man. I appreciate it. I'm annoyed about the soldering iron, but it will all be remedied in the end.. I'm in no rush anyway

phoenix1234 · « **Reply #429 on:** Sat, 26 October 2013, 11:28:10 »

Quote from: Photekq on Thu, 10 October 2013, 15:33:51

this is on hold since my soldering iron broke, and kinda broke the PCB in the process..

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You are have a very great keyboard,

Too bad that your PCB was quite damaged but I think it still works out of the box.

I'm not sure if I'm correct but it seems the legs of switches are too short.
Therefore, the solder tip could transfer the heat to the PCB more than it should.

Photekq · « **Reply #430 on:** Thu, 31 October 2013, 17:45:52 »

Got that switch out.. It's pretty rough.

Photoelectric · « **Reply #431 on:** Thu, 31 October 2013, 17:50:42 »

Hey, if it works--it works!

I'm sure it'll be fine. Looking forward to seeing the full keyboard finished soon!

Photekq · « **Reply #432 on:** Thu, 31 October 2013, 17:58:52 »

Quote from: Photoelectric on Thu, 31 October 2013, 17:50:42

Hey, if it works--it works!

Exactly. I don't care about all the direct wiring I'm gonna have to do.. If it works I'm happy!

Just waiting for kimwipes to arrive and then I'll probably start building it again.

JBCNC · « **Reply #433 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 11:33:27 »

Surprisingly Photekq isn't online, so I thought I'd post this myself.

Unfortunately I didn't really know that people would be interested in seeing a video, hence I didn't record much. Nevertheless, here's a video showing machining some of the keyboard case:

Enjoy...

kenmai9 · « **Reply #434 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 11:34:18 »

Very cool!

MOZ · « **Reply #435 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 11:39:27 »

Quote from: JBCNC on Mon, 11 November 2013, 11:33:27

Surprisingly Photekq isn't online, so I thought I'd post this myself.

Unfortunately I didn't really know that people would be interested in seeing a video, hence I didn't record much. Nevertheless, here's a video showing machining some of the keyboard case:

Enjoy...

Thank you sir!

Photekq · « **Reply #436 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 11:42:36 »

Quote from: JBCNC on Mon, 11 November 2013, 11:33:27

Surprisingly Photekq isn't online, so I thought I'd post this myself.

Unfortunately I didn't really know that people would be interested in seeing a video, hence I didn't record much. Nevertheless, here's a video showing machining some of the keyboard case:

Enjoy...

Great video. Thanks a lot for posting it/uploading it, much appreciated.

Skype's playing up, that's why I'm not on

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #437 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 12:27:43 »

Mmmmm, machining porn

. Love watching chips fly ^__^

Thank you for sharing JBCNC, and welcome to GeekHack! And I guess you too Photekq

HoffmanMyster · « **Reply #438 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 13:27:04 »

Ooooh, I love the video! Great to see how such a great case is made...

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #439 on:** Mon, 11 November 2013, 13:42:40 »

cool video JB! stunning work on the case, looks fantastic

Photekq · « **Reply #440 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 08:47:25 »

Still waiting on one or two soldering supplies, so it isn't assembled. However, I put on a few keycaps so that I could get a good idea of how it'll look when it's complete. This is a set from a G80-1191, hence the beige F1-4 and F9-12.

Moosecraft · « **Reply #441 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 08:50:09 »

Beautiful, gratz on this board

Glod · « **Reply #442 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 09:40:56 »

love it!

MJ45 · « **Reply #443 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 11:02:48 »

Very nice indeed!

Photekq · « **Reply #444 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 12:13:01 »

Took some better photos + with BSP RGB.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #445 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 12:15:44 »

the BSP RGB's look absolutely sexy..especially in that fourth pic

AKIMbO · « **Reply #446 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 12:26:58 »

That's a beefy looking case. Pretty thick.

Inb4 twss.

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #447 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 12:29:15 »

Photekq that looks awesome

MJ45 · « **Reply #448 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 13:05:06 »

That is awesome, how much does it weigh fully assembled, I'll guess maybe 6lbs. I think it would look good with Dolch caps too!

Photekq · « **Reply #449 on:** Sat, 23 November 2013, 13:07:34 »

Quote from: MJ45 on Sat, 23 November 2013, 13:05:06

That is awesome, how much does it weigh fully assembled, I'll guess maybe 6lbs. I think it would look good with Dolch caps too!

~~It weighs 3.4kg~~. I do have some dolch caps.. I may take some pictures later, although I am thinking of selling them soon.

Not sure about the weight when fully assembled, will check soon.

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Author Topic: Aluminium TKL Case - TEK-80 - CAD Files inside! (Read 159535 times)