Author Topic: Post your tricked out CM QFRs (Read 102115 times)

kenmai9 · « **Reply #150 on:** Sun, 30 June 2013, 16:50:43 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 30 June 2013, 11:51:32

Quote from: kenmai9 on Sat, 29 June 2013, 18:06:50
Just dyed my QFR burgundy using VHT Vinyl Dye. There's some white residue/blotches around the case, but hopefully I can get rid of them with another coat next week.
Also bonus Bunnycap!

Is this the first dyed QFR top?

Interested in how this turns out.

So 1 day after spraying it, the texture feels good. Its not smooth, but a little rough. It could be a result of my poor painting/dying skills. But **** it, I don't want it to be smooth. The white residue came off after I rubbed them with a microfiber cloth and soapy water solution. So my case looks pretty sweet at this point. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. And I've yet to see anyone paint theirs burgundy

Puddsy · « **Reply #151 on:** Sun, 30 June 2013, 20:02:49 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Sun, 30 June 2013, 14:35:50

Quote from: TacticalStache on Sun, 30 June 2013, 06:32:23
I've posted my keyboard to reddit a few times. Figured I'd put it here too, as I made my account today.

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This picture is from March. I can't take one right now, as I'm in Japan, but here's the best I can do.

How do you type with all those different profiles?

It's not hard once you get used to it. I'm a reasonably quick typist, with it after 6 months, so I get maybe 50 wpm. Considering I had to look at it when I typed when I first bought it, this is an improvement.

rarar · « **Reply #152 on:** Sun, 30 June 2013, 20:12:19 »

Quote from: TacticalStache on Sun, 30 June 2013, 20:02:49

Quote from: nubbinator on Sun, 30 June 2013, 14:35:50
Quote from: TacticalStache on Sun, 30 June 2013, 06:32:23
I've posted my keyboard to reddit a few times. Figured I'd put it here too, as I made my account today.

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This picture is from March. I can't take one right now, as I'm in Japan, but here's the best I can do.

How do you type with all those different profiles?

It's not hard once you get used to it. I'm a reasonably quick typist, with it after 6 months, so I get maybe 50 wpm. Considering I had to look at it when I typed when I first bought it, this is an improvement.

Just wanted to say welcome to geekhack tacticalstache:) enjoy your stay.

ImperfectLink · « **Reply #153 on:** Mon, 01 July 2013, 09:35:14 »

Quote from: gameaholic on Tue, 30 April 2013, 14:25:06

Thick Imsto PBT (including GH). I call it Industrial QFR.
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This one is sweet. Some of them on here are harder to look at than the original QFR lol.

phoenixl1ght · « **Reply #154 on:** Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:17:08 »

Pretty simple but I like how the red back plating goes with the blanks.

VesperSAINT · « **Reply #155 on:** Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:25:27 »

Quote from: phoenixl1ght on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:17:08

Pretty simple but I like how the red back plating goes with the blanks.
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I like the simplicity of it!

I do love the red back plate of this keyboards. I centered my design choice around the red back plate too! I posted this in another thread 2 weeks back but I'll post it here too :)

The entire keyboard is Red, White, and Black! From the case, keycaps, back plate, logo, and even down to the switches (MX Reds)!!!

UniClown · « **Reply #156 on:** Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:48:32 »

Quote from: VesperSAINT on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:25:27

Quote from: phoenixl1ght on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:17:08
Pretty simple but I like how the red back plating goes with the blanks.
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I like the simplicity of it!

I do love the red back plate of this keyboards. I centered my design choice around the red back plate too! I posted this in another thread 2 weeks back but I'll post it here too :)

The entire keyboard is Red, White, and Black! From the case, keycaps, back plate, logo, and even down to the switches (MX Reds)!!!

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That's weird. Your cases are both black whereas mine is grey. Also, my plate is just black, not red. Maybe you only get that color scheme with mx red or something.

VesperSAINT · « **Reply #157 on:** Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:54:07 »

Quote from: UniClown on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:48:32

Quote from: VesperSAINT on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:25:27
Quote from: phoenixl1ght on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:17:08
Pretty simple but I like how the red back plating goes with the blanks.
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I like the simplicity of it!

I do love the red back plate of this keyboards. I centered my design choice around the red back plate too! I posted this in another thread 2 weeks back but I'll post it here too :)

The entire keyboard is Red, White, and Black! From the case, keycaps, back plate, logo, and even down to the switches (MX Reds)!!!

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That's weird. Your cases are both black whereas mine is grey. Also, my plate is just black, not red. Maybe you only get that color scheme with mx red or something.

You are correct. QFR's with Blues, Browns, and Blacks come with a Grey case and black back plate. Only the QFR with Reds came with the Black case and Red back plate.

rowdy · « **Reply #158 on:** Mon, 01 July 2013, 20:09:45 »

Quote from: phoenixl1ght on Mon, 01 July 2013, 19:17:08

Pretty simple but I like how the red back plating goes with the blanks.
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Can't get much plainer than that. Sometimes refreshing to see the opposite end of the spectrum to unicorn vomit.

halllo · « **Reply #159 on:** Wed, 03 July 2013, 11:39:55 »

just take the ducky pbt dye sub on QFR..

Badwrench · « **Reply #160 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:37:58 »

Stripped all the rubber coating off and painted it chrome. Turned out looking like polised aluminum with a clear coat, but is really hard to show in pictures. Added some white dysub pbt caps and matching GH esc. Cable is done in mdpc-x aquamarine blue.

SeriouSSpotS · « **Reply #161 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:41:14 »

Looks sweet

Photoelectric · « **Reply #162 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:53:50 »

Very nice! Congrats on those caps--you got to them just before me

Smeagol_RP · « **Reply #163 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 10:04:28 »

Cool! Looks like aluminum.

rowdy · « **Reply #164 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 16:56:31 »

^ That's a nice combination - silver and white

I nearly got a set of those keycaps myself, but stopped short to save up for about 5 other sets.

Badwrench · « **Reply #165 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 17:24:37 »

Quote from: Photoelectric on Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:53:50

Very nice! Congrats on those caps--you got to them just before me

Thanks. I saw them and had to jump at that price. I have been wanting to try PBT, and this was my chance. I really like them. I think they go nicely with the Blues. I will be trying them on my Pure with reds after I get a feel for them.

Quote from: SeriouSSpotS on Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:41:14

Looks sweet

Thanks.

Quote from: Smeagol_RP on Thu, 04 July 2013, 10:04:28

Cool! Looks like aluminum.

That is what I was going for. The only problem is that is shows finger prints super easy.

Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 04 July 2013, 16:56:31

^ That's a nice combination - silver and white

I nearly got a set of those keycaps myself, but stopped short to save up for about 5 other sets.

Thanks. The silver and white will be short lived. I actually painted the board silver to go with the Miami GB set.

. Gotta have some bling to with with the pink and teal. This white set will end up on my Pure as the white looks nice with the green leds. Just trying to source a green 1.75 shift key and a white row 4 ~ (or blank).

rowdy · « **Reply #166 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 18:55:40 »

I'm typing this on a white KeyCool with green LEDs (CAPS/Scroll only). It is nice

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #167 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 20:47:58 »

Quote from: Badwrench on Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:37:58

Stripped all the rubber coating off and painted it chrome. Turned out looking like polised aluminum with a clear coat, but is really hard to show in pictures. Added some white dysub pbt caps and matching GH esc. Cable is done in mdpc-x aquamarine blue.

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Need to post a guide on this one!

How did you strip the original coating?

Badwrench · « **Reply #168 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 20:56:12 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 04 July 2013, 20:47:58

Quote from: Badwrench on Thu, 04 July 2013, 09:37:58
Stripped all the rubber coating off and painted it chrome. Turned out looking like polised aluminum with a clear coat, but is really hard to show in pictures. Added some white dysub pbt caps and matching GH esc. Cable is done in mdpc-x aquamarine blue.

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Need to post a guide on this one!

How did you strip the original coating?

It would be a boring guide.

I started with 80 grit sandpaper to get through the majority of the rubber coating (sanded by hand and with the paper wrapped around a ruler for the inner areas). After most of the rubber was gone, switched to 220 to get rid of the deep gouges from the 80 grit. Then to 400 grit. Sanding was all done by hand and took about 2 hours. Once the case was pretty smooth, I applied several light coats of filler primer and let that cure for 24 hrs. I then wet sand the primer with 2000 grit. Then several coats of the chrome paint. There is no clear over the chrome as doing so will cause it to get a strange dullness (even just dusting several coats of clear).

Smeagol_RP · « **Reply #169 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:18:59 »

All QFR switches have diode or only those 3 with led?

gnubag · « **Reply #170 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:29:39 »

Quote from: Smeagol_RP on Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:18:59

All QFR switches have diode or only those 3 with led?

none of the switches have diodes in them (except you mean light emitting diodes which are LEDs)

Smeagol_RP · « **Reply #171 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:42:50 »

Quote from: gnubag on Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:29:39

Quote from: Smeagol_RP on Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:18:59
All QFR switches have diode or only those 3 with led?

none of the switches have diodes in them (except you mean light emitting diodes which are LEDs)

I wonder if I can solder any switch in place of one of those three with led.

Sorry about my english. I may have not expressed myself right.

gnubag · « **Reply #172 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:46:06 »

you can replace all switches. they are all the same
those with leds you have to desolder/remove the leds first, then the switches.

Smeagol_RP · « **Reply #173 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:51:06 »

Quote from: gnubag on Thu, 04 July 2013, 21:46:06

you can replace all switches. they are all the same
those with leds you have to desolder/remove the leds first, then the switches.

Okay, thanks. Said that because I unsolder all switches and I'm keeping those three separately.

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JoanneLee · « **Reply #174 on:** Thu, 04 July 2013, 23:36:26 »

Quick pictures of my lime green QFR Stealth

P1000623 by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr

QFR Stealth (After) by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr

rowdy · « **Reply #175 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:02:54 »

Quote from: JoanneLee on Thu, 04 July 2013, 23:36:26

Quick pictures of my lime green QFR Stealth

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QFR Stealth (After) by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr

Fantastic!

And a prime candidate for the Toxic set!

UniClown · « **Reply #176 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:04:31 »

Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:02:54

Quote from: JoanneLee on Thu, 04 July 2013, 23:36:26
Quick pictures of my lime green QFR Stealth

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QFR Stealth (After) by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr

Fantastic!

And a prime candidate for the Toxic set!

Hopefully he won't have to wait too long for that

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What paint did you use?

SeriouSSpotS · « **Reply #177 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 10:37:26 »

Quote from: JoanneLee on Thu, 04 July 2013, 23:36:26

Quick pictures of my lime green QFR Stealth

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P1000623 by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr
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QFR Stealth (After) by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr

Looks amazing, nice work

JoanneLee · « **Reply #178 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:12:38 »

Quote from: UniClown on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:04:31

Quote from: rowdy on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:02:54
Fantastic!

And a prime candidate for the Toxic set!

Hopefully he won't have to wait too long for that )

What paint did you use?

Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch - Key Lime

Quote from: SeriouSSpotS on Fri, 05 July 2013, 10:37:26

Looks amazing, nice work

Thanks!

Photoelectric · « **Reply #179 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:13:37 »

Quote from: JoanneLee on Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:12:38

Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch - Key Lime

Good work

Glad to see someone else liking Rust-oleum stuff

JoanneLee · « **Reply #180 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:27:03 »

Quote from: Photoelectric on Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:13:37

Good work Glad to see someone else liking Rust-oleum stuff

Thank you. Was my first time painting anything, good thing it didn't fail on me lol

PointyFox · « **Reply #181 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:32:26 »

Quote from: JoanneLee on Thu, 04 July 2013, 23:36:26

Quick pictures of my lime green QFR Stealth

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P1000623 by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr
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QFR Stealth (After) by joanne.e.lee, on Flickr

Did you have to sand it at all before painting it? Doesn't it have a rubber coating?

JoanneLee · « **Reply #182 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:36:32 »

Quote from: PointyFox on Fri, 05 July 2013, 15:32:26

Did you have to sand it at all before painting it? Doesn't it have a rubber coating?

Yup. Took me a few hours to sand down the whole case.
If I were to do it again, I would have sand between coats too just to make it a little smoother

phoenixl1ght · « **Reply #183 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 18:58:20 »

I tried without sanding and with, didn't notice any difference.

Photoelectric · « **Reply #184 on:** Fri, 05 July 2013, 19:16:17 »

Yeah, I don't sand too much nowadays. I just select proper grit sandpaper for the job and smooth out to a certain extent only, because clear coat sanding/polishing is what makes a surface smooth in the end. Spray cans introduce orange peel effect on their own, such is their limitation

The paint and spray can themselves create different textures. For example my Ducky was not as smooth as my Filco Camo to start with, but the metal flake silver + clear coat on my Ducky came out much smoother than copper metallic paint did on the Filco. Before any sanding / polishing.

Caaaarrrt · « **Reply #185 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10 »

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

rowdy · « **Reply #186 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:25:22 »

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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That case and Rag set go very well together

quickcrx702 · « **Reply #187 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:42:35 »

Quote from: file_id on Tue, 16 April 2013, 01:44:55

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NICE.

The painted ones are pretty nice too. Any problems with peeling or cracking over time?

SeriouSSpotS · « **Reply #188 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 05:23:44 »

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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Looks real good

Thimplum · « **Reply #189 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 07:23:48 »

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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Nice! I really like that.

Smeagol_RP · « **Reply #190 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 10:04:10 »

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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Nice. Is that a red brick?

Photoelectric · « **Reply #191 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 10:12:36 »

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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You've done a great job on that keyboard! The case looks beautiful with the caps. Very nice combination.

khaangaaroo · « **Reply #192 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 13:06:38 »

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10

Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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I second (or 6th?) what all the others have said. I love it when the case matches the color of the legends. Here's my white vinyl wrapped case with DSA Retro keys.

Photoelectric · « **Reply #193 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 13:12:12 »

Mmm nice white! Vinyl seems like an interesting option, as you can get some very interesting designs (I've been thinking about 3M wood patterns). I still can't decide what to paint my second Filco in. Vacillating between pearl white, darker steel metal flake, and orange metal flake. Too many options, too few keyboards

SeriouSSpotS · « **Reply #194 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 14:27:16 »

Interesting look.

Thimplum · « **Reply #195 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 18:14:36 »

Quote from: khaangaaroo on Tue, 09 July 2013, 13:06:38

Quote from: Caaaarrrt on Tue, 09 July 2013, 01:21:10
Nothing too special, just red painted case and ragnarok set.

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I second (or 6th?) what all the others have said. I love it when the case matches the color of the legends. Here's my white vinyl wrapped case with DSA Retro keys.

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Nice! I really like the DSA Retro on white.

rowdy · « **Reply #196 on:** Tue, 09 July 2013, 18:19:09 »

DSA Retro on beige would be really retro!

icedogg · « **Reply #197 on:** Thu, 11 July 2013, 17:12:40 »

Just got 7 more keycaps in the mail today. Almost have all the keycap/techkeys caps so far...

CPTBadAss · « **Reply #198 on:** Thu, 11 July 2013, 18:45:46 »

Am I doing it right?

Photoelectric · « **Reply #199 on:** Thu, 11 July 2013, 19:01:32 »

I didn't know QFRs have such a light PCB! I saw a green one on WFD's video.

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Author Topic: Post your tricked out CM QFRs (Read 102115 times)