[IC] - Hardwood GH60 Case

[jdcarpe]

Yeah, me neither. Probably not

[SmallFry]

I'd go for PCB stabs if I could haz wood plate.

[guilleguillaume]

I've found something that may fit really well with wood cases:

Kickstarter Engrain Tactile keys

In my opinion this is a really intelligent idea. This could work with flat keycaps... and also adds some height to the key.

[ishumprod]

two words : got wood ?

two other words : looks SICK

and some leftover words i had : out of my price range ;(

[The_Beast]

buybeastacncrouterandorlasercutter.com


how do you website? lol

[ishumprod]

if i had any cash to spend i would buy that domain just so you have a website for you

[crthell]

You give him money, he gives you wood.

YES!

[The_Beast]

I got some shop time yesterday, tapping wood was really easy. I didn't have an M3, but I used a 6-32 which is pretty close to M3. However I think I'm going to revise the case for wood since the tap holes are only 0.160 away from the edge and I'd like the radius to be easier to rout. However this might make the aluminum case and wood case's plates different

[jdcarpe]

Of course the wood case's plates will be different, they're going to be made of wood!

[The_Beast]

Of course the wood case's plates will be different, they're going to be made of wood!

I kinda hoped I could just copy pasta the metal case design and I more than likely could. However tooling could be cheaper if I designed it for larger radiuses on the interior "corners" and I would feel more comfortable with a large bolt and further from the edges (especially since I'm so close to end grain with 6 of the 10 holes that hold the top on

I also really wanted plates to be interchangeable between the metal and wood, and I'll try to but I can't make promises. BTW maple threaded like a champ. Oak wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad either. Walnut and cherry are softer than both of those so it also shouldn't be a problem.

[cobraj]

I'd be in for one for around $200-250 if you could do one in Mahogany?

To me, this is my dream colour: http://gauravnawani.byethost7.com/tutorials/wood2/img-13-tilable-mohogany-wood.jpg

That dark reddish maroonish brownish mix together is too perfect =D

[The_Beast]

I'd be in for one for around $200-250 if you could do one in Mahogany?

To me, this is my dream colour: http://gauravnawani.byethost7.com/tutorials/wood2/img-13-tilable-mohogany-wood.jpg

That dark reddish maroonish brownish mix together is too perfect =D

Maybe, I'd like to stick with maple, oak, walnut and cherry for now. I don't even know how much my guy charges for mahogany


You might want to look at cherry. It tends to darken with age/exposure to sun but it's not quite red. It's more of a light pink tho

[cobraj]

I'd be in for one for around $200-250 if you could do one in Mahogany?

To me, this is my dream colour: http://gauravnawani.byethost7.com/tutorials/wood2/img-13-tilable-mohogany-wood.jpg

That dark reddish maroonish brownish mix together is too perfect =D

Maybe, I'd like to stick with maple, oak, walnut and cherry for now. I don't even know how much my guy charges for mahogany


You might want to look at cherry. It tends to darken with age/exposure to sun but it's not quite red. It's more of a light pink tho

Oh true haha.
To be honest, I would still probably buy one anyway if this goes through
If you have time, could you maybe post some samples of the colours?
I google it, and end up with such a wide spectrum haha

[The_Beast]

I'd be in for one for around $200-250 if you could do one in Mahogany?

To me, this is my dream colour: http://gauravnawani.byethost7.com/tutorials/wood2/img-13-tilable-mohogany-wood.jpg

That dark reddish maroonish brownish mix together is too perfect =D

Maybe, I'd like to stick with maple, oak, walnut and cherry for now. I don't even know how much my guy charges for mahogany


You might want to look at cherry. It tends to darken with age/exposure to sun but it's not quite red. It's more of a light pink tho

Oh true haha.
To be honest, I would still probably buy one anyway if this goes through
If you have time, could you maybe post some samples of the colours?
I google it, and end up with such a wide spectrum haha

Yea I know, the best place would be here since I've worked with all the woods mentioned above except oak:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33017.0

[cobraj]

I'd be in for one for around $200-250 if you could do one in Mahogany?

To me, this is my dream colour: http://gauravnawani.byethost7.com/tutorials/wood2/img-13-tilable-mohogany-wood.jpg

That dark reddish maroonish brownish mix together is too perfect =D

Maybe, I'd like to stick with maple, oak, walnut and cherry for now. I don't even know how much my guy charges for mahogany


You might want to look at cherry. It tends to darken with age/exposure to sun but it's not quite red. It's more of a light pink tho

Oh true haha.
To be honest, I would still probably buy one anyway if this goes through
If you have time, could you maybe post some samples of the colours?
I google it, and end up with such a wide spectrum haha

Yea I know, the best place would be here since I've worked with all the woods mentioned above except oak:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=33017.0

Oh ok. Awesome.
Thanks

[ApocalypseMaow]

I want Osage Orange!!!
Do it!

[tadbitnerdy]

I would love a wood GH60 case!  I actually tried making a case out of some extra hardwood flooring for my Poker (hardwood... poker... <giggles>), but I failed.  This wood (hehe) be an awesome addition to my collection.  Oh, and sorry for the horrible humor... 3 cups of coffee in 30 minutes

[ITzNybble]

Exotic woods could make a super awesome case, tiger wood I think one is called?