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Offline Hazel

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Hazel's QFR Art and Science
« on: Wed, 27 August 2014, 20:01:41 »
I'm a bit late to the game, but I had an old QFR laying around and I felt creative this weekend.

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I'm a total noob at this.   As you can see, I wasn't very concerned with the inner surfaces.  The paint process was basic:  Sand, a couple coats of Valspar plastic primer, several coats of Valspar gloss-white lacquer, and a couple coats of Valspar lacquer clear-coat.  I lightly sanded with 800-grit between coats.  I was going for a sheer gloss look, but as you'll see I ended up with something else.

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After discovering how hard it was to get that rubber off, I ignored earlier tips and went at it with 60-grit.  As a result, I scratched the case up a bit.   But the scratch lines combined with the lacquer paint make it look and feel a bit like painted wood.  I like it.

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With black keys for maximum contrast.  These are WASD's new UV printed keys.  The texture works well with the paint.


Now we see the magic.  The lacquer paint produced a wonderful texture!

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Close-up of the texture.

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And now the science!  Below this new case lurks... a monstrosity.  Last year, I decided I needed Colemak in hardware.  The WASDv2 wasn't out yet.  I did what I had to do.   I am not proud of this work.  (I am, however, happy with the results!)
« Last Edit: Wed, 27 August 2014, 20:06:35 by Hazel »

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Re: Hazel's QFR Art and Science
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 27 August 2014, 20:13:51 »
I really like that Colemak hardware mod :D

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Re: Hazel's QFR Art and Science
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 27 August 2014, 22:56:42 »
Very nicely done!

I like the design on the keycaps too - I to XII for the function rows - interesting :)
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Re: Hazel's QFR Art and Science
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 29 August 2014, 08:52:48 »
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I had an old QFR laying around

Oh, I wish I had problems like that!