That's a great looking case, how does the back look?SpaceBear only went on once it was at home! I needed a PCB in order to get the measurements right, so the Poker stayed in the shop so I could check my work. The back is unfinished, so I didn't post up a pic, but, this is the DIP switch hole:
Not sure I'd have taken my SpaceBear to the workshop though :eek:
Nice! I have a zebrawood footstand for playing classical guitar, but usually I use the ugly metal one. It seems wrong to put my foot on the beautiful zebrawood.
Love the look. The oil really brought out the grain.
What wall width did you use 3/8"?
That's a great looking case, how does the back look?SpaceBear only went on once it was at home! I needed a PCB in order to get the measurements right, so the Poker stayed in the shop so I could check my work. The back is unfinished, so I didn't post up a pic, but, this is the DIP switch hole:
Not sure I'd have taken my SpaceBear to the workshop though :eek:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/3gp8l5d.jpg)
I need to take it back to the shop to sand and finish the bottom.
Nice work! Glad you are putting it out there.
Any chance of seeing the inside? Looks great btw!
Any chance of seeing the inside? Looks great btw!
Only if you promise not to judge the cut out for the USB to harshly. I didn't get the measurement right the first time and got a bit...frustrated. I have now learned how to do it properly. Not my finest moment. :-[MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/xqUDG9V.jpg?1)
Any chance of seeing the inside? Looks great btw!
Only if you promise not to judge the cut out for the USB to harshly. I didn't get the measurement right the first time and got a bit...frustrated. I have now learned how to do it properly. Not my finest moment. :-[MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/xqUDG9V.jpg?1)
Beautiful grain! And I think your cutting/routing looks good too. Definitely nothing to be ashamed about.
Any chance of seeing the inside? Looks great btw!
Only if you promise not to judge the cut out for the USB to harshly. I didn't get the measurement right the first time and got a bit...frustrated. I have now learned how to do it properly. Not my finest moment. :-[MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/xqUDG9V.jpg?1)
Beautiful grain! And I think your cutting/routing looks good too. Definitely nothing to be ashamed about.
I agree. The usb cutout is nothing a few minutes with a burr tip on a dremel can't clean up (if you even want to). I did the usb cutouts for my jd40 cases with a rotozip blade in my dremel by hand - not perfectly symmetrical things, but close enough.
You can see a couple of them here:
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i243/aaron_maurice/SAM_3718_zpsedslqig5.jpg) (http://s74.photobucket.com/user/aaron_maurice/media/SAM_3718_zpsedslqig5.jpg.html)
one option you may want to look into is these knurled risers (not necessarily the correct length you might want, but just to get the idea):
M2 Brass standoff knurled (http://www.ebay.com/itm/M2x12mm-Cylinder-Female-Threaded-Brass-Standoff-Spacer-Pillars-100-Pcs-/231086442424?hash=item35cdd347b8).
You could easliy press fit this into the wood once you have the holes marked and then you just use standard M2 hardware. That way you don't have to worry about any part of the pcb touching the wood and you don't have to countersink the usb port.
Any chance of seeing the inside? Looks great btw!
Only if you promise not to judge the cut out for the USB to harshly. I didn't get the measurement right the first time and got a bit...frustrated. I have now learned how to do it properly. Not my finest moment. :-[MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/xqUDG9V.jpg?1)
This is so cool! You are a total badass Inanis! I was looking at your inlay wrist wrests too earlier. Woodworking fascinates me!
I've seen a couple wooden cases and they rarely look finished enough to appeal to me, but this is great! The blue/white/brown looks really nice together as a unit. :thumb:
Very nice work! I'm really interested in building a wooden case after seeing some really nice ones on GH, including this one. And I love how you burnished it before the finish coats.
And nice Noppoo caps, BTW.
Any chance of seeing the inside? Looks great btw!
Only if you promise not to judge the cut out for the USB to harshly. I didn't get the measurement right the first time and got a bit...frustrated. I have now learned how to do it properly. Not my finest moment. :-[MoreShow Image(http://i.imgur.com/xqUDG9V.jpg?1)
No need to get down on yourself. The beauty of wood is you can clean that up lickity split. A chisel will straighten those lines, and depending on the cut depth of your router, you may even be able to fasten a jig.
The case is a beaut!
I made a case for my 60% boards. Currently I've got a Poker II in there since I didn't want anything fancy in the woodshop. This thing is HEAVY. Way heavier than any aluminum case I've used. My first try was with tiger wood, but I made a mistake and the router got away from me for a second. Needless to say, that didn't end up being all that successful. Try two worked out much better. This time I used zebra wood. It was finished by sanding using successive grits up to 400, then burnished with 0000 steel wool. After that I applied 4 coats of poly/oil and then 2 coats of oil/wax.
Overall, I really like how it came out.
View from the top:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/UADOCrbl.jpg)
Side View:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/WzIFmjWl.jpg)
Close Up:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/u5p5S63l.jpg)
Glamour:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/NUKHHgRl.jpg)
I've been wanting to get into woodworking for a while, is there a tutorial somewhere? Not necessarily "how to make a case for this specific keyboard", but for making things like rectangular cavities without CNC routers and stuff like that?
I think woodgears is just about what I need. Thanks :)
I live in an area where people just have tools. If I don't have it, people within a shouting radius will lend it to me.
Your case came out so clean. I would love to see wood case options pop up for popular custom pcbs. Again the execution is beautiful, the results are hard to deny, and I want to see more.
Awesome work. Routers scare me!
Really want to do a wood case but I just don't have the right tools available to me at the moment. Been thinking about getting a small scroll saw so that I can do a case out of 1/8" wood layers, just thinking about the best way to tackle it at the moment.
Looks really good! Respect. Could we see the case on it's own? Is it a single piece of wood?
Now this is a smexy case.
Looks really great! Makes me wish I had access to a good router... and the knowledge how to use it :) Oh and that wood grain is just awesome!
How much does it weigh? Really cool case. What is it hard to do? Do you have particular wood working skill? I mean do you work in a fabric or something alike?
I was hoping this would be black and white. Darn.
I went back and made a second case. The one is leopardwood, in a beveled case, with a bit more of a front lip. Here is the end result:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/YlUP5YR.jpg?1)
Picture of the angle:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/sIOuW1N.jpg)
I am still waiting on the risers to press fit into the mounting holes, but other than that it is done.
In addition, I also made a 40% purpleheart wrist rest with maple inlay:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/5r0rUEK.jpg)
and a 60% wrist rest made out of zebrawood as the primary wood, with purpleheart border in inlay. The purpleheart is lined with maple veneer:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/5s7xduG.jpg)
I have more pictures and different items in the full album. (http://imgur.com/a/53k3u) I would love people's feedback.
Thanks!
If I ever get back to MX, I know where my case is coming from.
My fav rest is the Peruvian with "Infinity".
I tried making a wood case too, and I can say your case looks like perfection! All my wants...
I went back and made a second case. The one is leopardwood, in a beveled case, with a bit more of a front lip. Here is the end result:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/YlUP5YR.jpg?1)
Picture of the angle:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/sIOuW1N.jpg)
I am still waiting on the risers to press fit into the mounting holes, but other than that it is done.
Thanks!
I really love the inlay you do. That inlaid wrist rest you did for the Destiny giveaway looked amazing. I might have to jump on one of these when you start selling them...gotta build up some cash first though
Oh my... this is just.. what a BEAUTY!! :D
It's a really good thing you waited until this afternoon to post this, because I've been resisting the urge to take a half day and get into the shop, and if I had seen this in the morning I would have been gone!
Love the new case. And you're killing my (work) productivity. :))
That last one almost gave me an erection... Its's like... almost porn. It's an underwear catalog or something :)
I was hoping this would be black and white. Darn.
Zebrawood is a type of wood, it got the name from the striping pattern it has. I don't think there is a type of wood that is either all white or all black naturally! :confused: But that would be pretty neat!
Hmm.. Wondering how SA Retro would look on one of these.I am waiting on my Hack'd by Geeks SA set to come in still. I think SA in general will look pretty nice on it, but the dark brown/red/orange tones in both Retro and Hack'd will probably go well. I hope anyway! I am anxious to get it in the mail so I can give it a test.
I was hoping this would be black and white. Darn.
Zebrawood is a type of wood, it got the name from the striping pattern it has. I don't think there is a type of wood that is either all white or all black naturally! :confused: But that would be pretty neat!
Looks like I'll have to start experimenting with ebony and some very pale maple.
The new designs are very cool looking. The split one is really neat, but for some reason my eye is drawn to the off-center space bar (probably because it is such a different color than the rest of the set). Maybe if the area closest to the rods didn't have the colored trim and the outside edge of the case was done with the trim, it would even out the off center portion go the keysets.
Either way, badass!
Really great work inanis. I like the thin bezel cases a ton :D
The new designs are very cool looking. The split one is really neat, but for some reason my eye is drawn to the off-center space bar (probably because it is such a different color than the rest of the set). Maybe if the area closest to the rods didn't have the colored trim and the outside edge of the case was done with the trim, it would even out the off center portion go the keysets.
Either way, badass!
I know! It didn't even occur to me when I was making it that the spacebar was off center. I put it in the case and got a bit of a surprise. No going back on that one though! I like to try different things to see what will and won't work out in the long run...if I could do it all again (and I might) I would probably make the cutout inline with the space bar. I was so happy I didn't crack it putting in the rods that it made up for it.
I made a few more cases. I don't think I've ever seen any designs like this...I'm trying to be unique.
Maple with walnut inlay, trimmed in purpleheart:Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/aqz85bX.jpg?1)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/K4X3tON.jpg)
Maple, with purpleheart and lacewood trim. The middle is cutout, and it is joined with steel rods. there is plenty of room in between the PCB and the rods as to not cause interference.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/su6vxDr.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/s9MnwSj.jpg)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/PMpeuhp.jpg)
I love to hear some feedback. :)
The split one with smoky black acrylic and back of the PCB lighting would be killer.I completely agree, but I can't think of a proper way to join the acrylic to wood. I can't glue it, and I don't have enough thickness in the base to do a mortise and tenon style joint. If you, or anyone has any suggestions, I would love to try it! I have been bouncing around the idea of a stacked style case with acrylic, I haven't tried that just yet tho.
The split one with the opening running horizontally rather than vertical would look awesome and eliminate the need for the extra hope for the dip switches. Great work!This is certainly one of the things I thought about as a variation on this. I was thinking the vertical opening would be quite small, probably the width of the DIP switch cutout, but now that you mention it I see that it could be quite wider if I wanted. I love the possibilities. :)
Great work!
Those inlays are just exquisite.
One day I hope to get up the energy to do a huge one for my F-122.
I completely agree, but I can't think of a proper way to join the acrylic to wood. I can't glue it, and I don't have enough thickness in the base to do a mortise and tenon style joint. If you, or anyone has any suggestions, I would love to try it! I have been bouncing around the idea of a stacked style case with acrylic, I haven't tried that just yet tho.
One day I hope to get up the energy to do a huge one for my F-122.