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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Amr0d on Thu, 22 December 2011, 07:31:36

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: Amr0d on Thu, 22 December 2011, 07:31:36

Since there is no white Filco (tkl or normal doesn't matter) with a german layout I wanted to know if it is possible to get both keyboards and then switch the board etc. to the other case? Or is there a shop where I can buy cases only? Any help is appreciated.

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: byFd on Thu, 22 December 2011, 08:06:37

pretty sure case switch should work.
but not all keycaps would fit.

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: Amr0d on Thu, 22 December 2011, 08:09:41

Why wouldn't the keycaps fit?

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: byFd on Thu, 22 December 2011, 08:21:27

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also, the special signs on the numbers are in other layout on US layout, also punctuations.
z and y are swapped, you could technically swap them, but might look weird because they are one different rows!

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: Amr0d on Thu, 22 December 2011, 08:23:39

Well, I only wanted to switch the case. So german board with german keycaps into the case of a white filco with us board and us keycaps. So there are no caps that don't fit.

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: byFd on Thu, 22 December 2011, 08:56:55

ah. misinterpreted that.

well i'm not 100% sure on this but it should be possible without much problems, maybe wait for some of the modders here to answer

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: Tarkoon on Thu, 22 December 2011, 09:08:12

I saw a white ANSI Filco TKL and a black ISO TKL open, just not at the same time. But I can't remember any difference between the two cases.

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: N8N on Thu, 22 December 2011, 15:39:40

Krylon?

seriously, I would think that painting or vinyl dyeing a keyboard case would be way cheaper than buying a whole nother keyboard just for a different color case.  Shouldn't be that hard, either, since I don't think you even need to pull the keycaps.

Title: Combine white US Filco with black DE Filco
Post by: Amr0d on Fri, 23 December 2011, 01:01:23

N8N, I thought about selling the black one again since it would be nearly brand new and unused.

ripster, I was hoping to get a proper answer :( you made baby jesus cry because of that