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Title: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: libo720 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 16:45:50

Hi, i plan on making an all pink Filco. However, i cannot find these 2 items anywhere, someone suggested me to anodize the case myself but i don't want to do that unless i absolutely have to. Also apparently pink thick PBT keycaps don't exist : (

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:13:00

There is no pink aluminum case for a Filco, so you will have to get a silver one and get it anodized yourself, as others suggested.  There's a pink limited edition plastic Filco case, but it comes with the keyboard (and is in very limited supply now) and you're looking for aluminum.

Pink thick double-shot PBT caps (well, white + pink):
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48932.0

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: libo720 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:26:59

Quote from: Photoelectric on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:13:00

There is no pink aluminum case for a Filco, so you will have to get a silver one and get it anodized yourself, as others suggested.  There's a pink limited edition plastic Filco case, but it comes with the keyboard (and is in very limited supply now) and you're looking for aluminum.

Pink thick double-shot PBT caps (well, white + pink):
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48932.0

So where can i find the plastic pink filco? I guess i'll just make do with that and some pink ABS caps because it looks like thick complete pink PBT caps do not exist either.

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:30:51

Well... it appears it finally sold out at Amazon.com.  Not sure now :(  Could try the classifieds or keep an eye out for it.  Here's what mine looks like

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(http://i.imgur.com/Gl7lVHPh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/4i3eKNy.jpg)

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: libo720 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:32:01

Quote from: Photoelectric on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:30:51

Well... it appears it finally sold out at Amazon.com.  Not sure now :(  Could try the classifieds or keep an eye out for it.  Here's what mine looks like

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Show Image

(http://i.imgur.com/Gl7lVHPh.jpg)

Show Image

(http://i.imgur.com/4i3eKNy.jpg)

Is that case plastic or aluminum? Kind of hard to tell.

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:32:19

As I said, it's plastic :)

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:33:38

I dyed my own caps to make thick pink pbt. No one knows I did it huehueuhe

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: libo720 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:35:28

Lets say i decide to dye the caps and anodize the cases myself, how would i go to do that? I have zero clue.

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:36:04

anodizing the case you give it to a factory, dyeing pbt just get a blank white set from imsto or something, boil some water, pour in dye, stir em up.

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Photoelectric on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:37:53

Quote from: libo720 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:35:28

Lets say i decide to dye the caps and anodize the cases myself, how would i go to do that? I have zero clue.

You can get this case in silver:
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=212

And prior to that, google anodizing service in your area and get some quotes to see if it's worth it for you.

Otherwise, you can always paint your plastic case pink.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44191.0

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: Sifo on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:41:32

could theoretically paint metal too ^_^

Title: Re: (Help) Looking for aluminum pink TKL case w/ thick PBT pink caps (87)
Post by: libo720 on Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:43:55

Thanks for the helpful information guys!