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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: njbair on Mon, 23 March 2015, 22:17:03
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I came across this old pic in the "Post Your Poker" thread:
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/eddie84/OCN/Mech%20keyboard%20club/KBC%20Poker/Poker%20case/DSC08910.jpg)
I know it's not much to go on but can anyone tell me who makes this case and where I can get one? Or is this a custom job?
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could it be https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47067.0 ?
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could it be https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47067.0 ?
That looks like it. Thanks, although now that I see it's branded for a Poker I'm no longer interested.
Maybe I'll have to try my hand at making my own case.
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there are alot of alu cases that dont have a ton of branding on them, pexon has a 15% sale on his black 60%, on the higher end there is the tex and a couple others that i cant think of atm.
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there are alot of alu cases that dont have a ton of branding on them, pexon has a 15% sale on his black 60%, on the higher end there is the tex and a couple others that i cant think of atm.
I've got a TEX in blue on order for a different project. But I was really hoping to grab an orange aluminum case in that "wedge" shape.
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there are alot of alu cases that dont have a ton of branding on them, pexon has a 15% sale on his black 60%, on the higher end there is the tex and a couple others that i cant think of atm.
I've got a TEX in blue on order for a different project. But I was really hoping to grab an orange aluminum case in that "wedge" shape.
I can't say I've ever seen an orange aluminum case other than the tex cases.
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there are alot of alu cases that dont have a ton of branding on them, pexon has a 15% sale on his black 60%, on the higher end there is the tex and a couple others that i cant think of atm.
I've got a TEX in blue on order for a different project. But I was really hoping to grab an orange aluminum case in that "wedge" shape.
I can't say I've ever seen an orange aluminum case other than the tex cases.
I worked as a CNC toolmaker for 8 years and I still have a good relationship with the shop owner. I can probably score some free machine time. As I recall, he sources 6061-T6 aluminum for a price roughly equal to the stock volume in inches * 0.4, so I can get 1" x 5" x 12" bar stock for about $25. I can take measurements off of the TEX case once it arrives. Machining the pocket should be a cakewalk since it's basically all in the same plane. And since it's a one-off, I can cut the wedge shape manually. Throw on some small chamfers, glass-bead finish, then have him sit on it until he has a customer order for something orange anodized and that part will basically be free.
This actually sounds kind of fun!
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I'm fairly sure that's a Duck Mini V1 case. It was a custom and is kind of hard to find now.
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there are alot of alu cases that dont have a ton of branding on them, pexon has a 15% sale on his black 60%, on the higher end there is the tex and a couple others that i cant think of atm.
I've got a TEX in blue on order for a different project. But I was really hoping to grab an orange aluminum case in that "wedge" shape.
I can't say I've ever seen an orange aluminum case other than the tex cases.
I worked as a CNC toolmaker for 8 years and I still have a good relationship with the shop owner. I can probably score some free machine time. As I recall, he sources 6061-T6 aluminum for a price roughly equal to the stock volume in inches * 0.4, so I can get 1" x 5" x 12" bar stock for about $25. I can take measurements off of the TEX case once it arrives. Machining the pocket should be a cakewalk since it's basically all in the same plane. And since it's a one-off, I can cut the wedge shape manually. Throw on some small chamfers, glass-bead finish, then have him sit on it until he has a customer order for something orange anodized and that part will basically be free.
This actually sounds kind of fun!
Sounds like you have it made!
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keep us posted plx, if you get to make it
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keep us posted plx, if you get to make it
I definitely will share, but it will be a while. I can't do anything until the TEX case arrives for reference.
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Hmmmm... Could that be the FMJ version 1 case from Feng's recent group buy?
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Hmmmm... Could that be the FMJ version 1 case from Feng's recent group buy?
I'm fairly sure that's a Duck Mini V1 case. It was a custom and is kind of hard to find now.
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Sorry, I saw Capt's reply. I was just suggesting it as an option since someone in is selling it in te classified section. Very nice looking case regardless :D