[WTB] Camo Filco

[The_Beast]

Anyone have one they don't want anymore?

[Mugen]

PM'd

[longweight]

Anyone have one they don't want anymore?

Surely you're not buying a Filco beast?

[The_Beast]

I'm buying the camo, not the Filco brah ^___^

[longweight]

I'm buying the camo, not the Filco brah ^___^

The Filco camo?

[The_Beast]

Honestly, I'm now thinking of doing a vinyl wrap on a CM storm.



hmmmmmmm

[longweight]

Honestly, I'm now thinking of doing a vinyl wrap on a CM storm.



hmmmmmmm

Do a spray job! Vinyl wrap always looks crap around the corners.

[The_Beast]

**** it wood case CM storm

[megaforce]

You can also check out hydro dipping/graphics.

[1stGenRex]

You can also check out hydro dipping/graphics.

I was going to mention this. It's pretty cheap too, and can look decent.

[The_Beast]

I have thought of that too, I have many options right now and I'm not sure which one I should go with


first world problems

[sth]

**** it wood case CM storm

dude yes. ive been thinking about a wood case for my poker but unfortunately i dont have the proper tools right now. something either based on a hollowed out piece of wood or nice decorative joints, dark stain on the sides and slightly lighter on the front and back pieces. mmmmmmm.

[The_Beast]

**** it wood case CM storm

dude yes. ive been thinking about a wood case for my poker but unfortunately i dont have the proper tools right now. something either based on a hollowed out piece of wood or nice decorative joints, dark stain on the sides and slightly lighter on the front and back pieces. mmmmmmm.

Check it out brah
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35407.0

[metalliqaz]

Vinyl wrap always looks crap around the corners.

Amen to that.  I'm dedicated to figuring out a way to make it work, though.

[sherryton]

I have a brand new one. 

[The_Beast]

What do you want for it?

[sth]

**** it wood case CM storm

dude yes. ive been thinking about a wood case for my poker but unfortunately i dont have the proper tools right now. something either based on a hollowed out piece of wood or nice decorative joints, dark stain on the sides and slightly lighter on the front and back pieces. mmmmmmm.

Check it out brah
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35407.0

do you do much joinery?

[The_Beast]

**** it wood case CM storm

dude yes. ive been thinking about a wood case for my poker but unfortunately i dont have the proper tools right now. something either based on a hollowed out piece of wood or nice decorative joints, dark stain on the sides and slightly lighter on the front and back pieces. mmmmmmm.

Check it out brah
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35407.0

do you do much joinery?

Not currently but I'd love to learn.

[sth]

me too. a lot of the rounded routed poker cases look really good but it doesn't seem like there is much in the way of square jointed stuff. that could be done with metal as well for really cheap now that i think about it.

[Ovoxo]

Camo CM Storm from spray paint.


If you have questions hit me up. I can tell you how I did it. Pretty easy.

[The_Beast]

me too. a lot of the rounded routed poker cases look really good but it doesn't seem like there is much in the way of square jointed stuff. that could be done with metal as well for really cheap now that i think about it.

I think a box/finger joint (1/8" fingers) would look the best. A single dovetail would look a bit funky

Camo CM Storm from spray paint.

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If you have questions hit me up. I can tell you how I did it. Pretty easy.

I'll do that if that's what it comes to. I'm on the fence about the V2 WASD, a leo 700 and this camo Filco

[sth]

me too. a lot of the rounded routed poker cases look really good but it doesn't seem like there is much in the way of square jointed stuff. that could be done with metal as well for really cheap now that i think about it.

I think a box/finger joint (1/8" fingers) would look the best. A single dovetail would look a bit funky

a finger joint might be nice for wood. for metal it would have to be either a mitered joint or a rabbet joint. a mortise and tenon would be cool with metal if you tapped the tenon and counter sunk the hole on the mortise for a tight, flush fit. and you could do that kind of finishing work without CNC (would take a bit longer but it would still be a lot cheaper). It could work for wood too but I think you'd want to put a threaded metal eyelet into the tenon piece for strength instead of screwing directly into the wood.

[swagpiratex]

Multicam is kinda hard to spray paint. I pulled this off another forum. I'd give credit, but I don't know who posted it. Unless all you're after is generic camo, then anything goes.

A tip to make sure your Multicam paint jobs (should you decide to do one yourselves) look like Multicam and not just a nice camo using Multicam colors:

The thing I need to stress on these paint jobs is that it is not like most other camo where you work with solid colors and color areas. Multicam has fades in both the background as well as layer areas going in the opposite directions in fades. THEN it has some solid brown and tan/cream areas on top of the double layer fades. If you don’t take your time and make sure you do the fades and transitions it will not really look like Multicam, but a standard camo in Multicam colors.

Another tip would be to make sure you keep all your patterns on a horizontal line. Multicam has a right and wrong orientation, just like Tiger Stripe and even some digital camo. It will work in any orientation, but BEST when it is oriented horizontally.

The background fades/transitions are done in a vertical or slightly diagonal as are the next layer of fades/transitions within camo shapes. But the shapes (for the second layer of fades) and “blobs” go in a horizontal layout over the two layers of fades and shapes. I hope that made sense. To better see this, look at the Multicam fabric I placed the mask on. It should all click for you.

All of this is very important to pull off the look. And I took a LONG time just studying the fabric to see how it all worked (as did Wookie and Dbug who do marker paint jobs).

[metalliqaz]

I'll do that if that's what it comes to. I'm on the fence about the V2 WASD, a leo 700 and this camo Filco

*Ahem* All of the above.

[The_Beast]

Thanks for the tip swag

me too. a lot of the rounded routed poker cases look really good but it doesn't seem like there is much in the way of square jointed stuff. that could be done with metal as well for really cheap now that i think about it.

I think a box/finger joint (1/8" fingers) would look the best. A single dovetail would look a bit funky

a finger joint might be nice for wood. for metal it would have to be either a mitered joint or a rabbet joint. a mortise and tenon would be cool with metal if you tapped the tenon and counter sunk the hole on the mortise for a tight, flush fit. and you could do that kind of finishing work without CNC (would take a bit longer but it would still be a lot cheaper). It could work for wood too but I think you'd want to put a threaded metal eyelet into the tenon piece for strength instead of screwing directly into the wood.

I could do a through mortise and tenon and use a dowel to make it a "drawbore mortise and tenon". It's a joint that doesn't even really need glue and doesn't need any metal hardware (I avoid any hardware/screws if possible). However with the poker cases I would be doing, I don't think the wall thickness would be all that thick.

I'll do that if that's what it comes to. I'm on the fence about the V2 WASD, a leo 700 and this camo Filco

*Ahem* All of the above.

I don't want to be "that guy" with 15 keyboards. 3 is what I'm try to stick to

[sth]

Thanks for the tip swag

me too. a lot of the rounded routed poker cases look really good but it doesn't seem like there is much in the way of square jointed stuff. that could be done with metal as well for really cheap now that i think about it.

I think a box/finger joint (1/8" fingers) would look the best. A single dovetail would look a bit funky

a finger joint might be nice for wood. for metal it would have to be either a mitered joint or a rabbet joint. a mortise and tenon would be cool with metal if you tapped the tenon and counter sunk the hole on the mortise for a tight, flush fit. and you could do that kind of finishing work without CNC (would take a bit longer but it would still be a lot cheaper). It could work for wood too but I think you'd want to put a threaded metal eyelet into the tenon piece for strength instead of screwing directly into the wood.

I could do a through mortise and tenon and use a dowel to make it a "drawbore mortise and tenon". It's a joint that doesn't even really need glue and doesn't need any metal hardware (I avoid any hardware/screws if possible). However with the poker cases I would be doing, I don't think the wall thickness would be all that thick.

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i don't like the look of the dowel through though... interrupts the grain patter with a different grain. if not a bolt with a threaded eyelet embedded into the tenon, perhaps a metal pin/dowel? you could even use a nail gun or something to reduce the surface area, and then mix a bit of wood glue, stain and sawdust to fill in the holes. i just like the idea of discrete parts that can be disassembled and flat packed :D

[The_Beast]

This should be going in my idea thread but whatever


Anyways, you can always make dowels out of the same wood as the brown wood in that pic and have the grain direction matching that of the mortised piece

[sth]

heh sorry yeah we are way off topic here. if possible could a mod cut this and merge with TheBeast's thread or at least start a new topic in his vendor forum?

you CAN make the dowels i just dont think big circles look as good as small indents filled in or hex head bolts it's still pretty easy to see the dowel even if the grain pattern matches.

[sherryton]

What do you want for it?

Oh, I'm not looking to trade for it.  I can let it go for $140 shipped?  Let me know!

[The_Beast]

No worries sth, I don't get butt hurt easily

Like I said, I personally don't like the look of hardware but you do. HH bolts just don't do it for me

What do you want for it?

Oh, I'm not looking to trade for it.  I can let it go for $140 shipped?  Let me know!

I'm going to wait, I think I started this thread on a whim. Like I said, I'm still on the fence about the V2 WASD TKL, the Filco Camo and the Leo 700. I'll keep you in mind if I do decide to the the Filco. BTW does it have browns or blacks?

[sherryton]

they are browns.  and i have a white fc700r with browns too

[The_Beast]

they are browns.  and i have a white fc700r with browns too

Nice, I would want a white or gray tkl fc700r, if that's what I'm going to get