Metal/Aluminum QFR Cases

[Capitalistix]

Does/has anyone made them? I see acrylic colored cases every once in a while but Id love to have a metal or aluminum one! Just wonderin'. Thanks in advance!

[Halverson]

Pretty sure the vortex aluminum ones for sale on mechanical keyboards fit QFR boards. Red, black, silver or blue!

[jdcarpe]

I can confirm that they do. Mine is in one now!

[tp4tissue]

Pretty sure the vortex aluminum ones for sale on mechanical keyboards fit QFR boards. Red, black, silver or blue!

Below be it...

I've modded my quickfire with the RGB flashing leds instead of the stock red ones... this requires Drilling holes in the plate..

This is a QUICKFIRE, not filco...

If you must know,, it's VERY HARD to do and dangerous, because I didn't remove the pcb before drilling..

[esoomenona]

Also, MKC cases held QFRs, correct?

[tp4tissue]

Also, MKC cases held QFRs, correct?

YES...

[Capitalistix]

Thanks guys! Alsom tp, Im assuming thats the silver vortex case right? Not the gunmetal gray one?

[tp4tissue]

Thanks guys! Alsom tp, Im assuming thats the silver vortex case right? Not the gunmetal gray one?

Silver 

I would be careful with getting any "other" color, if you're in the USA... Because if you get a "severely" different top and bottom piece color, it'll look kinda funky....  This is less likely with the silver case... but still possible.

[codyeatworld]

Thats an awesome mod tp!

[mushupork]

The MKC ones were $325? MKC GB?

The Filco ones on mechanicalkeyboards are $150 ... aluminum

I would love aluminum for my QFR but it is hard to justify for a well under $100 keyboard ($60 right now at newegg ... newegg

[ sorry about the URLs - can't figure out how to do true/clean links in this forum] > disregard found Soulhunter's post ... but quite manual

[Leslieann]

You can actually spend more on an MKC case now than when new. I have seen one go for around $200, but the last one I saw for sale was $400-$450 after shipping. Honestly, it's not worth it. These came out back when we had no way to get KMACs and such as easily as we can now, and we have more cases and keyboards on the way.

If you just want a nice board with aluminum case, the Vortex isn't nearly as bad as it once was.  I'm not saying it's perfect (a little work and it can nearly be), but it's now at least worth the money. For a Cm, this is probably your best bet.

[tauburn]

Thanks guys! Alsom tp, Im assuming thats the silver vortex case right? Not the gunmetal gray one?

Silver 

I would be careful with getting any "other" color, if you're in the USA... Because if you get a "severely" different top and bottom piece color, it'll look kinda funky....  This is less likely with the silver case... but still possible.

what kind of moron releases such a flawed product?

[Leslieann]

Thanks guys! Alsom tp, Im assuming thats the silver vortex case right? Not the gunmetal gray one?

Silver 

I would be careful with getting any "other" color, if you're in the USA... Because if you get a "severely" different top and bottom piece color, it'll look kinda funky....  This is less likely with the silver case... but still possible.

what kind of moron releases such a flawed product?

Welcome to low-end Chinese manufacturing.

[tauburn]

Thanks guys! Alsom tp, Im assuming thats the silver vortex case right? Not the gunmetal gray one?

Silver 

I would be careful with getting any "other" color, if you're in the USA... Because if you get a "severely" different top and bottom piece color, it'll look kinda funky....  This is less likely with the silver case... but still possible.

what kind of moron releases such a flawed product?

Welcome to low-end Chinese manufacturing.

nevermind that completely explains it.

[Capitalistix]

It seems the cable would need to be re routed from the QFR bottom to the where the case has a cable whole. Is there anyone with info on how to do this?

[jdcarpe]

It seems the cable would need to be re routed from the QFR bottom to the where the case has a cable whole. Is there anyone with info on how to do this?

Just get MiMiC to make you a Filco cable. It uses the same connector on the PCB.

[Capitalistix]

It seems the cable would need to be re routed from the QFR bottom to the where the case has a cable whole. Is there anyone with info on how to do this?

Just get MiMiC to make you a Filco cable. It uses the same connector on the PCB.

Well I have mini usb b, to usb cable already, or are you meaning something else? I was thinking Id have to move the mini usb female connector somehow to where the case hole is.

[jdcarpe]

The Filco cables come with a Molex? connector where your USB Mini-B end is. That's what you need.

Otherwise the little daughterboard which breaks out the USB to the Mini-B socket will just be floating in your case somewhere...

[Capitalistix]

The Filco cables come with a Molex? connector where your USB Mini-B end is. That's what you need.

Otherwise the little daughterboard which breaks out the USB to the Mini-B socket will just be floating in your case somewhere...

ahhh I see! Thanks so much!

[CPTBadAss]

The guys at MechanicalKeyboards.com put a QFR into the Vortex Alu case. They had it at their showroom today. Hopefully Mashby took some pictures or remembers exactly how they did it. I'm a bit tired right now so I can't recall offhand. I'll post more info here when I get it.

[tp4tissue]

I r slightly shocked that anyone would even need to think "how it could be done"

it's such a straight forward job, i mean... how do you insert prong A into socket A?

[omgFiRE]

it's such a straight forward job, i mean... how do you insert prong A into socket A?

[tp4tissue]

it's such a straight forward job, i mean... how do you insert prong A into socket A?

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I remember taking this test when I was in preschool.  I thought the "only objective" was to get those blocks in the box, the apparatus I was presented with had 12 diff' shapes.. so I just flipped the flip cover in the back and put all 12 blocks in at the same time...   My teachers were pissed.... and told me I couldn't do that..... I yelled "fvk off" and went to play with other toys......

This is when she got REALLY angry with me... but luckily my parents didn't give a sh.t and told my teacher to "fvk off" :D

ah.... the days when I could get away with cursing... can't do that these days... gotta be 'nice

[Leslieann]

See, what you do is, you take all of those blocks out to the wood shop, cut/sand them down so they can go into any hole.  That, or just use a sledgehammer to make them fit.

It's not cheating if you don't break any rules. 

[babyhands]

SO let me get this straight, to fit a QFR into a filco aluminum case you need to mod the cable or something?

[tp4tissue]

SO let me get this straight, to fit a QFR into a filco aluminum case you need to mod the cable or something?

Yes.

[babyhands]

SO let me get this straight, to fit a QFR into a filco aluminum case you need to mod the cable or something?

Yes.

And is that it? I am seriously considering doing this thats why i am asking

[SmallFry]

The QFR has a removable cable, unlike the Filco, hence you would need to buy a new cable/make one. MiMiC makes cables though I don't know if he has the correct molex connector for a QFR (they may be the same as a Filco, I don't have a Filco to check).

[cyberwave]

filco and qfr have the same internal connector.

i.e. a filco cable will work with a qfr given a correct case

[WhiteFireDragon]

The actual PCB and plate combo fits the Vortex aluminum case fine. You obviously can't use the detachable cable feature because it has an internal USB breakout board. However you can plug a filco cable right into the CM quickfire PCB, or just make your own. The connector you wan to get is a 5-pin female molex connector with a 2mm pin pitch.