Mechanical Keyboard Replacement Frame?!

[eddieceidde]

Anyone know where can I get a replacement frame for my keyboard? Nothing wrong with my current frame but it looks like shit.

[ERSCreeper]

Do a carbon wrap or spray it.

[Moonzy]

spray paint then clear coat it

 

i doubt you'll find a perfect match to your current model, except the exact same frame

[eddieceidde]

3 minutes ago, Nicholas Marzio said:

Do a carbon wrap or spray it.

I'll attempt the wrap, seems simple enough.

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

spray paint then clear coat it

 

i doubt you'll find a perfect match to your current model, except the exact same frame

Spray painting is a bit of a hassle imo

[Narnash]

make an negative from it in plaster (than you have to seal the negative, plaster is wet) or silicone than pour a new frame from acrylic/polyester resin. You can color it when you wish, you can add LED's to light your new frame ... and so on  

[eddieceidde]

3 minutes ago, Narnash said:

make an negative from it in plaster (than you have to seal the negative, plaster is wet) or silicone than pour a new frame from acrylic/polyester resin. You can color it when you wish, you can add LED's to light your new frame ... and so on  

LOL or machine an aluminium case! I wish I had the time, dedication, skills and money to do that.  

[Narnash]

12 minutes ago, Iamfreddie said:

LOL or machine an aluminium case! I wish I had the time, dedication, skills and money to do that.  

Sure if you want aluminum go for it (I recomand in this case to find someone to lasercut your parts, and I recomand the ablility to work with CAD software) 

If thats your thing you can do so

Or make a case of wood. 

...  

I only think that acrylic+LED lighting (I don't like LED's on my computer parts ) is kinda common, easy to work with and less pricy if you can make an negative for the case 

 

 

 

BTW

I'm even working on a concrete Keyboard at the moment* (yep and to let your stabilizers work with own made concrete keycaps is pain!)

 

 

PS: maybe I should add that I'm building matierial tester for cement based products and work for Germany's biggest dry mortar manufacturer (=> I have acces to various flux substances, defoamer, pigments, cement, clean and dust free quartz sand  ...   In winter I have much time for experiments  

[eddieceidde]

7 minutes ago, Narnash said:

I don't like LED's on my computer parts

Neither do I. Specifically bought a laptop and keyboard that does not have LED backlight.

[Narnash]

10 minutes ago, Iamfreddie said:

Neither do I. Specifically bought a laptop and keyboard that does not have LED backlight.

I have a dicreet red backlight for my keyboard but only that much that it illuminate the switches ... and that only in the dark that I can find my "main" keyboard (I often use more than one or one on my nuc/TV and my PC^^

 

But my PC has not a single LED left, no power button  light, no fan nothing I even "dremeled" of a annoying LED on this shit Sound Blaster thingy on my MOBO