Can you put a model f xt into a bigfoot case?
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I saw someone selling just the case of a bigfoot for whatever reason and it got me wondering if you could buy both cases and swap them around depending on what you wanted at the time
- sharktastica
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Yes! I just did it today after receiving my Bigfoot yesterday and it's as simple as dropping the F XT internals in and calling it a day!
Well... If you're still going to use the original XT cable with an external Soarer's like I am, the only fiddly part is the ground because the Bigfoot case's cable hole is at the centre of the case rather than aligned on the side, so you'll have to bunch a little bit of the cable to allow the ground to reach a screwhole to secure it with. And after that, the middle of the back panel ever so slightly bulges due to the cable being bunched up. But this is acceptable for me since this swap is a temporary thing - I'm only borrowing the F XT internals from my actual F XT since I'm waiting on parts to convert the original Bigfoot board (Teensy, jumper wires, USB cable, shrink wrap, etc.). If you're using internal Soarer's, however, this wouldn't be an issue.
For now, it's indeed a quick and simple way to make use of an excellent chassis! If you need any more details or photos, I can provide, but it should be a two-minute job at most!
Well... If you're still going to use the original XT cable with an external Soarer's like I am, the only fiddly part is the ground because the Bigfoot case's cable hole is at the centre of the case rather than aligned on the side, so you'll have to bunch a little bit of the cable to allow the ground to reach a screwhole to secure it with. And after that, the middle of the back panel ever so slightly bulges due to the cable being bunched up. But this is acceptable for me since this swap is a temporary thing - I'm only borrowing the F XT internals from my actual F XT since I'm waiting on parts to convert the original Bigfoot board (Teensy, jumper wires, USB cable, shrink wrap, etc.). If you're using internal Soarer's, however, this wouldn't be an issue.
For now, it's indeed a quick and simple way to make use of an excellent chassis! If you need any more details or photos, I can provide, but it should be a two-minute job at most!
- SneakyRobb
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Hi, yeah as sharktastica says. You can do it. There are differences ie soarer/qmk about converting it, but the physical dimensions are the samesharktastica wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 22:38Yes! I just did it today after receiving my Bigfoot yesterday and it's as simple as dropping the F XT internals in and calling it a day!
Well... If you're still going to use the original XT cable with an external Soarer's like I am, the only fiddly part is the ground because the Bigfoot case's cable hole is at the centre of the case rather than aligned on the side, so you'll have to bunch a little bit of the cable to allow the ground to reach a screwhole to secure it with. And after that, the middle of the back panel ever so slightly bulges due to the cable being bunched up. But this is acceptable for me since this swap is a temporary thing - I'm only borrowing the F XT internals from my actual F XT since I'm waiting on parts to convert the original Bigfoot board (Teensy, jumper wires, USB cable, shrink wrap, etc.). If you're using internal Soarer's, however, this wouldn't be an issue.
For now, it's indeed a quick and simple way to make use of an excellent chassis! If you need any more details or photos, I can provide, but it should be a two-minute job at most!
- sharktastica
- Location: Wales
- Main keyboard: '86 IBM F Bigfoot + '96 IBM M50
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
- Favorite switch: Cap B/S, BOX Navy
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Good point! It's not even a conversion, per se, since whatever you tack on to the board has to function as the Bigfoot's CPU.SneakyRobb wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 23:16Hi, yeah as sharktastica says. You can do it. There are differences ie soarer/qmk about converting it, but the physical dimensions are the same
(Also, congratulations on the award, SneakyRobb! Well deserved, and your convo on GH with Soarer himself has been invaluable for me for my Bigfoot project!)
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: iris w/ skcm orange
- Main mouse: Zowie FK-2
- Favorite switch: alps
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I guess I'll have to find a bigfoot case eventually. I don't think I could ever use it a daily driver and I can't spend full price for a novelty that I would need to spend more time on converting. So just using my old xt board seems perfect.
- sharktastica
- Location: Wales
- Main keyboard: '86 IBM F Bigfoot + '96 IBM M50
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
- Favorite switch: Cap B/S, BOX Navy
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Fair enough! All things considered, you're simply missing out on higher feet, terminal-style keycap legends that you could source elsewhere (a few of them are the same as battleship/battlecruiser keycaps, with battlecruisers currently decently priced around £69-89 here in the UK), and a built in palmrest. The F XT is one of my favourite gems, and it has same build quality, same switches, more info out there to help you troubleshoot any problems, and you don't have to worry about funky logic boards that need augmentation.
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: iris w/ skcm orange
- Main mouse: Zowie FK-2
- Favorite switch: alps
- DT Pro Member: -
the only reason I want one is because I think the bezels and ridiculous feet size is hilarioussharktastica wrote: ↑08 Dec 2019, 00:33Fair enough! All things considered, you're simply missing out on higher feet, terminal-style keycap legends that you could source elsewhere (a few of them are the same as battleship/battlecruiser keycaps, with battlecruisers currently decently priced around £69-89 here in the UK), and a built in palmrest. The F XT is one of my favourite gems, and it has same build quality, same switches, more info out there to help you troubleshoot any problems, and you don't have to worry about funky logic boards that need augmentation.
- SneakyRobb
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Hey thanks. Yeah it was a treat to talk to Soarer.sharktastica wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 23:54Good point! It's not even a conversion, per se, since whatever you tack on to the board has to function as the Bigfoot's CPU.SneakyRobb wrote: ↑07 Dec 2019, 23:16Hi, yeah as sharktastica says. You can do it. There are differences ie soarer/qmk about converting it, but the physical dimensions are the same
(Also, congratulations on the award, SneakyRobb! Well deserved, and your convo on GH with Soarer himself has been invaluable for me for my Bigfoot project!)
- sharktastica
- Location: Wales
- Main keyboard: '86 IBM F Bigfoot + '96 IBM M50
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
- Favorite switch: Cap B/S, BOX Navy
- Contact:
Back in the day, unfortunately, on this thread: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48950.