Lead loading a case - to double its weight

[moley]

I like small heavy things. The stock Poker 2 is okay, but I wanted something heavier.

I bought an aluminium case from a forum member, but at 400g it didn't quite feel heavy enough.

I cut some strips of lead flashing, used by roofers, and stuck them inside the aluminium case using double sided foam tape..

The case now weighs just over 800g and the assembled keyboard is 1.2kg - about 3 times that of the stock Poker 2.

Many people will probably think I'm nuts doing this, but the finished board feels great. Really sturdy.

Here are some pics...




The tools of the trade. Ikea scissors... they slice through lead!





Compact and bijoux...

[moley]

Oh yes, if anyone has any of the following DSA keys they'd like to sell please let me know...

• Blue ISO return key
• Granite backslash
• Red 1.25 mod key - META, HYPER, blank or anything that will fit...

[Daniel Beardsmore]

Good grief. I thought the stock plastic case was fine — the steel plate adds all the weight I thought was necessary.

The scissors look like a shark, about to eat you …

[moley]

Haha!

Yes, it's completely unnecessary, but it feels wonderfully heavy now... It's as though it's locked in place, held down by magnets.

Perhaps I really am nuts...

[Daniel Beardsmore]

You could of course just screw it to the table …

[moley]

Haha... I've done similar things before.

[jacobolus]

You could of course just screw it to the table …

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And then screw the table to the floor. Now your keyboard weighs as much as a house!

[Britney Spears]

Moley, I can total relate to your search for a nice and heavy keyboard. My humble Ducky Mini Ⅰ is even heavier:



Sorry for the potato picture btw.

[moley]

Moley, I can total relate to your search for a nice and heavy keyboard. My humble Ducky Mini Ⅰ is even heavier:

Whoa! That case is a beast! A beautiful beast.

Is that its stock weight?

[HzFaq]

Ha, nice! I sold the case because it was too heavy for me, obviously it wasn't "too heavy" enough for you .

[Muirium]

Two of those, and you're almost at a Kishsaver…

[moley]

Heavy man.

So, that's a uranium case...?

[Cherry1990]

Lead is poisonous...

[Daniel Beardsmore]

Nobody was suggesting that he eat his keyboard.

[fohat]

Ripster posted a guide on Geekhack, pre-r00tw0rm, on casting lead ballast blocks melted over the backyard grill and cast into wood-and-aluminum foil molds.

Maybe it is still there on readit.

[Muirium]

Ripster was smelting lead? That explains a few things…

[Findecanor]

You could of course just screw it to the table …

Or use better rubber feet...

[andrewjoy]

i think i need to do this with my beam spring , its just not heavy enough

also uranium 238 is about as poisons as lead , you know if you ignore the gamma radiation, its safe enough as long as you don't eat it same as lead

so i would line that poker with 238 if i was you

[moley]

Mmmmmm..... Yummy yellowcake

[Muirium]

Hexa, hexa, hexaflouride. Say it's name thrice and your whole town goes BOOM.

[jacobolus]

Ripster posted a guide on Geekhack, pre-r00tw0rm, on casting lead ballast blocks melted over the backyard grill and cast into wood-and-aluminum foil molds.

Maybe it is still there on readit.

He just reposted it for you: http://imgur.com/a/I17XX