Just wanted to thank the community for creating such an informative and helpful resource. I recently completed a custom keyboard which I actually like better than my previous commercial one, and most of the information I got about how to build such a thing came from this forum.
http://imgur.com/a/OE8Uq
Thank you!
- rklm
- Main keyboard: Minimal Animal 75
- Main mouse: Razer Naga Molten Core Edition
- Favorite switch: 65g MX Blue
- DT Pro Member: -
I had the exact problem with my stabilizers.
Is the cad file floating around slightly inaccurate? If so, we aught to change it and redistribute a correct one.
Despite that, you did a much better job of keeping the plate neat and tidy than I did.
The wood is quite tasteful too
Is the cad file floating around slightly inaccurate? If so, we aught to change it and redistribute a correct one.
Despite that, you did a much better job of keeping the plate neat and tidy than I did.
The wood is quite tasteful too
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: CM QF Stealth
- Main mouse: Apple trackpad
- Favorite switch: MX Brown
- DT Pro Member: -
The stabilizer thing is weird. I found a couple threads that reference the offset from the top of the switch hole to the top of the stabilizer hole as 0.03in or 0.75mm, which is how I designed the plate; however, they were uniformly off (the stabilizer insert stems were slightly more towards the bottom of the keyboard than the switch stems) and I had to shave a fair amount of material off the stabilizer frame in order to keep the keys from sticking.
Next time I'll try to make a model of the whole stabilizer assembly and hopefully get a more precise dimension of how the holes should relate to one another to line everything up.
Next time I'll try to make a model of the whole stabilizer assembly and hopefully get a more precise dimension of how the holes should relate to one another to line everything up.
- scottc
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- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
- DT Pro Member: -
Fantastic work! The keyboard looks excellent.
The various how-tos for modding and creating keyboards is probably my favourite thing here on DT. We have a really great community here.
The various how-tos for modding and creating keyboards is probably my favourite thing here on DT. We have a really great community here.