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Thanks i found another source of laser cutting aluminium plate. The shop quoted a more reasonable price like mentioned.
Some what off-topic but may be useful

The stiffness of a plate is proportional to the young's modulus multiplied by moment of inertia of the cross section, the moment of interia ...

Thanks! as i've approached a workshop who has some 'sexy' high power laser cutters who quoted the price of cutting a metal plate that i could probably purchase a dozen quality 104-108 keys mech keyboards. hence i searched for alternatives, i'd put cnc routing as a good alternative with aluminium ...

hi, i'd just like to ask a different question, this time aluminium
shops with CNC routers seemed rather common to find (e.g. those who make signboards may have them)
i watched this video on using a CNC router to cut an aluminium sign
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5GzCdKhxmQ

now my question is ...

on re-thinking i think there is a mod to secure the keys to a thick (e.g. 4-5mm) acrylic plate which is possibly lose fitting, it is to use something to secure the central post to the plate, but this would require a mod, or some kind of fixing pins that can be used at the central post to secure to ...

hi just like to bounce this thread with a question.
i think steel and aluminium plates are good as they fit those 1.5 mm snap-fit grooves on cherry and/or gateron switches.
however, steel / aluminium other than being rather expensive also requires high power industrial lasers that metal fabrication ...