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- 05 Nov 2015, 14:53
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
- Replies: 3556
- Views: 1355684
Looks great! But be careful laser etching ABS plastics. My local laser cutting facility won't let me do it since ABS releases hydrogen cyanide gas when lasered, so they say. I haven't looked into PBT yet. Yes, I haven't researched it yet. Some gasses will damage the laser cutter themselves too. Qui...
- 05 Nov 2015, 10:51
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your keyboard/keycaps!
- Replies: 3556
- Views: 1355684
So after being happy with my AEKii http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/apple-extended-keyboard-ii-internal-pictures-t5297.html for a few years, I wanted to make a little more room for my Wacom on my desk. So I went back to my Apple Wireless Keyboard for a short while. Then I saved up and bought myself...
- 28 Oct 2015, 22:35
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 1834
- Views: 557289
So, its been a while since I last posted here (3 years or so). I happily settled on my AEKii Modified and managed to escape for a while. However now I am back in my pursuit for a little more desk space and an arrangement to fit around my wacom. I figured where better place to start than to post my l...
- 19 Mar 2013, 17:41
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: TOuSJE Keyboard (~1985 custom keyboard)
- Replies: 5
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- 19 Mar 2013, 10:40
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7674
Have you visited the Hackerspace over in Darmstadt? They might have access to a laser cutter and more.
http://chaos-darmstadt.de
http://chaos-darmstadt.de
- 18 Mar 2013, 20:02
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7674
This is basically what I would like to do for my wooden cases. The rest of the case would still be none laser cut, but having a solid base for the pcb is really key to making the cases feel great. Where abouts are you based TDub? If not to far away I might be able to help you out. Yeah, you could e...
- 18 Mar 2013, 12:00
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7674
I love your pictures as much as your CST trackball ones :D Would be too much to ask what setup do you use to take those pictures? I'm guessing a lightbox there. Not at all, most of it can either be learned yourself just by playing with your equipment, add in some pointers from the internet and you ...
- 18 Mar 2013, 11:44
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7674
Nice work, could do a numpad? Wow! It looks beautiful. How does it sound when bottoming out? I wood would guess it has a lighter, less metalic sound? Yeah, you could easily do a number pad. The main thing limiting me making a full size case is that I need a PCB, something either 60% or 75% in size....
- 18 Mar 2013, 11:37
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7674
Very cool. I have been thinking about using laser cutting for the PCB support in my wood cases. Right now I am glueing single pieces to the bottom of the case. But a laser cut plate would be much better. How much did your experiment cost? I have some laser cutted paint racks from Progressive engine...
- 17 Mar 2013, 17:08
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7674
Laser Cut wooden plate experiments.
Well, it seems everyone is going wood crazy today.
This is a small size experiment piece I made for playing around with tolerances for a cherry MX plate from laser cut wood.
This is a small size experiment piece I made for playing around with tolerances for a cherry MX plate from laser cut wood.
- 16 Mar 2013, 16:15
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
- 15 Mar 2013, 23:05
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 1834
- Views: 557289
- 15 Mar 2013, 22:28
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 1834
- Views: 557289
I hope for you that will no longer be the case when you use one of your Hyper Keyboards ;-) If not you have some seriously small monitor... The Hyper7 will have a size of 8x28 keys, which is 533.40mm wide. sqrt((28*0.75)^2+(28*0.75/16*9)^2) == 24.09429717277513782927 " Does a 24" monitor even exist...
- 15 Mar 2013, 10:50
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 1834
- Views: 557289
- 14 Mar 2013, 22:46
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Relocated connector on Apple Extended II keyboard.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1942
You have access to a laser-cutter? Jealous I am, in that case... By the way, why did you not put your USB converter inside the keyboard and used a USB cable? I have access to one at my local hackspace. I did think about putting the converter inside the keyboard, the AEKii has plenty of room due to ...
- 14 Mar 2013, 17:19
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Post your desktop.
- Replies: 1834
- Views: 557289
- 14 Mar 2013, 15:40
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Relocated connector on Apple Extended II keyboard.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1942
- 14 Mar 2013, 12:04
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
- 13 Mar 2013, 11:40
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: Topre vs Matias-silent switches. My first impressions
- Replies: 85
- Views: 38819
- 13 Mar 2013, 10:51
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Theoretical interest check for BSP dyesubs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10035
- 12 Mar 2013, 16:07
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
- 12 Mar 2013, 15:22
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
yes, I was planning to order at least 2-3 PCBs anyway. I checked a couple of services. A 280x90 PBC costs approx €40 at low quantities (but it's very cheap for 50+, so good news for the GB). Regarding license it will be CC on images and text and GPL on code. Wondering if I should open a website for...
- 12 Mar 2013, 11:35
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
Yeah, I had noticed you said it was going to be open source. Are you familiar with the Creative Commons licenses? Also, I need to double check our developing tank, but I reckon we might just get away with me making prototype PCB's myself if they are single sided. I did a little research, most the pe...
- 11 Mar 2013, 21:04
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
Ok, cool 299mm wide is just within the scope of the size I can cut myself, so I am happy to prototype this. I will likely have to order some 1.5mm acrylic though. Plus the tolerances on a laser cutter are not as precise as a CNC milled case. It would be nice if people can download and laser cut/cnc ...
- 11 Mar 2013, 19:59
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
- 11 Mar 2013, 18:45
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: refining a compact layout
- Replies: 204
- Views: 43356
- 10 Mar 2013, 20:08
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Netbook wanted / found ThinkPad T420s :-)
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12995
- 09 Mar 2013, 18:44
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Relocated connector on Apple Extended II keyboard.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1942
Relocated connector on Apple Extended II keyboard.
The title really says it all. I am sure once upon a time it made more sense to have the cable come in at the side. Being able to choose one side or the other is quite a nice feature. However on my desk it makes more sense for a cable to join in on the back somewhere. So I decided to reroute the conn...
- 09 Mar 2013, 18:10
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: iMate Apple Desktop Bus to USB adapter.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5845
- 09 Mar 2013, 11:34
- Forum: Mice & other input devices
- Topic: 'Kids' CST multicolour trackball
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6830