deskthority

At least some mouses use Omron D2FC-F-7N which datasheet (pdf) says that it's operating force is 0.44 to 0.74 Newtons.

However mouse case and buttons might have some leverage for the switch.

All of those aren't DG. This page should explain the differences nicely: http://cherryswitches.com/us/product/su ... iature-dg/

I've chosen plywood instead of acrylic since I like the idea of having a wooden case and plywood instead of solid wood since I don't have access to a CNC router. Solid wood would definitely look better, but with laser cutter plywood is simpler material.

And what comes to the thicker bottom, my idea ...

I have access to a laser cutter that's capable to cut plywood and acrylic, and there's also plenty of different thicknesses of plywood (but only 3 mm acrylic). Plate made of 1,5 mm plywood is probably too flimsy, so I've been thinking different ways to make a rigid plywood case.

plywood_idea.png ...

http://ortholinearkeyboards.com/planck-top-plate-grd

There's a picture of a matrix layout switch plate.