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I have been very intrigued in the "home-made" PCB process, for a while now. The main thing holding me back, is learning CAD. Something that I plan to do but haven't yet. If you get the design working, then I will order up some switches and diodes and try my hand at a PCB as well. Any reason for the ...

Ooh. Really like that case. Great work!

Ah, all sound like great choices. Really hoping the wooden inserts work out.

So the first run is basically just going to be a prototyping run, for the current case, plate, and PCB designs? Then the second will be those same designs, with any imperfections ironed out? Or is the first run actually going to be pretty different then the second?

7bit wrote:My guess: Plastic (or Plaste as they called it in East Germany).

edit: Looks like metal. Look at the scratch on the right front.

Oh yeah, the scratch definitely looks like chipped paint on metal. Nice catch.

That's good. I love the idea of the home made PCB. Really want to try my hand at it myself, but I need to wrap my head around CAD first.

Sounds great! Really excited to see how all the designs fair. By the way, I forgot, are we getting printed PCBs from somewhere, or are you going to make them yourself?

Alu+PC being aluminum and polycarbonate?

Very nice post! I really do love Ergo-Clears. I have been using 62g Clears, almost exclusively for the past 6 months or so. I really do want to give 65g springs a try again. When I was first testing a bunch of different springs, I really settled on 62g, but I have heard many people really prefer 65g...

I would definitely be interested in a "Round 5 International Mono Kit" of sorts. Not entirely sure of what legends, but I would certainly buy it.

welsinki wrote:Do you have examples of how the previously completed ones looked?

2 shitty iPhone pics of mine, if that helps:

Ordered a handful. Quite happy with the first round of these. These look great too!

Is that company who was interested in starting with a numpad GB, still in the picture? Would they give you any support on the prototype phase, or are they leaving the design and all of that up to you? My job situation might be getting better soon so I am definitely down for a full set, and shooting ...

Speaking of key caps, the way that this is going, I assume it would be a good idea (now that 7bit has returned) to add a bunch of space bar options from whats left of Round 5?

I am really liking the stab-less ideas by the way.

Muirium wrote:When the going gets weird, the weird turn custom!

Besides, I've M84s to put to good use. PCB mount only, and cute little buggers with MX mounts!

How well do most key caps fit on those? They look like they would need some sort of low profile cap...

Very cool keyboard. Seems to be in pretty good quality too. Is that main keyboard casing just plastic, or is it a painted metal?

matt3o wrote:panel mount mini-usb are too expensive for my taste (14-12 a pop).

Damn, I was going to say I would be in for a few of those, but that's pretty expensive...

So when it comes to fitting in the Teensy, are we talking finding somewhere to fit it on the PCB, or in the case itself, or do we need to worry about both?

Even if the plate itself isn't mounted to the case, it should distribute forces more evenly across the PCB by spreading them over several switches. The result should be a feel between traditional plate mount and PCB mount. Plus what he said! Any problems with those Poker cases and my shiny layout? ...

I love where the case ideas are going. They look great. http://c804221.r21.cf2.rackcdn.com/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/o/moo-mf105m-w_3.jpg It's all about the knobs… Now I have to figure out what excuse to use to throw some of those into my next custom. A rotary...

PS: wiki page is up: [wiki]Oak Full-Travel Membrane[/wiki] Also listed on [wiki]Generic cross mount recognition[/wiki] and [wiki]Other mount recognition[/wiki]. Awesome! Yeah, I want to like it, but it just isn't pleasant. Reds really are excellent linear switches. Progressive rate sounds like a go...

davkol wrote:BTW what kind of controller would it use?

Most likely a Teensy. Small, easy to fit, and plenty of firmware and resources already made for the ATMEGA32U4 chip...

unfortunately I couldn't find it, but I believe it's just a plate of bare aluminum or possibly steel Then thats actually pretty damn similar to what we're trying to do. I do really like the idea of the slots in the wood and alu to fit everything together. Then we wouldn't have a bunch of screws or ...

Alu is very light. we might still want to add some weight. Maybe the bottom could be steel instead of wood. I don't know, maybe it is not needed. Have a look at these http://www.moogmusic.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/730x490scale/product/Moogerfooger_MF-105M_MIDI%20murf_3_0.jpg http://cdn.mos...

This could look like an old vintage synthesizer, like a Moog or something... But only if the would is too big/fat on both sides. http://666kb.com/i/co1i8qh1panpo91x3.png Love this. Black anodized aluminum and wood, would look just awesome. Now how much weight would the aluminum/steel add, and with ...

Muirium wrote:But in brass…

I wish more things were made with brass.

Darker colored woods actually look pretty cool with the darker colored edges. Those boxes are not made from the same type of plywood and just stained differently? End faces of wood get darker from wood stain than side faces. The darker boxes in that picture would therefore have dark edges even if t...

I mean that the slot for the plate has to be CNC'd. I don't see any other way of doing it. If the wood if treated well after the laser cut you get a very nice result Oh right... Gotcha. Well, if this design is possible, and other people are interested, and its cost efficient, and doesn't screw with...

Sidekick absolutely.

problem is that they have to be CNC'd... Hm, well honestly the whole idea of the case, is enough for me to look past the dark edges. What about different types of wood by the way? Darker colored woods actually look pretty cool with the darker colored edges. Not sure what kind of price difference th...