Meterial for casing
Posted: 06 Jan 2020, 12:30
Well, I have been trying to create a keyboard on and off (mostly off) for years now and after much headache I have not decided on the casing material for the keyboard. As you can see when I created the design for the plate, I tried to go with a keys-edge-to-edge approach:
However, this has led to the issue that the outer lip of the plate, where on other designs that I have seen you can connect the casing, I have only 2 mm left for the case. I have tried some materials with the latest being MDF, but nothing was both rigid enough to use as a case as well as soft enough in order to manipulate it using hand tools. I would prefer to use hand tools if someone has a valid material that I could use but if not, I would try using a CNC machine.
So, the question. What would be the best material to use in each scenario? What have you used for custom casing for your keyboards?
However, this has led to the issue that the outer lip of the plate, where on other designs that I have seen you can connect the casing, I have only 2 mm left for the case. I have tried some materials with the latest being MDF, but nothing was both rigid enough to use as a case as well as soft enough in order to manipulate it using hand tools. I would prefer to use hand tools if someone has a valid material that I could use but if not, I would try using a CNC machine.
So, the question. What would be the best material to use in each scenario? What have you used for custom casing for your keyboards?