Lalaland124 wrote: ↑31 Mar 2021, 16:04It would indeed be cool to have a "Skywalker" and "Vader" edition![]()
Custom Case for Zenith ZKB-7 aka Eazy PC
- ddrfraser1
- Location: United States
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- Location: austria
- Main keyboard: ibm model m
- Main mouse: Logitech G500s
- Favorite switch: not sure yet
impressive stuff now i rly want a vader case to gimme gimme gimme
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
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Hail Sata… I mean Vader! Yeah Vader.
(It was close but I think I got away with it.)
(It was close but I think I got away with it.)
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- Location: austria
- Main keyboard: ibm model m
- Main mouse: Logitech G500s
- Favorite switch: not sure yet
almost choke on that one
- Lalaland124
- Location: Österreich
- Main keyboard: Blue Alps :3
- Favorite switch: vints
Hehehehwanderhoden wrote: ↑31 Mar 2021, 21:05impressive stuff now i rly want a vader case to gimme gimme gimme
Thanks for all the feedback, I'm getting there with the model.
Just a bit of patience until I find a big a** 3d printer or service that doesn't charge like 200€ for one piece

- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
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- Lalaland124
- Location: Österreich
- Main keyboard: Blue Alps :3
- Favorite switch: vints
Awesome thanks! This will definitely be useful 

- Lalaland124
- Location: Österreich
- Main keyboard: Blue Alps :3
- Favorite switch: vints
Update: I completely remodeled the old Zenith ZKB-7 Case in CAD. Before I start finishing off the design with the metal plates I will check if all measurements are correct. Big thanks to TNT and Muirium for helping me out with these!
Right now all 3D-Services I saw online charged a minimum of 200€ for the case, so I will have to figure out how I can bring that price down..
Anyways I will post the more detailed renders here in a few days until then thanks for all the support. Looking forward to bringing Vader and Skywalker to life
Right now all 3D-Services I saw online charged a minimum of 200€ for the case, so I will have to figure out how I can bring that price down..
Anyways I will post the more detailed renders here in a few days until then thanks for all the support. Looking forward to bringing Vader and Skywalker to life

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- derzemel
- Location: Bucharest, Romania
- Main keyboard: FC660C, SSK, TX-1800 Nixie
- Main mouse: Mionix Naos 7000
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCL/SKCM tactile
I have one of these beautiful Zenith Eazy PC keyboards too, also with the case broken by the postal service around the cable cutout (in a very similar fashion to yours).
I did not have the heart to break it down for the switches, so I glued the case back (all the case pieces were in the package). I have not managed to get it to work with a modern PC yet (need to look closer into converters, as it seems it has the XT protocol)
I did not have the heart to break it down for the switches, so I glued the case back (all the case pieces were in the package). I have not managed to get it to work with a modern PC yet (need to look closer into converters, as it seems it has the XT protocol)
- TNT
- Location: Germany, Karlsruhe
- Main keyboard: Model F / Zenith Z-150
- Main mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy
- Favorite switch: IBM Capacitive Buckling Spring
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I followed Hasu's instructions for his XT converter. It's a Teensy mod similar to a Soarer's converter with two pullup resistors. Normal Soarer isn't working with this board. All in all not too complicated to convert 

- TNT
- Location: Germany, Karlsruhe
- Main keyboard: Model F / Zenith Z-150
- Main mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy
- Favorite switch: IBM Capacitive Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0250
looks great! Looking forward to thisLalaland124 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2021, 18:47Update: I completely remodeled the old Zenith ZKB-7 Case in CAD. Before I start finishing off the design with the metal plates I will check if all measurements are correct. Big thanks to TNT and Muirium for helping me out with these!
Right now all 3D-Services I saw online charged a minimum of 200€ for the case, so I will have to figure out how I can bring that price down..
Anyways I will post the more detailed renders here in a few days until then thanks for all the support. Looking forward to bringing Vader and Skywalker to life
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- Lalaland124
- Location: Österreich
- Main keyboard: Blue Alps :3
- Favorite switch: vints
Update: DHL refuses to refund the package which really sucks given that I got the whole thing for 190€ broken...
Anyways, I may have found a way to print the case very cheap by splitting it in half (the metal sheets would cover the line and would hold the two pieces together)
Anyways, I may have found a way to print the case very cheap by splitting it in half (the metal sheets would cover the line and would hold the two pieces together)
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: -
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Feel your pain. And hope the cunning new way works as planned.
- TNT
- Location: Germany, Karlsruhe
- Main keyboard: Model F / Zenith Z-150
- Main mouse: Logitech G203 Prodigy
- Favorite switch: IBM Capacitive Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0250
How are they justifying this? Are they saying it's the vendors' fault for not putting enough protective stuff inside? Well, it clearly wasn't broken before they carried it to you. So what is that "insurance" for anyway? This is so unfair, smh.
I'd love to see a prototype, good idea with the split case. Maybe you could try to not split it into perfect halves, but still leave some kind of structure to give additional stability to the case. Some kind of form-fit connection.
I'd love to see a prototype, good idea with the split case. Maybe you could try to not split it into perfect halves, but still leave some kind of structure to give additional stability to the case. Some kind of form-fit connection.
- Lalaland124
- Location: Österreich
- Main keyboard: Blue Alps :3
- Favorite switch: vints
Yess, they wrote a letter where they explained that the thing wasn't well protected (The seller even put 8cm styrofoam in there so I don't get their point..)
Now the seller complained himself so we will see in how far this works.
That's the plan
