Author Topic: The Robot-65 (aka: Elf Board): Wood + Alu + Steel custom (Read 26174 times)

KHAANNN · « **Reply #50 on:** Thu, 04 June 2015, 03:13:21 »

Damn, I want one, it's too beautiful :)

Also thanks for the inspiration, I don't know whether I'm going to use it, but it inspired me to try different materials for a keyboard case, lego being the leading one of them

I was looking for a keyboard to go with your True Retro set, it seems this keyboard / layout would be an awesome choice

neverused · « **Reply #51 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 03:02:18 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Mon, 18 May 2015, 02:46:41

Quote from: berserkfan on Sun, 17 May 2015, 14:06:07
Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 15 May 2015, 13:14:37
it is going to be available soon!

I hope you mean the files, and not the massdrop group buy. I sense more wallet hackery in progress if you make it too easy for geeks to get hold of your wooden casing...

everything will be released (PCB, 3d files, etc...)

the keyboard (in plastic, not wood) will be released soon.

Hi Matt3o,

Is there any chance these files will be released soon?

Thanks!

yehoshuaf · « **Reply #52 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 09:55:35 »

Very nice. I'm curious about how the teensy fit in the plate.

Matt3o · « **Reply #53 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 13:39:38 »

a very similar keyboard will be soon available in a DIY kit.

This is just an early prototype

PCB will be white

KHAANNN · « **Reply #54 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 13:42:22 »

so foxy

can't wait

neverused · « **Reply #55 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 14:24:05 »

Will the original files be made available as you had mentioned before?

Matt3o · « **Reply #56 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 16:33:21 »

Quote from: neverused on Sun, 12 July 2015, 14:24:05

Will the original files be made available as you had mentioned before?

yes. it's an open source project.

neverused · « **Reply #57 on:** Sun, 12 July 2015, 16:39:37 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Sun, 12 July 2015, 16:33:21

Quote from: neverused on Sun, 12 July 2015, 14:24:05
Will the original files be made available as you had mentioned before?

yes. it's an open source project.

Awesome! Looking forward to it... Will those be available soon?

Thank you so much for all you do for this community!

Matt3o · « **Reply #58 on:** Mon, 13 July 2015, 00:57:13 »

Yes, I should have everything ready in a couple of weeks. We are still tweaking the case.

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #59 on:** Sat, 29 August 2015, 01:36:21 »

Is this still a thing? Looking for a 65% keyboard and like the looks of this one quite a bit.

Matt3o · « **Reply #60 on:** Sat, 29 August 2015, 03:26:47 »

yes it's still a thing. I'm waiting for the case pre-production sample any day now.

vivalarevolución · « **Reply #61 on:** Sat, 29 August 2015, 07:45:20 »

Quote from: whmeltonjr on Sat, 29 August 2015, 01:36:21

Is this still a thing? Looking for a 65% keyboard and like the looks of this one quite a bit.

Lol. This will be a decently big thing. The world needs more 65%.

neverused · « **Reply #62 on:** Sat, 29 August 2015, 14:26:31 »

Still waiting on the open source files, can't wait!

jd29 · « **Reply #63 on:** Sat, 29 August 2015, 15:38:03 »

Those aluminum "custom Koreans" got nothing on this. It really makes me question if Cherry profile was the right choice for my board.

10/10, awesome board, especially in granite.

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #64 on:** Sat, 29 August 2015, 22:02:17 »

Any chance you have a ballpark price on it?

Matt3o · « **Reply #65 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 08:30:43 »

Quote from: whmeltonjr on Sat, 29 August 2015, 22:02:17

Any chance you have a ballpark price on it?

not yet, but it should cost less than you'd expect

Frigid · « **Reply #66 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 14:09:01 »

Can you link me to where you learned about that pcb making process? Or just a quick crash course so I can learn on my own?

Eszett · « **Reply #67 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 14:50:19 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Sun, 12 July 2015, 13:39:38

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Hm, how did you made the screws sink in the steel plate that far to be flush with the top surface?

neverused · « **Reply #68 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 14:53:02 »

Use a countersink bit.

Eszett · « **Reply #69 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 14:58:04 »

But a countersink screw won't sink in steel that far without any further preparation. I'd like to know: which preparation?

neverused · « **Reply #70 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 15:00:18 »

That is the preparation. You use a countersink bit to create the countersink for the screw.

Eszett · « **Reply #71 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 15:02:34 »

But there is no thread left when you use an countersink bit to widen the hole of a 1.5mm (!) steel plate. There will be just a huge hole.

neverused · « **Reply #72 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 15:07:10 »

Screw into the spacer below
See the photo from the OP:

Eszett · « **Reply #73 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 15:09:27 »

So there is no thread left in the steel plate?

vivalarevolución · « **Reply #74 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 15:43:31 »

Quote from: Matt3o on Sun, 30 August 2015, 08:30:43

Quote from: whmeltonjr on Sat, 29 August 2015, 22:02:17
Any chance you have a ballpark price on it?

not yet, but it should cost less than you'd expect

That sounds enticing.

Matt3o · « **Reply #75 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 17:06:53 »

Quote from: Eszett on Sun, 30 August 2015, 15:09:27

So there is no thread left in the steel plate?

the top plate has no threading. no need to.

Eszett · « **Reply #76 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 18:01:50 »

Matt3o, alright, and did you use a countersink bit of 90° or 120°?

neverused · « **Reply #77 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 18:04:16 »

My guess is 120 since 90 might be too aggressive of an angle for that thin of a plate.

Eszett · « **Reply #78 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 18:13:38 »

Maybe, neverused. But I'm in doubt, whether a 90° M3 flat head screw sink that deep in a hole made with a 120° countersink.

i3oilermaker · « **Reply #79 on:** Sun, 30 August 2015, 23:13:53 »

My dream board is this plus a tenkey tacked on the end

Love the concept - count me in.

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #80 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 08:22:49 »

I noticed on Deskthority this is ready to go. Will the group buy be run through there only?

neverused · « **Reply #81 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 08:56:16 »

Still hoping to see the files made available as open source

Matt3o · « **Reply #82 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 10:21:19 »

Not finished yet but...

neverused · « **Reply #83 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 10:23:13 »

Oh that's nice

azhdar · « **Reply #84 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 10:24:53 »

That is nice mr Matt3o.

neverused · « **Reply #85 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 10:51:37 »

Just noticed that this is usb micro. Finally someone is doing it right and not using that God awful mini usb.

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #86 on:** Wed, 23 September 2015, 11:13:15 »

I'm sold. Have a price yet?

mashby · « **Reply #87 on:** Fri, 25 September 2015, 16:37:12 »

Wow, that is c l e a n !

Norman_the_Owl · « **Reply #88 on:** Fri, 25 September 2015, 18:31:41 »

This might be a bit off topic, but..

How did you make that original PCB?
Is that just the toner onto copper board method? If not, is there a guide you followed (or made, knowing you) to whatever you did?

ccc24 · « **Reply #89 on:** Sat, 17 October 2015, 20:08:40 »

Any quotes on pricing yet? I plan on buying some PCB receptacles for hot swappable..you think this could be feasible with your PCB? Something like these https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/0305-2-15-15-47-27-10-0/ED90333-ND/1801940

zlittell · « **Reply #90 on:** Sun, 18 October 2015, 13:18:48 »

Can you link where you purchased those 2mm inserts. Thats exactly what I am looking for and had to figure out a different way of doing things because I couldn't source them.

ccc24 · « **Reply #91 on:** Sun, 18 October 2015, 13:52:20 »

Quote from: zlittell on Sun, 18 October 2015, 15:17:38

Oh sorry I meant Matt3o's 2mm inserts for attaching the PCB.

ahh ok lol

zlittell · « **Reply #92 on:** Sun, 18 October 2015, 15:17:38 »

Oh sorry I meant Matt3o's 2mm inserts for attaching the PCB.

blueangel2323 · « **Reply #93 on:** Mon, 19 October 2015, 00:15:25 »

Amazing work! How did you do the green treatment on a DIY PCB?

b4d_tR1p · « **Reply #94 on:** Thu, 22 October 2015, 09:10:37 »

Quote from: neverused on Wed, 23 September 2015, 10:23:13

Oh that's nice

very nice mate, I want one too

!

Norman_the_Owl · « **Reply #95 on:** Thu, 22 October 2015, 20:43:15 »

Quote from: blueangel2323 on Mon, 19 October 2015, 00:15:25

Amazing work! How did you do the green treatment on a DIY PCB?

Solder mask, a bunch of diy tutorials on YouTube. Relatively simple, depending on how you do it

trenzafeeds · « **Reply #96 on:** Fri, 23 October 2015, 06:24:58 »

I would love to see the full CAD files, this is a really cool project. Reminds me of a KMAC Mini without the FN row.

ccc24 · « **Reply #97 on:** Sun, 08 November 2015, 17:51:46 »

any updates on a GB yet?

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #98 on:** Sun, 08 November 2015, 17:54:18 »

On deskthority he said he was still waiting on some stuff to get fixed to his liking. Christmas time was the last given timeframe.

neverused · « **Reply #99 on:** Sun, 08 November 2015, 17:54:25 »

Quote from: ccc24 on Sun, 08 November 2015, 17:51:46

any updates on a GB yet?

Emphasis on ish

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Author Topic: The Robot-65 (aka: Elf Board): Wood + Alu + Steel custom (Read 26174 times)