Might as well post this here.
Maybe it needs a new thread, but I did figure out how to do it from this thread.
OP: This is what your mod inspired me to do...
...because I so love wires sticking out of my keyboard
(My apologies for the stenciling on the desk, not my choice, I don't own the desk :redface:.)
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Muahahaha, this is how I ended up using it normally :evil:.
And yes, I know the "b" is on the wrong side, that was intentional. It's how I learned to type.
It doesn't look nice yet because it's not finished. When first attempted this mod I had all the wires in black heatshrink and sleeved in the techflex you see there. The wires were from an old ide cable I sacrificed for this mod, that's why they're beige. I missed a few traces though so it ghosted like crazy, and I ended up forgetting about it for a month or so. Just got around to fixing it recently and had to cut out the black heatshrink and add the black wires. At least I was able to save the sleeving :ohwell:. A total of about 33 wires are needed to connect the two halves (which is luckily almost exactly the same number as in an old ide cable). I could take a pic of the pcb if anyone is interested. It was kind of tedious, but not impossible like you might think. It just takes a little patience like any keyboard mod does :tongue1:. I did have to desolder some of the switches for the keys in the middle in order to cut the metal plate.
You can see the mdf blocks I cut for a temporary stand. They work ok, but they do slide around a little when I type certain keys. TBH I don't really think I like it enough to take the time to make a permanent case for it; I don't think I like the black alps enough, but I HAD to do it :biggrin1:. I would make a case, but it would be ideal if it were adjustable and that would be somewhat complicated.
I usually use the one I modded for gaming anyway (dyed/painted keys and case with linear modded switches).
On a side note, The WASD keys are what RIT scarlet dyed at101w keys look like after about a month. That's why they ended up on my second keyboard. LCtrl and LShift are sprayed with plastidip. Too rubbery for me.