I have a keyboard that's using what is I think an IMSTO 60% plate, the cut-outs look exactly like this:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=51565.0Note the cut-out for the Enter key stabilizers, they point downward. So the problem is now that the keyboard's been assembled, the stabilizers for the Enter key can't extend fully upward / mobility is slightly limited. Because the plate wants me to use the stabilizers mounted in a way that the wire is under the switch, but the PCB needs upside-down-mounted Cherry stabilizers with the wire above the switch, as is common in other keyboards I've assembled. It was a little tough to get the upside-down-mounted stabilizer set through the plate, but everything is attached correctly in the end--only the shape of the plate is preventing free motion of the stabilizers for Enter. As a result, Enter has a slightly louder rebound and feels a bit different. I did look into trying to insert the stabilizers the way the plate wanted me to, but the hole sizes in the PCB for the stabilizer mounts clearly intend for the usual orientation with the wire above the switch. All the other stabilizer cut-outs correspond to proper orientations. I had never encountered this issue before.
Any ideas why the plates were made this way, I'm just curious. It's a minor issue in the grand scheme of things, and when typing on the keyboard, it's not really that noticeable unless I press Enter a lot.
(P.S.: not sure if it should be in the IMSTO subforum, I thought I'd try here first, as it's a DIY issue).