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Offline Muffet

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Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« on: Thu, 21 March 2013, 12:23:07 »
This is my first attempt at creating a glass laser etched wrist wrest for a 10keyless board. I would love to hear any thoughts, opinions or suggestions before I make version two.

The glass used for this one was a scrap piece of glass that was not really ideal, and cracked from the heat of the laser. When I try again I will give the glass time to cool before etching the entire surface.
I am going to play around and see if there is a way I can make the keys look more three dimensional in the etching and I am also going to change the etching side to the underside of the glass. Fillets will be increased ever so slightly. The rest will be elevated by another piece of un-etched glass. What do you guys think of the layout? font?  etc.





The raster image that I used as the template should be full scale.

Thanks for looking.
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 21 March 2013, 12:25:17 »
Cherry font!
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Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 21 March 2013, 13:01:51 »
Ha that is pretty cool, would be crazy to make a glass case for a keyboard.
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 22 March 2013, 08:21:35 »
Quote from: i3oilermaker on Thu, 21 March 2013, 12:25:17
Cherry font!

can you lead me to the font? and I will use it.

Quote from: whiskerBox on Thu, 21 March 2013, 13:01:51
Ha that is pretty cool, would be crazy to make a glass case for a keyboard.


This is completely possible,
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 22 March 2013, 15:57:14 »
Haha I just sold my keyboard-looking wrist rest:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41066.0
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 24 March 2013, 08:42:56 »
Quote from: khaangaaroo on Fri, 22 March 2013, 15:57:14
Haha I just sold my keyboard-looking wrist rest:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41066.0

Absolutely beautiful, I really like it.

Here is mr proposed version 2 with a cherry like font, I am undecided on which of the two I should use.

I am leaning towards the orange one.
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 24 March 2013, 12:03:04 »
Pictures of the newest prototype.




comments questions suggestions?
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 24 March 2013, 12:12:44 »
Thats quite nice :)
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 25 March 2013, 23:28:35 »
How does the glass become a wrist-rest?
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 25 March 2013, 23:48:34 »
Quote from: metalliqaz on Mon, 25 March 2013, 23:28:35
How does the glass become a wrist-rest?

You put your wrist on it?
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 26 March 2013, 01:04:46 »
and put another glass below it.
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 26 March 2013, 05:59:11 »
Haha thank you guys for clearing up the confusion. Thanks for the comments everyone. What do you guys think of this version? What else needs changed?
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 02 April 2013, 21:14:37 »
just a quick update. I have finished etching two finished boards. Just experimenting with ways to attach the lift.
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Offline mushupork

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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 02 April 2013, 21:38:43 »
I don't use a wrist rest but I would like to see what you have - sounds really cool :D
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 03 April 2013, 17:24:53 »
I have never used a wrist rest either, but this seemed like a fun little project to do.

Here is another minor update. Should be read tomorrow or the next day.






Pictures taken with an actual potato.

Once everything is all finished and clean up Ill take some more professional pictures. I am actually using one of the screwy test ones right now, its not bad. but this one is ugly as hell lol.
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 03 April 2013, 17:35:59 »
how is the "geekhack" piece attached to the main pane?
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Re: Custom laser-etched glass wrist rest (V2 pictures up)
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 03 April 2013, 17:48:07 »
A glass adhesive.
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