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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: Kakkun on Mon, 30 June 2014, 06:49:22

Title: Laika TKL (Wood & Stainless Steel Custom Phantom Keyboard)
Post by: Kakkun on Mon, 30 June 2014, 06:49:22: [attachimg=1]
I started planning this back in March. The plan was to build the case out of stainless steel and walnut.

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It would be a TKL with blue switches. My current keyboard, the Model M, was excellent, but quite large.

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This is the Laika TKL. I've named it after the space dog from the Soviet space program.

BUILD LOG AVAILABLE HERE (https://imgur.com/a/SP4Ng)

CAD FILES HERE
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5a5b-z15Yv_ekJzX0loYndlOEU/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5a5b-z15Yv_U2ZxZUtTYkx6cnM/view?usp=sharing

Special thanks to:
matt3o for all of the helpful posts, and for all of the inspiration
MOZ and this post (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48007.0) for supplying the basis of my plate files
nubbinator for designing the Apollo GT 10 keyset (sorry it didn't work out!)
Justin @ http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/ for helping out with the purchase
Horii-san @ http://nps1.jp/eng/custom/ for creating the stainless steel plates
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/
http://geekhack.org
http://deskthority.net/
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Kakkun on Mon, 25 August 2014, 08:46:31: Bump for visibility.
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: jorgenslee on Mon, 25 August 2014, 09:33:41: Wow, nice idea on the wood sandwich. I might do this in case I will build a JD40. Looking forward to the final result.
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 25 August 2014, 11:17:52: its so fantastic... :( am jealous
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Binge on Mon, 25 August 2014, 11:42:32: Quote from: Kakkun on Mon, 25 August 2014, 08:46:31
Bump for visibility.

you got my attention ;)
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: inanis on Mon, 25 August 2014, 12:25:49: This is beautiful! I want a wood case in the worst way. My husband has some great woodworking skills and I've been after him to make me something similar to this. The wood sandwiched between the two plates is really nice and clean. Great project! Particularly impressive since you learned to solder while doing this.
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Kakkun on Mon, 25 August 2014, 22:05:23: Quote from: inanis on Mon, 25 August 2014, 12:25:49
This is beautiful! I want a wood case in the worst way. My husband has some great woodworking skills and I've been after him to make me something similar to this. The wood sandwiched between the two plates is really nice and clean. Great project! Particularly impressive since you learned to solder while doing this.
It was also my first real woodworking project as well.
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: metalliqaz on Mon, 25 August 2014, 22:18:03: Great wood work.
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: epzy on Mon, 25 August 2014, 22:18:13: Turned out great, good job!
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Jersern on Wed, 17 September 2014, 06:07:24: Any update on this custom? I might do something like this in the near future!
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Kakkun on Thu, 18 September 2014, 00:51:25: Sorry Jersern the thing is complete. I just haven't had time to update it. I'll to post over the weekend.
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Jersern on Thu, 18 September 2014, 01:42:21: Really curious to see how it turned out! Also, what screws did you use? They look to me like thumb screws.....
Title: Re: [In Progress] Kakkun's Custom Keyboard
Post by: Rodgaroon on Fri, 19 September 2014, 12:04:23: Looking forward to seeing the final result.
Title: Re: Laika TKL (Previously, Kakkun's Custom Keyboard)
Post by: Kakkun on Fri, 19 September 2014, 21:49:17: Post, and build log completed!