I'd like to talk about fairing layers. Usually, when building a sandwhich
layered case, a fairing layer is added to avoid the ugly "floating keys style".
That would be a rim around the key matrix (picture 1), but there is one
downside: you can see through the gaps of the keycaps to the lower
stage, ie. the plate, which might be abit ugly. So i came up with a
additional auxiliary "ceiling" layer (picture 2), which goes between the
keycaps and the plate. First question, what is your opinion on that? And,
second question, which measurements would be ideal?
1) Height: I calculated the value for the layer's height as 2mm, you can't
take more since it will collide with the keycaps then.
2) Switch cutouts: The Cherry switches allow a cutout not smaller than
15,9 * 15,6mm. With a little safety clearance added, perhaps something
like 16,5mm*16,5mm would be a good medium between too large and too
small.
3) Stab cutouts: Here comes the tricky part. I don't have courtyard
dimensions of stabs at hand, can someone help out?