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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: simplycanada on Thu, 29 December 2022, 14:55:50

Title: quick question re making my own [tkl] case pieces
Post by: simplycanada on Thu, 29 December 2022, 14:55:50

I thought it seem more reasonable here (as beside this category labels itself "diy keyboards") than in the keyboard category but anyhow..

if I use http://builder.swillkb.com (http://builder.swillkb.com) to make the template for the top layer to cut myself, I just wanted to check if cutting it exactly as defined by the given template would indeed provide a tiny clearance gap between the keycaps and the case itself?

thanks for letting me know/learn what to expect :-)

Title: Re: quick question re making my own [tkl] case pieces
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 29 December 2022, 18:41:39

To make the size perfect you need to set the correct value for kerf - this compensates for the thickness of your cutter.