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Offline orpheo

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DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« on: Sun, 16 April 2017, 18:31:07 »
I wanted to make this since I got my first 60%. It's a work in progress but now I just need to to glue or screw it together and do a nice finish to it. It's solid rosewood slab from a luthier so the grain is nice and straight.
EDIT : Warning, this PCB has no holes or possibilities to drill for stabilizers!




EDIT :

After sanding with 180 grit, then 400 grit :













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Offline PollandAkuma

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 17 April 2017, 01:16:42 »
A luthier?! You do mean a person who makes instruments?

The wood goes well with the red pcb! And the keycaps are rather nice :)
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Offline orpheo

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 17 April 2017, 02:35:17 »
Yes a luthier, I bought slabs of rosewood grade A, intended to make guitar fretboard ^^
I almost choose ebony, but price is double and it's hard as a rock !
Thanks, I will clean this up and make it shine  :cool:
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Offline PollandAkuma

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 17 April 2017, 12:52:34 »
Curious, what keycaps and what pcb did you use?
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Offline orpheo

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Offline orpheo

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 18 April 2017, 15:02:03 »
Today I did a sanding session. It was very time consuming but the result speak for itself !













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Offline TalkingTree

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 18 April 2017, 17:11:13 »
Beautiful. Have you thought to round the edges with a router?
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Offline Data

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 18 April 2017, 18:27:43 »
Really nice job with the wood. Like, insanely good. Damn.
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Offline orpheo

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 18 April 2017, 19:20:40 »
Quote from: TalkingTree on Tue, 18 April 2017, 17:11:13
Beautiful. Have you thought to round the edges with a router?

 :) I never seen or used one, though I would love to have access to one!

Quote from: Data on Tue, 18 April 2017, 18:27:43
Really nice job with the wood. Like, insanely good. Damn.


Thanks a bunch, I just used a sheet of sanding paper stuck to an old plywood plank!

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Offline richfiles

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 19 May 2017, 16:15:34 »
Absolutely beautiful, and also, CONGRATS on winning KotM!!!  :p :thumb:
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Offline WudUpA

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 07 February 2018, 19:41:13 »
That really came out nice!
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Offline KPrepublic

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Re: DIY numpad sized to match 60%
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 07 February 2018, 22:00:13 »
Pretty. Like your wooden style.


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