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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: inteli722 on Fri, 01 February 2013, 13:56:15
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Anyone considered 3D printing for making (or testing for fit) a keyboard case? How much would it cost? I doubt there would be demand for a 3D printed case, but I would imagine it might be good for prototyping...
Thoughts/Discussion please (feel free to shoot the idea down, but please do it in words with a positive connotation due to no tones on the internet.)
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I think when Dox got the one printed up for his ErgoDox, it was something like ~$50 per piece, with each half requiring 2 pieces... it's buried somewhere in here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=22780.690
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The case bottom I designed for a TKL board is $90 at Shapeways.
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The case bottom I designed for a TKL board is $90 at Shapeways.
Pics? :)
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Ooh. that's far more affordable than CNC Aluminum. Definitely more viable for a prototyping medium than CNC Aluminum for fitting.
Completely agree with Acetrak. I want to see that TKL case.
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Just crossposting this here because it seems relevant, even if it is specific to the ErgoDox.
You can order a ErgoDox Shapeways case directly from my shapeways profile.
http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Dox (http://www.shapeways.com/shops/Dox)
It's a bit expensive but I've been using 2 of them for the last 9 months and I love them!
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Someone here watched "The Big Bang Theory" ehh. XD
It looks like there is a keyboard case for 60% up there when you search the keyword "keyboard" but it is not for sale. =(
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actually, I didn't get it from the Big Bang theory. I just knew about it (known about it for about a year or 2) and thought it would make a good prototyping solution so you don't spend $1500 on CNC aluminum because the fitting was half an inch off.