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Title: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:08:27: After the steelbeauty (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42302.msg850060#msg850060) it's time for the brownfox :)

This time instead of 100% steel I used alu top/bottom and acrylic sides. I just received the plate, the keys are not wired yet, I just placed the switches to see how the keyboard feels.

I totally love it so far, now a long wiring session awaits me.

I'll post the step by step in the coming days, in the meantime to wet your appetite:

(http://i.imgur.com/3G9kusd.jpg)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Jocelyn on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:10:22: Ummm awesome! I thought this was in the f/s section when I clicked the thread :p
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:12:53: Quote from: Jocelyn on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:10:22
Ummm awesome! I thought this was in the f/s section when I clicked the thread :p

do you want one? :) it won't be cheap :P
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: SpAmRaY on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:15:03: Matt3o this is both amazing and beautiful! Brown is whats up!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:16:59: Matt30! How many projects do you have running?? I was all excited this was the secret Alps board you were building and instead I saw your Model M cutdown and this custom beauty!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:17:36: Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:12:53
Quote from: Jocelyn on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:10:22
Ummm awesome! I thought this was in the f/s section when I clicked the thread :p

do you want one? :) it won't be cheap :P

If Matt3o doesn't mind, I could cut cases like the steelbeauty and not have international shipping. You'd have to source everything else tho
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:25:28: Quote from: The_Beast on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:17:36
If Matt3o doesn't mind, I could cut cases like the steelbeauty and not have international shipping. You'd have to source everything else tho

not only I don't mind, but I could give you the DXF files if you want/need

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:16:59
Matt30! How many projects do you have running?? I was all excited this was the secret Alps board you were building and instead I saw your Model M cutdown and this custom beauty!

way too many! the next one is the Whitefox (same as above but with ALPS!)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: The_Beast on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:27:55: Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:25:28
Quote from: The_Beast on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:17:36
If Matt3o doesn't mind, I could cut cases like the steelbeauty and not have international shipping. You'd have to source everything else tho

not only I don't mind, but I could give you the DXF files if you want/need

Cool, if there's interest, I'd have no problem running a small GB for these. I wasn't in love with the layout at first, but I think it could grow on me :D
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: CPTBadAss on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:32:32: Man....all these sexy 75% projects coming out lately. Wonder if we could slightly modify the Steelbeauty case to fit the Epsilon.

Quote from: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:25:28
Quote from: The_Beast on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:17:36
If Matt3o doesn't mind, I could cut cases like the steelbeauty and not have international shipping. You'd have to source everything else tho

not only I don't mind, but I could give you the DXF files if you want/need

Quote from: CPTBadAss on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:16:59
Matt30! How many projects do you have running?? I was all excited this was the secret Alps board you were building and instead I saw your Model M cutdown and this custom beauty!

way too many! the next one is the Whitefox (same as above but with ALPS!)

In regards to both of these statements, you're my hero :D
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: HannibalChew on Tue, 25 June 2013, 09:50:43: Very cool! More pictures please!!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Rendom on Tue, 25 June 2013, 10:40:56: Basically what GON did? Nice idea!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Binge on Tue, 25 June 2013, 11:03:31: Quote from: Rendom on Tue, 25 June 2013, 10:40:56
Basically what GON did? Nice idea!

GON was not the first. GON stylized the design and made his rendition ultra-thin.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: agodinhost on Tue, 25 June 2013, 12:41:36: Awesome!
Please, post a few more pictures (bottom, side, etc)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Tue, 25 June 2013, 13:10:48: will do! hopefully even some making of video :)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Wed, 26 June 2013, 13:06:46: Here's the step by step with lots of pictures. Not finished yet, tomorrow I'll post the final steps.

Step 1: place the switches
The aluminum plate is 1.5mm thick, but I have the feeling that I could have done it 2mm for better stability. Next time I might try that. I had a similar keyboard done in steel (http://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/custom-65-finally-finished-t5663.html) and keys stick better on 1.5mm steel than they do on 1.5mm alu. Steel is too stiff though and typing is a bit tiring.

(http://i.imgur.com/K6zbHTR.jpg)

All switches are MX Blue plate mounted (but you can use pcb mounted as well) with few exceptions. Arrows are MX Red, spacebar is MX Green.

Step 2: diodes!
We need one diode per switch. I connect them to the top left pin of each switch with the diode black strip on the outside (in this case poiting down).

First of all melt a drop of soldering wire onto the pin.

(http://i.imgur.com/qBNNkai.jpg)

Then bend the diodes wires in chunk of 10-20. Bending them together makes your matrix more symmetrical.

(http://i.imgur.com/XWsKlax.jpg)

Approach the upper diode wire to the drop of lead and heat with your iron (I keep it a 310°C). It should take just 1 second to melt the lead, release the soldering iron and blow over the diode. I find this technique the fastest and most secure.

(http://i.imgur.com/F3JCxNh.jpg)

When all diodes are soldered to the switches you can start soldering them together.

This is a detail:
(http://i.imgur.com/eUlaTqz.jpg)

This is an overview (as you see the spacebar needs some extensions)
(http://i.imgur.com/wen231L.jpg)

It is important to leave enough real estate on the left of the spacebar switch as we are using that space for the controller.

Step 3: connect the columns!
Now that we have the rows ready we can do the columns. I haven't found an ideal way of wiring them, so far the best thing I came up with is to prepare the wires like this in advance:

(http://i.imgur.com/sEMll4O.jpg)

Since the case is very thin wires are going to touch each others so it's a good idea to have the columns insulated as much as possible to prevent shorts with the rows.

When I have all the wires ready I use them to connect the top right pins. This is the end result

(http://i.imgur.com/vXuQzF2.jpg)

I usually put the columns under the rows, this helps keeping the layout compact.

Step 4: preparing the case!
The sides are made of acrylic in the effort of saving some bucks and also to have a strip of color in the middle of the case. I must say that I like the final result.

The case is reduced to the minimum so to reinforce the three 3mm layers of acrylic I glue them together.

(http://i.imgur.com/Q11X2oG.jpg)

To prevent shorts with the aluminum I also placed a sheet of plastic in the inside part of the case bottom.

(http://i.imgur.com/ROCeAzV.jpg)

Now all it is left to do is to connect the controller a burn the firmware!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 26 June 2013, 13:11:37: ^^ This is just awesome! Thank you for walking us through this project!!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Thu, 27 June 2013, 13:22:13: Step 5: wire the controller
The case is very small and there's no room for connectors/headers so I have to wire directly on the controller.

(http://i.imgur.com/r8fD1Ma.jpg)

I have 16 columns and 5 rows, so I need 21 pins. No LEDs because LED is for keyboards what neon is for cars. Looking at the picture I use 10 pins on the left and 11 pins on the right. Remember to skip VCC, GRN and pin D6. Refer to this page (http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/pinout.html) for complete Teensy pinout.

Before positioning the controller I put some insulation under the teensy.

(http://i.imgur.com/ghws4zt.jpg)

Step 6: wire rows and cols
Rows first.

(http://i.imgur.com/xVAJ1md.jpg)

I use pins F0, F1, F4, F5, F6 for the rows.

Then it's time for the columns.

(http://i.imgur.com/VcSDW6r.jpg)

Pins from F7 to B0 clockwise.

I placed the wires under the matrix to keep the layout nice and compact.

Here's an overview

(http://i.imgur.com/W70aPDt.jpg)

Step 7: USB extension
Nothing interesting to see here. I just built a small extention cable that goes from the teensy to the case top. I then glued the the female USB mini to the case with superglue first and epoxy glue then.

Step 8: burn the firmware
I use hasu's code (https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard), of course modified for my matrix. I always start from the GH60 code (https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard/tree/master/keyboard/gh60) as a base and build over that.

The files to modify are in /keyboard/gh60 directory. You need to customize: config.h, keymap_plain.h (I use the plain file because it's the cleanest), keymap.c, led.c, matrix.c and Makefile.lufa.

I'll cover this step deeply in a dedicated thread. Once ready and compiled the firmware is ready to be burned. The easiest way to do that is with the Teensy Loader (http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/loader.html) that you can find on the JRC website.

And now the BrownFox in all its glory...

Step 9: satisfaction
Please note that I still miss the feet, but the keyboard is already 100% working (fox-typing right now!)

(http://i.imgur.com/3G9kusd.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/4l2AOI5.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/WF8q9aE.jpg)*

(http://i.imgur.com/PQIoFYq.jpg)

*Cable courtesy of Paranoid
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: CPTBadAss on Thu, 27 June 2013, 13:36:20: Thank you so much for posting the Build Log Matt3o. The pictures were lovely and now I really want to build my own matrix-wired board.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: mashby on Thu, 27 June 2013, 13:52:13: w o w . . .

I am in awe of your skills Matt3o. Completely blown away.

BTW, what stabilizers are you using on that board?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: ApocalypseMaow on Thu, 27 June 2013, 14:20:39: I want to do this bad!!! How hard would it be to add a numpad?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Thu, 27 June 2013, 14:31:38: Quote from: mashby on Thu, 27 June 2013, 13:52:13
w o w . . .

I am in awe of your skills Matt3o. Completely blown away.

BTW, what stabilizers are you using on that board?

thanks!

stabs are costar. easier to handle for custom keyboards

Quote from: ApocalypseMaow on Thu, 27 June 2013, 14:20:39
I want to do this bad!!! How hard would it be to add a numpad?

just longer to wire, not any harder to build.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: mashby on Thu, 27 June 2013, 14:45:01: Quote from: Matt3o on Thu, 27 June 2013, 14:31:38
stabs are costar. easier to handle for custom keyboards

Interesting, the clips in my plate are black. I didn't know they came in white.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Glod on Fri, 28 June 2013, 04:02:33: i just noticed you made this into a a full walk-through Matt3o. So cool. I think i should grab some teensys
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: domoaligato on Fri, 28 June 2013, 04:29:55: Awesome job! I have followed all of the threads for these 2 keyboards and it is amazing work.
I am still working on my development alps board (sidetracked with the groupbuy).
but I would not have started that project if I had not seen what you had done.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: bueller on Fri, 28 June 2013, 05:14:23: Brilliant walk through Matt3o, I've seen matrix build logs before but never this comprehensive. I'm building a similar board myself but I think the cherry switch template I have for CAD is wrong, would you mind sharing your design or switch template?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Fri, 28 June 2013, 05:28:18: Awesome worklog! I love seeing custom work like this.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Fri, 28 June 2013, 06:07:12: Source files attached. They are in mm not inches. Also please note that I use 19mm between keys instead of the suggested 19.05, because it absolutely makes no difference.

IMPORTANT! I used a 6u spacebar with custom stems position! if you are going to use my DXF you probably need to review that!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: absyrd on Fri, 28 June 2013, 06:11:58: Thanks for the detailed build-log!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: bueller on Fri, 28 June 2013, 06:33:46: Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 28 June 2013, 06:07:12
Source files attached. They are in mm not inches. Also please note that I use 19mm between keys instead of the suggested 19.05, because it absolutely makes no difference.

Champion, this will give me a massive leg up!

Tried to do some searching around but I came up dry, can anyone tell me where I would buy Costar stabs for this?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Fri, 28 June 2013, 06:59:58: Quote from: bueller on Fri, 28 June 2013, 06:33:46
Tried to do some searching around but I came up dry, can anyone tell me where I would buy Costar stabs for this?

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/keyboard-parts-1.html
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: tgujay on Fri, 28 June 2013, 10:45:01: This is so awesome thank you so much, I'm going to do this to make my old WYSE usable.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Sat, 29 June 2013, 01:22:42: IMPORTANT! I used a 6u spacebar with custom stems position! if you are going to use my DXF you probably need to review that!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: CPTBadAss on Thu, 04 July 2013, 10:24:08: Where did you source the spacebar from then?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Thu, 04 July 2013, 12:04:18: It's a 6u spacebar from DSA Retro GB with glued stems
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: TheFlyingRaccoon on Thu, 04 July 2013, 13:00:39: What gauge is the multi-colored cable you used to connect the teensy to the matrix? Thanks so much for the writeup by the way. The board looks great!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Thu, 04 July 2013, 13:11:42: this is it http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=1207420
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: domoaligato on Thu, 04 July 2013, 22:16:59: i used a ide harddrive cable for my project.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: TheFlyingRaccoon on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:34:28: Quote from: domoaligato on Thu, 04 July 2013, 22:16:59
i used a ide harddrive cable for my project.

I was thinking about doing this as I have a bunch of old IDE cables. How did that work for you?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: rDuck on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:58:04: so the bottom row is 1.25x, 1x, 1.25x, 6x, 1.5x ,1.5x,1x,1x,1x ?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: gnubag on Fri, 05 July 2013, 01:06:26: Quote from: rDuck on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:58:04
so the bottom row is 1.25x, 1x, 1.25x, 6x, 1.5x ,1.5x,1x,1x,1x ?

it is 1.5 1 1.5 6 1.5 1.5 1 1 1
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Fri, 05 July 2013, 01:19:22: Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:34:28
I was thinking about doing this as I have a bunch of old IDE cables. How did that work for you?

they work but they are a little thin for my tastes.

Quote from: gnubag on Fri, 05 July 2013, 01:06:26
it is 1.5 1 1.5 6 1.5 1.5 1 1 1

this.

Next time I'll probably try
1.25, 1.25, 1.25 6 1 1 1 1 1 1

The following instead will be the Whitefox, my next custom (ALPS switches)

(http://i.imgur.com/eMSvyVH.jpg)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: bueller on Fri, 05 July 2013, 02:40:26: Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 05 July 2013, 01:19:22
Quote from: TheFlyingRaccoon on Fri, 05 July 2013, 00:34:28
I was thinking about doing this as I have a bunch of old IDE cables. How did that work for you?

they work but they are a little thin for my tastes.

Quote from: gnubag on Fri, 05 July 2013, 01:06:26
it is 1.5 1 1.5 6 1.5 1.5 1 1 1

this.

Next time I'll probably try
1.25, 1.25, 1.25 6 1 1 1 1 1 1

The following instead will be the Whitefox, my next custom (ALPS switches)

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/eMSvyVH.jpg)

HNNNNNGGGGGG. What board are they off?!?!?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Fri, 05 July 2013, 07:05:40: Focus FK-2001
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: bueller on Fri, 05 July 2013, 07:28:40: Quote from: Matt3o on Fri, 05 July 2013, 07:05:40
Focus FK-2001

Cheers, I know what I'm keeping an eye out for!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: CPTBadAss on Fri, 05 July 2013, 07:36:04: Hehe, those Whitefox caps look familiar ;)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: domoaligato on Mon, 08 July 2013, 00:31:55: Well I finished my 60% alps custom.
I have attached a image.
I still need to cleanup the keycaps and I want to cover the plate with 3m carbon wrap.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Mon, 08 July 2013, 03:02:18: is that LEGO? :) smart ass!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: ApocalypseMaow on Mon, 08 July 2013, 04:43:51: Quote from: domoaligato on Mon, 08 July 2013, 00:31:55
Well I finished my 60% alps custom.
I have attached a image.
I still need to cleanup the keycaps and I want to cover the plate with 3m carbon wrap.
Looks good!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: CPTBadAss on Mon, 08 July 2013, 05:35:46: Quote from: domoaligato on Mon, 08 July 2013, 00:31:55
Well I finished my 60% alps custom.
I have attached a image.
I still need to cleanup the keycaps and I want to cover the plate with 3m carbon wrap.

THAT'S HOT. What Alps switches did you use and are those caps from a Focus FK-2001? And yes...are those Legos? You better not be covering that with carbon wrap if it is!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: bueller on Mon, 08 July 2013, 06:23:27: Okay so I'm just about ready to get this plate laser cut but I can't figure out how to do a standard 6.25 space bar with the correct spacing for stabilizers. I'll basically be using Matt's CAD file but will have [1.5] [1] [1.25] spacing on the left hand side to accommodate the standard space bar. Anyone help?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Mon, 08 July 2013, 06:52:36: This should be it, but I did it very very quickly, you should triple check it!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: bueller on Mon, 08 July 2013, 06:55:48: Quote from: Matt3o on Mon, 08 July 2013, 06:52:36
This should be it, but I did it very very quickly, you should triple check it!

Champion! Where do you pull all the spacing measurements from? Or are you just copy and pasting from other template files?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Mon, 08 July 2013, 07:27:55: I use 19mm distance between key holes (not 19.05) and the formula I use is:

Distance between slots:

Code: [Select]
( (19 × u1 − 14) + (19 × u2 − 14) ) ÷ 2
Where u1 is the size in units for the first key and u2 of the second.

Eg: if you want to know the distance between a 1.5 and a 1.25 key you do

Code: [Select]
( (19 × 1.5 − 14) + (19 × 1.25 − 14) ) ÷ 2 = 12.125mm
Distance is from right side of the first slot to left side of the second.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: domoaligato on Mon, 08 July 2013, 09:33:53: they are omron yellow/orange switches. Loud and clicky.
the caps are from the same board (some off brand fujitsu IIRC).
I got the board from a garbage sale and it was in bad shape.

I was only going to cover the topside of the plate with carbon to cover a few rust spots in the plate.
also this was to cover my cutting of the plate with a dremel tool. :)

I did this with minimal budget. no custom plate. lego case. wire I found around my house.
The only thing I bought was the teensy 2.0 controller (16$) and the board ($15).
I built this board to play with hasu's firmware source and to relearn soldering using the lowpoly method.

I typed this whole thing on it using a modified version of hasu''s gh60 firmware with poker layout.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: yasuo on Wed, 04 September 2013, 00:16:32: For WhiteFox
Where to buy keycap? it rarely :(
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Hellmark on Wed, 04 September 2013, 00:43:06: I do have to say, that this is one of the first 60% I have seen, that would make me consider using something less than a TKL. (long time full keyboard user, and only have begrudgingly used TKLs in the past)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Wed, 04 September 2013, 02:53:22: Quote from: yasuo on Wed, 04 September 2013, 00:16:32
For WhiteFox
Where to buy keycap? it rarely :(

they come from a focus fk2001

Quote from: Hellmark on Wed, 04 September 2013, 00:43:06
I do have to say, that this is one of the first 60% I have seen, that would make me consider using something less than a TKL. (long time full keyboard user, and only have begrudgingly used TKLs in the past)

thanks! glad you liked it! a new one is coming soon :)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Hellmark on Wed, 04 September 2013, 17:25:09: To be honest, if I could, I'd love a steelbeauty case, and the keys you used on Steelbeauty and Brownfox. The layout on Brownfox is more to my liking, but everything is just awesome in my book.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Thu, 05 September 2013, 07:17:32: I can give you the DXF files and you could laser cut it in US
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Hellmark on Thu, 05 September 2013, 09:42:16: That would be very much appreciated.
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: vorn on Fri, 06 September 2013, 07:31:27: Could this be the perfect base for this build? http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47126.30 (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47126.30)
So excited to try this!!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: yasuo on Sat, 07 September 2013, 06:54:18: Sir matte3o can your design my plate? ;D
if you not bussy
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Sat, 07 September 2013, 08:11:38: Quote from: yasuo on Sat, 07 September 2013, 06:54:18
Sir matte3o can your design my plate? ;D
if you not bussy

what's your idea? what kind of kb would you like?
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: yasuo on Sat, 07 September 2013, 10:41:36: Quote from: Matt3o on Sat, 07 September 2013, 08:11:38
what's your idea? what kind of kb would you like?
Done :eek: finally can upoload image :-X
My idea, while this
http://imgur.com/ynhSQLU
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: yasuo on Sat, 14 September 2013, 06:42:14: sorry if distrub
matte3o how to my plate? :)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Sat, 14 September 2013, 09:38:03: sorry very busy period, but I'll work on that as soon as I get some spare time
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: yasuo on Sat, 14 September 2013, 17:01:23: Thanks ;)
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: yasuo on Mon, 30 September 2013, 03:34:16: Actually/honestly i ever make plate own ;D but not sure and looks bad :-X
This
http://i.imgur.com/cxOqUvo.png?1
in here, i ask
1.what dimesion holes square(white)
2.how much spacing (Red)
3.how to size screw regulary?
4.any idea place for teensy particular

Thanks very much
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: sircheddar on Sun, 13 December 2015, 01:10:45: Hi Matteo,

Just joined the massdrop for an aria. I am a 65 percent person, as I demand arrow keys w/out function rows! you might recognize my name from the 100000 posts on the whitefox thread haha!
I was wondering if you offered the files for the brownfox? I am interested in making more 65% boards, have a ton of gat browns and orange alps that I want to use, but using websites to create the cnc files for the aluminum is intimidating for me. I have CAD experience, and some CNC experience, but don't currently have access to the software or the machines I normally use. If I could get the files, i think i would probably be comfortable ordering milled alu plates from an online manufacturer!
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: Matt3o on Sun, 13 December 2015, 02:49:03: I'm a bit in a frenzy now, but I'll post everything I have in the coming weeks
Title: Re: Brownfox, alu + acrylic custom keyboard
Post by: sircheddar on Sun, 13 December 2015, 08:33:48: Hahaha, thanks alot Matt3o,

I am not sure why I am even bothering you right now with all of the work you have going on w/ the massive whitefox drop haha. Congratz on the additional 1000 units by the way! I am very happy for you guys!