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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Mr Fister on Fri, 21 March 2014, 04:24:03

Title: How thick should the plate mounting plate be?
Post by: Mr Fister on Fri, 21 March 2014, 04:24:03

I am currently planing to build a control panel for a raspberry pi home automation project using Cherry mx blue switches.

The switches will be plate mounted but I wasn't able to find out how thick the plate should be?

So basically what is x?


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Title: Re: How thick should the plate mounting plate be?
Post by: Mr Fister on Fri, 21 March 2014, 04:29:31

this is right.

Title: Re: How thick should the plate mounting plate be?
Post by: yasuo on Fri, 21 March 2014, 04:34:29

standart thick plate is 1,5mm

Title: Re: How thick should the plate mounting plate be?
Post by: Mr Fister on Fri, 21 March 2014, 05:54:04

Thanks

Title: Re: How thick should the plate mounting plate be?
Post by: strict on Fri, 21 March 2014, 08:42:53

16 gauge (0.0625") plates work very well, but I believe the exact size Cherry calls for is 0.060".

Title: Re: How thick should the plate mounting plate be?
Post by: jacobolus on Fri, 21 March 2014, 09:24:47

You can use a thicker plate than that if you want (e.g. there seem to be lots of people who mount MX switches in substantially thicker acrylic plates), but it won’t be able to clip in to the other side, so the little plastic clips will get a bit bent out of their usual shape. This is fine if you are making a keyboard to keep indefinitely, but may not be ideal if you want to use the switches for something else after.

For instance, though, the typical Ergodox (such as the version MassDrop ships) uses a thick acrylic plate.

If you can get a 1.5mm metal plate, or similar, that’s better.