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Title: What are the dimensions of TKL Plates?
Post by: Dihedral on Wed, 15 July 2015, 13:38:39
Quick thread to ask for the dimensions of TKL Plates. I haven't been able to find any definitive numbers through google.

Tags for future searchers - Phantom TKL Dimensions Size Filco QuickFire Rapid
Title: Re: What are the dimensions of TKL Plates?
Post by: davkol on Wed, 15 July 2015, 13:51:42
My QFR plate is 348×128 mm without the part bent downwards.
Title: Re: What are the dimensions of TKL Plates?
Post by: user 18 on Wed, 15 July 2015, 14:07:22
It varies a little bit, because there isn't a hard and fast standard for spacing between the alpha cluster and F-row, or between the alpha cluster and nav cluster. If there's a particular case you're trying to fit, you need to look for already-existing plates that fit that case, and use those dimensions. If you're building your own case, you have all the flexibility in the world.
Title: Re: What are the dimensions of TKL Plates?
Post by: Dihedral on Wed, 15 July 2015, 14:12:41
The phantom and othersare supposedly universal plates - what dimensions are they?
Title: Re: What are the dimensions of TKL Plates?
Post by: user 18 on Wed, 15 July 2015, 14:17:15
The phantom and othersare supposedly universal plates - what dimensions are they?

Universal just means that they don't restrict you to a particular key layout -- at least that's how I've seen it used.

CAD files for phantom plates are available here: http://deskthority.net/wiki/Phantom
You should be able to get the dimensions out of that, if you have something that can open .dxf
Title: Re: What are the dimensions of TKL Plates?
Post by: Dihedral on Thu, 16 July 2015, 01:55:59
The phantom and othersare supposedly universal plates - what dimensions are they?

Universal just means that they don't restrict you to a particular key layout -- at least that's how I've seen it used.

CAD files for phantom plates are available here: http://deskthority.net/wiki/Phantom
You should be able to get the dimensions out of that, if you have something that can open .dxf

I'll check them out,  thanks.