geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: trenzafeeds on Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:17:43
Title: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: trenzafeeds on Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:17:43
Is that a thing or not. I'm not talking about hhkb-style winkeyless, but rather missing winkey like this: (https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8897/18051264935_36cd8d0ea0_h.jpg)
Title: Re: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: Hzza on Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:21:39
Not a winkeyless case per se, but similar to the above.
Title: Re: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: Hzza on Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:26:28
It's not mine but the details are in the link ;). Couple of bits of plastic on top of switches without stems more or less.
Title: Re: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: KHAANNN on Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:27:52
It seems to have a spacer
Don't know about the case, but you could just get a winkeyless plate and get 99% there, it would look like the keyboard Hzza shared
You can get a silver case for example, maybe a TEX, and a stainless steel plate made, it would pretty much look winkeyless with a small bit of gap
Title: Re: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: Photekq on Thu, 17 September 2015, 16:34:31
Most 60% cases are tray style cases, as it makes the most sense for the form factor. There are some that aren't e.g 356mini, but most are trays..
To have winkey blockers in a tray style case you would require the PCB to have cutouts where the winkeys are, otherwise it would not be possible. Since no PCBs are like this it's rare for 60% cases to have winkey blockers.
If you look at the duck viper you will see what I mean. It has blockers at the ends and it's a tray style case. The PCB has cutouts to allow it.
Title: Re: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: kampongkid on Thu, 17 September 2015, 17:09:59
Ive seen a KMAC Happy with 1u blockers added to achieve this. Not sure on the PCB cutouts mentioned above.
Title: Re: Winkeyless 60% cases
Post by: ika on Thu, 17 September 2015, 17:29:55
Are tray-style cases a uniform height? You can use the Cherry blockers that Signature Plastics sells to get a similar effect, although I don't know what the tolerances are or if there will be gaps etc. I doubt it will look as clean and nice as Hzza's link, though.