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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: climbalima on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:44:57

Title: Hot swappable keyboard
Post by: climbalima on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:44:57

I have an idea to build a 60% keyboard with a detachable numpad, function row, and macro pad. I plan to use usb breakout boards to connect all the matrices together. The main issue I have in this conceptual phase is how I will secure the sections together.

Title: Re: Hot swappable keyboard
Post by: FlukeNukem on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:49:16

Neodymium magnets to snap them together would hold well without having to fabricate a latching mechanism

Title: Re: Hot swappable keyboard
Post by: climbalima on Sat, 26 March 2016, 22:00:03

Quote from: FlukeNukem on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:49:16

Neodymium magnets to snap them together would hold well without having to fabricate a latching mechanism

That does sewm like a possible solution. Thanks!

Title: Re: Hot swappable keyboard
Post by: Kompanion on Sun, 27 March 2016, 20:49:07

Quote from: climbalima on Sat, 26 March 2016, 22:00:03

Quote from: FlukeNukem on Sat, 26 March 2016, 21:49:16

Neodymium magnets to snap them together would hold well without having to fabricate a latching mechanism

That does sewm like a possible solution. Thanks!

Be careful with strength. There's a strong possibility to break smaller components if go full strength and let them "slam" together.