sounds awesome!
I'm thinking if we can hand wire a adafruit feather 32u4 BLE into this, we can have a small 3D game pad of sorts
I believe that board is supported by one of the QMK forks
Any chance of a version with wiring/PCBs, batteries, and wireless? That way it could actually send input while still being held/manipulated in an untethered fashion.
Interested! I love small things like this :).
I think it would be fun if these were customizable. I.e., you can put whatever switches you want in them. Maybe a Diy kit?
In terms of price, for 20 units, we’re looking at around 20$ for a barebones version (no switches or keycaps) and around 40$ for the fully equipped one (excluding shipping).
Of course the price will drop with respect to the number of people taking part.
Any chance of a version with wiring/PCBs, batteries, and wireless? That way it could actually send input while still being held/manipulated in an untethered fashion.
Any chance of getting STL's of the files so I could 3D print a cube?
I agree, but the STL let's me have one done in the morning.Any chance of getting STL's of the files so I could 3D print a cube?
That'd be great for the short term, but I think the weight of the aluminum is what would make this awesome!
I agree, but the STL let's me have one done in the morning.Any chance of getting STL's of the files so I could 3D print a cube?
That'd be great for the short term, but I think the weight of the aluminum is what would make this awesome!
If you can get the SoldiWorks file into an STL, I'll print one for you.I agree, but the STL let's me have one done in the morning.Any chance of getting STL's of the files so I could 3D print a cube?
That'd be great for the short term, but I think the weight of the aluminum is what would make this awesome!
Very true. I might be able to get one of my coworkers to print me one.
Any chance of getting STL's of the files so I could 3D print a cube?
Huh, neat. Might be interested in a barebones for a switch tester if switches can be opened. It'd actually be pretty handy space saver like that.
I wouldn't mind one a bit smaller even with just one switch per side and 6 different Cherry switches. Red, blue, black, brown, green, clear. All pre built. Or even if there was a way to add LEDs that just switched on/off with every press individually. Or a naval orange sized sphere completely covered in MX blues.
If it's really a switch tester, wouldn't it need some sort of base? Because otherwise you're only pushing switches against switches.
Huh, neat. Might be interested in a barebones for a switch tester if switches can be opened. It'd actually be pretty handy space saver like that.
I'll update the design to allow opening the switches.
Huh, neat. Might be interested in a barebones for a switch tester if switches can be opened. It'd actually be pretty handy space saver like that.
I'll update the design to allow opening the switches.
But nothing is soldered, so you can just pop the switch out entirely...
Huh, neat. Might be interested in a barebones for a switch tester if switches can be opened. It'd actually be pretty handy space saver like that.
I'll update the design to allow opening the switches.
But nothing is soldered, so you can just pop the switch out entirely...
Oh yeah. Good point :))
Interested!
Any plans regarding the material?
Aluminum / Steel / Brass?
Huh, neat. Might be interested in a barebones for a switch tester if switches can be opened. It'd actually be pretty handy space saver like that.
I'll update the design to allow opening the switches.
But nothing is soldered, so you can just pop the switch out entirely...
I made one with just one key per side:
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Supports Alps and Cherry MX switches, both plate- and PCB-mount variants.
Just ordered it from shapeways to see what it will look like and whether the fit is good. If you can't wait you can get one from them.
I made one with just one key per side:
(Attachment Link)
Supports Alps and Cherry MX switches, both plate- and PCB-mount variants.
Just ordered it from shapeways to see what it will look like and whether the fit is good. If you can't wait you can get one from them.
Looks awesome. Care to share the files?
I made one with just one key per side:
(Attachment Link)
Supports Alps and Cherry MX switches, both plate- and PCB-mount variants.
Just ordered it from shapeways to see what it will look like and whether the fit is good. If you can't wait you can get one from them.
I made one with just one key per side:
(Attachment Link)
Supports Alps and Cherry MX switches, both plate- and PCB-mount variants.
Just ordered it from shapeways to see what it will look like and whether the fit is good. If you can't wait you can get one from them.
Nice. Care to get a 4x4x4 made up?
Care to get a 4x4x4 made up?
I made one with just one key per side:Now that's what I want!
(Attachment Link)
Supports Alps and Cherry MX switches, both plate- and PCB-mount variants.
Just ordered it from shapeways to see what it will look like and whether the fit is good. If you can't wait you can get one from them.
I made one with just one key per side:Now that's what I want!
(Attachment Link)
Supports Alps and Cherry MX switches, both plate- and PCB-mount variants.
Just ordered it from shapeways to see what it will look like and whether the fit is good. If you can't wait you can get one from them.
Since this thread was bumped anyway, just thought I'd give you guys a bit of an update on progress.
Right now I'm working on a configurator for the mechanical fidget cube.
When this is done, I'll start a group buy and then on to manufacturing!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/gw7Vixy.jpg)
Happy fidgeting!
Care to get a 4x4x4 made up?
Had a bit of time this evening, so I did:
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The one with just one key per side costs a bit less than $10 bucks on SW, but this one is already close to $38 when printing with plastic. So at that point it would make more sense to get No_jokes version, especially if you want it to be metal. Metallic plastic costs over $55.
Since this thread was bumped anyway, just thought I'd give you guys a bit of an update on progress.
Right now I'm working on a configurator for the mechanical fidget cube.
When this is done, I'll start a group buy and then on to manufacturing!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/gw7Vixy.jpg)
Happy fidgeting!
Care to get a 4x4x4 made up?
Had a bit of time this evening, so I did:
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The one with just one key per side costs a bit less than $10 bucks on SW, but this one is already close to $38 when printing with plastic. So at that point it would make more sense to get No_jokes version, especially if you want it to be metal. Metallic plastic costs over $55.
That looks awesome! I'm a bit surprised that the price jumped up so much though =/
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Got the print from Shapeways today! The whole cube is much sturdier than I expected. I wasn't expecting quite such a coarse finish when ordering "Polished and Dyed", but it's less visible to the naked eye.
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Doesn't quite fit the orange of my board. Unfortunately, there is some variance to the dyeing process SW uses, so that's to be expected.
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With switches and keychain QD installed. Switches fit in quite well, but because SLS 3D-printing isn't perfectly repeatable, one of the sides has a looser fit than all the others. It still seems like there's no way for them to fall out accidentally, but if I were to mount very valuable switches in there, I'd probably hot-glue them just to be on the safe side. I'll keep this in my pocket the next few days to see whether they come loose on their own.
I'm not feeling comfortable posting the link to the SW item here, after all this isn't my IC. If you want one, googling "FidgetKeyCube" should be sufficient to find it.