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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: DonnyD on Thu, 05 April 2018, 09:04:05

Title: Help finding keyboard case/layout ?
Post by: DonnyD on Thu, 05 April 2018, 09:04:05

Short introduction: I am building hand-wired keyboard; want to keep side bezels as minimal as possible (if viewing from top, only keycaps will show). So onto requirements/advantages i am looking in keyboard case :
1. Low-profile/ floating switch design ( Must/ priority).
2. Arrow keys cluster ( Really welcomed).
3. Number pad ( Welcomed, but optional).
4. No F1-F12 row.

This is rough requirements /aditions to a keyboard, a can make some tradeoffs. I am curently using Lenovo Y700 laptop, so i used to its layout so it would be most familiar (I will add photo of its keyboard layout). I dont like that gap between Enter key and number pad (above arrow cluster) on 104-key keyboard, so laptop-like keyboard probably will fit pretty well. (Compact)

I was looking at TADA68 layout; no number pad, but i can make that tradeoff. Maybe you can post some links to its case (at worst, i can cut plate myself; using plate mount costar stabs) ?

Also, as i will be hand-wiring it, how do i mount plate to case ? Most plates have holes to get whole screw trough, so it screws PCB to case, not plate to case. Do I need to use standoff or washers ?

P.S. Sorry for a lot of questions, maybe some unneccecary information, but its my first build. Ever. First MK. Ever.

Title: Re: Help finding keyboard case/layout ?
Post by: AMongoose on Thu, 05 April 2018, 10:28:05

If your going to hand wire you can use this handy dandy tool a member made http://builder.swillkb.com/ (http://builder.swillkb.com/)

Here is the original thread https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=65189.2050 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=65189.2050)