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Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 21 April 2010, 02:15:15

Hi,guys,
Trying to mod a kbd there're fewer keys as less as possible, cut those keys that never been used.  
But it seems hard to get a suitable shell.....   how？
Any ideas?

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: DryDry on Wed, 21 April 2010, 06:20:41

wish you get a good idea in here~

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 21 April 2010, 07:33:05

See this (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:9542).  Most mods I have seen along these lines do something similar.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 21 April 2010, 08:13:58

em   thanks anyway, but I do not want to use the old shell.  
If CNC is the only way?  sigh

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 21 April 2010, 08:19:13

Gotcha.  CNC would probably be your best bet then.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 21 April 2010, 08:49:39

CNC is a little bit complicated to me, and hard to find the suitable place.
And I should first make a 3d model, what is impossible to me.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 21 April 2010, 08:51:56

Would there be a way that you could find a case that would fit your needs that you could put the "guts" into?

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: Rajagra on Wed, 21 April 2010, 09:27:26

My plan is to make do without a shell, just a bottom cover that provides enough protection for the electronics. Bit like the Guruboard, but a fraction more minimalist.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 21 April 2010, 09:30:18

Quote from: ripster;174079

Legos.

Now you're talking.  This is a great idea.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 21 April 2010, 10:46:05

Quote from: ripster;174079

Legos.

It's your favorate.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 21 April 2010, 11:26:19

that filco is cool,
wood is easy to cut,  a good material to mod.  maybe wood is the suitable material.
woody keycaps, that's not easy...

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 21 April 2010, 21:18:24

Acrylic   lol

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: DryDry on Thu, 22 April 2010, 01:57:35

Arcylic is fine too,but i am afraid it is hard to process preciously by manu tools.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: JBert on Sat, 24 April 2010, 18:08:44

I wonder if vacuum forming could create a shell that is solid enough that it's worth making. Maybe it could, if you just take plastic with the right thickness...

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: zild1221 on Sat, 24 April 2010, 19:39:30

If you could make a mold out of wood or some other material (clay maybe), you could use this stuff.

http://shapelock.com/

It is super strong, looks good if you do it right, affordable, and easy to work with. You could make custom keys too if you were really skilled.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 24 April 2010, 20:30:43

Quote from: zild1221;175626

If you could make a mold out of wood or some other material (clay maybe), you could use this stuff.

http://shapelock.com/

It is super strong, looks good if you do it right, affordable, and easy to work with. You could make custom keys too if you were really skilled.

(http://shapelock.com/MoldMaking%20copy.gif)
I can see why ripster would use it.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sat, 24 April 2010, 20:50:45

Quote from: ripster;175656

Looks like somebody is shoving a Cheeto into Darth's face.

Everyone keeps posting this stuff but nobody seems to try it.

It's a coagulated chunk of polymers: yep, same stuff in cheesies and cheez whiz.

Title: How to make a shell?
Post by: imsto on Wed, 28 April 2010, 01:02:20

Quote from: ripster;175608

CNC machines aren't that big.  This guy is trying to make wooden keys.  Unclear if he ever did complete it.

Show Image

(http://www.unnumbered.net/~umeno/al_hhk/P3190018.JPG)

I like Metal too.

Show Image

(http://www.unnumbered.net/~umeno/al_hhk/P7010166.JPG)

I am interested on this small machine, seems realy  fantastic