Hi geekhackers!
Thinking of building a pretty weird thing : two keyboard pads resting on my thighs so I can type standing up in a very neutral position with arms by my side
I've been thinking about this for a while. Now I own a chimera ortho which seems perfect :
https://i.imgur.com/k9fTRsA.jpgI started playing around with drop leg holster thingie
https://images.app.goo.gl/1kjhDyo1sfgw8WjeA made a proof of concept with a switch tester cluster.
For the final thing I'm thinking of using magnets. Drilling into the cork baseplate
https://i.imgur.com/Ll4USEI.jpg all the way to the pcb and making stacks of small neodymium magnets super glued, or epoxied together so they don't come loose or rip the base plate off (only glued to the pcb). I might also reverse polarity on each half so the two halves would stack nicely for transport and not repel each other
Has anyone heard of anything like this ? I'd love pointers or any kind or just a feasability check
I think the end product will look very goofy ... but it's using magnets so the kb halves keep their visual appeal when not using the thigh straps