Hello from Keyboardbelle in Mississippi

[keyboardbelle]

I've been lurking here for quite awhile, but I'm planning to post more so I can blatantly hawk my wares like a Khajiit from Skyrim and I expect equal disdain and suspicion from Geekhack denizens. 

I started collecting when DSA Granite was on Massdrop a few years ago and I bought a Pok3r to go with it.

Since I already had been exploring 3D printing, it seemed like a perfect time to teach myself CAD design and 3D printing for keyboard things.

Also, there are few makerspaces or hackerspaces in the Deep South, so the first thing I did was buy my own Printrbot 1405 and then a Rostock Max and finally some fully custom printers to make larger things.

I enjoy both making up new designs for my cases and taking inspiration from 1970s and 1980s retro keyboards.

I plan on having different pre-orders every couple of weeks for 2020 to give people options on matching different keycap sets.

My Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/keyboardbelle_prints/ and my store is www.keyboardbelle.com

Thanks!

[Maledicted]

Hi Belle. I believe I have seen you around before, maybe on the New Model F orders Deskthority thread (though I don't have an account on there). I have one of the F77s on order. Planning on getting one?

A friend gave me an old 3D printer probably a year ago now already. I haven't touched the thing, although I would love to.

[keyboardbelle]

Definitely practice on small prints first and work your way up.

Some 3D printers are just lemons though and will ruin your experience and put you off them, so it is worth knowing when to try a different printer.

I've got one of the Prusa Mini printers ordered for my desk to play with, but Prusa tends to have plenty of forums and documentation and quality control to offer the best user experience. They even have customized slicer software to take some of the guesswork out of preparing prints.

A cheap printer though can get you started, but I wouldn't spend time repairing a cheap one or troubleshooting it if the fundamentals aren't decent.