So we won't be able to open switches for Backspace, left/right shift and Enter, unless we desolder? :/
It sucks but it's only 4 switches vs all of them with a different plate design.
For those of you that want to have all your switches openable with the plate, get yourself a file. Look at the image of the plate, there's really not much material that would need removing. There's always the chance that you won't keep Cherry plate mount stab compatibility doing this.
Beast, you might ping Litster he's the closest up the food chain still posting that dealt with Phantom proto's.
And here's a picture 
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I do have a dwg of a phantom plate. I'll be using that as a reference on these 4 switches. The red part of your post is why I'm reluctant to change/remove them
So, if I understand this right, you just have to shave off a little where I marked it red?
The space bar switch has the least support, right? (judging from the plate design)
Do you, Beast, feel a difference between space bar switch and any other switch when pressed? If not, why not redesign the plate?
The spacebar is the least supported but that doesn't mean it's weak by any means.
Well, the spot that would need shaving for the best results are the vertical lines to the left and right of the switch. Trim them so that you are widening the switch hole. The only support the switch gets at this point is from the top and bottom edges of the plate hole. I MIGHT be able to figure out how to do this with a pic...
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That's what I was planning to do, but with the switch only being supported by the top, it isn't ideal.
How much material would sanding both sides of the finished plate remove? Not enough to fit costar stabilizers without further sanding right?
The plate is .0625" thick, costar requires .060" +/- .005 thick plate (if I recall correctly). I can ask if he can sand them closer to .060" but it might increase the cost.
