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Offline remlap

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New home made Keyboard Roof
« on: Tue, 05 March 2013, 17:58:59 »
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 05 March 2013, 18:03:26 »
Very nice :) melted acrylic?
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Offline remlap

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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 05 March 2013, 18:09:14 »
Yep it is.
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Offline naokira

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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 28 March 2013, 17:33:08 »
thats sick! how did you made one?
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 28 March 2013, 18:48:41 »
Just in case if ever rains inside your room, this is a must :D
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 28 March 2013, 18:57:57 »
That looks pretty slick. I used to use the plastic (thin) film cover that they ship with, but when I picked up the elitekeyboards roof, I decided that looked a lot nicer. A lot easier to clean a flat surface, too.

Curious as to the cost of this, and the equipment needed to melt/bend it? Looks great!
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 28 March 2013, 19:45:20 »
Yeah, I'd really like to know how to do this too.

I just setup a small workstation at home and I noticed my cats are liking it as well. I think a keyboard roof would help protect it from the cat hair, so if anyone has a guide, or tips on how to make one, I'm all ears.  ;D
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 28 March 2013, 19:48:31 »

I suggest you to post a tutorial on making the roof, it will greatly benefit the GH community, and maybe you can also try to sell them here, I may be interested in one for the poker, if the price is reasonable.

Quote from: remlap on Tue, 05 March 2013, 17:58:59
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Offline drdoooom

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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 30 March 2013, 11:04:39 »
This is awesome. Great job. I'd like to see some of these roofs in a nice metal finish too. Maybe something that matches the case.
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 30 March 2013, 14:06:15 »
what kind of keyboard is that?
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 02 June 2013, 05:11:30 »
My home made keyboard roof ;)

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Re: New home made Keyboard Roof
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 03 June 2013, 19:39:45 »
Quote from: naokira on Thu, 28 March 2013, 17:33:08
thats sick! how did you made one?

Quote from: mashby on Thu, 28 March 2013, 19:45:20
Yeah, I'd really like to know how to do this too.

I just setup a small workstation at home and I noticed my cats are liking it as well. I think a keyboard roof would help protect it from the cat hair, so if anyone has a guide, or tips on how to make one, I'm all ears.  ;D

It's really simple, just cut your acrylic to the right size and follow one of these videos.  You'll either need a torch or a heat gun.


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