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Offline lam47

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« on: Fri, 20 February 2009, 17:03:29 »
Hey.
I have made the first prototype ;) of a wood and leather palm rest for the HH or any keyboard.
The cuts on this one are slightly more basic than the retail one as I wanted to keep it quite simple to try a few things out.
If people are interested I might be able to make them to order in any size you need.

The wood here is mahogany. The leather is real and about 2mm thick.
I have only done a quick finish on this one so a sealer coat of shellac and about 8 coats of hand brushed water borne lacquer.

What I normally do when I finish wood is fill the grain with lacquer and get a glass finish with rubbing compounds.

Anyway here are a few pictures.
I have not picked what to use as the feet yet either.
Bellow the rest are some joysticks I have made.

I hit enter by mistake which is why the thread title says and jp, not only did I miss the o in joysticks I hit enter going for BS.

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Offline wheel83

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« Reply #1 on: Fri, 20 February 2009, 23:00:00 »
excellent work as always.  

btw i see nipple !
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Offline FKSSR

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« Reply #2 on: Fri, 20 February 2009, 23:54:07 »
Wow!  Those are incredible!  I don't play fighters, but I need to try and find something I can contract you to build. :)
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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 00:01:04 »
Nice. Good looking stuff.

Where did you get the art for the joysticks from? The dinner party scene is my fav, btw.
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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 04:11:49 »
Quote from: lam47;22287
I hit enter by mistake which is why the thread title says and jp, not only did I miss the o in joysticks I hit enter going for BS.
Lol, Happy Hacking? The first time that happened to me was when I was commenting on an ebay transaction. :D That was when I decided I prefer the traditional backspace layout.

The joysticks are beautiful. I think the first one is my favorite. The black one is :cool:.

Love the wrist rest. What is it what you want to try out? Personally, I'd prefer a matte finish, I think. I hope I have some money left when I'm back from my vacation because I want one. :)
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Offline lam47

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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 04:55:27 »
thanks all.
The art is normally a character from one place then the backgrounds I make or find on the internet.
The ginger girl (who has been censored with a light effect) I drew for a customer.
I like to draw as much as I can but some people already have the art they want.

Like the one with the big Japanese sun he just asked to have ryu on it the do what I liked. So I went for a very bold design and made the sun in photoshop and illustraitor.

With the rests I want to try a different glue and make sure this one holds well.
Also I think the retail one has a another cut into the front.
I would need to see it from the top to be sure.

I can do a mat finish if that's what you like no problem.
a silk finish feels nice too.

Thanks for all the comments.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 08:41:26 »
Very strong work.  Those are fantastic.
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Offline dw_junon

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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 16:07:51 »
Wow, these are superb.  With the admittedly limited scrutiny of my intense staring they continue to appear to absolutely top notch.  Honestly yeah; wow!  Amazing work.

I hope to require some enclosures for electronics sooner rather than later (still just ideas right now, I must admit), so when I have some specifics worked out I'd be delighted to send you details if you'd be interested.
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ARC/Chicony KB-5181 XT/AT blue ALPS? 101 US FCC ID E8H51KKB-5181 • AST ASTKB102 AT capacitive rubber dome 102 UK ISO
Cherry G80-2100 AT black Cherry 126 key German ISO unique • Compaq Enhanced III PS/2 unknown rubber dome 102 UK ISO
Datacomp DFK102ARA03 AT 102 blue ALPS? US/Arabic FCC ID blank, S/N 37880001 • Dell AT102W PS/2 Black ALPS 105 UK ISO x2
Fujitsu KFB4725-102 AT membrane rubber dome with spring 105 UK ISO • Hewlett Packard C1405A AT rubber dome 102 UK ISO
IBM 0989705 XT/AT no LEDs Model M 102 US/Arabic  • IBM 1388076 Industrial AT Model M 102 UK ISO
IBM 1389260 3179/3180 Display Station Model M 122 US 3270 x2 • IBM 1391406 PS/2 Model M 102 UK ISO x2
IBM 1397003 PS/2 Model M "Host Connect" emulator 122 German ISO • IBM 71G4643 PS/2 Model M Quiet Touch "Ouch!    Rubber spring" 102 UK ISO x2
IBM 5640987 3178 Display Station Model C2 capacitive buckling spring 87 key US 3270 • IBM 556-712-01 RT PC rubber dome [same as 2nd PCjr kbd?] 101 US
IBM 6450225 PC/AT capacitive buckling spring 84 key UK PC/AT • Lexmark 8125460 Model M2 102 UK ISO
NMB RT-102 117456-002 AT Hi-Tek black, clicky 102 UK ISO • Olivetti ANK 2462 M24 Personal Computer keyboard 2 clicky Olivetti spring module 102 UK unique
Ortek MCK-142Pro AT white ALPS 142 key UK • Sun 540-1006-03 Type unknown linear(?) keyswitch 2 87 key SunType2
Wang 724 725-3771-UK salmon ALPS 110 key UK Wang724 • Making this list hasn\'t half scared me...
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Offline lam47

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 16:25:44 »
Sure I would be up for making some different things for sure.
The only issue is acquiring the right wood for the job.
I can do more with plexi too if need be.
Just enjoy making things in general!
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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 16:36:07 »
very pretty stuff lammy :)
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Offline Eclairz

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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 17:42:23 »
I just got Street Fighter 4 for my Xbox >_< how much can you do a couple of these for?
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Offline Eclairz

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« Reply #11 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 17:52:08 »
also ever considered combining the xbox keyboard
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360messengerkit/
And building a keyboard onto the arcade stick using lots of cherry MX keyswitches? to create the ultimate wireless keyboard/arcade combo with whatever layout you want ;-).

Although to complete it add a kensington expertmouse and nice cushions under it for complete wireless experience
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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 21 February 2009, 20:43:54 »
those controllers look awesome
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Offline lam47

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« Reply #13 on: Mon, 23 February 2009, 09:02:04 »
Ok I have been using this thing for a few days now and think it could do with a slope towards the front.
Any input on that?
Sandy or iMav you guys are first what do you think?

Laurie.
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