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Offline Jixr

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should I cut the plate?
« on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 12:40:46 »
Hi everyone!

so I have an idea... and i'm not sure if its a good one or not.


My PCB supports the layout for a single unit backspace key + another key, but my plate doesn't.


Cutting along the lines showed should leave spaces for the two switches.

( and then just use pcb mounted switches on those two keys )

Basically my layout will be this, but I really don't have a good function key.
( bottom right keys are dedicated arrows keys )

Good idea? or bad?
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 12:42:49 »
I feel like this is a really bad idea.

I don't think it'll affect functionality at all but...
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 13:40:11 »
Is that plate aluminium? Then expanding the hole wouldn't be so difficult, and the result would look better - I have done that.
Reassemble a hacksaw with the blade inside the hole you want to cut inside. You can also mount the blade backwards. But use a hacksaw only for rough cuts. Do the fine stuff with files and use calipers or a ruler to check that you leave the right thickness behind.

Or if that sounds too difficult, at least do the horizontal cut higher up. Again: only rough work with hacksaw, finish up with files.
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 15:14:09 »
Its stainless steel, and I have a dremel with a cutting wheel that I would use.
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 16:57:30 »
Quote from: Jixr on Sun, 16 November 2014, 15:14:09
Its stainless steel, and I have a dremel with a cutting wheel that I would use.

This is gonna be really really tough (and probably look ugly unless you finish with files). I think I would recommend just using PCB mount in that eagle or using a different (universal) plate instead.

But it would probably work, yeah.
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 17:41:25 »
Would the switches be disorientated ? (i.e the right side will be lower by a little bit)
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 16 November 2014, 17:42:15 »
Stainless can be hard to work with. It will also discolor from the heat of cutting with power tools.
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 19 November 2014, 18:09:50 »
I recommend just not using the plate at all. PCB mount switch FTW!
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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 19 November 2014, 18:16:15 »
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Wed, 19 November 2014, 18:09:50
I recommend just not using the plate at all. PCB mount switch FTW!
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Offline Jixr

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Re: should I cut the plate?
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 19 November 2014, 19:25:08 »
Thought about that but I don't have enough PCB mount switches :P

I ended up just not cutting it and using my \ key as a fn key, it works out well enough.
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