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Offline Darkshado

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DIY Landing Pads
« on: Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:23:08 »
I thought I'd try making my own landing pads, and I think the results turned out pretty great:


Bought an EVA foam sheet at an arts and crafts supply place for the princely sum of 2$ CAD. Had to look around a bit, they were next to the construction paper if that's any help.

I have enough material left for a dozen additional keyboards.

All you need: a ruler, scissors, punch, fine tip marker.

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Re: DIY Landing Pads
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:27:52 »
Interesting. The hole punch holes aren't way too big?
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Offline Darkshado

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Re: DIY Landing Pads
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 08 May 2016, 20:33:31 »
They're slightly larger than the MX stem, as far as I can tell they rest on the switch's top rather than be stuck on the key like o-rings.

The foam is about 2mm thick, key travel reduction, if any, is too small to measure with anything I've got on hand.

The one lingering question I have is durability, and that'll take some more time before I can know for sure.
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Re: DIY Landing Pads
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 08 May 2016, 21:03:06 »
I mean....even if they're not that durable and you have to replace them say once a year, it's still worth doing it DIY for $2. Nice job :D
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Re: DIY Landing Pads
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 08 May 2016, 21:44:30 »
I did this a while back.. I didn't make a post about it, cuz.. I mean.. it seems so straightforward..

It depends on how soft and stretchy your material is though. that changes with the hole size requirement.


Oh look,  seems like they got the exact size we need ...

http://www.amazon.com/McGill-Punchline-Chrome-Purple-MCG53600C/dp/B001E641LS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462762284&sr=8-1&keywords=3%2F16+hole+punch

3/16 inch is just a bit smaller than 5mm.. which is what we need.

We've seen Cherry stem is anywhere from 5mm-5.5mm

The 5.2mm and under stems are Significantly SMOOTHER performing keycap wise.
« Last Edit: Sun, 08 May 2016, 21:53:09 by tp4tissue »
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