The lowest mechanical keyboard? 3D printed
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- I tried to make the lowest mechanical keyboard with standard mechanical switches Cherry MX Red.
Models for 3D printer and FreeCAD files: www.thingivers...
Main parts:
- Keyboard PCB with Cherry MX Red switches (from keyboard Vortex Tab 75)
- PLA filament: White, Black, Grey, Blue, Red, Yellow
Tools:
- 3D printer Creality Ender 3
- Soldering Iron
- Superglue
- Thin glass - BRESSER Blank Slides 1.2 mm thickness
Software:
- FreeCAD
- Ultimaker Cura
This is great! The part where you used glass with a soldering iron to attach the legends kind of blew my mind with how genius that is. I may have to modify my keycap playground so that it can make legends that work with that method (so you can recess them for a smooth surface).
Thank you. Your switches with magnets are very cool.
@@PavloKhmel I had to go look it up. Dang!
Thats crazy..wow. And I have yet to open the videos :) Just saw your Uploads list.
The idea to use the glass to melt the bits together is amazing! makes sense I guess, but really clever! Another nice video, keep them coming man! (oh yeah, good shooting quality, good editing, lighting etc etc, really good production, as the rest of your vids too)
The glass trick is amazing.
So smart.
It would be a pain to design but you could get all the keys flush if you designed the keys with slight indents in them for each letter and symbol.
I also wish lower profile mechanical keyboard options are better. This is amazing! What's most amazing is how you pack so much great content in under 3 minutes. Keep it up!
Wow. You did a wonderful job with this. The heat-fused lettering is great! Very impressed.
Thank you!
This video is criminally under-liked.
That's a very cool project. Melting the label into the key is just genius. We'll done. 👍
nice work! I love how you tell the story as simply as possible
Thanks a lot!
Great 3D prints and idea to put labels....respect!!!
This is a masterpiece, thank you. Now I am considering getting a 3D printer to tinker like this...
This is great! Thank you...
Nice 👍
Detailed video about custom keycap legends will be great.
was looking to create custom labels for keys, this is brilliant!
beautiful|| and now you should do even lower with new low height mx compatible switches (choc v2, reddragon, low profile gateron, etc)... ;)
Nice Build! Genius soldering iron trick
Thanks!
Probably the most beautiful set of 3D printed keycaps Ive seen, if only I had access to cheaper 3D printing services here...
Thank you!
@@PavloKhmel also, there are a ton of artisan 3D printable key caps online, which would make for a great addition to a keyboard like this at the esc key or something
Great Video! I think it would be much appreciated if you made a version 2 that is more 3d printable, make a plate for this maybe? maybe change the PCB compatibility to something cheap, so more people are interested in checking out your video.
I like this idea. I updated the video description with the list of parts, tools, and used software.
Will Outemu low profile switches with CHERRY/DSA caps work on this base? To keep almost the same height, but to get a real caps.
They should be pin to pin compatible with standard switches.
I tried Outemu low-profile switches. I have them in this video ua-cam.com/video/2qzxGP9NStc/v-deo.html
Outemu switches have too thick pins. I'm not able to insert them into the "cherry style" hot-swappable PCB.
@@PavloKhmel it's a shame, good to know it could be incompatible with some hot-swap sockets.
Here is the guy who did a similar mod, switches mostly worked, but he had same issues with sockets too.
Most problematic were stabilizers, which are too tall for them. God knows where to get low-profile compatible stabs. May be they could be clipped.
watch?v=hY-rdurtWWQ
Wouldn't it be easier to print the keycaps right onto the letters? Stick the letters to the printing bed and print out the caps on top of them.
The result with a glued letter to the printing bed could be better. Good idea. But not easier.
Challenge 1: center the letter under the keycap.
Challenge 2: keycap stem will be weaker if it is printed not under angle.
Could you make some freecad tutorials on how you achieved this?
Maybe would be better to print the key caps with the top facing the build plate so that you have a nice flat even textured (or smooth depending on print bed) face on the keys. It’ll also hide the layers when looking too down on it
Yes, it will make a nice face for keycaps. I printed them under angle to make the keycap stem stronger. Stem printed without an angle is easier to break because of horizontal lines.
@@PavloKhmel I suppose you could make them separate pieces and print at different orientation for the stem, and have a slot for the stem to go into (keeping it perfectly centered and perpendicular) then bond the two pieces. OR, print a shell for the actual key cap and stick it on one you have now (but slimmed down a few layer thickness in all directions) so that it fits over the top
Really impressive work
Thank you!
this is amazing, but i am wondering if you could put out an STL to edit, i want to add a numpad to the left hand side, and also add support for wiring instead of PCB.
I uploaded files here: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4978541
short way to say what i got : ART good stuff mate keep going
Thank you!
I’ve been dreaming for case like this. Have you considered create a case for popular hot swappable pcbs? Or even creating a kit? (PCB + case only)
I would buy it off you.
This is super helpful!
Thats pretty nice!
Thanks!
Double shot keycaps
Dye sublimated keycaps
And now...
Glass melt keycaps
will you do 60% version of this? this would look really cool in a wooting 60he, or even anodized aluminum version of your design!
I like this idea
Would you consider selling key caps to your fans?
These are great videos, awesome filmography and editing skills!
I've watched them multiple times and can't wait for the next!
Great music choices too!
Maybe one day. Thank you for the kind words. Now I am focused on the next project.
Imagine doing this with low profile switches
There is a challenge with low-profile switches to find compatible PCB. I tried to get some low-profile switches. I made a video: ua-cam.com/video/2qzxGP9NStc/v-deo.html
@@PavloKhmel that’s actually the reason I used “imagine”. I’ve been following low profile switches for a while now to see if any standards will be established but until now there has been none. Honestly really disappointing considering how much more diverse the enthusiast community could be with them after the dominance of cherry mx since there are more switch designs that would be fun to work with.
There is some reddit groups that would appreciate this keycaps
Maybe the nuphy caps could go a touch lower?
Never mind, they look about the same
I like how nuphy keycaps look. I cannot find technical drawing with sizes for them. But they look about the same.
I love it!
Hi! I think these keycaps will help me with my keyboard design, thanks
are those labels differentiable by fingertips?
Yes and no. It depends on how long I'm melting labels. It is possible to make them differentiable.
Hi! I have a Keychron V1, is there a possibility to make it lower? I would be ok with sacrificing key travel for it. Do all switches which are compatible with the keychron V1 have the same travel length?
It looks like Keychron V1 is for full-size switches. Lower keycaps can help a little bit. But you can achieve more with a lower DIY keyboard case. Or "triangular prism" :) from this video: ua-cam.com/video/jqOXCsz1Bvs/v-deo.html
Great, quality video man. Have you tried any of the Kaihl low profile switches? I use the browns and love them.
Thank you. Yes, I tried several of them. I did a short video about them ua-cam.com/video/2qzxGP9NStc/v-deo.html
ISO ftw! Great project.
Hi. Sorry if it sounds weird, but where are you from?
will this work with any 65% pcb?
I designed it for the one that I had.
using kailh choc switches wouldnt be even better? nice video and project tho, grats
Thank you. Low-profile switches are on my list to try.
Why don't you use cherry low profile switches
I got some low-profile switches. It was unexpected result. I made video: ua-cam.com/video/2qzxGP9NStc/v-deo.html
Have you heard of choc switches? If low is your goal choc is the solution.
Yes, I want to try them. I have found that Low-profile mechanical switches have different pins locations. So: different PCB, different keycaps. PCB from a full-size mechanical keyboard is not compatible.
Did you credit Riskable for the keycap design?
Do you mean the "Riskable 3D Printing" youtube channel in the comments with the cool magnetic switch? Does he have a similar design?
@@RussellNelson I have not tried OpenSCAD yet. Keycap_playground looks very useful. I should use it next time.
Have you thought about trying to make a board using the Kailh Choc switches?
I want to try Low Profile switches. In this project, I wanted to implement the lowest keyboard with full-size switches.
@@PavloKhmel Have you?
I been wanting to try later a very low profile keyboard like (this one: ua-cam.com/video/sVInBOLSqoM/v-deo.html)
@@nocturnalgamer532 Definitely! It sounds so good!
What settings did you use for the labels? Did you use a 0,2 mm nozzle? I have a really hard time getting successful prints on those
I used 0,4 mm nozzle. And I printed multiple copies of the same character. Most of them were difficult to remove from the printing surface. I used only successful prints.
Awesome!
Thanks!
YOU CALL THAT LOW?........ *whips out alienware 510k*
How confortable durable did they end up with the label?
I use this keyboard often. Zero lost labels. Zero broken keycaps. "Comfort" is subjective ... I like the result.
@@PavloKhmel thanks for the reply 😁
is this lower than DSA?
Yes, it is lower. DSA keycap is making a height of 22,6 mm on this keyboard in the bottom row.
@@PavloKhmel damn, you went that far for 2.6mm. Why didn't you buy Kailh choc v2? they are lower than cherry, although a bit more expensive. No idea if they can be used on those pcbs tho
@@alpacamale2909 I'm still learning about low-profile mechanical switches. But as I found: Low-profile mechanical switches are not compatible with anything. And not compatible with each other. For example:
- Kailh Choc v1,
- Kalilh Choc v2,
- Cherry low profile,
- TTC Low-Profile,
- Gateron Low-Profile
- Logitech low profile GL
They have different pins locations. So, different PCB for each low-profile switch. Different keycaps. PCB from a full-size mechanical keyboard is not compatible.
@@PavloKhmel You are correct, that is disappointing since I use,a 40% and there are no pcbs with those pinouts
Looks great! Where can I get the PCB layout for making it, or even for purchase?
I used PCB from the keyboard "Vortex tab 75". I uploaded 3d models to www.thingiverse.com/thing:4978541 . I think it will be easier to modify the case 3d model in FreeCAD to any PCB.
Or just buy a keychron k3 v2