[email protected] wrote: > I would just need to find a thin thing for the metal sheet > replacement.
I think the purpose of the metal sheet is simply to keep the keyboard from falling out. So any material that doesn't break may do the job. Doesn't have to have the elasticity of steel. > Are the details of the keyboard somewhere in the > schematics? Only the electrical connections: http://en.qi-hardware.com/w/images/9/9c/Lb60_schematic.pdf > What are the details on how it is machined? Is anyone > else interested in an alternate keyboard? I'm following your exploits with great interest. I think it will be important to have keyboard-making skills in the future, i.e., to be able to make customized / application-specific variants of the Ya (maybe the Ben, too, although it has that function keys row that gets a little in the way of a clean design.) Those keys would have to be machined "cleanly", so the distinctive DIY look of your designs would be lost. But the mechanical principles you're discovering would still apply. > Secondly, what material might I use to make a face-plate for the > Ben? what is on there now is some type of metal? Do you mean the ~7 x 70 mm strip near the latch ? I think you can just pry this one off. By doing so, you'll deform it such that it won't look good if you try to put it back. But you could then probably glue some plastic sheet with your design imprinted, lasered, etc., to the spot instead. Or maybe try a thin metal sheet (they sell them on rolls - it's probably not too hard to straighten a piece) and engrave/laser/imprint/etch/... - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
