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Homemade key socket cover

A homemade key socket cover open-sourced by u/qubist1.

KBD.news
Published April 25, 2022

Fellow Redditor qubist1 uses a ZSA Moonlander which he finds a great keyboard, "made greater by its customizability". After typing on it for a few months, however, he has noticed a number of unused keys and wanted to remove them in a graceful way.

ZSA sells the "Zip Kit" for $60 so I designed and 3D printed the part instead. Took a few hours and cents worth of plastic.

These covers snap into place over the holes, hold pretty secure, and can be pried off "with a little finesse".

STL/STEP/F3D: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5364986

Published on Mon 25th Apr 2022. Featured in KBD #75 (source).

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