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Humla laptop adapter
A laptop adapter plate for the Wee Humla by u/Lenbok.
Published January 28, 2023
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Fellow redditor Lenbok published a 3D-printed bottom plate/case to lock a Humla in place:
Just whipped up a bumper case this weekend with a bottom that is customized for my laptop to let it sit in place over the existing keyboard without activating any of the buttons and keeping it essentially locked in place – Lenbok.
As commenters pointed out, many laptops use the keyboard for heat exhaust, so make sure it doesn't overheat while you're using such a setup.
Resources
STLs and the OpenSCAD code are available in the author's github repo.
Essentially all you need to do to adapt for a different laptop is to create a KLE layout for the laptop and suck that json in as described in the README in my repo) – Lenbok.
Published on Sat 28th Jan 2023. Featured in KBD #112 (source).
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