Milling/casting stepped keycaps
A video by keymacs about milling and casting twin-Alps mount stepped keycaps.
KBD.newsPublished December 20, 2021
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Does anybody like beefy stepped keys? I designed those to replace two adjacent 1U keys – keymacs.
Specs:
- CNC router: Nomad Pro by Carbide 3D
- Material: Smooth Cast 310 & Smooth-Sil 945
- The resin cures for 4 hours in a pressure chamber at 60 PSI.
Published on Mon 20th Dec 2021. Featured in KBD #57 (source).
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