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Tether
The Tether is a 3D printed case that allows you to choose between split or unibody and change on the fly. Shared by u/brother_bean.
Published September 28, 2022
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Moosebean aka brother_bean came up with this friction fit unibody case for the Ferris Sweep split keyboard. Designed to fit the Half Swept variant.
I present: The Tether. A 3D printed case that allows you to choose between split or unibody and change on the fly. The first of its kind (I think.)
This first version doesn’t secure the PCB in any way and the case itself isn’t meant to come apart, so it isn’t truly a “convertible case” yet.
I printed my case at .2mm layer height with 15% infill and it works well. Make sure to align the center piece's flat face with the build plate as I have not yet figured out Fusion360 well enough to change this by default. The left and right pieces should be good to go and will just need centered on your build plate – Moosebean.
More photos: https://imgur.com/a/bulo61K/
STLs on Printables.
Published on Wed 28th Sep 2022. Featured in KBD #97 (source).
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