I had elaborate plans about a fancy cradle to hold my keyboard halves, but then I decided it was not worth the time and effort to draft something precise that would require the laser cutter, two coats of paint, and tiny bolts. I gathered my 2020 extruded aluminum and a scrap polycarbonate sheet. I held the parts to mark holes and created a form to hold the keyboard parts in place, and everything snugged together without laser-cut pieces.
Aluminum, steel, and polycarbonate
The critical thing to remember when constructing a cradle like this is to support the wooden parts from all sides. The cross member on the top is 1/4" polycarbonate, like the bottom, and keeps the keyboard halves snuggly sandwiched. Nothing rattles when I carry it by the handle, which will be crucial when the guitar buttons arrive.
Cradled keyboard
GitHub repo for EWC_Cyberdeck.
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2023-10-02
The critical thing to remember when constructing a cradle like this is to support the wooden parts from all sides. The cross member on the top is 1/4" polycarbonate, like the bottom, and keeps the keyboard halves snuggly sandwiched. Nothing rattles when I carry it by the handle, which will be crucial when the guitar buttons arrive.
GitHub repo for EWC_Cyberdeck.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Completed projects from year 9
Completed projects from year 10
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2023-10-02
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