Creating Custom Laser-Cut Keyboard Holders for Mechanical Keyboard Collection
By
hannahilea
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The author documents their journey creating custom laser-cut keyboard holders to store and display their mechanical keyboard collection. Starting with inspiration from existing holders, they learned CAD software and laser cutting to design and prototype holders using Cuttle, a JavaScript-based design tool. The article focuses on the design process, prototyping iterations, and the practical solution for organizing multiple keyboards.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledI have a collection of mechanical keyboards. Since I'm only using one keyboard at a time, I wanted a way to store and display the rest.
I was inspired by some laser-cut holders which we've had for many years.
After wrapping up my clock project, I got trained up on the library's laser cutter and some CAD software, and made these.
I started designing in Cuttle, under the influence of Hannah. Cuttle proved to be a great tool for prototyping and iterating.
The JavaScript-based syntax was easy to pick up, and the visual editor for the node tree, transformations, etc. made the design process accessible.
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