[Arm-netbook] Future case idea: subnotebook/PDA with QWERTY keyboard

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Joseph Honold <mozzwald at gmail.com> wrote:

> The difficult part (IMO) is creating the rubber/silicone overlay. A prototype could be made by either 3D printing a mold and casting a silicone keypad, or just 3D print the keys in plastic (or some other preferably soft material). Both these methods should work but I don't expect backlight to work well if at all (need translucent material). The labeling of keys might be difficult to achieve with 3d printng.

 easily done with a dual-head 3d filament printer.  there's
clear/translucent PLA and PETG available.  so, not a problem at all.
there is also gel-like material available but it's much harder to work
with and i don't know its durability (personally i wouldn't use it, or
would research it very carefully in advance).

l.