I 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:
The Cuttle Generation
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 it easy to understand the composition.
Design parameters
To fit the variety of keyboards I have, I created a parameterized design with 4 or 6 parts:
A back plate , which mounts to the wall
, which mounts to the wall A bottom plate , which provides horizontal stability for the fins
, which provides horizontal stability for the fins Two outer fins , which hold the keyboard
, which hold the keyboard Optionally, two inner fins, which hold the inner edges of a split keyboard
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