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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8615378

Designed and 3d printed my own custom case for the K8 Pro, since I thought it was too tall and I didn't want a wrist rest.

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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How did you take off the battery? The glue is so strong, I was afraid of puncturing the big lithium battery pouch when I was attempting to take the battery out.

[–] funkyfourier@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I did not, it is still in its original case. In the new case there is a holder for a cylindrical li-ion battery. Have not dared trying it yet, though, but pretty sure it will work.

[–] funkyfourier@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago
[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I can’t believe I never thought of the possibility of being able to print out your own key caps….

Might be time to finally buy one of these fancy schmancy printers

[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I'd go resin for keycaps. I tried it on fdm and while it's doable it didn't produce anything I'd want to daily.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Curious why you didn't just buy one of their low profile keyboards?

[–] funkyfourier@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Have a K3 Pro at work, and I think the K8 Pro feels a lot better, especially with the 3d printed case. Because of the reduced travel I keep bottoming out the keys on the K3 which does not feel like it is good for my hands. Also tried o-rings, but they don't work the same way as on a normal profile keyboard.

The V-series is a lot lower, and if I knew about those from the start I'd most probably just get one of those and skip the bluetooth.