Little update, working on a replacement keyboard for the Elk, think i have figured out a replacement solution for current Elks and new Elks, uses a single PCB which will pick up on the current mounting holes and some additional ones i will add to the case, may need a reinforcement backing plate to improve stiffness, also may need to go to a thicker PCB for additional stiffness, currently 1.6mm.
Below is a 3D print of the PCB, shame we cant 3D print PCB's at home yet... need to move the shift/retun keys to centralise them better, but not bad for a first go, using Gateron switches to test it out and the Z heights of switch and keys works out perfectly. Space bar may become a issue to source the Elk length and the shift/return keys size need to figure out a source of, and maybe look at RGB keyboard lighting too....
Below is a 3D print of the PCB, shame we cant 3D print PCB's at home yet... need to move the shift/retun keys to centralise them better, but not bad for a first go, using Gateron switches to test it out and the Z heights of switch and keys works out perfectly. Space bar may become a issue to source the Elk length and the shift/return keys size need to figure out a source of, and maybe look at RGB keyboard lighting too....
Statistics: Posted by mark71 — Fri Jan 24, 2025 7:09 pm