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.

  • @[email protected]English
    5•1 year ago

    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.

    • @funkyfourierOPEnglish
      1•1 year 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.

  • @[email protected]English
    3•1 year ago

    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

    • @TwanHEEnglish
      10•1 year 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.

    • @funkyfourierOPEnglish
      1•1 year 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.