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I met someone building a similar trackpad! He's using a 3D printer to create the housing. https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/113rfhm/orbital_t
by grepLeigh 4y ago
I met someone building a similar trackpad! He's using a 3D printer to create the housing.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/113rfhm/orbital_tiny_trackpad_batch_one_has_shipped/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/113rfhm/...
/r/3DPrinting has a comprehensive guide to getting started with 3D Printing:
https://www.reddit.com/r/3DPrinting/wiki/gettingstarted/ https://www.reddit.com/r/3DPrinting/wiki/gettingstarted/
The designing and iterating of physical components is a learned skill, just like designing and iterating on software becomes easier with experiences. Best way to learn is to just get started, and have tons of fun!
- gattilorenz 4y agoAwesome! As a side note, mounting the trackpad to my keyboard (at work I glued L brackets to a MS Natural keyboard, and plastered the keypad over) worked wonders for my RSI. I’m going to design a holder for my Matias Ergo Pro, eventually.