CNC front cover for the hack2you trackpad keyboard (413ZERO)
A modified front-cover STEP with a resized trackpad opening and a riser slot, machined by JLCPCB in hard-anodised 6061 — for owners of lulu's trackpad kit.
What it takes
- Purchase required
- Disassembly
- 3D print
Difficulty 2 of 3 — moderate.
Details
413ZERO measured the hack2you trackpad keyboard kit, edited ClockworkPi's open-source case STEP and had a cover CNC-machined by JLCPCB in 6061 aluminium with a hard-anodised finish rather than filing the stock part; an SLA print of the same file was also tested. Changes: the trackpad hole resized, the ring bump removed for easier machining, and a module slot on the back for the trackpad riser. lululvlv suggested dropping the square-hole stage and shrinking the hole to 95 %.
The STEP (plus a back-cover STEP and a note on back-shell threads) is on GitHub; M4 titanium screws came from Taobao. Pairs with the hack2you trackpad keyboard (Input).
Links
Open at Forum thread- GitHubRepository
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