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SingleLet9540 t1_j6gh3ok wrote

Lego says thank you for helping me discover a new area of business

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6gifjh wrote

Oh man you’re right. There has to be a market for real LEGO brick sets that are compatible with this keyboard. I totally want to spend more time and come up with different designs. So much fun haha.

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Un1queUs3rN4m3 t1_j6ja0wx wrote

Since you know the size of it, try designing something using brick link’s stud.io program. It’s relatively easy to use. And you can let your imagination go wild.

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Hootinnanny87 t1_j6fxoz8 wrote

Tell your kids to bring the legos to my house, this looks sweet! I wish I was anywhere near this creative! Also! Did you put an angle on? I can’t figure out how to make this not flat for typing.

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awolkriblo t1_j6gbzte wrote

I stuck the little feet that come with IKEA drawer sets on mine lol

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6gjf8v wrote

Yeah I need to add rubber feet still so it won’t slide around on my desk. LEGO makes rubber feet now. I’ve encountered them on the Optimus Prime LEGO set. Might try and get some of those to keep it purely LEGO haha.

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hunter5226 t1_j6h15ba wrote

Depending on your taste the Lego bonsai tree also has some subber feet. It's a stationary holder for a smaller rubber wheel size that stands off a a totwof about a brick.

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6h821h wrote

Oh nice. Guess this gives me a reason to open a bonsai set. Thank you for the recommendation.

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6fyfsg wrote

Haha thank you! I love how it turned out. And it was just some quality time spent sifting through the mountain of LEGO with the kids.

I did put an angle on it. I replaced the large flat plates with ones that you can add bricks to the bottom. Then added a row of bricks to the bottom of the rear edge. Might work on a wrist rest next.

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Hootinnanny87 t1_j6fyrv2 wrote

That’s what I was thinking. Do they only make those is 8x16? I feel like that was the biggest plate I could find that could mate bricks from under. I’ve also seen people put a slight angle by adding bricks and putting the board on an angle. I’m a little more afraid of that because I could see myself bending or cracking it.

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6g36aq wrote

I used five 8x16 plates for the bottom. It got the job done. With the original kit I got a good angle using different size rubber feet.

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Hootinnanny87 t1_j6g5tlo wrote

That’s exactly what I was considering doing. Now I need to buy 5 plates….

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undesputed t1_j6gl389 wrote

I couldn't find anywhere that sells the part new, so I just ordered some used ones from eBay. I didn't get them yet, and I hope the color isn't too yellowed.

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phlooo t1_j6hdn84 wrote

Just swap out the bottom plate with full plates and stick some angled bricks...

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olderbutcromulent t1_j6ggp6s wrote

This turned out great, well done! I really like the random caution block below the space bar.

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6gj2cj wrote

Thanks! I’m so happy with it haha. I set that caution LEGO piece aside when searching for pieces and wasn’t sure if I wanted to use it initially. My daughter helped me finish up and she used it so I decided to keep it cause it was really the cherry on top of the randomness sundae.

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ehside t1_j6gkh80 wrote

Love it! That’s a really great color combo

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6gkyb6 wrote

Thank you! I did focus a bit on making sure two pieces of the same color were not placed adjacent to each other and tried to not use brown, black, or gray pieces.

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House_Goat t1_j6gmgpx wrote

Totally ready for a resin pour~!

Seriously though, it looks pretty awesome :)

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6gnwkw wrote

I’m fairly new to the keyboard hobby so I’m not sure what a resin pour is haha.

Thank you for the compliment!

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CGisabigboy t1_j6gksvz wrote

lego is really good at everything except expensive

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6gljom wrote

Oh yeah totally. I watched a video where someone ordered all the LEGO pieces and it came out to $100 for just the bricks. I was gonna be lazy at first and do the same but decided to save money instead. I think it looks way better like this than if I would have bought pieces cause of all the colors. And it was a great time hanging out with my kids.

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lilbigwill204 t1_j6h2hys wrote

I've gotten information that they're working on an ISO set. Can't wait honestly, this looks so cool.

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codexcdm t1_j6i1npg wrote

Need colorful keys to go with this, now.

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6ize7m wrote

I ordered some transparent keycaps to see if the rgb can take care of that. Hope it turns out well.

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Yoosulis t1_j6hgglz wrote

My man that’s A LOT of Lego :0

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dedman1477 t1_j6hk48m wrote

This is the way that the Adam should look! Great work, my friend!

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crdavis t1_j6i4wer wrote

That pile of legos cost more than any keyboard

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Thatsabigpanda t1_j6ib6wh wrote

Cool looking board!!!! but my feet are crying thinking about stepping on a stray from that pile in the background.

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6iz6zq wrote

“No feet were harmed in the making of this board.”

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Matthiass t1_j6jvys8 wrote

Nice board, what are those keycaps?

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6jy5zz wrote

Thanks! These keycaps are called Keycap OEM. They came with the Kit Adam.

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Fightmilk87 t1_j6ie4qj wrote

Wow, this looks very cool!

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Fatefire t1_j6ipyzv wrote

I love it ….

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Dragoon_213 t1_j6irc4a wrote

Love it! Does anyone have an online copy of the instruction manual or a list of the pieces needed to build it as I would like to buy the pieces in different colours?

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6iyr0l wrote

https://youtu.be/oJJ4sscT7sY

This guy has the pieces listed in his video description. I made some modifications due to availability of pieces in my pile. DM me and when I find time I can scan the instructions for you.

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Dragoon_213 t1_j6lz1ig wrote

Thank you so much! I think I found an open source copy online. Have a fantastic day :)

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BabaDopamine OP t1_j6oq1sr wrote

No problem! That’s great. I hope you do as well.

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longwave t1_j6j1xvb wrote

As a keyboard fan: Dig the caps

As a LEGO collector: that unsorted pile stresses me out 😅

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KazuTr4sh t1_j6ljt7q wrote

"wanna put cherry mx blues on it?"

wanna watch your brother open all the xmas presents?

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