JRufer

JRufer OP t1_j9f3b8j wrote

I'm a southpaw PC gamer, so I use my right hand for keyboard controls. This is a layout I set up in VIA that mimics the left side of a standard keyboard so that I have standard WASD controls and right to left layout for the rest of the keys. This minimizes the number of keys I need to rebind in every PC game, before I can play.

It also gives me a nice thumb cluster of custom keys that I can easily access, as well as one column of keys to the right of WASD, for my pinky to easily hit. Those are just easy to rebind as well.

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JRufer OP t1_j9dvteb wrote

I had to make it myself. If you search Amazon for "Othmaro White pom plastic sheet" you can order a sheet of 5 mm * 200 mm * 200 mm. I used a belt sander to whittle it down to roughly 2 mm thick. Then the steel plate was my template. I used a fine tip soldering iron to carefully cut the sheet. It took a lot of time and sanding to get it to size. It was a huge pain. In hindsight, I should have used a laser cutter, but I didn't have access to one at the time.

As for the case, yes, that is the aluminum case. I color matched the Swift65 as best I could and airbrushed the entire thing with a metallic paint and then a few layers of clear coat. It isn't perfect, but it is close enough that under normal light they look nearly identical.

I'm really proud of how it all turned out. I ordered the GMK Dracula v2 set and when it comes in I will use it on the Swift so they both match key sets as well.

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