02-10-2019, 02:14 PM
Which X/Y option do you plan to build? That's one area that people have opinions on, and the new "soft" versions are still in development (as far as documentation and such).
If you are doing the long clicky X/Y buttons, then my #1 suggestion is to mark, eyeball the marks, and drill a small hole. Then go through an iterative process of drilling slightly larger and making sure the button shafts are centered well. If not, widen the hole in the proper direction and keep repeating this until the hole is perfectly sized for the caps. If the long button shafts aren't centered, when you put the cap on, the button will sit at an angle and then it won't actuate properly.
The rest of the shell modifications are a bit similar. To make them look nice, it's important to be patient doing an iterative process of cut, fit, feel, look, cut some more. Doing the build for the first time, you will definitely need to test the PCB in the shell, see what's hitting or not fitting well, and then shave just a bit more if you want it to come out nicely.
Many of the cuts are internal, and they don't matter quite as much. The ones that are external are much more important if you care about the aesthetics of the final product.
Watch a few videos, even if you just skip around. It'll give you a better idea of what different builders do differently (like dremel, xacto, file, etc.).
If you are doing the long clicky X/Y buttons, then my #1 suggestion is to mark, eyeball the marks, and drill a small hole. Then go through an iterative process of drilling slightly larger and making sure the button shafts are centered well. If not, widen the hole in the proper direction and keep repeating this until the hole is perfectly sized for the caps. If the long button shafts aren't centered, when you put the cap on, the button will sit at an angle and then it won't actuate properly.
The rest of the shell modifications are a bit similar. To make them look nice, it's important to be patient doing an iterative process of cut, fit, feel, look, cut some more. Doing the build for the first time, you will definitely need to test the PCB in the shell, see what's hitting or not fitting well, and then shave just a bit more if you want it to come out nicely.
Many of the cuts are internal, and they don't matter quite as much. The ones that are external are much more important if you care about the aesthetics of the final product.
Watch a few videos, even if you just skip around. It'll give you a better idea of what different builders do differently (like dremel, xacto, file, etc.).
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