I have a few more photos of the Heart switch, and I figured Valentine’s Day is as good a time as any to share them.
A basic one from an earlier set to get started:
Stem halves:
Just the bottom:
Cardioectomy:
If you look close, you might be able to see the tooling area where different shapes could conceivably be used.
It really catches the light:
It’s also very wee:
Banana for scale:
Reassembled, sans heart:
If you really wanted to, it’s possible to fill that little heart-shaped void with some other material and in another color. Be warned, it would be a very delicate and time consuming process.
Might make a fun Tae Keyboards or Hamaji Neo video, though…
This switch and its tooling seem like they may have been fairly expensive to develop, and certainly expensive to assemble and QC with the higher part count - and given that they perform well in addition to looking cool, I’d be surprised if we don’t see future variations on these.
Whatever you’re doing today, don’t forget to save a little for yourself - and of course, take a moment to give some to a keeb near you.
Happy Monday, and have a good one!