They’re perpetually out of stock but I was lucky enough to grab one a few years ago. It’s THICK, it’s hard to imagine that they cut it, it seems more like it was molded. Anyways, I got this one because I was trying to film creams and snapped two other, thinner acrylic plates in half.
I haven’t seen it before. That is really thick - and the cuts are super smooth - definitely a more consistent surface than those I’d see from the laser. That said, the lasers can cut pretty thick acrylic.
It’s possible they used either a laser or router and then flame-polished the edges, or otherwise used heat to smooth them back out. It’s also possible they used a much better laser than my shop had, more suitable for extra thick plastic.
When we cut stuff that was near the limit of our machine, the top side of the cut would be wider than the bottom because the beam would be less in-focus there.
That one looks super nice! I believe SpaceCat is the guy from https://offtheclack.podbean.com/. I wonder if that is maybe some local business near him hooking him up…
I tried my AliExpress special last night and it did the job, but I wish the switch cutouts were just a hair larger. I really had to push the switch bottom in there to get it to stick.
I’m finding it fascinating to see how different engineers have accomodated for the stock plate/pcb/breakout board. So cool to see the different approaches. @norbauer would you agree?
The TX-660c case (gray) has a slots in the top of the case for the upward bent plate edges. It ends up making the board a sandwich mount. Doesn’t feel all that different from the Norbauer case or the stock case. THe biggest difference is probably the typing angle. I prefer the Heavy 6 angle over the TX-660c. But man, they’re both beautiful. I think these bent plates make it so rigid that the mounting method doesn’t do as much as in MX boards.