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Title: cutting keyboard questions.
Post by: vintagegamer on May 25, 2011, 02:31:33 pm

I needed to be able to cut down the length of a keyboard in order to fit it into the console area of my Monaco GP cockpit, and I used info from the following link to do it:

http://www.wikihow.com/Cut-the-Number-Pad-off-a-Keyboard (http://www.wikihow.com/Cut-the-Number-Pad-off-a-Keyboard)

I have successfully trimmed down the keyboard so it will fit in the console, but now I am trying my best to fold the trace membranes under the unit so that they will be clear of getting used, and also not broken or damaged at the same time.

I was just wondering if anyone else has done this before, and if so, how they went about bending back the original trace membranes successfully?

I think I'll be able to pull the project off but wanted to hear other feedback on it as well.

Thanks!

Title: Re: cutting keyboard questions.
Post by: lilshawn on May 25, 2011, 11:17:57 pm

i have one nearly identical this in BLACK if your interested

(http://www.atohio.org/MiniKEYBOARD.jpg)

i would only ask for the price of shipping it to you.

Title: Re: cutting keyboard questions.
Post by: vintagegamer on May 26, 2011, 10:59:12 am

Quote from: lilshawn on May 25, 2011, 11:17:57 pm

i have one nearly identical this in BLACK if your interested

(http://www.atohio.org/MiniKEYBOARD.jpg)

i would only ask for the price of shipping it to you.

Thanks for your generous offer, LS- The area where the keyboard is to be located only allows for a board of around 11" in length.  Do you know the size of this keyboard that you have?

VG

Title: Re: cutting keyboard questions.
Post by: lilshawn on May 26, 2011, 11:43:28 am

it is 11 5/8" by 5 3/4" and 1 1/4" high at it's highest point (with the legs folded down)

the model # is ACK-595 if you want to google it up

Title: Re: cutting keyboard questions.
Post by: bkenobi on May 26, 2011, 04:42:59 pm

Other options:
http://www.fentek-ind.com/minikb.htm (http://www.fentek-ind.com/minikb.htm)

Title: Re: cutting keyboard questions.
Post by: milkit on May 30, 2011, 01:46:44 pm

http://www.frys.com/product/6159569?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG (http://www.frys.com/product/6159569?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG)

best purchase ever