Hi all, first post here. I’d usually head over to r/OLKB but… ya know.

I bought the 1UpKeyboard Pi50 PCB when it came out. It’s a raspi powered preonic kind of board but I’m not a fan of the laser cut acrylic case they were punting. I’ve made a steel sandwich case for my Iris keyboard and it worked out okay’ish. A little rust and I screwed up the screw hole so they’re not all aligned.

I’ve got a quote from laserboost and it;ll be around $120 for a single case from them. It drops to $90 per unit for 2+ and $70 for 10+. The Iris case cost me about $40 for a single unit from a fab shop in my old town but unfortunately I moved to the USA and can’t access them anymore. Does the laserboost pricing seem a little high to anyone else or is this standard? Does anyone have any suggestions for other service providers?

  • dabe@programming.devEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Back when I was desiging my own parts, I landed on ponoko and sendcutsend for having the best pricing and quality.

    Also, smart move with the Iris. I love the layout but having metal parts would make a huge difference.

  • RobotDeathSquad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Laserboost is definitely one of the more expensive options, but they are convenient. Ponoko is good and typically cheaper. If you live in a large city, there’s for sure someone local that will do it for much cheaper than any of the online places, but it takes some leg work.