Show us your modular system

[Foxhood]

Do you have a picture of where the rail meets the aluminium panel top? I was going to build a 6u case very similar to your design and I’m curious as to what you did there.

Cheers, it looks stunning.

[Starthief]

A bit of a case rearrange – a flawed compromise between ergonomics and signal flow, but maybe a little more logical than before.

2nd row from the bottom will go to Filter 8, Panharmonium, and then probably a complex oscillator in the fall. I don’t know about the blank on the 3rd row, yet.

[alanza]

I think Cold Mac looks really good next to Maths

[jonsimon]

yeah, it was a very cheap mechanical keyboard alternative to the expensive ones i actually wanted, but i ended up being so happy with it (you can use this wired to teletype and with a quickkey combo use it with a laptop seamlessly) that i stayed with this. its great and really built more like a $200 keyboard that a $40 one…

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[Tnunnery]

Thanks! It was a fun build. Here’s the top. The rear panel is stainless steel and it just fits into the recesses on the rail on the top and bottom.

[eesn]

i found out that having anything permanently plugged in stops me from wanting to play

[dansimco]

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[a773]

Looks ace, might get that one!

So I presume you use it mainly with the teletype, right? Any annoyances in this regard? Will it work backlit and wireless with the teletype?

[P1505]

Did you build from scratch? The metal pieces are lovely.

[jonsimon]

It works only wired with teletype. This keyboard isn’t like the “fake wireless” ones out that have dongles. It’s just Bluetooth normal-style like Apple wireless stuff.

But out of the 2 “wireless” keyboards I tried with tt, both worked (they had usb dongles), so I’m sure others would.

What I do with this one that’s cool tho is I use it wired with the teletype. I can do the quick key combo for Bluetooth on the keyboard (like alt+enter or something), then I’m on my laptop, and I can switch back and forth. So this works well if your teletype is by your computer. Mine isn’t haha. But you could have only one keyboard that way…

[Tnunnery]

Hi. Thanks! The rails are from clicks and clocks, the power is Synthrotek, we designed the stainless steel and then finished and added wood sides. The steel part was designed in CAD to fit the rails and then sent out to be laser drilled and bent to spec. I think it turned out better than I ever expected.

[a773]

Thanks for the info!

So no problems when using it with the TT?

And one last question: is the backlit working without battery (getting power from TT)?

[jonsimon]

Nope no problems using it with teletype. You have to use the fn key to access f1-f7 keys but it doesn’t bother me. Backlight works with or without being plugged in, and it also has like 10+ settings on which style backlight you prefer. (I like always on or off until pressed, then slow light on with a fade out ). The keyboard has an internal battery that charges while plugged into tt and keeps a charge a long time.

[maf]

Homemade Shell Pink 4U 84HP Case!!

[infovore]

this is such a nice size of case. (I’m about 2/3 way through building my own 60HP/4U case, although: mine is pulp-1U size…)

[hermbot]

I really like a 60-72 hp width. I wish there were more “vertical” cases that go 9U (or taller!) in those widths. Someday I’ll score one of those 3-tier Moog cases when I can find one on the cheap.

[ohm]

Very nice. The next DIY case that I make I want to learn how to wrap them like this.

[AlessandroBonino]

it’s really nice. how’s that material called?

[mateo]

That’s Tolex, commonly used on guitar amps and cabinets. It’s classy but not the most durable: i.e. don’t leave it in the sun or near a heat source!

[maf]

@AlessandroBonino @mateo Thanks for the detailed reply