Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard
I travel a lot for work and can't type for long on my laptop keyboard due to RSI. To solve the problem, I 3D printed a platform for my laptop that I can put a mechanical keyboard on top of without pressing the built-in keys: https://imgur.com/a/mfAYQj6 If you like it, let me know, I'll post the CAD file so you can print it yourself! EDIT: file and schematic are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-cB9qJt8CPm76u1VAFvuilYKR_HwshkT?usp=sharing
Laptop mount for your mechanical keyboard launched on April 25, 2022 with 24 votes, #830 of 2,974 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This is a 3D-printed laptop mount that allows users to place a mechanical keyboard on top of their laptop without accidentally pressing the built-in keys. Designed for frequent travelers and people with repetitive strain injury, it elevates and stabilizes an external keyboard above the laptop keyboard. The creator has made the CAD files and schematics available for others to 3D print their own version.
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