Designing a 3D-printed case for the Stenomod
What is the Stenomod? Charley Shattuck's affordable portable steno machine. Available for purchase from the Stenomod Blog for around $200 USD.
It comes on a deck of wood with G20 keycaps. While workable, there are some concerns about the exposed PCB. I'm hoping to offer a 3D-printed case for using the Stenomod in a split configuration.
stenomod.svg is the logo that I made while waiting for my Stenomod to arrive. I'd like to license it as MIT so that anyone can use it for any purpose.
The case is two parts per hand, and should hold the PCB quite snug. The screw holes are just to be passed through with a screw and a bolt, you can put rubber feet on the bottom to avoid standing on the screws. Perhaps someone smarter than me can figure out how to make a design with flush screws, but this was my first from-scratch 3D project so I took the easiest route.
To export the case from the SCAD, there are a few variables near the bottom that let you change between the four parts as well as a preview to see what each hand looks like assembled.
The case is licensed as MIT -- I don't really care what it gets used for (you can sell them if you want.)
In addition to the case, I've also been working on 3D printed steno key caps. These are not specific to the Stenomod, other than the fact that I am developing them with the Stenomod. Users of other matrix-layout keyboards could print and use these keys just as easily.
I used the very helpful Parametric Key Cap key.stl file from rsheldiii to make my steno keycaps. There wasn't much work involved, only adding a custom profile and some lettering!
The license for the key caps is the same as the Parametric Key Cap, CC SA w attribution and non-commercial use.
The license for the repository is MIT, unless otherwise stated (as in the key caps, which carry a more restrictive license due to them being a fork of another project).