Mechanical Keyboards

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My home office setup:

Planck v7 board

Drop + Matt30 MT3 Susuwatari keycaps

Gazzew U4T switches

Pimoroni Keybow Mini (with kiwi to control smart-devices)

Handmade leather wrist rest for ergonomics

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[–] AmazingMenzif@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I really like the wrist rest actually. What did you use for filling? Also did you need special needle and thread?

[–] dap@lemmy.onlylans.io 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you! It was my very first leather project.

For filling I used poly-pellets, they're little plastic pellets used for stuffing bean-bags and to add weight to stuffed animals. I didn't stuff it to the brim, but left some room so I could squish the rest to fit my wrists nicely.

There are specific leather needles that are a bit larger than normal needles to accommodate the thicker material and thread. I picked up a set at my local Michael's for like $5.

For the thread, I used this which is a waxed leather thread that I liked the color of.