[Grassroots-l] unprinted keyboard

[Yama Ploskonka]

You are right!

about $1.50 compared to $0.15.  Actually handling and curing for silk 
screen costs more than the ink itself.

This means a customized XO, any language, would cost $1.50 more (one 
dollar fifty cents), by the unit, or $0.15 more by the 1.000.

Of course these are ballpark numbers.

I don't think people would mind that added cost, even if it were 5 times 
as much?  Even the Dvorak enthusiasts could get their way!


Seth Woodworth wrote:
> The cost for time on a laser cuter HAS to several multiples of what it
> would take to silkscreen a printed layer.
> 
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Yama Ploskonka <yama at netoso.com> wrote:
>> I think it's a great idea.  Now that I have a broken keyboard on hand
>> (from repairing another user in Austin's machine) I might send it to
>> people I know that have a laser engraver, and see for a fact if that is
>> an option.  I am sure it is, but honest opinion requires proof :-)
>>
>> Just in case, the concept is to engrave on keys that have been coated
>> with black epoxy enamel, so the simpler result would be in negative,
>> though normal positive is possible also (more machine time needed,
>> though, not worth it I think)
>>
>> And yes, once the design is in the computer, the CNC laser would do
>> whatever design, even just one at a time...
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_engraving
>>
>>
>> Holger Levsen wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> today we (=OLPC Germany) talked about the idea of an XO without a keyboard
>>> layout again. Would that be possible to manufacture?
>>>
>>> We are researching print options (print after build) now...
>>>
>>> Because this would be an solution for many many localized keyboards: german,
>>> french, polish, whatever :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> regards,
>>>       Holger
>>>
>>>
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