G81-1800H Plate

[MarioGavran]

this is more of a question than an issue, but it could turn out to be an issue.. nevertheless:

I have G81 with ISO layout with 105 keys.. I'm looking at your plate design as I'm planning to make one for my keyboard.. and on the 2nd row from the bottom, I've noticed you have 2.50U LSHIFT, then 10 x 1.00U keys and then 1.50U RSHIFT.. is this correct? On the hole for the LSHIFT, you have grooves for the stabilizers, I guess(I've marked it in red color in image below).

My keyboard has 1.25U LSHIFT, then 11 x 1.00U keys and 1.75U RSHIFT. Now, my LSHIFT doesn't use stabilizers as it's only 1.25U wide, and I have an additional (11th)key next to the LSHIFT, right in the position where that stabilizer for LSHIFT would go(groove marked in red)... will this fit my layout? Will that groove make the hole too large to fit a switch there? Because, as I can see, the hole is in the right place for my 11th key, but it has that groove at the bottom, so I'm afraid the switch I put in that hole will wobble.

Also I noticed, in the bottom row, you have cut out a hole for 3 x 1.00U keys, then the spacebar with all it's stabilizers, then 1 x 1.00U key that also has that groove, and then another big hole for 3 x 1.00U keys .. why is that?

[MarioGavran]

Now I've noticed also that the small ENTER switch, the one next to the numpad, should be rotated clockwise.. like the 'main' ENTER switch is. .. Is this correct ? ..at least on my stock board it is, because the stabilizer slots are built into the MY switch body

[ebastler]

Hi!

and on the 2nd row from the bottom, I've noticed you have 2.50U LSHIFT, then 10 x 1.00U keys and then 1.50U RSHIFT.. is this correct?

Should be 1.25 + 1 / 2.25 (both work with this plane) on the leftmost, and 1.75 on the right.

The plate can accomodate more or less all G80-1800 layouts that existed. Bottom row can be 1-1-1-6-1-1-1-1 or 1.5-1.5-7-1.5-1.5 (or some combination between the two). Left shift can be 1.25-1 or 2.25. Enter can be ISO or ANSI. Yours seems to be a standard ISO layout with all 1u bottom row, that is supported for sure.

Will that groove make the hole too large to fit a switch there? Because, as I can see, the hole is in the right place for my 11th key, but it has that groove at the bottom, so I'm afraid the switch I put in that hole will wobble.

It will not sit as firmly as it could, but that doesn't really matter. The MX G80s are plateless by default (the one I daily at work is, too, I have not built one with a plate), and those switches all sit well enough. If you want to keep your MYs - no idea. I do not know which plate shape they need in the first place, I never owned anything with MY.

Now I've noticed also that the small ENTER switch, the one next to the numpad, should be rotated clockwise.. like the 'main' ENTER switch is. .. Is this correct ? ..at least on my stock board it is, because the stabilizer slots are built into the MY switch body

Sometimes cherry rotated the 90° keys, sometimes they did not. For MX it does not seem to matter much. Might matter with MX Clears, which have strange stems, but for the regular Blacks or pretty much any MX compatible switch either way is alright.

[MarioGavran]

thanks.. I'll probably make some changes to make my board and plate.. we can close this 'issue' if you want