How to Make a Thin Keyboard
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his article will tell you how to make an ultra thin keyboard with a few house-hold items and an old keyboard.
STEP BY STEP
STEP
STEP 1
Flip the keyboard over and remove all the screws from the back and pull the keyboard apart.
STEP 2
Inside, there should be a piece of metal with screws. remove the screws.
STEP 3
Under the metal, there will be 3 pieces of clear plastic with circuit boards printed on them along with a normal soldered circuit board. Remove them from the keyboard.
STEP 4
Use duct tape to secure the edges of the plastic circuit boards onto the cardboard, making sure to leave the soldered board hanging over the edge.
STEP 5
Wrap the soldered board in a sandwich bag and cover the bag with duct tape.
STEP 6
Cut 3 strips of cardboard about 1 1/2 long and 3/4 inches wide. duct tape have of each strip to the sandwich bag & half to the cardboard that is attached to the plastic circuit boards.
STEP 7
On the plastic circuit boards, there will be little circles with dots in them. use an existing keyboard to write all the letters & symbols in the right spots.
STEP 8
Wrap the entire thing in the adhesive bookcover.
STEP 9
hook it up to a computer and test it out!!!
TIPS
- You have to press exactly on the circles, or it will not work
- it takes a while to adjust to typing on it
WARNINGS
- Do not spill anything on it. the bookcover helps protect it, but things can still seep through.
- do not bend it or drop it.
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