3d printed gamepad with keyswitches

[Ratatootie]

Hi, im thinking of making a small gamepad, would this design work well? (im gonna add a simple base attached with M3 bolts but i havnt modeled it yet)   

[Ratatootie]

5 minutes ago, James Evens said:

Do a small simulation in fusion. Load with like 1N on one of the keys closest to the middle.

ill be honest here and say idfk how to do sims and stuff, i made this in onshape and kinda suck at cad.

[HanZie82]

It does look nice.
I would indeed make sure that you cant press down the plastic next to the keys.
(As in make little edge in the middle so it cannot flex as much.)

And for the 6 most right keys, maybe make something so its easier to keep them apart. So you know blindly what key is where.
 

Just now, Ratatootie said:

ill be honest here and say idfk how to do sims and stuff, i made this in onshape and kinda suck at cad.

What you dont know, you can always learn.
Its fun.

Goodluck with the project, and keep us updated, we all nurds here, we like this kind of stuff.

[Ratatootie]

Just now, Ratatootie said:

ill be honest here and say idfk how to do sims and stuff, i made this in onshape and kinda suck at cad.

heres the base if u want 

[Ratatootie]

1 minute ago, HanZie82 said:

It does look nice.
I would indeed make sure that you cant press down the plastic next to the keys.
(As in make little edge in the middle so it cannot flex as much.)

And for the 6 most right keys, maybe make something so its easier to keep them apart. So you know blindly what key is where.
 

What you dont know, you can always learn.
Its fun.

Goodluck with the project, and keep us updated, we all nurds here, we like this kind of stuff.

thx for the support, sure will

[minibois]

Reminds me of this project: 

Looking forward to see what you make