About Split Keyboards - Build Guide

Bottom plates

Let's finish the case using the bottom plates.

Covers

Whether you use a module or not, covers complete the case.

Keycaps

Almost there - let's add the keycaps!

Parts needed

You will need the keyboard, a bottom plate, some screws, bump-ons and a flat head screwdriver.

The keyboard, a bottom plate, some screws, bump-ons and a flat head screwdriver.

Removing the protective film.

Remove the protective plastic from the acrylic bottom plate

Warning: There is protective plastic on both sides of the bottom plate.

Removing the plastic protective from the acrylic bottom plate.

Removing the plastic protective from the other side of the acrylic bottom plate.

Installing the bottom plate

Start by aligning the bottom plate with the keyboard.

Aligning the bottom plate.

Now screw in all the screws.

Screwing in the screws.

Adding the bump-ons

Your kit will include 12 bump-ons. This means that you will have 6 bump-ons per side. Positioning of these bump-ons is up to the user but we recommend adding one to each corner.

Adding the bump-ons.

You've successfully installed the bottom plate!

Finished bottom plate.

Info: On one of the sides the KB logo on the bottom plate is upside down. This is intentional as we do not differentiate between the left and right side for our case parts.

Flipped KB logo.

Covers

Whether you use a module or not, covers complete the case.

Keycaps

Almost there - let's add the keycaps!

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