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- Kailh PG1316 keycaps are shit - After some testing, you can see how Cherry switches perform with PS12S-HP Nylon ULP keycaps compared to the official PG1316 caps — the difference in sound and feel is HUGE.

- The material is also pretty decent. In the second pic, you can see the ULP keycaps in black PS12S-HP Nylon. The home-row caps have this strange circle-like stain, while the top and bottom ones are perfectly smooth, which is kinda weird. The top one is JLC Black and looks / feels pretty bad. I’m waiting for some more stuff from JLC (this hobby is killing me lol), including additional keycaps in Grayish White, so I’ll be able to show you more soon.

- Still waiting for some stuff like magnets, screws, spare batteries, and a few optional parts, so I need a few more days/weeks before I have the complete builds ready — but I’ll probably put together one test build earlier.

- The quality of u/unspecified-work cases and PCBs is AMAZING. They look coolio in both silver and black, are pretty cheap considering JLC CNC prices, and feel super solid.

- I know I put the PCB in the wrong way around in some pics — I just did it to check the fit, and both sides fit PERFECTLY.

After using a Corne for over a year, I recently switched to a TOTEM and started experimenting more seriously with HMRs.

I realized that once I got comfortable with HMRs and layers, I barely use any of the TOTEM-specific extra keys. That got me interested in trying smaller 34-key boards — I'm already planning to build a Crab Broom, and I'd really like to build an Urchin as well.

The only problem is the case. A metal case is pretty much essential for me, and something similar to the Coral Case, but machined from aluminum, would be absolutely perfect.

Has anyone seen an aluminum/CNC case for the Urchin?

Alternatively, is anyone here able to help adapt one of the existing Urchin case designs for CNC machining? I'd also be perfectly happy to have it manufactured myself through PCBWay/JLC if someone could help make the design CNC-friendly.

I'm not looking for anything fancy — basically the Coral Case geometry in aluminum would be my dream Urchin build.

Any leads, existing designs, or people willing to help with the CAD would be greatly appreciated!