Scissor Switch Arm / Bracket

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I had JUST bought one of these Gyration keyboards, when I accidentally dropped it on concrete and lost a support arm on one of the keys: https://www.amazon.com/Gyration-Wireless-Keyboard-Compact-GYAM-CSKB-NA/dp/B00FBCGHJA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491869425&sr=8-1&keywords=gyration+keyboard I thought I was out of luck, when I realized I could try to print it on my 3D printer instead! It was a bit tedious, but I managed to scale everything correctly and print something that fit perfectly into where the old one used to be. Keep in mind that this thing is TINY! I've attached a picture of it next to a small USB LED stick light, to give you an idea of how tiny it is. I don't know how universal this switch is, as I know there are a number of different styles of scissor switches for keyboards. Because of that, I attached a SKP file along with it for you to tweak as necessary before making your print. Since the model is so small, Sketchup didn't like trying to make very fine adjustments when extruding faces. So, I scaled it to be 10x bigger than it actually was (converting mm to cm) so that I could actually fine-tune the sizes of things. As such, if you make modifications to the SKP file, keep that in mind, and make sure you scale it down to 1/10 the size before exporting and printing! Enjoy, and happy printing! Print Settings Printer: Monoprice Select Mini Rafts: No Supports: No Notes: This things prints QUICK! I think it only took about 2 minutes tops to print, so it was quick and easy to modify a bit, and print the changes for a quick test. My printer has a .4mm nozzle, and I printed with a 1.2mm border, which for the most part filled everything in on the entire model. As such, you really don't need to mess with the infill percentage any, since for the most part it'll end up printing at 100% infill anyway. I also used a .0875 layer height, as it meshed well with my printer. Keep in mind the small size of the model itself, so you'll want to use as small of a layer height as you can, to keep the quality as high as possible.