Boston Case

Story

I immediately was interested in this keyboard when I first saw the IC from Pylon on Geekhack. But the case designed for 3D-printing was not good looking enough and the metal case was too expensive.

During this time I upgrade my 3D-printer to a vCore3 with a 400mm bed, partly because of this keyboard. That is why I took the metal case and removed all unnecessary material and optimised it for printing. I also like keyboards with a lower typing angle, so I made a modified bottom with just 4 degrees.

The original printable case had a nice map of Boston on the underside (printed on an FR4-plate). I liked the idea and wanted it as well. This was a mistake. It took more than 3 full days to find a good source (vector) for the map and edit it in Fusion. The map was so big and detailed that Fusion was extremely slow. Took several minutes of waiting between each step. I nearly lost my mind.

This is now my daily driver at work, great for CAD-work. Thanks Pylon, for this excellent keyboard.

Facts

Topic	Explanation	Link
Case	OpenSource	GitHub
PCB	OpenSource	Boston by Pylon
Mounting	Top Mount, like original
Special Feature	Map of Boston on the Bottom, Lightguide, additional typing angle (4°)
GB	never, just build to order