Quefrency65-plates and high profile case

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# Quefrency65\r\n\r\n## Plates and high profile case\r\n\r\nQuefrency65 is a 65% split staggered mechanical keyboard from Keebio: it offers a minimal *sandwich* case with a nice high profile design. This project allows you to build a Quefrency65 with a high profile case, as well as obtain the design of top and bottom plates and middle layers that have been modified for better building.\r\n\r\nI built this keyboard thanks to my mentor Luca Ridarelli, who designed the plates and checked all my designs. Without Luca, I wouldn't have built this nice keyboard.\r\n\r\n## Original design\r\n\r\nKeebio provides the original middle layer design on GitHub: https://github.com/keebio/quefrency-case.\r\n\r\nWhen building a first prototype with Luca, we realized that the tolerance of the original middle layers was too tight. In particular, the pro micro boards must be soldered after the 3D printed layers are put in place, making them difficult to remove without desoldering the pro micro. As a result, we slightly modified the middle layers and designed other parts.\r\n\r\n## Plates\r\n\r\nLuca designed the top and bottom plates in stainless steel with a thickness of 1.5mm: he managed to laser-cut our prototypes, achieving an astonishing result.\r\n\r\n## High profile case, the BROKEN WING case\r\n\r\nI designed an airfoil profile-inspired high profile case that resembles a *wing* in split configuration. It seems broken, and I attribute this idea to Luca.\r\n\r\n## Parts to print\r\n\r\nYou will need:\r\n\r\n* 2 top plates;\r\n* 2 bottom plates;\r\n* 2 middle layers;\r\n* 2 high profile cases;\r\n\r\nWe realized our top and bottom plates in stainless steel, but you can obviously print them. For these two parts, we provide both STL and DXF files.\r\n\r\n## TODO\r\n\r\n* Add an angle of inclination to the high profile case;\r\n* Print the high profile case in Wood to improve the wing's mimicry;\r\n* Complete the design of the wrist rest that will mimic the aileron of the wing and print it; \r\n\r\n## Notes on the prototypes\r\n\r\nThe *black* prototype shown in the video was realized by Luca, who used a beautiful GMK set, the **monochrome**, and stock Gateron yellow switches. His middle layer was made with Mat Black PLA from 3DColors.\r\n\r\nMy **broken wing** prototype is made of waste yellow PLA only for testing, and I used the GMK **chocolatier** with Gateron green switches.