Scissor Switch Arm / Bracket

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I recently purchased one of these Gyration keyboards when I carelessly dropped it on concrete and lost a support arm from 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 my luck was over, but then I realized I could try printing it on my 3D printer instead! It took some time and effort to scale everything correctly, but I managed to print something that fit perfectly into the old arm's place. Note that this thing is extremely small. I've attached a picture of it next to a small USB LED stick light to give you an idea of how tiny it really is. I'm not sure how universal this switch is, as I know there are various styles of scissor switches for keyboards. Because of that, I've included a SKP file so you can tweak it as necessary before printing. Since the model is very small, Sketchup didn't like trying to make fine adjustments when extruding faces. So, I scaled it up 10 times its actual size (converting mm to cm) to be able to fine-tune the sizes of things. If you modify the SKP file, keep this in mind and scale it down to 1/10th its original size before exporting and printing! Enjoy your print and happy printing! Printer: Monoprice Select Mini Rafts: No Supports: No Notes: This thing prints incredibly quickly! I think it only took about 2 minutes or less to print, so it was quick and easy to make modifications and test the changes. My printer has a .4mm nozzle, and I printed with a 1.2mm border, which filled everything in on the entire model. As such, you don't need to mess with infill percentage at all, since 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 use as small a layer height as possible to keep the quality high.