strap in! i spent a lot of time in this session locked in!
so, i first started by downloading the 3d model of the (old) pcb from kicad so i could insert into a new onshape project
i then went on grabcad and found a 3d model of a 128x160 lcd that i could find easily on aliexpress and i found this!
but i was unsure of the clearance between the screen and switches - and i found out that the switches clipped the display.
so i spent some time on kicad removing one of the switches on each side so now theres 18 macro keys instead of 20!
so, once that was fixed - i made a plate to house the keys and display!
and then after i put everything into place in the main assembly, i designed a case around the plate. (note. the big mounting holes are for m4 inserts to hold the pcb and plate in place)
and then, i got a cherry mx switch model from grabcad, bolts from onshape’s content library, and put everything together in the main assembly - and it looked like this. ugly right?
so i changed the colours up a bit and added cherry profile keycaps i found on grabcad and voila, the final product!

entry time - 2 hours 56 minutes
total time - 5 hours 21 minutes