1 Stainless Steel plates using Lasergist
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4 The Atreus is a great portable ergonomic keyboard. For those who prefer a metal case, the following instructions show you how to build a floating-keys stainless steel Atreus using a switch plate and a bottom plate.
6 Photos: http://imgur.com/gallery/ZaZHV
8 ![Stainless Steel Atreus](http://i.imgur.com/AaAlOPg.jpg)
10 The illustrator files are ready to be submitted as-is to Lasergist to make stainless steel plates (Cherry MX version)
12 Choose the following settings:
13 * Material: **AISI 304 - Shiny**
14 * Thickness: **1.5 mm**
18 * **switch-plate-only.ai**
19 * Overall dimensions: height: 116mm width: 257mm
20 * Path lengths: 3369mm
21 * **base-plate-only.ai**
22 * Overall dimensions: height: 116mm width: 257mm
25 The order comes out to about $95 USD, including shipping.
27 Additionally, you'll need the following hardware:
28 * 8x 14mm long M3 screws, low profile head https://www.mcmaster.com/#93070A071
29 * 8x 8mm long M3 hex nuts https://www.mcmaster.com/#94868A603
30 * 8x M3 small hex nuts https://www.mcmaster.com/#98676A100