Hi all,

I’m planning to build a DIY keyboard using mechanical switches. Well, let’s call it a videogame controller, not off topic, please read on. Maybe “normal” (Cherry, Kailh, Gateron) MX, or (Kailh) low profile choc switches, it’ll depend on the answers I get, because I have zero experience with this stuff.

I know MX switches clip into 1.5mm thick alu plates (14x14mm).
And I also heard that for 3mm acrylic switches might mount but might pop out - consider this is a fighting game controller, one smash it a lot harder than a regular keyboard. But thinner than 3mm is to fragile.

What’s about 1.5mm polycabronate? Will that hold as it’s a lot stronger than acrylic? Can the switches be pulled and replaced multiple times like they would with alu?

And (Kailh, Gateron) low profile switches? Are they even clip in (again: alu vs. pc vs. acrylic), or must be pcb mounted?

Simple example:

https://github.com/HTangl/BudgeTangl

thanks a lot!