Angling the sharp front

Now we’ll put these sharps aside and turn our attention to the sharp keysticks that will have sharps glued to their top surfaces. We have to angle the bottom-front of each sharp key about 45 degrees. This is mostly for cosmetic reasons – we don’t want to see the actual sharp keystick when we look at the keyboard from the front. It should look like the sharp is floating on top of the key with no support from underneath. The angled cut accomplishes this. Another reason for this cut is weight reduction. The photo shows a sharp key stick being guided by the 45 degree fence on a shop made jig. Push the key into the disc until the entire front edge has been chamfered.