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DirkMcGirk’s latest project, the Cheese Plate Keyboard, is basically a mechanical keyboard dressed up as a cheese board. Spotted on MakerWorld, this 3D-printed gem turns a regular keyboard into a charcuterie-inspired work of art. Each key looks like a slice of cheese, complete with Swiss-style holes that riff on Rob Meyerson’s Swiss Cheese Mono font.
Designed for ANSI mechanical keyboards, it boasts 104 keycaps, each crafted to mimic a distinct chunk of cheese. These aren’t just for show—they’re 3D-printed with precision to fit MX switches, as detailed on MakerWorld. The keycaps, drawing from Meyerson’s 2024 Swiss Cheese Mono font, have holes that match each letter, so the cheese itself spells out what you type. Printing them takes some finesse—DirkMcGirk suggests a 0.4mm nozzle and 0.16mm-thick black legends to keep things sharp without wasting filament. A single color switch and a 10mm prime tower streamline the process, though test runs showed the font size is the smallest you can reliably print on standard gear.
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The keyboard doesn’t skimp on function for all its flair. Built on a Keychron V6 Max base, it sports cheese-cutter-shaped keycaps, a couple of cheese grater accents, and a tiny mouse chilling on the Escape key—a cheeky nod to a critter eyeing your digital cheese. It supports hot-swappable switches, so you can pick your vibe, whether it’s clicky blue switches or buttery linear reds. Some fas on social media even thought it was an actual cheese platter at first, which says a lot about its look.
The charm goes beyond the keys, with wine and jam keys adding that full charcuterie vibe, like you’re setting a table in tech form. This isn’t just a keyboard—it’s a head-turner, the kind of functional art that could sit as happily in a deli as on a programmer’s desk.
Printing these detailed keycaps isn’t a cakewalk, but it’s doable. DirkMcGirk’s Makerworld notes stress keeping layer height tight to avoid switch issues. The black legends, printed after the cheese-colored base, need precise tuning to avoid messy or failed prints.
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