Dreamgear PS2 Mount - Howto

After modding the dreamgear with a retractable usb cable, I turned my attention back to the mount. I had one almost finished made out of this stuff called Raycrete. It came out pretty good.

original mount

I needed to polish it quite a bit though and after playing with thermoforming some abs, it occured to me that it might be better to just try and make one out of abs.

Preparing the keyboard First thing I did was tape the usb extension in place so it wouldn't move so much. I took a small sheet of 1/8 abs, placed it on a sheet of tinfoil and placed it into a toaster oven at 350F until the plastic got soft.
The rough shapeWhen it was soft enough, I pulled out the sheet (wearing thick gloves) and pressed it over the keyboard, trying as hard as possible to get it to contour before it set up. Here's a pic of the initial results.
top view Top view
rough mount 1 After cutting it down.
rough mount 2 Another pic
Test fitting keyboard. Test fit.
keyboard compare You can see in this pic the contour matches well. Does a good job of keeping the keyboard in place.
Side view Looks stock. Perfect.
dreamgear keyboard coverI managed to scuff up the keyboard a bit. So I taped off the "F" keys and gave it a quick coat of paint.
Keyboard mount finished #1
Keyboard mount finished #1
Contour

All in all, I think even with finish work, this looks better than the first. The best part is minus heating time, it took about 15 minutes.

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