GillyB2

I'll try to sum of the costs here (but costs may vary if you order elsewhere)I ordered all the electronic components from Digikey $45 (This includes much more than what I needed of the smaller/cheaper components, so I'll have enough spare parts, but never ended up needing any of them).The acrylic sheets cost me $6 each (30cm x 60cm). I needed 4 sheets for the case, so that's $24.Switches cost $30Keycaps cost $25PCB cost $30So, that comes to a total of: $154

I know what you mean about looking dorky! The first few days of using this at the office and every one that walked by my desk had to say something about it, but a lot if it positive!

Yeah, I can understand what you mean. In general, people that aren't used to thinking puzzles like these tend to look into 'intuitive' ways which usually lead to 'dead-ends'.