TL;DR: Making neoprene keyboard cases. Probably starting with Poker size. Waiting to see how much labor is involved in the production before we price them, likely under $30.
If you are interested, let me know what size you want. See below for discussion and ideas.------------------------------------------------
So... my friend can sew, and is willing to put together some neoprene sleeves. We sketched it out last night, and it looks like about 15-20 poker/hhkb-sized sleeves can be cut from one sheet of neoprene.
I'm planning on just buying the materials since I want this for myself, but since there is plenty left over, I figured I'd check to see if anybody else would be interested.
I haven't settled on the colors. I think black with a bright inside color would be nice, but all suggestions are welcome. I haven't settled on a source for the neoprene, but here are some common colors:
http://www.foamorder.com/neoprene.html#colors Note that colored neoprene will be black on one side.
Shipping should be very cheap since they can be rolled up and they don't require any padding. Please note that we have not settled on a price -- figure 25-30 per sleeve depending on how many people are interested. If we find a cheaper place to get neoprene they will go down; however, I want to have a fair price for labor. My own interest in this is limited to making back what I invest in materials, getting a nice final product and hopefully being able to share with the community for a good price while helping my friend make a little extra cash in exchange for her expertise..
We haven't quite settled on a design.Perhaps a pocket for a USB cable. Any insight into accommodating non-removable USB cables would be appreciated, since the current design would sorta leave Filco owners in the cold.
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CONSIDERATIONS (most things are up for discussion!):
-Colors - current suggestions: black, dark red/burgundy, dark green
-Fastener/closure: Snaps/buttons, or hook+loop (velcro). Zippers are not possible, unfortunately.
-Pocket for USB cable
-Accomodations for non-detachable cables
-Have a flap that goes over the end with either 1-2 click-fastener straps or a sewn-in magnetic bar to which it attaches if zippers won't work.
-Burgundy, black, and a darker red/forest green would be my preferred colors.
-male and female plastic clip ends on each corner so they can be conjoined together and rolled up
