Moonlander adjustable tenting kit that folds flat

This is largely inspired by https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5028257 by kageii

Features

This is a stand that achieves a steeper angle then the original feet, while allowing the thumb cluster to stay at any angle. It can also fold completely flat, even with the thumb cluster down, and the keyboard still fits inside the original carrying sleeve without needing to remove the stand.

I went through a few prototypes, and aimed to find a good balance between the amount of plastic required (keeping print time low), and the stability of the whole stand when in use. I'm pretty happy with how stable this is.

Stand size & inclination

Regular stand (100mm) achieves angles between 40 and 50 degrees, while the small one goes from 27 to ~30, stability is much when the stand/feet is closest to the other half of the keyboard (less steep angle). In theory a smaller inclination can be achieved by angling the stand inward, but stability is terrible in that position.

Print & assembly

Here are the settings I used, you can fit a full side on an MK3s bed (barely):

• 0.30mm DRAFT
• PLA
• No support
• No loops!! (otherwise goes out of the print bed)

Hinge assembly

The hinge is design to accommodate a piece of 1.75 filament piece, line them up and insert the filament from the front of the hinge.

🛑The holes for the filament came out quite squished and required some drilling, printing slower, with smaller layer height would definitely help with that.

Attaching to the keyboards

You will need 4 M3x14 (12 to 14 should work) screws, you can also use the original leg screws, and the stand behaves ok-ish with just one per half (at the top, leaving the bottom without screws), but definitely is more stable with one on each side. The M3 screws also make for a more compact look, but as a downside will now require you to have another hex key around if you want to remove them.

5 hours 5 minutes for the whole left side, did a few small changed since that print.

Changes from original

I re-designed from scratch in Fusion 360 all of the part make the stand, included the stl of the central arm between the two stand that I have not modified.

I tried to fix a few issues I had with the original after printing it:

1. The keyboard's lowest side was too high above the desk surface for my taste.
2. Hinges where too big for 1.75mm filament, and has too much play in general.
3. Make it so it can be folder completely flat for storage and transport.
4. Faster print times, less plastic.