Today I integrated the keyboard into the frame I have constructed. The first thing I did was to remove the front most dowel and cut a notch in the side panels to accommodate the keyboard.
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/9754431668114416916.jpg)
Now I'd like to brag that I was thinking ahead about how the keyboard would be attached when I built the frame, but the truth of the matter is that I got very lucky that the width of the original MCM/70 happens to work out perfectly with respect to the mounting holes in Dave's keyboard.
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/6058501668114875152.jpg)
The only issue here is that the keyboard PCB sticks out a bit past the right inner side panel. So I screwed down the keyboard, re-attached outside side panels, and set the top case panel in place.
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/2891201668116766215.jpg)
Of course the right outside side panel will not go on because of the keyboard sticking out. I'll correct this by reprinting that part with a slot to accommodate the protruding keyboard PCB.
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