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Banime40

Christian Lo's banime40 is a versatile ortho PCB with 24 possible layouts.

KBD.news
Published March 27, 2022

The banime40 is a 4x10 gasket mounted hotswap ortho keyboard that supports multiple configurations.

Hey all! I got a comment on my last post asking for a 4x10 ortho with a spacebar in the middle, so I went ahead and made a board that supports 24 4x10 layouts! – sporewoh.

Features:

• Hotswap
• Gasket mounted
• Multiple configurations supported (24 layouts)
• Modular top system (several blockers available to choose from)

Here are some of the possible layouts:

In addition, all files are open and available for download.

In the github repo below you can find not just the PCB files (KiCAD and Gerbers) but also the STL/STEP files of the case:

https://github.com/ChrisChrisLoLo/banime40

Published on Sun 27th Mar 2022. Featured in KBD #71 (source).

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