Keyboard Builders' Digest
!! 20% off of Moee.tech's drawer-style Glitter65 !! Code: KBDNEWS
Keyboard Builders' Digest / Editorial

Behind the scenes #172

Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!

dovenyi
Published August 16, 2024
Creators! Feel free to tip me off about your keyboard related projects to bring them to 140K readers.

Hey, what's up everyone!

Welcome back for another weekly recap and behind-the-scenes write-up.

If you are new to kbd.news, you can read how this started out and what this is all about nowadays. If you like what you see, subscribe to the newsletter (free) and donate some bucks to keep this otherwise free and ad-free project alive.

Some posts worth sharing

  • No review this time even though I wrote two this week. Waiting for the products to be announced/released.

  • Protieusz's unibody Flower, a Noraneko42W variant, comes with Willow layout and interchangeable trackball.

Pic: Flower

Flower

Pic: Fat Bee

Fat Bee

  • Cassio Zen's Fat Bee is a row-staggered monoblock split with fixed tenting angle.

  • Alex Miller shared his Goober, a Hummingbird-like hotswap monoblock keyboard driven by a RP2040 Zero.

Pic: Goober

Goober

Pic: Doro62

Doro62

  • Gehennakid's Doro62 is a wireless hotswap keyboard with a unique 60%-ish layout.

  • Sadek Baroudi's bykeeb is a 36-key wireless-only split keyboard with MX/Choc/GLP support.

Pic: Bykeeb

Bykeeb

Pic: Form Uno

Form Uno

  • Tien Pham's Form Uno is a monoblock split with number row and dedicated arrow keys.

  • The Mechabasilisk is another Dactyl-like ergo split designed by Radliński Ignacy in Fusion360.

Pic: Mechabasilisk

Mechabasilisk

Pic: Solder Party RP2350 Stamp & Stamp XL

Solder Party RP2350 Stamp & Stamp XL

  • Solder Party is expanding their Stamp line with new controllers: the RP2350 Stamp and Stamp XL are devboards with up to 48 GPIO pins.

  • Based on his trackpoint builds, heyisjambo shares his experiences on how to integrate a trackpoint into your keyboard (ZMK).

Pic: How to integrate a trackpoint into your keyboard

How to integrate a trackpoint into your keyboard

Pic:

Pic:

Pic:

Pic:

Original keyboard was a membrane that started to fail. Designed and machined the entire thing. Layout is weird because I'm too used to the OEM fadal layout to want to change it. […]The top rows of 2u's were custom printed using a galvo laser.

Pic:

Keyboard art

  • 武林秘笈 (Secret Bable of Martial Arts) is a case by AffectionateWin, made for a V4N4G0N replacement PCB. See also: Memoria.

The stitching at the bottom is crucial. I designed a stitching groove and holes for the board – yes, you need to pick up a needle, take some thread, and actually thread it – AffectionateWin.

Pic:

Pic:

  • I just love this palette. HIBI June R2 with Tyrixxi Rainbow Candy caps posted by dress-code.

Pic:

In the mailbox

I've lost track of time so not sure about packages since my last newsletter. Probably two vintage ones. Waiting for another three and will post about them all at once.

Btw, one of them is the big brother of this Videoton. It was the same color so I hoped for another thick cast aluminum case, but it's not.

Top switch compilation

Belated lists added: Kailh and Gateron!

Donations

For all the donation options check out the donation page!

Meetup database

Upcoming events:

Pic:

Recently added:

As always, this meetup database serves as both a calendar and an archive, so feel free to send me upcoming events or even ones from the recent past to make this collection as comprehensive as possible.

Vendors & Discounts

Feel free to use the KBDNEWS discount code at 157 keyboard shops! And do not hesitate to report any issues.

New shops and updates to the database of keyboard vendors this weeks:

  • There are some new coupons but for keyboard models not available yet. So no point in announcing these before the launch.

Developments

  • Some admin scripts in the background related to the switch article: automated price check with currency exchange. I realized that I messed up the soft launching link last time, but now I'll just wait until I finish a few new features.

---

That's all for today. Thanks for checking by. As always: Keep learning and building!

Until next time,
Tamás

Do you like this post? Share, donate, subscribe, tip me off!

Published on Fri 16th Aug 2024. Featured in KBD #172.


Related

Behind the scenes #159

Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!

Behind the Scenes of Issue 45

Vendor database update, 5 new discount codes. Issue 44 follow-up.

Behind the Scenes of Issue 82

Lots of new discounts, ceramic caps first impressions, giveaway results, and win a KBD.NEWS metal artisan! :D

Behind the scenes #166

Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!

Behind the Scenes of Issue 113

Sending out the newsletter is no longer free. Quick news. Lots of new shops and discounts.

Behind the Scenes of Issue 93

Monthly donation results, mini meetup with MrZealot, quick news, new vendors & coupons, meetups.

×
top