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Bonk

A classy 40% keyboard open sourced by Arko: Bonk.

KBD.news
Published January 20, 2025

Arkaprobho Das (aka Arko9699) shared a classy 40% keyboard: the Bonk – a 13u "WKL-like" row-staggered keyboard using MX switches and integrated STM32F072 microcontroller. Supporting a plethora of layout variants.

I couldn't find an affordable yet stylish 40%… – Arko.

Features

• 39-44 keys (row-staggered)
• MX, soldered
• on-board STM32F072 MCU
• plateless, mounted using EagleVee's O-ring kit
• 3D-printed case

Resources

• https://github.com/arko9699/bonk

Published on Mon 20th Jan 2025. Featured in KBD #184 (source).

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