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Custom unibody split

A custom 3D-printed unibody split keyboard by justsunone – with video tour.

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Published June 12, 2022
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The 3D-printed parts of justsunon's unnamed monoblock keyboard are put together by using sliding dovetails.

Separating the halves via the middle block helps to move them closer to shoulder-width (à la Kinesis Advantage).

The hollowed center part (with lid) accommodates the controller.

I chose the "Adafruit Feather 32u4 Bluefruit LE" for my microcontroller board for its Bluetooth compatibility with QMK.

Btw, the keyboard is handwired and hotswappable by using Kailh hotswap sockets.

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Published on Sun 12th Jun 2022. Featured in KBD #82 (source).


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