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Hard line hand wire

A hard line hand wire system by Nightwish612.

KBD.news
Published May 23, 2021

Nightwish612 is building a stream deck with an old Fire 7 tablet and hexagon keys.

He decided to try a hard line hand wire this time.

Follow-up on 2021-05-25 with new picture here.

Published on Sun 23rd May 2021. Featured in KBD #27 (source).

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