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PLA_NCK

Shane Hanna shared his PLA_NCK, a low-profile split ortholinear keyboard with Gateron KS-33 switches.

KBD.news
Published August 16, 2023

Shane Hanna aka snack_case open sourced the PLA_NCK, a split ortho board designed with low-pro Gateron KS-33 switches in mind.

I had assembled a Ferris Sweep previously but this time I decided to learn KiCad and Fusion360 to create my own design. I called it the PLA_NCK because my original intention was to create a split PLANCK since my Planck EZ has probably been my favourite layout to date – Shane.

Specs

• 48 keys (6x4 ortho halves)
• Gateron KS-33 low-profile hot-swappable switches
• nice!nano controller
• nice!view display
• 3D-printed case, cover and optional nice!view guard

I couldn't quite fit the controller under the keys while keeping it low so I gave up and added the nice!view as well for this version. I might attempt it again without a pre-made controller when my KiCad skills improve so I can ditch the display and make it closer to the split plank low profile vision I started with.

Resources

• https://github.com/shanna/pla_nck

Published on Wed 16th Aug 2023. Featured in KBD #131 (source).

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