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SpUnLy58
Giraffasax made an unsplit and splayed Lily58: the SpUnLy58. The files are available on github.
Published July 26, 2023
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As already mentioned in an editorial earlier, Giraffasax made an unsplit Lily58: the SpUnLy58.
My super creatively named project SpUnLy58 (Splayed Unibody Lily58) […] This is my first crack at designing a fully custom PCB and it is definitely a first draft – giraffasax.
After teasing it on reddit last week, the author has shared the design files of his SpUnLy58 earlier today.
Custom MBK caps by FK Keycaps. (You can still get a discount with the KBDNEWS coupon code if I'm right.)
Features
- 58 low-profile keys (6x4 + 4key per half)
- Choc V1 support (hotswap and soldered)
- Unibody design with 20 deg angle (measured at middle finger column)
- Wireless connection
- Large battery
- Splayed columns "as my hands can feel a bit cramped at times"
- Fanned thumb cluster
- Nice!Nano v2 controller
- Nice!View support
- JST battery connector
There's a yet untested v1.1 in the repo. The first version had some flaws, and it featured a vertical spacing of 18 mm which is 17 mm in v1.1 now.
Resources
Published on Wed 26th Jul 2023. Featured in KBD #129 (source).
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