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Stabilizer tester
Stabilizer tester posted by RatratanX.
Published July 18, 2021
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I mean…this hobby revolves around things that are useless but done for the sake of feel/aesthetics but I think this "stab tester" takes the crown as the most pointless creation yet – kikomir.
Since I've been using an all-1u setup for the past three years, I can't really judge if this tool is of any use.
Designed by LDN.
According to the description at Swagkeys, the concept behind the design was:
We found that installing the stabilizer directly to the PCB might be cumbersome. Therefore, we came with the idea that it might be useful to test the stabilizer on the “stabilizer tester” before the installation.
Published on Sun 18th Jul 2021. Featured in KBD #35 (source).
Tags: tool
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