W60 by wlard W60 is an open-source, 3D-printed, handwired, hotswap keyboard by wlard .
KBD.news Published September 10, 2021
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This is the continuation of wlard 's hotswap no-soldering macropads, this time as a 60% keyboard.
The case and plate are 3D printed (source files ) and each switch gets its own printed hotswap socket (source files ). With a diode attached these hotswap sockets can be wired together with simply twisting its wires together.
How this is done is showcase in this video:
VIDEO
You can still just do a normal handwiring with soldering, the controller mount fits a Pro Micro.
Keyboard files on my github here: https://github.com/wlard/keyboards/tree/main/w60
Hotswap sockets: https://github.com/wlard/keyboards/tree/main/hotswap_socket
Published on Fri 10th Sep 2021. Featured in KBD #43 (source ).
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