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Wingman

An ultra low-profile monoblock split keyboard using PG1316S switches: Wingman by vuoz.

KBD.news
Published August 4, 2025

The Wingman is an ultra low-profile unibody split keyboard, shared by eqlair/vuoz, featuring PG1316S switches.

This board can be 100% hand soldered with a normal soldering iron. No hot plate required. The custom footprint makes soldering the switches quite managable, compared to hot plate soldering the switches to smd pads – vuoz.

Only 6 mm thick. 1 mm was sacrificed to add a backplate to cover the backside of the PCB.

Features

• 42 keys (6x3+3)
• ULP Kailh PG1316S switches
• wireless via nice!nano
• 3D-printed case
• 6 mm thickness
• ZMK firmware

Resources

• https://github.com/vuoz/wingman

Published on Mon 4th Aug 2025. Featured in KBD #196 (source).

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