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Zwerg
A 40% ortho split keyboard with parametric, tented case: Zwerg by floookay.
Published March 10, 2025
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The Zwerg by floookay is a tented split ortholinear 40% keyboard. After previous projects like the 75% Alice Adelheid or the ortho unibody split Barnacle, the author's latest model was inspired by RGBKB.net's Sol keyboards.
It's heavily inspired by RGBKB.net's Sol 3 of which I own two and absolutely adore – floookay.
The case is a parametric design so the typing and tenting angle can be freely adjusted before printing. (The specimen in the photos was printed with a typing angle of 2° and tenting of 5°.)
Features
- 50 switches (6x4-ish)
- MX, soldered
- 0xCB Gemini controller (Waveshare RP2040-Zero compatible)
- reversible PCB
- 3D-printed case
The PCB is fixed through a bottom/gasket mount mix to the case with a single screw and five small o-rings per side.
Resources
Published on Mon 10th Mar 2025. Featured in KBD #188.
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