btrfld v3 SolidusHal 's btrfld v3 is still a foldable tenting keyboard, but now with ultra low-profile switches.
KBD.news Published October 2, 2024
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The btrfld v3 , just like its predecessors, is a portable sibling of Evalyn Emmerich 's aka (SolidHal/SolidusHal ) original unibody btrfly . After the handwired prototype and V2 with PCB supporting Choc switches , the btrfld V3 features Cherry's MX ULP (ultra low profile) switches.
There aren't amazing sources of ULP key caps at this point. The best option I found was to print some. […] You need a reasonably high resolution SLA printer to get functional keycaps, FDM won't work – SolidHal.
More info on these switches at https://github.com/pashutk/Cherry_MX_ULP .
Specs
46 keys
Cherry MX ULP switches
Pro Micro footprint
folding case
3D printed keycaps
Resources
Published on Wed 2nd Oct 2024. Featured in KBD #176 (source ).
Related Evalyn Emmerich released the next iteration of her folding
btrfld – now with PCBs.
Sergei Silnov 's
Crabapplepad is a minimalistic, ultra low-pro foldable split keyboard with X switches.
Ikeji 's
Pittheus is a foldable monoblock keyboard with a clever hinge mechanism.
An authoritative
split cyberdeck that folds – files shared by
legion.ultimedia .
Mr_Cupcake33 finished his foldable build.
Fusion is
u/steven4012 's foldable travel board – with all the source files.
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