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Tips & Tricks

3D printed Iris case

A 3D printed Iris case by DCharlo with STL files.

Moyai V3_R49 stems

Moyai is a parametric playground by paul_gamedev for making MX-style keystems in Fusion360.

Keyboard Core controller

A new controller board by JimHeaney optimized for custom keyboards.

RTX 3080 keycap with fan

This 3D printed RTX 3080 keycap by lapinozz has a working fan!

Plate wrist rest

The plate is the wrist rest of this design by modularsynth123456.

Tented Sofle case

An Alice-style tented case for the Sofle keyboard by foureight84.

Tenting solution using magnets

OBOSOB came up with a detachable tenting solution, using magnets.

Acid-etched case

Acid-etched artwork on a Tofu60 with weathered gold foil. Posted by neuro-logic.

Microswitch SD to MX adapter

Jpl3k designed an adapter to run a Microswitch SD keycap on an MX mechanical keyboard.

Torn HiPro case

Open source 3D-printble Torn HiPro case by hcir321.

YEET keycap profile

YEET is a keycap profile by shogzilla with both MX and Choc compatible files.

Handmade doubleshot keycaps

A video on the process of making double-shot keycaps by lispnick.

Colemak-DH progress data

Colemak-DH progress data in 10 weeks by hocusparibus.

Outputting date on a keypress

Sending a string of the date? Question posted by jma0612 and answered by the community.

Keycap dyeing with Rit DyeMore

Dye your keycaps with Rit DyeMore. A tutorial by CrowningKnight.

1000+ switch collection

ThereminGoat celebrates passing the 1000 switch mark writing about the collection, the background behind some of the switches and his collecting history.

Keyboard nirvana & split comparison

A blog post by jhelvy, author of the split comparison tool, on his journey down the path of building keyboards.

Yasui Umo with DIP caps

A Yasui Umo build by kaz_shares featuring DIP caps by rutomoda.

Story of the Neito keyboard

FiresStream writes about the experience of hosting a GB and creating a custom keyboard from scratch.

Case for Contra

Gunpla inspired case for Contra keyboard by darthandre.

Tented case for Corne

Custom 3D-printed tent case for a wireless Corne by jhelvy.

Corne LP case

A 3D-printed Corne LP case by Robamoto.

Corne/CRKBD tray

Corne-rang is a Corne/CRKBD keyboard tray by bendalton.

Socket comparison

Comparison of Mill Max sockets 0305 vs 7305 vs Holtite. Posted by kriscables.

Tactile stems

Tactile stem comparison by jk_pens.

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