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Tips & Tricks

Filco "patch caps"?

A relatively new keycap profile/system I wasn't aware of. Spotted in a Filco teaser posted by ffbe_noctis.

Single-column flexible PCB

Single-column PCB for Dactyl-like keyboards by Fmcraft. Per-key RGB, hotswap, ribbon connectors. Open-source but UNTESTED!

Crow's soldering guide

Soldering guide and tips for soldering mechanical keyboards by crowsnutnest.

Adjustable tenting

A work in progress Corne with custom adjustable tenting. Links and details in the comments. Committed by ___Paladin___.

3D-printed PCB

A printed circuit board. Literally. PCB 3D-printed by duzitbetter (reddit, hackaday).

Weirdo keebs for shared PCs

A guide to setup weird keyboards for shared PCs by SEXUALLYCOMPLIANT.

Machining a custom brass weight

A video of machining a custom brass weight for the Tokyo60 keyboard by HadiPotter.

Switch films with Cricut

Switch films made from 0.2mm stencil vinyl by hhsandi using Cricut.

Dactyl design in Fusion 360

Fmcraft's tips to design a Dactyl in Fusion 360 (video).

Elite-C holder PCB

Elite-C holder PCB for Dactyl-like cases with audio jack, M4 screw holes, reset button, RGB output by Fmcraft (git).

DIY silicone dampening

Silicone dampening pad by dailysetuptech (video).

Unicode in QMK

Dealing with Unicode in QMK revealed by mikefettis.

QMK's sound features

Help with QMK startup sounds by psychephylax.

Luna - a QMK keyboard pet

Luna is a QMK keyboard pet by HellSingCoder reacting to your typing speed and same layer states (video, git).

Tripod-tented Torn

This nice through-hole split Torn build by bromanko (git) features mini tripods for tenting (gallery).

Faux-wireless setup

Cable management masterclass by gr1zbot (gallery).

LEGO keyboard stand (guide)

EnAyJay made a guide on how to make the LEGO stand (video).

Mouse grid navigation

An informative thread stuffed with links on mouse grid navigation - which is actually a mouseless method. (Thread started by TemperedGlassTeapot.)

Ikea tenting stand

Tenting stand based on Ikea parts by vagabionda.

Backside rail

The backside rail is a new (?) mounting style by sab0m0v.

Reduced row spacing experiment

An experiment with reduced row spacing by oritron (photos).

Integrated hot swap sockets

Bishops_Guest's resin cast (photos) and OMGWhyImOld's printed hot-swap sockets.

Keyboard case resin duplication

A guide on how to duplicate your keyboard case with silicone and resin. Photolog by bmallCakeDiver.

Cracked keycap stems fixed with heat shrink tube

Heat shrink tube (4.5 mm) used to fix cracked or loose keycap stems (by jesterc0re).

Converting an XT keyboard to Bluetooth

A guide to easily convert an XT keyboard to Bluetooth by PM_ME_YOUR_MAUSE (docs).

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