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Tips & Tricks

Reviung41 case

Reviung41 with a twist – Delta 3D printed case and rotary mod by Stove24.

LPX keycap

LPX is an FDM-printer optimized Choc keycap design by levpopov.

TinyS3 controller

UnexpectedMaker's TinyS3 is a development board featuring the ESP32-S3 controller, and offering both wired and wireless connection.

Quefrency Flipper case

Phobokin_Chicken designed and printed a Flipper case for the Quefrency Rev 3.

Tented Ferris Sweep case

DanTheDane designed and open-sourced a tented case for the Ferris/Sweep.

Pockit

Pockit is a tiny modular PC system by Solder_Man with lots of good ideas for modular keyboards.

16-key layout tour

Looking at Ben Vallack's 16-key layout in detail.

Key Micro RP

The key micro RP offered by abitkeys is another RP2040-based controller with some extras.

Tiny2040 controller

Tiny 2040 is another RP2040-based development board, this time by Pimoroni.

3D printable standoff

Will Winder shared his 3D printable standoff / spacer design.

Folding tenting feet

A 3D printable folding tenting feet design posted by MohnJaddenPowers.

Leather keycaps

Ataruno is working on various keycaps made of leather.

Keyswitch break-in machines

The number of break-in related posts in a single day reached my threshold of sensation.

Keyboard layout STL generator

This piece of code by anduril_tfotw generates 3D-printable STL files from a keyboard-layout-editor layout.

MX compatible maglev switch

3D printable magnetic levitation switch with the Hall effect sensor in a Cherry MX compatible housing.

Death to all Triumph Adlers?

Another build with caps scavenged from a Triumph Adler Gabriele 9009, this time by orpheo_1452.

Pantofle case

The Pantofle is a WIP machined acrylic case by ENDU97 for Sofle PCBs.

Handwire without soldering

The Crokoboard system by random_bytes is a set of PCBs that lets you handwire your keyboard without soldering.

Cork and foam cases

Aiming for a quiet mechanical keyboard, pavlokhmel built some cork and foam cases.

How the Glove80 keyboard was created

How the Glove80 ergonomic keyboard was created through data-driven philosophy, modular test rigs, parametric CAD and 500+ A/B testing experiments.

Numbers in Pnohty

Pnohty 1.2 – an updated layout by rayduck with reasonable number arrangement.

Os eruditio

Signynt's heavily tented case for the Keebio Levinson, dubbed Os eruditio, was inspired by the organic shapes of bones.

Shark's IBM wiki

SharktasticA announced his IBM-family keyboard wiki with the aim of covering niche models.

Gradient dyed cable guide

How to make gradient dyed mechanical keyboard cables – tips, tricks and experiences shared by htig.

The ergonomic design of Glove80

Stephen Cheng from MoErgo describes the ergonomics of his Glove80 keyboard and explains the rationale behind the design.

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