Issue 100 / Week 42 / 2022

This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective. Posts that may teach you something, make you think and contribute to the common knowledge of the DIY builder community.

There are 13 entries in this issue:

Editorial

• Quick news, 100 issues, new vendors and discounts, new meetups, new donors.
• I contracted covid and have to take a break. Issue #100 postponed to next week.

• A feature-rich split design by noSNK supporting Pro Micro and XIAO footprints: Klein. (source)
• Alex Ronke's Kastenwagen 1840 & Kastenwagen 48 are now open source. (source)
• Hotreus62 was shared by leo_beekeeb – a 60% hotswappable keyboard that supports both low-profile Choc and MX switches. (source)
• The open-source Atreus52 by u/hainguyenac comes with a little twist. (source)
• A 3D-printed, handwired keyboard by u/aionskull: the primpkeeb. (source)
• Rock On v3 by Sadek Baroudi. With case STLs. (source)

• RominRonin interview with the katana layout, his Katana60 PCBs, the upcoming Tsuka60, and a lot more!

• The RP2040 Bento, a relatively low profile breakout board without a USB connector, has been open-sourced by hainguyenac. (source)
• Frood RP2040 is an open-source controller by 42keebs. A Pro Micro compatible breakout board with an RP2040. (source)

• A 3D printable mold by dezcompiler for making silicone PCB dampeners for 65% keyboards. (source)

• A Czechoslovakian Didaktik Gama spotted by u/themiracy. (source)

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