Issue 112 / Week 3 / 2023

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 15 entries in this issue:

Editorial

Behind the Scenes of Issue 112

Keeb.io interview, new discounts, vendor/meetup database updated, new donors, etc.

Projects

Fulcrum

The Fulcrum is a 20-key keyboard with horizontal 5-way switch joysticks – designed by ghostfaceschiller.

Musubi

Musubi is nightzombie1's attempt at making a keyboard with Kailh X switches.

Another Owl

Yet another 5x3 + 3 split keyboard and another going by the name Owl. This time by protoplancton.

Eskarp

Robert Walker's Eskarp is a handwired split keyboard with TPS65 touchpad.

Block keyboard

Ben Cooper's Block is a 12x4 hotswap ortholinear keyboard with OLED display.

TSBYM

The TSBYM is a custom ESP32 wireless split keyboard by cgxeiji, now with trackpads.

Zazu

Zazu is a unibody split keyboard by AlSaMoMo with some extra features.

Clavert

The wireless vertical split Clavert is a handwired keyboard by stvneads.

Enclave-1

The Enclave-1 USB hub/macropad by KeyQuest_tech is now open-source.

Torch0

A 3D-printed handwired monoblock split by 70rch: torch0.

Tips & Tricks

CDSA

CDSA is a new sculpted spherical Choc keycap profile shared by Alescito: a remix of LDSA and Cherry.

QMK RGB Matrix configuration

The focus of Sadek Baroudi's tutorial is how to properly configure RGB Matrix especially for non-trivial ergo keyboards with angles and column stagger.

Humla laptop adapter

A laptop adapter plate for the Wee Humla by u/Lenbok.

Inspiration

Engikeeb

Engikeeb is an experimental ultra-low-cost approach to keyboard design – by customMK.

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