Issue 113 / Week 5 / 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 13 entries in this issue:

Editorial

Behind the Scenes of Issue 113

Sending out the newsletter is no longer free. Quick news. Lots of new shops and discounts.

Projects

CCRX case

CCRX, a WK/WKL keyboard case open sourced by obitae.

Splaynck

The Splaynck by kIt5uN3FP is a 40% unibody keyboard with symmetrical stagger.

Trackswitch Manuform

Rishikesh Vaishnav's Trackswitch Manuform introduces a mouse-level shift mechanism.

40% Fulcrum

A new 40-key version of the Fulcrum – by ghostfaceschiller.

Orthocade family

Weteor has published some new ortho keyboards with his hallmark offset spacebar forming the Orthocade family.

Brk Out

Weteor's Brk Out is a 38-key orthogonal keyboard with split alphas and offset space.

Froggr

Froggr is the next board in weteor's Orthocade family: a 12u ortholinear keyboard with 48 keys and offset bottom row.

DigDug

DigDug is weteor's latest model in the Orthocade family: with some exploded key groups.

Amano

Amano is an Alice layout keyboard designed by h40, with case and wrist rest files published.

Valkyrie folding keyboard

VFK-001 aka Valkyrie folding keyboard, a vertical Dactyl that can be folded up and taken with you. Shared by v0Che.

Tips & Tricks

Rectangular ffkb case

A rectangular case for the ffkb shared by Sadek Baroudi.

History

Livermore's Permutation Typograph

A pocket-sized chording typewriter with six keys by Benjamin Livermore – from the 1850s.

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