Issue 150 / Week 2 / 2024
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 7+8 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #150
Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!
Projects
Churn
A tented monoblock case of Churn, a handwired split by Luke Schutt.
Saturn
Joshua Chung's Saturn is a pretty sick monoblock split PCB with chunky hotswap controllers via DB25 parallel connectors.
StarShip-Centurion
The SS Centurion, a 39-key monoblock split with a trackball, is the latest keyboard by Protieusz.
Saru48W+
Salvatore La Bua's Saru48W+ is a handwired 13x4 ortholinear keyboard in a nice case.
eek!
I just rediscovered the eek! by Klackygears, this unibody split with brutal 90 degree angle.
History
From Boardwalk to Promenade
With the Promenade, Krado Industries tries to resurrect the Boardwalk, an ortho board with 1.5u Ergodox modifiers – and a piece of keyboard history.
Quick news
Soufflé v3.1 released. Jesus Climent added a new pin for Nice!View compatibility.
The Archaeoptereeks (successor of the eek!) by klackygears makes me smile every time I see it. Such a fun creation!
IXKB is a nice 60% ortho by afriggeri.
A self-made azeron gamepad version by No-Programmer.
Art: FLKB, a wooden style (3D printed) Dactyl keyboard by Least-Composer.
Eloquentclicks has a new keyboard depot.
Piroridon's CygSUS has a unique column curvature, inspired by the Willow layout – built by sam1dare.
The low-pro ortho LALA50 by Cerbekos comes in a neat CNC alu case, but I like the nude PCB just as much.
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