Issue 169 / Week 27 / 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 11+13 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #169
Keyboard projects, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, new vendors and discount codes!
Review
Ergohaven Planeta V2 review
This is a review of the Planeta V2 which is an updated version of Ergohaven's cool monoblock split – now with display, indicator LEDs and an improved case.
Projects
Keiler
Keiler is a diodeless 36-key design by jonathanforking, based off of the LambBT.
WeirdFlexButOk - MX
Penk Chen released the MX version of his unibody ergo WeirdFlexButOk with kerf bending cuts for tenting.
3D Corne
Finnitio shared his 3D Corne, a 3D-printed split with keywell.
CB70
Chad Bailey's CB70 is a row-staggered, wireless 65%-ish split keyboard.
Helvellyn
Helvellyn is a 35-key ortholinear keyboard with a 6.25u space bar. Designed by Stewtheking.
Fat Cruiser v1
Marcus Östling made a low-pro monoblock split: Fat Cruiser.
Ground Control 40
A low-profile ortho board with exposed pins for prototyping: Ground Control 40 by Nick Coughlin.
Anu
Aroum has a compact stick mouse: anu – with switches and analog stick.
Travaulta & Twist35
Twist35 is a nice case by Technofrikus for the Vault35's Travaulta Topre PCB.
Quick news
Richard Gibson shared a 3D-printed case for Jesus Climent's Atreyu (source).
Closed: A 36-key split with displays by dumdidumb.
Handwired: A handwired ortho by piercejenkins. And Glitch860 used Luke Schutt's case design, the 48keys. Pics.
WIP: Some monoblock flex by BFB_Workshop. Hummingbird-like projects by Alex Miller – running on RP2040 Zero or integrated ch552g.
Probably a new genre: A WIP/closed TKL unibody split by EagleV/WizthCraig with the arrow and navigation cluster in the middle.
Kibly (render) is a modular keyboard concept/WIP prototype by Perry_Kibly_Project.
KBDFans Margo (source)
SingaKBD Kohaku65 literally swimming with the fish (no, that's not a deskmat). Committed by coalxxx.
First there were the cats, then cups, glasses and food, now come the fans – in between halves of splits. A Swoop setup by Gennnki.
I like this shot of the Theseus75. Yep, a GB.
"Behold! the desk destroyer" – An almost solid steel Atreus62 by pizzaboy236.
This Sprite themed case is a reminder that it's high time to finally assemble Joe's ScottoWing. Hopefully in the next couple of days.
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