Issue 200 / Week 40 / 2025
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 10+21 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #200
Behind the scenes with the September switch top list, Womier ERA75 and Redragon Eclipse K720 Pro reviews, open-source projects, tips, keyboard art, meetups, new vendors, discounts, etc.
Switch trends
Best-selling keyboard switches of September 2025
September’s top mechanical switches are in – and the Oil King has finally been dethroned. Here’s how the community’s favorites stack up, based on vendor sales data.
Review
Womier ERA75 review
The 75% wireless Womier ERA75 is a very fun build. Nicely cut alu case in six themes, hotswap switches and encoder, double-shot caps, VIA support. The DIY stickers will keep you busy for some time.
Redragon Eclipse K720 Pro review
The Redragon Eclipse K720 Pro is a 75% wireless gamer(?) board with pretty impressive features for the price: CNC alu case, display, knob, cool decoration lights.
Projects
Visorbearer
The Visorbearer by carrefinho is a 34-key wireless unibody split keyboard with cool indicators.
Delta Omega
An ultra-low-profile wireless split keyboard supporting Cherry MX ULP and PG1316S switches: Delta Omega by unspecworks.
ToKeyO Plus
Tschibo00 shared the TokeyO+, a 33-key unibody split with a '70s vibe.
Mantaray Pro Wireless
TuxedoMakes released the Mantaray Pro Wireless, a split version of his Voyager-inspired, originally monoblock Mantaray. Available as kit or prebuilt.
ULK keyboard
A low-profile split keyboard with Corne 42 layout and Cherry ULP switches: ULK by Goga64.
Gboard Dial Version
The Dial Gboard is Google Japan's yet another crazy input device.
Quick news
Closed-source, commercial, WIP, etc.
Marble 60 Pioneer group buy at ElecFox. Yes, it's carved from real, solid marble.
Bully-Ribs – a nice monoblock offset ortho "split" by CREATINE0.
A Chordie prototype by everydayergo.
Phalanx 36 update. The split eliminating lateral movement – by mkovaxx.
Retro version of the Flake – by kurisutofujp.
Handwired: Caeli is a mini katana layout keyboard by leifflat.
Imperial44 v4 from ergohaven.
Atlas, WIP, is a classy low-pro split with trackpoints. By AsicResistor.
Tips, Keymap, Typing
MorphKeys demonstration. A reconfigurable keyboard system using NFC tags that lets users freely arrange individual keys in three dimensions to match their ergonomic needs and specific usage scenarios.
Current layer tray indicator by bskaplou. Reddit post with some background info.
A write-up by devenv about how building his own keyboard cured his dev pain.
A new case for the Silakka54 – designed and shared by Squalius-cephalus.
History/Discovery
An old YAESU YK-901, wownicehat's flea market find in Munich. It only outputs upper case. Manual.
Qtronix board with Mitsumi miniature switches, from 1986. Hupadupa's find.
Keyboard art
Rainbow titanium spacebar and keycaps from THOKMetalKeycap (aliexpress store).
Alien metal keycaps by Persona_d.
The Buck Stops Here encoder knob by NHValentine. 10 real dimes (a buck) with the top one being a real silver mercury dime. Fused and hand fitted to a 6mm D shaft encoder.
Leather keycaps by Mrs_Fancy_Pants.
Armani retro computer tie. Posted by _idENTity.
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