Behind the Scenes of Issue 21

The making of Issue 21, first supporter, wallpaper montage, minor changes, underglow trial (failed), upcoming podcast appearance, logical layout design framework, etc.

This is exclusive content for my supporters.

Read the full story at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/behind-scenes-issue-21

Boba U4T & Holy Boba review

Boba U4T & Holy Boba review by clacklabs (source).

Keyboard staggered two ways

Columnar keyboard staggered two ways by ak66666 (STL).

"Tactical keyboard"

Great video documentation of building a cyberdeck with "tactical keyboard" by makenmodify.

Custom wireless keyboard tutorial

Great video tutorial by Reda0202 on making a custom wireless keyboard with Attiny + nRF + Arduino (source).

Nyx is now open hardware

The Nyx, a low-profile, split, wireless ergo by tadfisher is now open hardware (repo).

Splay46

The Splay46 is a stacked acrylic gasket mounted split by kobakos32 with angled columns (repo).

Lalboard: a modern Datahand

The lalboard, this 3D printable recreation of the DataHand was featured at hackaday recently (journal, repo).

This project is 3 years old now, definitely not new, but still work in progress.

Euclid36

Introducing the euclid36, an open source angled monoblock by sadekbaroudi (repo).

YAEMK keyboard

The YAEMK keyboard by KarlK90 is running QMK on an ARM or RISC-V MCU (site, repo).

The Djinn Rev2a

A new update to the Djinn by tzarc – a test bed for QMK hardware development (repo).

Adelheid build

The Adelheid by floookay is an Arisu-fork with function keys (repo). Built by Ok_Promotion_6175.

Open Pteron56 PCB/case design

A PCB/case design for the Pteron56 by AlexanderNotLuthor (repo).

Lily58 Pro with rotary encoder

Open-sourced Lily58 Pro with rotary encoder by atlantesque (repo) [UNTESTED!].

Ergo81

The Ergo81 by Spicajames with photolog.

Open source force curve meter

Open source force curve meter for MX-style switches by GreenPylons (repo, curves).

Switch stem holder

3D printed open source switch stem holder by ABlueSpork (gallery, STLs).

Smooth rotary encoder

Some tips to smoothen a rotary encoder by ThumbWarriorDX.

Waterproofing a nice!nano

ELr3ddit applied a silicone coating to an exposed nice!nano to make it waterproof.

"Quick experiment with silicone non-conformal coating – waterproof, nonconductive, durable up to 390 deg F. You can re-work / re-solder after it sets, and it's thin enough it isn't much of an insulator.

An added bonus: the coating rounds off sharp edges that would usually snag going in / out of laptop bags."

Check the original source for the exact material used.

Kyria trackpoint add-on

A Kyria with bottom mounted trackpoint by cre2016.

According to cre2016, the PCB of the Kyria has a hole for an optional tenting puck, but it is at a pretty good position to mount a trackpoint from the bottom too.

The author used a labret piercing as an extension but it was not comfortable enough. Therefore he used hot glue to attach a rubber dome on top of it.

Sound test compilation #8

This is a list of 14 sound tests published this week in a single megapack.

(Cover photo by tiang.)

You can find and compare these (and much more) typing tests in the Keyboard Sound Database.

Videos

BBox60 + Taro Balls KBD67 Lite + Ergo Clears (plateless) Melody 96 + C3 Tangerines KBD67 Lite + MX Blacks Preonic + Durock POM NK65 Milkshake + GMMK Pro + Alpaca V2 KBD75 + lubed Boba U4T GMMK Pro + Alpaca V2s ID80 + Silent Alpacas MGA Standard + Cobalt POM KBD67 Lite + Gateron Black Ink V2 Plume65 + Gateron Ink Black V2 Leopold FC660C + BKE Lights

References

• BBox60 + Taro Balls by zeonic_keys.
• KBD67 Lite + Ergo Clears (plateless) by tiang.
• Melody 96 + C3 Tangerines by David Crystal.
• KBD67 Lite + MX Blacks by Swiitchback.
• Preonic + Durock POM by LawnGodzilla.
• NK65 Milkshake + by Tom Types.
• GMMK Pro + Alpaca V2 by Daniel Kwon.
• KBD75 + lubed Boba U4T by SmotheryZorf Gaming.
• GMMK Pro + Alpaca V2s by Daniel Kwon.
• ID80 + Silent Alpacas by IceKeyboards.
• MGA Standard + Cobalt POM by miko..
• KBD67 Lite + Gateron Black Ink V2 by Swiitchback.
• Plume65 + Gateron Ink Black V2 by susboards.
• Leopold FC660C + BKE Lights by Hammerbrotha Typecast.

Contributors

Thanks again to all the contributors, namely: Daniel Kwon, David Crystal, Hammerbrotha Typecast, IceKeyboards, LawnGodzilla, miko., SmotheryZorf Gaming, susboards, Swiitchback, tiang, Tom Types and zeonic_keys.

Making an artisan wrist rest

Making the Eagle has landed wrist rest. Posted by Moonkeycap198.