Issue 57 / Week 50 / 2021

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 entries in this issue:

Editorial

Behind the Scenes of Issue 57

A plethora of new splits, I've lost 65% of my donors, list vendors by country, upcoming newsletter cleanup, etc.

Projects

chocV - 36-key low-pro board

The chocV by brickbots is the 36-key low profile love child of the Horizon and BabyV keyboards.

Dao Choc BLE

The Dao Choc BLE is an open-source wireless split keyboard by Rafael Yumagulov.

Roost keyboard

Tweaking the Sweep v2.1, forrestbaer came up with the wireless Roost keyboard.

Myrmidex

The Myrmidex by hexagramg is an open-source split ergo with encoders.

Closis

A handwired Pteron44 derivative by ghostfaceschiller with a Pimoroni Trackball.

Tips & Tricks

Single-handed ergo keyboard/layout

A great one-handed keyboard project by key-yack with lots of ideas and links to related resources.

Discolored aluminum case

Fudgeybits reports a strange discoloration of his KBDfans aluminum case.

Milling/casting stepped keycaps

A video by keymacs about milling and casting twin-Alps mount stepped keycaps.

Keyboard Spotting

Grid Compass II

A Grid Compass from the Space Shuttle – spotted by herronious.

Victor Vicky V9000

A beautiful luggable Victor Vicky V9000 found by yesman_85's parents.

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