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

• The chocV by brickbots is the 36-key low profile love child of the Horizon and BabyV keyboards. (source)
• The Dao Choc BLE is an open-source wireless split keyboard by Rafael Yumagulov. (source)
• Tweaking the Sweep v2.1, forrestbaer came up with the wireless Roost keyboard. (source)
• The Myrmidex by hexagramg is an open-source split ergo with encoders. (source)
• A handwired Pteron44 derivative by ghostfaceschiller with a Pimoroni Trackball. (source)

• A great one-handed keyboard project by key-yack with lots of ideas and links to related resources. (source)
• Fudgeybits reports a strange discoloration of his KBDfans aluminum case. (source)
• A video by keymacs about milling and casting twin-Alps mount stepped keycaps. (source)

• A Grid Compass from the Space Shuttle – spotted by herronious. (source)
• A beautiful luggable Victor Vicky V9000 found by yesman_85's parents. (source)

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