Issue 59 / Week 1 / 2022

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 14 entries in this issue:

Editorial

Behind the Scenes of Issue 59

Away from civilization, Talpkeyboard surprise, spring-loaded pin headers, all-in-one keycap kit annoyance, quick stats, etc.

Review

Truly Ergonomic Cleave

Chyrosran22 reviews the Cleave keyboard by Truly Ergonomic – with Outemu PG816 snap spring optoelectric switches.

Projects

MNT Reform keyboard

The MNT Reform is an open-hardware, open-source keyboard by MNT Research GmbH.

A bunch of cases

Sadek Baroudi shared a bunch of cases for various keyboards you can print.

FU!Keyboard

ILWrites' gigantic ortholinear FU!Keyboard is now open-source.

Split bluetooth keyboard

TerranceN made a split Bluetooth 36-key keyboard with self-milled PCB.

Chunky

The Chunky by tenstaana is a split board featuring Blackpill, Choc switches, audio, trackball and trackpoint.

Macropad for osu!

Oplivion built and open-sourced a custom macropad with knobs and a slider.

Community

Vogon talks with BakingPy

In Episode 15 of The Thocc Podcast host Vogsphere chats with BakingPy aka Danny from Keebio.

Tips & Tricks

CXA keycap profile

CannonKeys announces CannonCaps CXA – a spherical keycap profile with a height similar to that of Cherry.

Continuously variable tenting

Continuously Variable Tenting – An 3D-printed open-source tenting solution by macroxue.

Keyboard Spotting

Compaq Plus Portable

A nice review of a Compaq Plus Portable (1983) by Dmitrii Eliuseev.

Dolch PAC 586

A nice Dolch PAC 586 found and saved by Bakedprawns.

Memorex 2051

A gorgeous Memorex 2051 terminal keyboard spotted by TechManPrieto.

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