Issue 88 / Week 30 / 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 13 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the Scenes of Issue 88
Twitter anniversary, photographing issues, vendor database update, giveaway result, etc.
Projects
Dilemma keyboard
u/Fmcraft published his Dilemma – a 5x3+2 split keyboard with trackpad.
Arachnophobe
Sadek Baroudi's Arachnophobe is a 30-key choc/mx monoblock split using any Seeed XIAO controller.
rae-dux
Andrew Rae's rae-dux, a 36-key wire- and diodeless split keyboard, built by u/melze.
Ortholily
The split Ortholily is ortholinear, 3D-printed, handwired – and it's marcdosh575's first keyboard design.
Cockpit keyboard
Cockpit is a hotswap handwired monoblock split mechanical keyboard by ozkan.
MiRage MK2
Zack Freedman talks about his MiRage Mk2, an ortho split with eInk display.
Community
MBK Legend GB G-Board buyers sought
Buyers who ordered their MBK Legend caps from G-Boards haven't received their sets. Reach out to FKcaps if you are one of them.
Tools
0xB2 - splinky controller
0xB2 - splinky is a Pro-Micro/Elite-C replacement development board by plut0nium – with USB-C and RP2040.
Tips & Tricks
CFX keycap
CFX is a new low-pro keycap profile: 16.5x16.5mm square caps available at Chosfox in different colors.
Doubleshot MDA?!
My impressions and a photodump of the doubleshot MDA "This Is Plastic" by MelGeek.
Stacked Corne case
Full body stacked Corne case open-sourced by u/atlantesque.
Keyboard Spotting
Hottek 1KB101 keyboard
A Hottek 1KB101 keyboard with HTK switches – reviewed by Chyrosran22.
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