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USB-C Pro Micro issues

Difference in routing of some USB-C Pro Micro clones reported by hellmoneywarriors.

Medley of crazy ideas

Big-ass enter with embedded touchpad, artisan OLED covers, prototyping with rails, LED indicator light using a BIC ballpoint tube.

Imitating various layouts

Imitating various ergo keyboard layouts with Zebra. Posted by key-yack.

A low profile socketing method

An easy method for low profile socketing with standard 24 pin wide socket. Posted by atlantesque.

GMK color samples

Sample caps from the GMK Colour Ring shot by flehrad with various backgrounds and different light temperatures.

Pimoroni trackball support in ZMK

Coded, built and tested by cdc_mkb on a Zephirum, Pimoroni PIM447 trackball is now supported in ZMK firmware.

Double-keyboard ergonomics

Years of pain solved by a really obvious keyboard tweak.

Slide mount wooden case

With minimal experience, eBay scrapwood, popsicle sticks and a hand saw bruh-iunno made his own wooden case.

Logical layout design: repeater key

The T-34/0 keyboard layout by jonas_h features a repeater key.

Soldering tips

What was the one thing you learned that would change the way you solder forever more?

2nd gen Kailh hot-swap sockets

The new(?), 2nd generation hot-swap socket from Kailh comes in funky colors and is rated for 6000 swap cycles.

Key-Flex keyboards

Key-Flex is a family of keyboards with a unique structure and sensor mechanism.

Leaf spring mount

Variable force leaf spring mount by _dvsn_.

Acid-etched case

Acid-etched artwork on a Tofu60 with weathered gold foil. Posted by neuro-logic.

Outputting date on a keypress

Sending a string of the date? Question posted by jma0612 and answered by the community.

Keycap dyeing with Rit DyeMore

Dye your keycaps with Rit DyeMore. A tutorial by CrowningKnight.

Story of the Neito keyboard

FiresStream writes about the experience of hosting a GB and creating a custom keyboard from scratch.

Socket comparison

Comparison of Mill Max sockets 0305 vs 7305 vs Holtite. Posted by kriscables.

Tactile stems

Tactile stem comparison by jk_pens.

Cold casting knobs

Cold casting knobs for a GMMK Pro by dr34m37.

3D printed keycaps

Faux double-shot 3D printed keycaps by Symbiote.

On IO expanders

Using an IO expander instead of a second Pro Micro? Posted by scissor_rock_paper.

Keeblab

The Keeblab by edoelas is a controller-agnostic prototyping setup.

DIY shine-through caps

Prototyping NP profile shine-through caps by neXus5169.

Restoring an Apple Adjustable Keyboard

A filthy Apple M1242 keyboard cleaned and retrobrighted by TysyTube.

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