Issue 121 / Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest #121
Check out the new issue with awesome projects, tips and ideas!
Hey y'all,
Here are the posts I thought were worth sharing this week:
- Zilpzalp is a 28-key monoblock split by apfel, designed via Ergogen and featuring a XIAO controller.
- Travis Mick published his tamago60, an open-source 60-key ortholinear keyboard with a joystick in the middle.
- Fidrildi 3.0 is a 34-key unibody split designed by ButteredBread5255 for the 0xCB Helios controller.
- A modular split keyboard with keywell and adjustable thumb keys: Explorer RxCT by Dream117er.
- MRIYA is a Corne-derivative optimized for wireless – shared by themaxbang.
- Kapl is a 70-key column-staggered split keyboard open-sourced by keyzog_.
- ADreamOfStorms made uninarf, a wireless unibody keyboard.
- Chunky2040 Rev2 by tenstaana with lots of features.
- Leifflat's Churri is a handwired split keyboard.
- Protieusz has a new handwired 40% unibody split: the Vimana features a Meshi trackball module by Aki27. PCB to be tested.
- FlatFootFox published a comprehensive series of tutorials on how to use Ergogen V4.
- Sneakbox designed a decorative keycap-shaped night light: KLARIS.
- Fellow redditor amphiboi put together a detailed guide on dyeing keycaps, based on the groundwork laid by CrowningKnight.
- MellowMartian found his uncle's Compucolor II computer from 1979.
Behind the Scenes
This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series:
Quick news, new shops, discounts, meetups, developments, etc.
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80, u/chad3814, Aiksplace, @keebio, MKUltra, Upgrade Keyboards, @kaleid1990, Sean Grady, Cyboard, Jacob Mikesell, cdc, KEEBD, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, Bob Cotton, kiyejoco, littlemer-the-second, Richard Sutherland, FFKeebs, Christian Lo, Jason Hazel, @therick0996, Joel Simpson, Lev Popov, Christian Mladenov, Daniel Nikolov, Spencer Blackwood, Yuan Liu, Skyler Thuss, u/eighty58five, Caleb Rand, Schnoor Typography, Mats Faugli, Davidjohn Gerena, James McCleese, Benjamin Bell, Fabian Suceveanu, anonymous, Hating TheFruit, Matthias Goffette, Ergohaven.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)
Weekly keyboard art
Sci-fi monitor by Denis Lunyov (source).