Issue #154 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #154
Check out this week's editorial with awesome projects, tips, ideas, meetups, discount codes, etc!
Hey y'all,
Here are some of the posts I thought were worth sharing this week:
- I really enjoyed reviewing the Luminkey80. It's a fantastic bundle: a TKL with gorgeous retro look (at least this e-retro white colorway), metal artisan, coiled cable, and some crazy features like an F13 key.
- The AlphaSmart Neo was a scissor-switch membrane "typing machine" in the '90s. Its devoted users seek help from modern day keycap designers. Check out Ed's write-up and feel free to contact me if you have the skills and free time to recreate these keycaps in 3D.
- Ian MacLarty shared his IK keyboard, an open-source split with KS-33 switches and ZSA Voyager vibes.
- Tschibo's idea manifested as an astonishing open-source PCB: Chaotist is an ergoish 40% keyboard -- with some cement.
- John Riggles published his DELPHI, an "ergolinear" low-pro orthoish split.
- Claude of Kea Workshop shared the files of his Rhino Pad, a macropad for CAD work.
- Diego talks about how he made the custom wooden keyboard case with LED light bar.
- CFX-spaced Chicago Steno keycaps by Ryan Schenk, Pseudoku's original keycap profile redesigned in 16.5x16.5 mm, showcased on a Tern.
Much more news and resources in my weekly editorial write-up, MK meetup calendar and keyboard shop database -- with 500+ keyboard vendors!
Save some money
It's crazy, but with Invokeys offering you a 5% discount, there are now 134 keyboard shops accepting the KBDNEWS coupon code. That's one in four stores I list in the vendor database.
Check out all of the discounts on the coupon page!
This issue’s supporters
splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80, ZSA Technology Labs, u/chad3814, Aiksplace, @keebio, Upgrade Keyboards, Cyboard, Ashkeebs, Sean Grady, Jason Hazel, Jacob Mikesell, @kaleid1990, kiyejoco, KEEBD, littlemer-the-second, Mechboards, Christian Lo, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, Bob Cotton, FFKeebs, @therick0996, Richard Sutherland, Christian Mladenov, Joel Simpson, TurtleKeebs, Lev Popov, Daniel Nikolov, u/eighty58five, Schnoor Typography, Caleb Rand, Skyler Thuss, Yuan Liu, James McCleese, Benjamin Bell, Ben M, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Matthias Goffette, Anatolii Smolianinov, Penk Chen, Hating TheFruit, Davidjohn Gerena, anonymous, Vitali Haravy, Clacky, Alex Miller, Gavin Folgert, Shnobble, Trey Causey
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)
Weekly keyboard art
ChucklesMcChuckle posted this photo of a Movement Drum Computer II (wikipedia)