Issue #169 - Keyboard Builders' Digest
Keyboard Builders' Digest // Issue #169
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 time, handpicked from projects published in the recent two weeks:
- I reviewed the Planeta V2 which is an updated version of Ergohaven's cool monoblock split I've been using for almost a year -- now with display, indicator LEDs and an improved case.
- A low-profile ortho board with exposed pins for prototyping: Ground Control 40 by Nick Coughlin.
- Keiler is a diodeless 36-key split design by jonathanforking, based off of the LambBT.
- Penk Chen released the MX version of his unibody ergo WeirdFlexButOk with kerf bending cuts for tenting.
- Finnitio shared his 3D Corne, a 3D-printed split with keywell.
- Chad Bailey's CB70 is a row-staggered, wireless 65%-ish split keyboard with low-pro switches.
- Helvellyn is a 35-key ortholinear keyboard with a 6.25u space bar. Designed by Stewtheking.
- Marcus Östling made a nice low-pro monoblock split: Fat Cruiser.
- Twist35 is a gorgeous case by Technofrikus for the Vault35's Travaulta Topre PCB.
- Aroum has a compact stick mouse: anu -- with switches and analog stick.
As always, much more resources in my weekly editorial write-up, MK meetup calendar and keyboard shop database - with 500+ keyboard vendors!
Save some money
There are 156 keyboard shops accepting the KBDNEWS coupon code and offering you various discounts. (And here are all the keyboard stores I'm aware of.)
Weekly keyboard art
SingaKBD Kohaku65 literally swimming with the fish (photo by coalxxx).
Supporters
Ashkeebs, splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80, ZSA Technology Labs, Aiksplace, @keebio, Upgrade Keyboards, Cyboard, Jason Hazel, Sean Grady, Jacob Mikesell, kiyejoco, @kaleid1990, KEEBD, littlemer-the-second, ghsear.ch, u/motfalcon, FFKeebs, Bob Cotton, @therick0996, Christian Mladenov, Joel Simpson, Lev Popov, Ergohaven, Daniel Nikolov, Schnoor Typography, u/eighty58five, Timo, Caleb Rand, Skyler Thuss, TALPKEYBOARD, Typeware, Yuan Liu, James McCleese, Benjamin Bell, Ben M, zzeneg, Spencer Dabell, Anatolii Smolianinov, Brendan P., Penk Chen, Matthias Goffette, Felicitas R., Vitali Haravy, Clacky, Hating TheFruit, Stefan S., Alex Miller, Davidjohn Gerena, Trey Causey, Shnobble, Dylan Ingham, Gordon Diggs, Cloyce, Mario S., Raphael Stanzani, Duncan B., HubertTheMad, s_p_l_o_d_e, Daniel N.
(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)