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September 13, 2021

Issue 43 / Keyboard Builders' Digest

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** Keyboard Builders’ Digest / Issue 43

https://kbd.news

Check the new issue (https://kbd.news/issue/43/) with new projects, tips and ideas!

Hi |FNAME|,

Here are 12 things I thought were worth sharing this week: 1. I published a keyboard/part shop database (https://kbd.news/vendors/) listing 250 stores from all around the world (and growing). Discount codes coming in. Check it out. 2. The Choctopus44 (https://kbd.news/Choctopus44-964.html) by Routa Keebs is practically a low-pro Reviung with thumb arcs. 3. Another ergo monoblock (https://kbd.news/Zephirum-an-ergo-monoblock-967.html) angled keyboard with some unique features by u/cdc_mkb. Publishing it as open-source was inspired by KBD! :) 4. Croaky4 (https://kbd.news/Croaky4-966.html) : u/Superkelp’s first attempt at a PCB & case design – an open-source macropad. 5. The Manibus (https://kbd.news/Manibus-a-split-aluminum-keyboard-970.html) is a split ergo aluminum keyboard by u/DrFish96 featuring magnetic wrist rests. 6. MCC (https://kbd.news/MCC-keycap-profile-962.html) is a cylindrical keycap profile by u/MoErgo who also teases us with a mysterious new keyboard. 7. W60 (https://kbd.news/W60-by-wlard-963.html) is an open-source, 3D-printed, handwired, hotswap keyboard by u/wlard. 8. With minimal experience, eBay scrapwood, popsicle sticks and a hand saw u/bruh-iunno made his own wooden case (https://kbd.news/Slide-mount-wooden-case-965.html) . 9. STLs of theGiddyNorse’s tenting solution (https://kbd.news/Lily58-tenting-files-971.html) for his Lily58. 10. Keyboard spotting: RedCowl80 got this nice Chicony Kb-5160 (https://kbd.news/Chicony-Kb-5160-with-blue-Alps-972.html) for free from a recycling center he frequents. 11. Introducing the 1x2 (https://kbd.news/Recreating-the-1x2-LEGO-keyboard-969.html) : bringing a 25 year old keyboard sin back from the grave and on to your desk! Committed by u/jonathansouter. 12. Don’s The Board (https://theboard.libsyn.com/) podcast turns 5 (!) and SharktasticA’s IBM knowledge base (https://sharktastica.co.uk/) 2. Congratulations!

Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but compiling it takes a lot of my time. You can help it keep going: forward it to a friend who’d like it, or consider supporting it on buymeacoffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/) .

** This issue’s supporters

splitkb.com, Jeremy Kitchen (https://keyboard.kitchen/) , AikenJG, @keebio (https://keeb.io) , u/chad3814, @kaleid1990, Eugenie, sebastian siggerud, ajoflo, siriximi, cdc, Jose Almeida & 1 anonymous donor.

Thanks so much! Making this issue wouldn’t have been possible without your support (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/) .

** Behind the Scenes

This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series on BMC (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi) (available for members and one-time supporters):

“Behind the Keyboard vendor database, new promo codes, moving my home office, MOMOKA Frogs save the day, pearls cast before swine (me).”

Read it here (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/behind-scenes-issue-43)

** Weekly keyboard art

Fellow Redditor i_like_miniwheats drew a Gateron GeekMaker Keyfirst Cream (source (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/pl49uu/i_drew_a_keyswitch/) )

** And finally, the news with pics…

Check the latest issue (https://kbd.news/issue/43/)

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