Issue 48 / Keyboard Builders' Digest
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** Keyboard Buildersâ Digest / Issue 48
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Check the new issue (https://kbd.news/issue/48/) with awesome projects, tips and ideas!
Hi |FNAME|,
To make KBD.newsâ core features sustainable, I have to close the huge gap between donations (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/) and time invested, so expect me dialing down my activity on some platforms.
And these are the posts I thought were worth sharing this week: 1. As of today, giveaways are banned on r/mk. My thoughts on this and my recent winning streak (with strategy) in this weekâs editorial (https://kbd.news/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Issue-48-1036.html) . 2. The Mosquito (https://kbd.news/The-Mosquito-1026.html) , a 34 key Bluetooth, column-staggered split by jamesmnw with splay. 3. The VColChoc44 (https://kbd.news/VColChoc44-1029.html) is an Atreus-like low-profile monoblock split by jpconstantineau with on-board RP2040. 4. Yacc46 (https://kbd.news/Yacc46-1032.html) - Another monoblock split with column splay and all the bells and whistles. Designed by by 1m38. 5. Review: Gateron Box Ink Pink (https://kbd.news/Gateron-Box-Ink-Pink-switches-1034.html) switches. The usual exhaustive study by ThereminGoat. 6. Tools: Dactyl Chimera (https://kbd.news/Dactyl-Chimera-1030.html) , a 3D ergo keyboard test bench by WolfIcefang. 7. A method for low profile socketing (https://kbd.news/A-low-profile-socketing-method-1031.html) with standard 24 pin wide socket. Posted by atlantesque. 8. Vintage: The IBM Lighted Program Function Keyboard (https://kbd.news/IBM-LPFK-1025.html) (LPFK) was used as an extra input device when doing computer aided design on the IBM RS/6000 series of machines. 9. An Ericsson/Telekom (https://kbd.news/Ericsson-Telekom-keyboard-1027.html) keyboard with unusual Escape key/cluster spotted by retr0FPS. 10. An Intel MDS 225 (https://kbd.news/Intel-MDS-225-1035.html) with a divine key arrangement posted by absurd_logic589. Help me figure out what âdeselectâ in this context means. 11. Inspiration: Mr_Cupcake33 finished his foldable build (https://kbd.news/Foldable-keyboard-1028.html) and a nice blend of walnut and acrylic in this layered case (https://kbd.news/Corne-Architect-case-1033.html) .
What do you think? Iâd like to hear your opinion over in the r/mk thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/qam3h0/keyboard_builders_digest_issue_48/) .
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 whoâd like it, or consider supporting it on buymeacoffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/) .
** This issueâs supporters
splitkb.com, Jeremy Kitchen (https://keyboard.kitchen/) , AikenJG, @keebio (https://keeb.io) , @kaleid1990, u/chad3814, Eugenie, sebastian siggerud, ajoflo, cdc, Jim, Keycapsss.com, kiyejoco, Jens & @danielcormier.
Thank you so much! Making this issue wouldnât have been possible without your support (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/) .
** Behind the Scenes
This weekâs topics of my behind the scenes series on BMC (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi) (for members):
âGiveaway masterclass: how I won a heap of stuff recently. Related: Giveaways banned on r/mk as of today. Vendor database update, new discount codes, etc.â
Read it here (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dovenyi/behind-scenes-issue-48)
** Weekly keyboard art
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Kr8QyXAn impressive Victorian retrofuturistic terminal in Pete Amachreeâs artwork entitled - Revealing the secrets of The Arcturan Artefact - Imperial College London, 1891 (source (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Kr8QyX) & fullsize pic).
** And finally, the news with picsâ¦
Check the latest issue (https://kbd.news/issue/48/)
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