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April 4, 2022

Issue 72 / Keyboard Builders' Digest

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** Keyboard Builders’ Digest / Issue 72

https://kbd.news

Check the new issue (https://kbd.news/issue/72/) with awesome projects, tips and ideas!

Hi |FNAME|,

Thank you all who supported (https://kbd.news/donate) this project last week — this month’s fee to send out the newsletters is covered. Keep clicking links below if you’d like to get these weekly summaries in the future since I’ll continue cleaning up the mailing list.

And here are the DIY keyboard related posts I thought were worth sharing this week: 1. Wojciech Baranowski’s Viosuo (https://kbd.news/Viosuo-1338.html) is an arm-strapped keyboard for standing work. 2. Klavyl (https://kbd.news/Klavyl-1344.html) is a handwired split keyboard by thebgfan, designed via Klavgen (https://kbd.news/Handwired-hotswap-generator-1343.html) , the author’s handwired hotswap generator. 3. Steven’s Fissure (https://kbd.news/Fissure-1347.html) is a 40-key BLE split featuring his steno engine. Just like Fusion (https://kbd.news/Fusion-1350.html) , his foldable travel board. 4. Policium writes about his Grin Type-R, Grin RC designs, and the story behind the unique Grin layout (https://kbd.news/Grin-layout-1348.html) . 5. Neutrone.com (https://kbd.news/Neutrone-manufacturer-database-1346.html) is a free tool developed by lore045 providing a searchable list of manufacturers. 6. Hekekee designed a 3D-printable tool for identifying Cherry keycaps’ row (https://kbd.news/Cherry-row-identifier-1349.html) . 7. This tented Kyria case (https://kbd.news/Kyria-case-with-trackpad-1341.html) by aphillippe sports an optional trackpad holder. 8. Pseudoku’s Chicago Steno (https://kbd.news/FDM-printable-Chicago-Steno-1351.html) keycaps optimized for FDM-printing by levpopov. 9. The StenoWord (https://kbd.news/StenoWord-1339.html) is a Japanese chorded keyboard for professionals doing subtitles for live broadcasts. 10. On the awesome-looking Lumon Industries terminal (https://kbd.news/Severance-terminal-1353.html) and keyboard, a custom prop from Severance with cool vintage vibe. 11. A gorgeous wooden keyboard case (https://kbd.news/Carved-case-2-1340.html) by Breakwood with meticulously carved and gold plated solid copper insets. 12. TiPY Keyboard (https://kbd.news/TiPY-one-handed-keyboard-1345.html) ‘s weird one-handed contraption is actually flippable.

** This issue’s supporters

splitkb.com, MoErgo Glove80 (https://www.moergo.com/?utm_source=kbdnews) , u/chad3814, Aiksplace, @keebio (https://keeb.io) , @kaleid1990, ghsear.ch, cdc, Bob Cotton, Timo, kiyejoco, Sean Grady, FFKeebs, Richard Sutherland, Jay Kreibich, @therick0996, Lorenzo Castellana, Matthew Brennan, Christian Lo, Joel Simpson, Nuno Leitano, Spencer Blackwood, KEEBD, Shane Celis, Richard Dawe, Robert Reiser, Nicolas Tremblay, Simon Tjemsland, Davidjohn Gerena, Yuan Liu, Alexey Alekhin, Fabian Suceveanu, Fabian Suceveanu & Simon Brélivet

(You are awesome! Thanks everyone!)

** Behind the Scenes

This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series:

April 1st “keyboard projects”, new wave of supporters, new acquisition (one from the besieged Kyiv), March stats, etc.

Read it here (https://kbd.news/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Issue-72-1352.html)

** Weekly keyboard art

Heathkit H89 advertisement from 1980. $1195 was the price of the “assemble it yourself” kit (source (https://www.reddit.com/r/vintageads/comments/tsq8s9/heathkit_h89_allinone_computer_1980/) ).

** And finally, the news with pics…

Check the latest issue (https://kbd.news/issue/72/)

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