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Keyboard Builders’ Digest / Issue 52

Check the new issue with awesome projects, tips and ideas!

Hi <<First Name>>,

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Sponsors: 3DKeebs, Adafruit, Coffeekeys, Dream Cables, Keebmonkey, Keebstuff Kabelmanufaktur, Mechbox, onegritsandpaper, pkkeyboards, Rectangles.store, SwitchCaptain & Unicorn Cables.

And these are the posts I thought were worth sharing this week:

1. Rubber Dometyl - a concave Hall effect rubber dome keyboard by Beheddard.

2. Humla is a 36-key low profile Reviung derivative by jamesmnw.

3. Disconnect72 is a wireless hotswappable split keyboard with a trackpad. Designed by Oplivion.

4. Farmer turned NovelKeys CEO Mike Sickler interviewed by Taeha.

5. Winkeyless.KR 'Zeal' Clear Tactile switches reviewed by ThereminGoat.

6. Minimalist high-angle tenting by macroxue.

7. Data visualizer desfirsit investigated which language is easiest to type on a QWERTY keyboard.

8. A cool Leeds & Northrup Max1 control station terminal spotted by jacksonh22.

9. Naval Air AAAP1000 AWACS Alpha-Numeric Entry Device picked up by glenndrives at a government auction.

10. Canon Cat is a task-dedicated desktop computer released by Canon Inc. in 1987 at the price.

11. Strange 3D hollow keycap structures designed by @taneyats.

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This issue’s supporters

splitkb.com, Jeremy Kitchen, AikenJG, @keebio, ghsear.ch, Timo, @kaleid1990, u/chad3814, Eugenie, sebastian siggerud, cdc, Jim, Keycapsss.com, kiyejoco, faso, _qdw_, Bob Cotton & 1 anonymous donor.

Thank you so much! Making this issue wouldn’t have been possible without your support.

Behind the Scenes

This week’s topics of my behind the scenes series on BMC (for members):

“Organizing the giveaway, mini meetup, switch abundance, Azimuth in action. Issue 51 follow-up.”

Read it here

Weekly keyboard art

3D keycap designs by @taneyats (source).

And finally, the news with pics…

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