DIY Keyboard

DIY Keyboard

Founder:

hexo

Coops:

rmarko

HW License:

n/a

Status:

active

Created:

2014-10-22

Last Modified:

2016-02-25

The great plan is to use our CNC machine to cut various keyboard frames and populate them with quality mechanical switches. If interested hilight us on IRC or use our public mailing list. We will be doing group orders of switches and materials to save on shipping costs.

Links:

• http://hackaday.com/2014/10/19/delving-into-the-design-and-manufacture-of-a-keyboard/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataHand
• http://blog.keyboard.io/
• https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard
• https://geekhack.org/index.php
• Recreate DataHand geekhack thread
• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:731801
• 3D printed ergonomic keyboard
• https://www.thingiverse.com/glitchpudding/collections/cherry-mx/

Switch options:

• CherryMX: http://cherrycorp.com/product/mx-series/
• Open Steno Project switches: https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-steno-project/mechanical-keyboard-switch
• martian has bought two used ML4100 keyboards from Cherry, they contain ML switches obviously [1] he plans to scavenge the MLs :)

Keycaps:

• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:468651

Electronics:

• ARM M3 or similar
• Bluetooth low energy

Perks to include:

• trackballs (can be reduced to ball, ball cup + electronics on an extended wire)
• IBM/Lenovo PS/2 trackpoints (there still may be dead laptops in the base to source this)

Trackballs in stock:

• 3x Logitech Trackman Marble (ask Martian)

TBD:

• CherryMX sourcing
• Wood type/sourcing options
• Design toolchain

Common problems:

• LOL, MIcrosoft explains Key Ghosting, but quite a nice website :) Key Ghosting Explained + Anti-Ghosting methods