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Re:A Mechanical Keyboard Project from Scratch by johnklos on Friday January 28, 2022 @03:03PM (#30119604)
Custom keyboards are neat, but from what I've seen, they can be very expensive. It's nice to see a project where cost is a consideration.
Re:A Mechanical Keyboard Project from Scratch by sylware on Saturday January 29, 2022 @10:17AM (#30126938)
This is a great ortholinear keyboard. I plan to do that myself... "one day". But I will re-invent the wheel: I'll write my own RISC-V keyboard firmware using assembly (probably using gas or fasm, yes, fasm...).
Re:A Mechanical Keyboard Project from Scratch by anonzzz on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:53PM (#30119503)
A person makes a mechanical keyboard from scratch without breaking the bank.
Re:A Mechanical Keyboard Project from Scratch by sitzkrieg on Friday January 28, 2022 @04:56PM (#30120935)
pretty cool. a SLA 3D printer would probably do the trick for the keycaps but they did turn out pretty usable which was surprising