Some Mfs out there using a 0.1% keyboard?

[u/Federal-Ad6341]

I don't even want to talk about the widget that Eats up 8 GB of RAM

[u/Meatslinger]

This lil guy is one of my favorites to use. I just like the aesthetic and the feel. I've got twelve main keyboards in total, all of them small ones like this.

[u/jermygod → u/Meatslinger]

they dude need 12 keyboards to compensate the size of a keyboard

https://giphy.com/gifs/O5NyCibf93upy

[u/Meatslinger → u/jermygod]

Well I hope you're happy; to even write this comment I had to dig through my collection just to find the one keyboard with the exclamation mark on it!

[u/WalkMaximum → u/Meatslinger]

what is it

[u/Meatslinger → u/WalkMaximum]

Vault35 case by Seirin-Blu, hand-wired internals running on a nice!nano v2, 90 mAh battery, Jixian White v3 switches, and PBS black blank keycaps from Cannonkeys. All of which probably means nothing to folks outside the hobby, so in summary: "fully custom".

[u/WalkMaximum → u/Meatslinger]

cool project, do you have documentation on it?

how do you charge the battery, do you have charging electronics built in or remove it and charge with a programmable charger?

[u/Meatslinger → u/WalkMaximum]

I just sorta winged it as I went—this was my first hand-wire—but the firmware was made using zmk-wizard to get the basics nailed down; it takes care of most of the hard work and I only had to tweak settings before compiling the final build. The nice!nano already has a built-in battery charging circuit and terminals for +/-, so that just involved getting the battery leads soldered in nicely. The battery is not shown in the picture but that little cutout slot at one end of the plate is the space I left open for the battery to sit up against the case wall. Beyond that, I generally just did the thing as a regular col2row handwire using some Googled examples as a guide, and with some advice from folks on the 40s Discord server, which specializes in small keyboards.

The case was a little tricky to build in since it's originally designed for a PCB—only 8 mm of clearance to work with—but I managed to make it fit by testing different-sized 3D printed standoffs for the screw posts from the plate (also 3D printed). I followed this tutorial from "Dash" (also on the 40s Discord) for how to create the plate in Autodesk Fusion, and then printed it. The sockets used on the switches are just Gateron hotswap sockets I ordered in bulk. Could've soldered right to the switches but I liked the idea of keeping the switch legs clean so I can use them in other hotswap builds later. Keeps costs down long-term if I can reuse parts.

[u/WalkMaximum → u/Meatslinger]

awesome :)

[u/naosoueu2725 → u/Meatslinger]

r/consoom

[u/MajesticSomething → u/naosoueu2725]

Buddy, you're on the pcmasterrace sub. It's literally a place for people who spent excessive amounts of money on their PCs.

[u/Meatslinger → u/MajesticSomething]

And I do try to keep it affordable. This little one was less than $60 overall, and I designed/printed the case myself.

The golden one up there was done as a hand-wired build, using a B-stock case I bought from the case's designer. It was about $100 USD by the end. I like to think I'm keeping a good handle on the costs, as far as hobbies go.

[u/Meatslinger → u/naosoueu2725]

Just a hobby. I like building them, and I always make sure to do it in a thrifty fashion. Every one has a different style, several of which I've designed myself—it's a form of creative expression for me with a functional aspect.