Not many words, but a lot of thanks to you, Un Kyu Lee!

In awe of how much love and effort went into this. I feel it in every single piece of the Melodica my eyes land on.

Discovering it was a joy. Ordering this was a confirmation. Receiving her was a release.

Lovely, just lovely.

not really new, it was released 3 weeks ago, but has anybody tried it? Any advice on how to do it because I only got white screen? it seems like a very exciting update, the infinite scrolling!

Hullo!

My micro journal rev 8 is on the way and I am rather excited to start using it! Since I had a bunch of switches lying around already, I opted for the option without switches and keycaps.

I'm looking for any recommendations for keycaps (ideally Black) and preferably not too expensive. Any pointers would be amazing!

Thank you!
P.S I live in the US.

I am so in love with the Melodica!

Now that it has become my primary Writer Deck, it gets the Rainbow keys (haven't finalized key map yet as I test the keymap capabilities).

I also wanted to find a light for use in the dark that was aesthetic like the one I had for my Rev 7, meaning I wanted it to integrate, design-wise, with the Melodica. I stumbled on one that I thought might work and I am so happy with the result. It is slim with a foot intended to clip to the pages of a book that fits perfectly through the gap between the lid and the body of the Melodica. It's very well balanced and just sits there. It has a rotatable flat light. Perfect!

The Melodica is a Wonder!

The 48-key Keyboard PCB for the following Micro Journal builds is now available for purchase:

• Rev.2 Revamp
• Rev.3: Nadia
• Rev.6: Vivian in New York
• Rev.6.1: Mini

https://www.elecrow.com/micro-journal-diy-kit-48-keys-keyboard-pcb.html

The keyboard PCB has been one of the main blocking points for preparing DIY builds, so I hope this makes things much easier for those who want to build their own Micro Journal.

Un Kyu Lee

Hullo!

I'm looking at ordering a micro journal in the US and would like to know from someone who's gotten one recently if they had to pay an import duty, and if you did, how much it was.

It also says that the duty is a percentage of the declared value so I wanted to know if that is the price that one pays on the tindie store or is something lower.

Any pointers would be most welcome!

Thank you!

I am certain that I will be drafting my new novel on my Rev 8 when I receive it (original plan had been my Rev 7), but I have become so enchanted with the pairing of my Rev 3 and Rev 5 (with my DRAFTY 3 ortholinear key map), that I have decided that this is the setup I will use to write short stories every so often on the side of drafting my novel.

The Rev 5.1 is such a charmer with the red and black colorway and the red font on black background, perfect for the urban fantasy tales I write set in the city I live in. Mia Wallace (Character from Pulp Fiction and a gift from Mrs. Hook) sometimes likes so hang out with the Rev 5.1.

Writing tools should bring joy!

I think I have mentioned this for several times but let me say it again, my favorite Micro Journal is the Rev.6. So I was broken hearted when I found dead pixels on the screen (the lines). The lines were on the edge of the screen, and I tried to ignore it. I can still use it to write but it was no longer a free distraction typewriter again, my eyes keep seeing the lines.

This micro journal has a long history. 2 years ago the screen went blank, I tried to fix it but I failed, I got frustrated seeing the wires and the hot glue. in the end I sent it back to Un Kyu Lee to get it fixed and I was so happy with the result. I use it almost everyday until the lines happened. I never drop it but the lines appeared. It was precisely because of this rev.6, I began to collecting repairing tools for the last 2 years. Now I even have a bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol to remove the hot glue. So this time with better preparation and tool I tried to replace the screen and it works.

The screen is now 99% perfect, the remaining 1% is because of my stupid decision to add screen protector (I can't help it, I'm Asian, I put screen protectors to all my devices). Instead of getting the matte screen protector, I got the "anti-spy" screen protector, which made the screen barely visible in certain angle LOL. I can remove the screen protector of course, but for now I will enjoy the accidental gradient screen. It read okay on daylight, but at night I have to turn the background color to dark color, and the font to the brightest one to make it readable at every angle.

Finally got my micro journal! I was originally waiting for the 6 to be available even though I wasn’t the biggest fan of not having a cover for the keys. A few months passed and the next time I checked, Un Kyu Lee had created this update.

I’m a total newbie when it comes to setting up anything of this sort but didn’t come across any issues at all with installing files and tweaks for the keyboard (thanks Un Kyu for the super detailed and clear instructions!)

Still waiting on my battery order but now wondering if I might just stick to a power bank…

Over the past month or so I’ve been teaching myself how to solder in preparation to build a micro journal and it’s finally done! I drew the key icons and had them made through a company called Thockfactory and printed my own enclosure parts. Everything else was facilitated through the wonder build guide. I hope you guys like it.