Mini68 - The minimalist Handwire Keyboard

prusaprinters

<p>A keyboard based off the <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3478494">Sick68</a> in case anyone is interested in a more minimalist aesthetic.</p><p>Using an arduino pro micro “upgraded” to get 2 extra pins, <a href="https://golem.hu/guide/pro-micro-upgrade/">here</a> is a guide.</p><p>Key layout is the same as the sick68 (As it uses the same plate)</p><p>I used a soldering iron and 3D printer pen to join the two halves and sanded it smooth with progressively finer sandpaper up to 2000 grit then painted it.</p><p>This project isn't for the &nbsp;faint-heated and can take some time and patients but it's a great way to practice your soldering skills and get the satisfaction of completing a complex, functional project.</p><p>For more instruction of how to build and wire this keyboard see the <a href="https://yarukizero.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/handwired-keyboard-guide.pdf">this guide</a> for a technical breakdown or better yet <a href="https://www.masterzen.fr/2018/12/16/handwired-keyboard-build-log-part-1/">this build log</a> for a more visual set of instruction; or the <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3478494">original thing</a>.</p><p>The firmware configuration for this board &nbsp;can be found packaged with the QMK firmware or on <a href="https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/handwired/sick68">github</a>. Thanks to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/umbynos">umbynos</a> for configuring the firmware for this board in his <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4186913">project</a>.</p>