Okay, so not “in progress”, but here’s my last keyboard. Used lots of tools available to the keyboard community, but I laser cut the plate that holds the switches (and the one for the bottom, but that was no big deal), designed and 3D printed the side case, hand-wired the keys’ matrix, configured the keyboard software for the Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller, and used infusible ink and the laser to turn blank keycaps into custom ones.
beautifully done buddy
Thanks! I see every flaw, and in particular the color of the keycap legends isn’t what I’d hoped, but it’s been a really good keyboard so far. I’ve been mostly using my own home-builts for work and my home desktop for a few months now.
Which switches did you use? I like the case design too, it’s refreshing to not see your standard boxy keyboard.
Box Jades, which I like quite a bit, but they have already proven to me that they’re only about 90% as awesome as Box Navies. Haven’t tried Zeal Clickiez or any of the more exotic MX, and it’s been decades since I used a buckling spring, but man I love a good heavy clicky switch.
Well, yes, I do work from home. Why do you ask?
As for the shape, the goal on this was no stabilizers, meaning no key could be more than 1.75u wide, and even among those I didn’t want to have buy anything beyond a single full size board’s worth of blank XDA. It was a challenge getting a layout with any symmetry, but I got close, and if I were starting over the only change would probably be something around L-Shift and the backspace and the delete key where Numlock usually is.
Okay, I cheated a bit, as I think it had like 3 or 4 more 1u keys than a 104-key board, but who doesn’t have a few spare 1u lying around?
I’m very slowly making a Rain World mod. It’s supposed to be a recreation of planet Zebes from Super Metroid and Zero Mission.
It’s really inspiring to see such a wide range of hobbies in this thread
I’m trying to finish our home remodel. Currently I’m on adjusting the windows as we added 20cm of insulation;
Nice view! Curious, what kind of insulation you’re adding? To the interior it exterior?
Due to restrictions from the city we had to do interior :-/ So we also re-did the electrical wiring and the heating as we were anyway redoing most of the walls.
The exteriors went through a lot with the heavy machinery that we had to rent for some of the work and I’m looking into how to best save it. It was definitely better looking 2 years ago …
Knitting a pair of socks for my spouse.It’s from a single skein of yarn that goes from light gray to gray to black. I split the skein up so both socks would end up being the same gray on the leg part, but it’s taking longer to get to the gray than I’d planned so they may have a pair of mismatched socks.
Edit: I can’t html tonight
I too have been on a sock knitting kick! I’m just starting out learning so I haven’t tried knitting two at the same time.
It’s the only way I’ve ever done socks. I admire people who have the willpower/drive to make a 2nd sock after the first one’s completely done, I know I’d just have a bunch of single socks.
Good luck with your socks! They’re one of my favorite things to knit.
I’m 3D printing and painting new models for our Frosthaven games. Here’s a picture of the last game we played
And for context, this is what that scenario looks like without my deluxificarion:
Painting in progress:
I like it. Is there a message your going for, or is it just a pure abstract?
Thanks. It’s an abstract based on a photo someone took of their water bottle Iid. I just thought it looked really cool.
I know StevenBlack provides a docker image, but I’ve always wanted a nifty program to generate hosts files. I’ve been working on that. Although I’m not good with programming, I’m trying my best.
I very recently started making my own headphones. It turns out you can just buy headphone parts, so I ordered some AKG drivers, Grado headband and gimbal rings, brainwavs pads, and a few other parts. Still waiting on some parts but I’ve CAD’ed up some of the cans and the pad adapters, hopefully going to print some later tonight. My Lemmy app is kinda shitty and I’ve never been able to upload pics in comments but I’ll try and add them when I’m at my computer later. I’m making them somewhat modular so I can try out different combinations of drivers, pads, and can geometry. Initially all the structure will be 3D printed but later I might mill out some nice hardwood once I find a design that I like.
It’s like you’re building headphone chimeras. I didn’t realize you could just buy brand parts like that!
Been calling them Frankenphones but I like chimeras a bit better. Chimeraphones?
Which app are you using ? And you should switch to another one.
Sync
Switch to a foss one . I use jerboa and has no prob uploading images .
Thunder is another great app
Agreed
I’ll check that out. I ended up uploading some pics from my desktop.
Here are some of the parts I have so far. The part I’m printing now is highlighted in orange. I’m going to pause the print, insert a steel mesh, and keep printing, hopefully embedding the mesh in the pad adapter.
I’m slowly building a 3d printer using an Ldo Voron Trident kit.
Cool, I’m building up a Voron Zero although I will get started on a Trident after I’m done with the Zero probably.
Built a voron 0.1 last year. Hasn’t gotten that much use lately due to some stubborn adhesion Problems and recurring resulting blobs of molten plaatics all over my hotend and printhead.
I’m currently trying to start an online business selling puzzles. It’s taking up my every waking second I’m not spending with my daughter.
Starting a business is exhausting…
FYI the first image on your page says “Boadlore”
The puzzles are really pretty, hope you are successful
That is very embarrassing, thank you for pointing it out!
No worries, it happens
Whoa those space ones are really cool!
Thank you! I really enjoyed making those ones in particular!
I recently got back into puzzles; you have some really great ones!
That’s awesome! My wife and I got into Puzzles during the pandemic so I started designing puzzles I wanted to spend time putting together.
I would love some feedback if there are any I particular you enjoyed!
I am trying to restore a typing machine. Unfortunately I have forgotten to make a picture from the front when it was still in one piece.
Super cool. I love the tacking sound they make while typing :)
How long will it take to restore?
Not really sure, but right now I think that everything would be working if I deep clean it and give it some oil. Oh and some minor replacements like the orange and black strip that carried the ink definitely needs to be replaced.
We painted this room. Still need to get up the stairs. Had to scrape a lot of paint and wallpaper off.
Love the Turkish lights. Have a few in our home and they are wonderful.
Wow. How old is your home if I may ask?
Funny thing. When we bought the house, they got the city records to see how old it was, and they said it was always just kind of here. So we might be pushing over 200 years? I hate to make any claims though. It used to be a dairy farm before the city built in around it, and lived in and updated many times in between.
the wooden trims here look beautiful
Here’s the before.
I can see why the original owners went with yellow to brighten the room bit personally I love dark blue in that style of home
Good choice. Your version is much better.
WOW. This is such a nice job!. I really like the combination of blue and wooden brown. And the plants too. It feels like a high-fantasy book!
Yeah, we were thinking of doing something with the wood, but the blue just makes the wood look better. An unexpected, but appreciated, side effect.
This is a wonderful of color blue
Yeah. I really like it over the Chi-Chi’s yellow.
In the Navy was the name, it’s a Sherwin Williams color, but Home Depot matches anything.
We are looking to redo a lot of our house. I’m going to have to save this color. Thank you. We also have a lot of wood.
Really nice pick of color you have. 3 years ago when we moved, I insisted on the same color for one floor while the other had some similarly-dark off-white, around similarly wooden furnishings.
The dark tone of the blue can be noticeable in cloudy weather and winter light, but never regretted the tone.
I’ve been working on my rendition of the Super Smash Bros Ultimate theme on piano in my spare time from work. This recording isn’t perfect but this was recorded literally right before a string snapped and scared the hell out of me! I’ve been uploading to TikTok since I’m self taught and no one ever really gets to hear me play and I’m self conscious about it. So I’m trying to put myself out there more to get over my self consciousness!
I’ve also been working on creating a mock Transmission server so I can create a good demo for my side project Similar to the idea behind k9s, I’ve been building a rust-based TUI to manage all your standard
. I’m calling it Managarr. I’m working on getting this demo done and then I’ll be implementing CI/CD. Once I can get this thing into alpha I’ll open it up for contributions since I’m changing code all the time at the moment and it would just be merge conflict hell. Here’s some screenshots!
It’s not something I can take a picture of but I’m starting my own handyman bussines. I have no idea what I’m getting into and I’m scared. I just feel like I have to do it nevertheless because the alternative is to go back to my old job and I already know what that is like.
