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Help me make a "MechaMatrix" 2030 #keyboard, please? (jlai.lu)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello to all keyboard enthusiast here on the Fédiverse.

For the longest time, I have used a TypeMatrix 2030 as my daily driver, most of which was spent daydreaming of finding a close approximation that would be mechanical. Failing to find one, I procrastinated in researching how I could build my own, which was an error.

Now, my good old TypeMatrix is showing signs of dying, and I still don't have even started on its mechanical replacement. So, I would like help and counsel on how to make one.

I don't need it to be identical, (I don't need the rightmost column on the actual TypeMatrix, for example) but I DO need the middle column with "del", "backspace" and "enter" keys.

Would anyone be willing to help me, please?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you need some inspiration on existing boards: https://golem.hu/board/ --> set the filter on "ortholinear" for "matrix style" boards.

First you need to find a board, then we can help you to build it.

(You COULD build a board from scratch, but if you have not built a board yet, or have no background in mech. / electr. engineering, this me a bit too much at first.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks.