Andy Warburton ❌❌❌

Finished building my new hardwired split mechanical keyboard this weekend! #3dprinted based on my own design, spray painted and powered by a pair of Raspberry Pi Pico W’s. Of course, it’s running my fave #keyboard firmware #KMK! Sadly #CircuitPython doesn’t yet support BLE on the PicoW so it’s not wireless yet, but I’m just counting down the days!

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#olkb #splitkeyboard #ergokeyboard #mechanicalkeyboard #pipico #picow #raspberrypi #handwiredkeyboard

Jun 9, 2025 at 12:53pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadAndy Warburton ❌❌❌Jun 9, 2025
This isn’t the last iteration… I’m figuring out the tenting angle and then I will re-print the whole keyboard using translucent filament and add some RGB for ultimate hacker vibes 🤘🏴‍☠️
Show threadgrimmwareJun 9, 2025
@andy_warb that copper rod trick is super cool
Show threadAndy Warburton ❌❌❌Jun 9, 2025
@grimmware I used to wire up keyboards like this and the copper rod method is so much nicer. It looks better, stiffens up the board and adds weight so the whole board feels more premium.
Show threadHyde 📷 🖋 Jun 10, 2025
@andy_warb How many hours to build this lovely keyboard ? 😱 😱
Show threadAndy Warburton ❌❌❌Jun 10, 2025
@hyde I don’t think I really kept track, but I think about 10 hours of printing, a couple of hours for painting, assembly and wiring was maybe three hours per half (six total), two hours for firmware and I probably spent about three or four hours on the initial 3d design. So about 24 hours give or take if I did it solid, but it was spread out over about three weeks.
Show threadHyde 📷 🖋 Jun 10, 2025
@andy_warb Wow ... but well done ! 👏 👏 👏