Bleeding Charcoal (mk-ltk-01)

First Idea

Details

• Keeb: Black steel dust painted plate, sandwich case, stained plywood
• Kaycaps: Aliexpress ones also custom painted for accent caps
• Switches: Gateron brown, Lubed with Krytox 205g0, and filmed.
• Stabs: Aliexpress ones lubed and cliped a lot :D

Initial Requirements

• As low prifile as possible
• Reasonable price around 100€ (failed! 170€)
• NOT flat profile keycaps
• Tactile
• Left side num pad
• Stardart layout (keycaps wise)
• Make most space for mouse withour loosing functionality (on the right)

Tools

• http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com
• http://builder.swillkb.com/
• https://kbfirmware.com/
• https://noroadsleft.github.io/kbf_qmk_converter/

Decisions made

• Sandwich case (stained plywood and painted black steel)
• Unfortunatelly to high for low profile switches
• Diodes 1N4148
• Gateron Brown
• Plate mounted stabs from Aliexpress
• Krytox GPL 205 G0
• Switch Films
• Teensy 2.0++

Progress

Metal parts :)

Put foam for sound dampening (legacy acrylic frame)

Plywood case V1

Wrist rest :D

New desk mat

Lubing and filling switches

Fit test "naked"

Fit test full case

Screwless top

USB type-C cutout

Switch matrix (mirrored)

Wiring

Usb type-c Integration

More foam

Total foam

Suprisingly Simple Adjustable Legs

Custom Spray Painted Keycaps

Stained plywood finish

Wire

RESULT