discipline VS lumberjack-keyboard

I will suggest that Baroque ornamentation was attached to things that were part of the function of the object, but you have hidden all the electronics that make your computer function inside its (yes, beautiful) case. Those electronics have an intricacy and a beauty all their own, even if their appearance is mostly dictated by function and cost. Maybe it's not what you're going for, but see for example the DISCIPLINE keyboard for an example of bringing the electronics to the forefront, and positioning them with attention to artistry and not only function.

There are other benefits: A PCB design can be shared so that others can fabricate it themselves. (Or modify it if they wish). A PCB design will likely have a schematic, too, which can be studied.

I'd also bet that PCB projects are more likely to inspire better PCB projects. -- Or at least, the domain I've tried my hand at has been PCBs for custom mechanical keyboards.

e.g. I've seen boards inspired by https://github.com/hsgw/plaid such as https://github.com/coseyfannitutti/discipline or https://github.com/rtitmuss/torn and I think there are several popular split keyboard designs which basically descend from https://github.com/MakotoKurauchi/helix

All the files and instructions are in the designer's Github repositories, see https://github.com/coseyfannitutti/mysterium and https://github.com/coseyfannitutti/discipline

Thank you! What do you want to know? The case is designed to fit a Discipline PCB, I designed a new PCB (and plate), which uses the same ATMega32a and a very similar circuit but redesigned from scratch to fit an ortholinear layout while still being compatible with the case. The big knob is set up with a smooth (ie no detent) encoder which complements the extra weight nicely (it spins well!). It's set up for scrolling at the moment but I'm going to add some different functions for different layers. The other two knobs control volume and undo/redo, and have a more usual detent decoder. Keycaps are DSA Historic... That's all I can think of!

Hey there, I have downloaded the file for the acrylic plate from github. https://github.com/coseyfannitutti/discipline Somewhere there is the correct plate. But watch out, there are also top plates for a different acrylic case.

Open source on github

Yup, I love using them on my DIY Lumbjerjack keyboard.

Lumberjack Assembly Guide

Designed by the very talented Peej, The Lumberjack is a DIY 5x12 ortholinear "mono-split" keyboard using through hole parts for easier assembly, fits in most 60% keyboard cases, and supports MX, Choc v1, and Alps switches. Check out Peej's Github page here for all the details on this incredible keyboard.

the Lumberjack is what got me into ortholinear boards; it’s his second revision and I imagine he (and others) would be happy to provide some design suggestions about how to space things out for maximum compatibility with cases.

For all the details on Peej's board, check out his Github page.

Bootloader flashed: https://github.com/peej/lumberjack-keyboard/blob/master/bootloader/lumberjack_via_production.hex

I'm trying to build a Lumberjack keyboard but I'm having a very hard time sourcing the case. I'd like a case that hides the switch stems, so like the Tofu60, not the Planck EZ style.

Ah, it's a custom PCB design https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/ and the design takes a clear inspiration from the Lumberjack PCB https://github.com/peej/lumberjack-keyboard