lumberjack-keyboard VS torn

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

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

Torn

I'm going to build the Torn ergo split keyboard but I don't need x5 PCBs, switch plates, and base plates. So I'm checking to see if others are interested in splitting the cost of the JLCPCB order. For clarity, I'm not looking to profit from this, just split the cost of the PCBs.

https://github.com/rtitmuss/torn Seems to be all freely available including a build guide

I would like to compare it to Torn

For a true match, the keyboard should be a Torn

Also very much interested in this. I'm thinking about building a split keyboard myself and can't decide on which one to go for. I've considered so far: - redox: The layout looks thought through - sofle: Easy to build, because of the used microcontroller - torn: Is throughhole, huge plus for me since I could order pcb's and solder it myself, also looks good. the only thing I don't like about it, is that I need a number row and am not sure if I'll be able to add it to the schematic

The torn is the closest https://github.com/rtitmuss/torn

I also have an ergodox ez, and want a smaller keyboard for carrying it to the office and on travels. I'll go for Torn (https://github.com/rtitmuss/torn) eventually, it will be available on splitkb.com Regarding tenting, it does have a slot to screw in a tripod like https://splitkb.com/products/manfrotto-pocket-tripod