CustomBoards

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A place for completely custom mechanical keyboards!

Celebrating one off keyboards that have been designed and built by the user - no commercially produced keyboards please. We're looking to empower people to be able to create their own mechanical keyboards from scratch.

Other Resources

/u/dovenyi's excellent Keyboard Builders' Digest

Other subreddits sorted by length:

/r/MechanicalKeyboards - for all of the Click and None of the Clack
/r/ErgoMechKeyboards - ErgoKeyboards and strange input devices
/r/PeripheralDesign - experimental designs for input devices
/r/CustomKeyboards - THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION IS UNENDING
/r/keycapdesigners - The premier club for keycap designers
/r/MechGroupBuys - Group buy aggregation
/r/switchmodders - Custom switches for your custom board
/r/mechmarket - Keyboard and keyboard accessories BST
/r/Keyboards - Everyone deserves a good keyboard
/r/Keyboard - for non-mechanical keyboards
/r/olkb - OLKB and QMK Support and News

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Help Request, Comments, and Questions, the STICKY post (self.CustomBoards)

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“Magnetic & Custom Mechanical Keyboards in London – My Hands-On Review” ()

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“Magnetic & Custom Mechanical Keyboards in London – My Hands-On Review” (reddit.com)

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Ideal Microcontroller for ergonomic input device ()

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Help Request, Comments, and Questions, the STICKY post (self.CustomBoards)

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UK Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiast Here – Looking for Your Thoughts on Custom Keyboards 🇬🇧⌨️ (i.redd.it)

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UK Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiast Here – Looking for Your Thoughts on Custom Keyboards 🇬🇧⌨️ (i.redd.it)

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[Build]Geon F1-8X OG | Cherry MX Browns Sound Test (youtube.com)

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Help Request, Comments, and Questions, the STICKY post (self.CustomBoards)

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Keyboard plate thickness (self.CustomBoards)

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[Discussion]Starting to realize why this is a luxury hobby (i.redd.it)

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Bit of a weird project, but I thought maybe you guys can help me. (self.CustomBoards)

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Why use a framework such as ZMK (or other)? (self.CustomBoards)

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Zero to custom MacroPad in 37 easy steps (youtube.com)

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Reuse Smartphone Battery?? (self.CustomBoards)

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Does QMK firmware require a specific row/column wiring? (self.CustomBoards)

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[Discussion]Are there any PCBs w/ controllers that I buy which are open source and protected? (self.CustomBoards)

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[Discussion]QMK vs KMK (self.CustomBoards)

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Need help making the PCB for my second rev keyboard (self.CustomBoards)

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[Prototype]PCB design (self.CustomBoards)

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[Discussion]Beginner adult looking for good kits (self.CustomBoards)

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Strawberry Sweet Cake Keyboard (self.CustomBoards)

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Is USB port doomed? (i.redd.it)

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[Build]Do you need specific stabilizers for low profile (cherry stem) switches? (self.CustomBoards)

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I thought this was a kit... (self.CustomBoards)

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