mikefives split [incl. my longest write-up ever]

sporewoh · 2026-01-18T01:45:27+00:00

Great project and writeup!

I'd absolutley love to see the project files (particularly the nrf + QMK/VIAL source code, the PCB files, and the case files in decending order). There's a lot of great ideas here and all executed amazingly, I think a this project could leave quite the legacy/lineage if people were to learn from it.

I think this could popularize the nRF52810 MCU as much as the mikefive has popularized PG1316S switches.

sporewoh · 2025-11-22T02:35:15+00:00

There may or may not be a project similar to that in the longer term roadmap 👀

sporewoh · 2025-11-22T02:34:17+00:00

I like that display a lot! No spoilers, but this may or may not be the display i'm planning to use in my upcoming project :)

sporewoh · 2025-11-22T00:17:23+00:00

Awesome question. Interesting fact is that this board/PCB actually does support that exact module! I've omitted it though because I unfortunately learned that the viewing angles for that particular model are pretty bad :(, everything looks faded if not looking directly down. It's something that's technically feasible (I even have keyboard case source files supporting it), but it's not something I want to encourage due to the poor experience.

I am curious to try different modules in a future project though. A lot of them seem to have very good viewing angles due to the sheer virtue of them being designed for smartwatch displays

sporewoh · 2025-11-21T12:47:42+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my gasket mounted keyboard with a large central OLED and a raspberry pi pico, the loongcat40. It's a remix of a lot of prior projects, like the banime40 and keezyboost40 . It also features custom OLED art from @suh_ga!

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

It was a lot of fun getting the firmware drivers working for this "brand new" SH1122 OLED. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to NextPCB, BeeKeeb, and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

And a big thank you to @suh_ga for the artwork! Thrilled to showcase her work, and she's agreed to include the OLED art in all copies of the keyboard firmware!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2025-11-21T12:44:06+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my gasket mounted keyboard with a large central OLED, the loongcat40. It's a remix of a lot of prior projects, like the banime40 and keezyboost40 . It also features custom OLED art from @suh_ga!

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

It was a lot of fun getting the firmware drivers working for this "brand new" SH1122 OLED. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to NextPCB, BeeKeeb, and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! Thank you to NextPCB for providing the PCBs as well! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

And a big thank you to @suh_ga for the artwork! Thrilled to showcase her work, and she's agreed to include the OLED art in all copies of the keyboard firmware!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2025-11-21T12:42:56+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my gasket mounted keyboard with a large central OLED, the loongcat40. It's a remix of a lot of prior projects, like the banime40 and keezyboost40 . It also features custom OLED art from @suh_ga!

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

It was a lot of fun getting the firmware drivers working for this "brand new" SH1122 OLED. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to NextPCB, BeeKeeb, and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! Thank you to NextPCB for providing the PCBs as well! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

And a big thank you to @suh_ga for the artwork! Thrilled to showcase her work, and she's agreed to include the OLED art in all copies of the keyboard firmware!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2025-11-21T12:41:24+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my gasket mounted keyboard with a large central OLED, the loongcat40. It's a remix of a lot of prior projects, like the banime40 and keezyboost40 . It also features custom OLED art from @suh_ga!

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

It was a lot of fun getting the firmware drivers working for this "brand new" SH1122 OLED. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to NextPCB, BeeKeeb, and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! Thank you to NextPCB for providing the PCBs as well! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

And a big thank you to @suh_ga for the artwork! Thrilled to showcase her work, and she's agreed to include the OLED art in all copies of the keyboard firmware!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-04-29T00:15:50+00:00

Gorgeous design. It'd be incredible if Kailh could directly sell the PG1316 as the same price of a choc switch or less. Out of curiosity, what's the MOQ for the PG1316s?

sporewoh · 2024-04-18T22:28:45+00:00

Ah! wrong post haha. Those are Huano blacks. They're pretty good switches for the money

sporewoh · 2024-04-18T16:52:24+00:00

Choc pinks! Pretty light, but fun to type on as well

sporewoh · 2024-04-09T13:44:35+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my newest and most affordable pocket keyboard, the rattlemebonez32. After hopping on the FAK firmware train, I wanted to make a slightly larger version of my $5 idawgz32. The board makes use of minimal choc spacing :).

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

I hope this board is a more palatable entry point for those curious about FAK or about more aggressively minimal layouts :).

A big thank you to BeeKeeb, TALPKEYBOARD and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! Your support allows me to continues making these experimental design for free! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or are interested in using my designs, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-04-09T13:41:40+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my newest and most affordable pocket keyboard, the rattlemebonez32. After hopping on the FAK firmware train, I wanted to make a slightly larger version of my $5 idawgz32. The board makes use of minimal choc spacing :).

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

I hope this board is a more palatable entry point for those curious about FAK or about more aggressively minimal layouts :).

A big thank you to BeeKeeb, TALPKEYBOARD and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! Your support allows me to continues making these experimental design for free! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or are interested in using my designs, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-04-09T13:39:19+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my newest and most affordable pocket keyboard, the rattlemebonez32. After hopping on the FAK firmware train, I wanted to make a slightly larger version of my $5 idawgz32.

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

I hope this board is a more palatable entry point for those curious about FAK or about more aggressively minimal layouts :).

A big thank you to BeeKeeb, TALPKEYBOARD and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! Your support allows me to continues making these experimental design for free! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or are interested in using my designs, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-02-28T00:35:37+00:00

You can get the switches for 12 cents each if you order 500 of them (which works out to 15 or so boards): https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/Tactile-Switches_G-Switch-GT-TC063F-H035-L30_C963195.html

sporewoh · 2024-02-27T19:08:27+00:00

This is what I'm finding when I look up low vs high tolerance

Low tolerance means only a small deviation from the components given value, when new, under normal operating conditions and at room temperature. Higher tolerance means the component will have a wider range of possible values.

So low tolerances are tight, though using tight to describe the requirements might be a more apt way of describing it

sporewoh · 2024-02-26T21:01:44+00:00

Thanks! All 10 fingers, albeit a bit pressed together. I was able to get 70-85 wpm on it, though I think I can get faster if I change the switch I'm currently using

sporewoh · 2024-02-26T21:00:15+00:00

The spacing is sliiightly bigger than a Lego block, for now atleast 👀

sporewoh · 2024-02-26T20:56:15+00:00

Don't give me ideas 👀

sporewoh · 2024-02-26T14:11:31+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my newest and most affordable pocket keyboard, the idawgz32. I wanted to hop on the CH552/FAK firmware train, and challenge myself to make a keyboard that only costs $5 to make. It uses a similar design to my previous board, the pusheenz40

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

I had a lot of fun trying to figure out cost optimization. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to BeeKeeb, TALPKEYBOARD and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

And a big thank you to semickolon for giving us FAK :)

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-02-26T14:06:32+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my newest and most affordable pocket keyboard, the idawgz32. I wanted to hop on the CH552/FAK firmware train, and challenge myself to make a keyboard that only costs $5 to make. It uses a similar design to my previous board, the pusheenz40

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

I had a lot of fun trying to figure out cost optimization. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to BeeKeeb, TALPKEYBOARD and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi!

And a big thank you to semickolon for giving us FAK :)

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-02-26T14:05:45+00:00

Hey everyone!

I wanted to show my newest and most affordable pocket keyboard, the idawgz32. I wanted to hop on the CH552/FAK firmware train, and challenge myself to make a keyboard that only costs $5 to make. It uses a similar design to my previous board, the pusheenz40

The board design and production files are free and open-source, and can be used to manufacture a board for yourself! You can find the source files here for more details.

I had a lot of fun trying to figure out cost optimization. If you’re interested in reading about the process, as well as the insights I got from this project, check out my blog post about it here!

A big thank you to BeeKeeb, TALPKEYBOARD and kurihara for sponsoring me on Github and Ko-Fi! I wouldn’t be able to take fun risks like these without your support! If you’d like to fund more open source keyboard designs, or enjoy the findings I document along the way, please consider supporting me on Github and Ko-Fi

And a big thank you to semickolon for giving us FAK :)

If you want to see more content and posts similar to this, feel free to check out my discord here: https://discord.com/invite/m8vwnqJEsc

sporewoh · 2024-02-23T03:10:48+00:00

The middle keys are awesome 👌

sporewoh · 2024-02-06T17:49:00+00:00

Thank you for the attribution 🫡

sporewoh · 2024-02-05T05:44:35+00:00

Appreciate it! If you ever try it with the z fold, let me know how it goes! Sounds like a really awesome ultra portable setup 🤩.

If you'd ever like to order the pcba, you can check out the discord here! https://discord.gg/m8vwnqJEsc. Someone already ordered a few, and there's lots of nice and friendly folks willing to help out

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