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Help me make a "MechaMatrix" 2030 #keyboard, please? (jlai.lu)
submitted 8 months ago by Bigou@jlai.lu to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world
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Hello to all keyboard enthusiast here on the Fédiverse.

For the longest time, I have used a TypeMatrix 2030 as my daily driver, most of which was spent daydreaming of finding a close approximation that would be mechanical. Failing to find one, I procrastinated in researching how I could build my own, which was an error.

Now, my good old TypeMatrix is showing signs of dying, and I still don’t have even started on its mechanical replacement. So, I would like help and counsel on how to make one.

I don’t need it to be identical, (I don’t need the rightmost column on the actual TypeMatrix, for example) but I DO need the middle column with “del”, “backspace” and “enter” keys.

Would anyone be willing to help me, please?

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[–] Deckweiss@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I am willing to help, but in what capacity?

I have previously built a janky atreus clone, and designed and built a non janky numpad. Both with QMK.

  1. What help do you need?
  2. What is your budget for the project?
[–] Bigou@jlai.lu 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for your willingness to help.

I'm not that good in electonic, so I might need help on the plans on that front, along with what resistors or diods I need. (I do know how to solder &, at worst, know someone who can help on that part IRL.)

For the design part, I have found somone else's project I can use as a base, and have switches and some keycaps I might be able tu re-use, but might very well need help with QMK and what micro-controler to use.