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Introducing PFF
Since the introduction of PBS I was asked about low profile switch compatibility. While it would be easy to make a new stem for PBS the result would be less than ideal. A low profile keycap has to be crafted for low…
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Deep dives into keycap profiles (MT3, PBS, PFF, MTNU), keyboard history, and guides.
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Son Of a Doubleshot
SOD is the original typeface designed specifically for MTNU. The idea was to revisit old IBM and RadioShack keyboards font under a modern light. The defining characteristics are an off-center mid line (that you can see…
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A new keycap profile is in the work
After 5 years from MT3 I'm finally working on a new keycap profile. It's still spherical top and sculpted but medium height. In many ways it's an evolution of the MT3 design but they are different enough to coexist. I'm…
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MT3 Keycap Profile: a brief history
I realized that 7 years have passed since we started working on MT3 and many might not know the story behind this profile. Also information is scattered on this blog and various forums and it's not easy to find, so I…
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How to write in Sindarin, an introduction
This is the video I wanted to do since a long time. The Tolkien sets are not just fancy gimmicks, they can be actually used to write in Sindarin and Khuzdul. All you need is to install the right font and a little…
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The Lore behind the Tolkien keycaps
The Tolkien keycaps are being produced as I write and I think this is the right time to talk about the lore behind this keycap set. I'd like to stress on the fact that this is more than just a fancy LoTR set to dress…
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MT3 Row 5 Spacebar STLs, all of them!
I hate it when you have that great idea for a new keyboard layout but you can't make it because you miss that weird spacebar size. So here they are, MT3 spacebars in all shapes and form. Please note: these are not the…
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MT3 STL files for artisan keycap designers
Ever wanted to create a custom keycap to match an existing MT3 set? Of course you can make a mold out of the original but what if you could work directly on a high resolution 3D model? Well wait no more, STL for ROW 0…
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Susuwatari: the first Double-shot set on MT3
So /dev/tty1 is finally out into the wild, round two is going nice and smooth and it's time to move on to the next project. It's some time we are toying with the idea of a double-shot version of the MT3 keycap profile…
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About MT3 profile and /dev/tty set
By now you should know that I'm a retro-junkie. Signature Plastics SA keycaps are the closest we can ask to a vintage looking set but I've always seen it as an "hack", not to mention that it is mostly an ABS set. Few…
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The many faces of Granite
Granite Round 4 has finally started shipping to its final destinations, I've already seen some nice pictures and I'm glad people are enjoying it. During the last few years we had quite some iterations of this set and I…
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WhiteFox: the making of
The WhiteFox is the first A-grade mechanical keyboard I designed to be commercially available to the public. In the last few years I worked on many iterations of the same compact layout and the WhiteFox is the result of…
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Granite Elven kit explained
Granite Round 4 includes a geeky new kit called "Elven Tongue". It was gestating in my head since a couple of years now and today finally comes to life thanks to the Granite keycaps set success. First of all a quick…