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thume.ca
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| | | | | [AI summary] Tristan Hume's blog post details his experience in designing and building a custom chording keyboard from scratch. The project, which took several months of work, involved creating a low-force keyboard layout inspired by Velotype and the Ergodox. He modified Cherry MX Red switches for lower activation force, designed the case using AutoCAD, and used laser-cut acrylic sheets. The keyboard was completed with RGB LEDs and a unique layout that he uses as a Dvorak keyboard while developing chording software. The build process included extensive prototyping, material sourcing, and meticulous adjustments to ensure functionality and ergonomics. The final keyboard is functional but lacks the chording software he initially planned, and he continues to ref... | |
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workingbyhand.wordpress.com
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| | | | | Many people likely think the first true metal block plane was the Stanley No.9½, which appeared in 1872, but it wasn't the first block plane. The first cast iron plane produced in North America was that of Hazard Knowles, in 1827. The first cast iron block planes were actually produced by Birdsill Holly in the... | |
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mwdales-guitars.uk
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| | | | | Why go to the gym when you can carve a guitar neck? This week we get a bit of a work out, and then fail to finish a guitar due to some stripped screws, before playing with some generative art. | |
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danstrother.com
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| | | Reflow soldering is not new. The electronics industry has been using it forever. Hobbyists have been flocking to it in droves. Many use toaster ovens. A growing contingent use skillets. A few do it open-loop. Some use integrated PID controllers. A handful reflow both sides. Quite a lot use stencils. Others forgo that luxury and... | ||
