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* Lil Chonky Bois
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* Lil Chonky Bois.
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#+CAPTION: Lil Chonky in ALps and MX version.
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[[./img/IMG_3475.jpg]]
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This is the next iteration of the original lil Chonkster, after using the previous incarnation for a couple of months I decided to ease the tenting and I found I needed a little less curvature of the keywell. After some testing I also adapted the thumbcluster a little. Pictured are the Alps and the MX version, the thumbcluster is designed for 1.75u keycaps and for MX keys these are harder to come by than imagined. In the BOM is a link to an ALI store that allows you to order any format, but 1.75u is calculated as having the price of 4x 1u.
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This is the case design for the Lil Chonky Bois, the successor of the original Chonky Boi, which has been moved to the archive.
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The Chonky Bois come in different flavors, i.e. wired and wireless. The wireless version accomodates the [[https://store.jpconstantineau.com/#/group/bluemicro][bluemicro840 v1.x]] and the [[https://store.jpconstantineau.com/#/group/bluemicro][bluemacro840 v1.x]]. Rumor has it that the Nice!Nanos are going to be in stock again in the nearnear future, when I can get a hold of a couple, I will update this repo with a holder for the nice!nano, providing the original promicro holder will not suffice.
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Furthermore, MX hotswap and ALPS mountplate versions are provided.
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* Hot Swap
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Strictly speaking this is not part of the design, but it is part of my build. During the design iterations I changed cases a number of times and I got real sick of the resoldering. Not so much the work itself, but I felt there was a real degradation happening with each resolder.
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I found an example of somebody using small rivets in stead of the mill-max connectors. The plan is to put a small rivet over one of the legs of a switch, use pliers to squash the rivet on the leg. Then comes the intersting bit, this squashed rivet will too easily come off, now you must remove the rivet from the leg and give it an extra squeeze. Too hard and it will not go over the leg again, too little, it will come loose too easily, repeat until a healthy friction fit is achieved.
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Having started with handwired alps keyboards, repurposing AEKII switches, I turned my nose up to hotswappable keyboards. This was wrong, like very wrong. What I did not know at the time was how rich and diverse the MX switch landscape had become. At the time I only had silent white alps and if I looked far and wide on the internet, maybe, just maybe I could find a batch of affordable blue or orange alps. Three types of switches was managable.
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[[./img/IMG_3478.jpg]]
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[[./img/IMG_3479.jpg]]
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When I made an MX version I quickly fell into a rabbit hole of blues (yuck), browns (oof), yellows (hello), glorious pandas (wat) and black inks (fuyooo) and I have barely scratched the surface. No, like lubing and filming your switches, I now consider hotswap to be *mandatory* for any keyboard enthousiast. I manage to solder a set in roughly two hours and my back hates it, if I see a nice switch set on ali (I see you tecsee purples) I do not want to think about breathing soldering fumes for another evening. No, I want to think about the taste of krytox 205g0 on my fingers instead ! /s
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* Extras
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Fo conveniece, several wrist rests are provided in a separate blend file, the gel version has also been exported as an stl. Please note that I am using some weird rubber feet I found in a craft store, sold by the pound and you will need to accomodate accordingly.
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* BOM
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[[./img/IMG_3481.jpg]]
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** General
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| type | amount | dimensions | link |
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| knurled inserts | 12 | M3 x D5 x L4.0 | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000232858343.html][ali]] |
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| m3 screws | 6 or 8 | flathead or roundhead | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000742472778.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.1.4b54694dlYVj6k][ali]] |
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| Kailh hotswap sockets | 34 | | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4001051840976.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4duT8R5v][ali]] [[https://ymdk.nl.aliexpress.com/store/429151][ymdk]] |
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| switches | 34 | glorious pandas (tactile), gateron inks (linear) or kailh box blues (clicky) or... | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005001678253507.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dcuYsDy][ali]] [[https://ymdk.nl.aliexpress.com/store/429151][ymdk]] |
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| switch lube and station | n/a | Optional, but if you are not lubing your switches, why are you here ? | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4001287632004.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dP1bmnZ][ali]] [[https://ymdk.nl.aliexpress.com/store/429151][ymdk]] |
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| 1n4148 diodes | 34 | | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1934432186.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dCcuaFD][ali]] |
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| grippy rubber | n/a | To keep the kb from sliding, harder to find than I'd like to admit | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000013831045.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d6xGt3Y][ali]] |
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| color coated copper wire | | Optional, but the color coding and the thin wires really suit this project | [[https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001321847977.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.665f679fQf9Wr3&algo_pvid=39d5a03a-f154-49a6-99ae-430757534207&algo_expid=39d5a03a-f154-49a6-99ae-430757534207-34&btsid=0b0a556616228166325978017eb0fb&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_][ali]] |
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| keycaps dsa/xda | 34 | 30x1u and 4x1.5u | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005001376888502.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.pcrcomd.1.2b254c4drfqukj&gps-id=pcOrderList&scm=1007.30114.213637.0&scm_id=1007.30114.213637.0&scm-url=1007.30114.213637.0&pvid=67330b30-a52a-417b-af98-0368b264de63&_t=gps-id:pcOrderList,scm-url:1007.30114.213637.0,pvid:67330b30-a52a-417b-af98-0368b264de63,tpp_buckets:668%230%23131923%2375_668%23888%233325%2311_20114%230%23213637%235_20114%233258%2310449%2333_668%232846%238114%231999_668%235811%2327185%2368_668%236421%2330822%23182_668%232717%237567%23922__668%233374%2315176%23590_19670%230%23233084%230_19670%233636%2316450%23358_19670%234867%2324465%23166_19670%235271%2324224%23319_19670%233633%2316436%23436_19670%232760%237734%23528_19670%233043%239190%239_19670%235119%2323475%23944&&pdp_ext_f=%257B%2522scene%2522%253A%252220114%2522%257D][ali]] [[https://ymdk.nl.aliexpress.com/store/429151][ymdk]] |
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| WIRELESS | | | |
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| bluemicro840 v1.x/bluemacro 840 v1.x | 2 | do not mix micro and macro | |
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| micro reset switch | 2 | hardware reset switch; boards need double click to be put into dfu mode | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32919212895.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dsfyf3P][ali]] |
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| jst connector | 1 | 1 4-pin male and female; optional, disconnecting the botplate is a quality of life option. | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32963843207.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dZ8ET6k][ali]] |
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| WIRED | | | |
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| TRSS connector | 2 | stereo, check your local electronics store | |
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| Pro Micro MCU | 2 | Elite-C (usb-c) or teensy 2.0 (usb-mini) are viable alternatives | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32768308647.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dS8z6Py][ali]] |
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| ALPS | | | |
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| Alps no name clone | | Still waiting on delivery,so untested as yet. Get an old apple AEKII on ebay instead. | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32654107324.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2b254c4drfqukj][ali]] |
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| MISC | | | |
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| Gel wrist rest | 2 | | [[https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32894937019.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d6VJaFU][ali]] |
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| Crimp tool | | | |
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- 12 x knurled inserts M3 x D5 x L4.0
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https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000232858343.html
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- rivets for punk rock hotswap
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https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32955662951.html
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- 12 m3 x 6(or 8) screws. I had round head laying around, but flat heads are more practical: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000742472778.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.1.4b54694dlYVj6k
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- 34 switches.These Holy Pandas are amaze and kinda awesome: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005001678253507.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dcuYsDy
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- (optional) switch lube, station and opener https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4001287632004.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dP1bmnZ
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- 2 x TRSS connectors
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- 34 x 1n4148 diodes. https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1934432186.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4dCcuaFD
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- 30x dsa 1u keycaps, 4x dsa 1.75u keycaps https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32850729893.html
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