Do you use a macro keyboard for shortcuts? If so, what size?
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$70 for a macropad? You can buy an entire kb for that price.
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This looks awesome - thanks! What's the all-in price?
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I'd definitely be interested. What else would I need to build it?
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There should be a parts list on that GitHub. You'd need two microcontrollers, two batteries, all of the switches and keycaps you want a bunch of resisters and hot swap sockets if you want hotswappable switches.
The keyboard is a modification of the corne so if you can't find a tutorial on this one specifically I'd you want to watch a video, a corne one would suffice.
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Well, I can't see a parts list in that repo, but I did find others. If the offer's still open, I'll definitely take a couple PCBs. Where did you buy the rest of the parts from?
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Ahh, having a quick look around looks like I may have followed a corne build guide but just made sure I had choc stuff instead. (Don't think there was an actual choc variant of the corne at the time).
I bought all of my parts here: https://mechboards.co.uk/
The machine pin socket was to hotswap the controller whilst also giving storage for the battery underneath. I think I followed a YouTube guide for that one. It's not something you need to do though. If you are thinking of that and can't find the video yourself I'll try and look around for you.
But yeah if you give me an address I'll try and see how much the postage will cost for you, and I'll try and find where I've put them too. So don't buy any of the extra parts until you know for certain I've sent pcbs your way. Just in case I don't find them. Slim chance, but you never know.
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I'm in the US. I can send you my address if you have somewhere I can send it. I don't want to post it publicly for obvious reasons.
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You can give me a private message on here right?
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DuckyPad: $100
Pro: $115That's with cables, switches, and keycaps included.
Fun little customizable devices and purchases support the developer.
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You're not wrong, but it's a small developer and an otherwise niche product. These things tend to get a bit more expensive as a result.
Totally worth it though!
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Yes and no? Being a niche product, I feel like there should be a diy option where you get all of the parts as a kit for a reduced price. Maybe 30-35USD would make more sense. At 70 I would not even consider this product tbh.
