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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: dailytadpole on Thu, 17 July 2025, 12:44:18
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I wanted to share a couple images for a keyboard I'm in the process of making. I've used dactyl-like keyboards before and I've always wanted one that feels solid with high quality injection molded cases instead of the 3D printed one I had, so this is me giving it a go. I didn't show it in the pictures, but it would be hotswappable and it'd have legends and blinds on the keycaps. I've previously operated a small online store called TaikoHub where I was selling 3D printed dactyls that I designed from scratch.
If you're interested, please check out the interest check here:
https://taiko.taikohub.com (https://taiko.taikohub.com)
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Materials: Injection molded ASA plastic.
Target price: ~$300.
Wired/Wireless: The product would come wired. But may introduce a wireless module afterwards.
Progress to date:
Finished keyboard matrix PCB with Kailh Sockets
Finished PCB Shield (Protects the PCB during hotswap)
Visited manufacturer in Shenzhen
Pending Tasks:
Order prototype
Design for manufacturing to optimize for injection molding
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Approval :thumb:
(Sorry for the 403 errors and issues uploading pics, will hopefully have that resolved soon so you can share photos here as well)
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Not sure why but I'm still getting the 403 forbidden error when I try to attach an image. Here's pictures of the issue.
https://imgur.com/a/AkDypYk
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Looks beautiful! What do the innards of this keyboard look like, is it individual little PCBs for each socket then wired together?
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Thanks! It's a giant circuit board. It's not small PCBs, I find those to be too fragile.